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- Asian Stocks Gain as Australian Jobs Rise, Europe Concerns Ease Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:00PMAsian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index higher for the first day in three, after Australian employers added more workers than estimated and an improving appetite for European government debt eased concern over the region’s budget deficit crisis.
- Virginia could lose over 600 jobs with gov's liquor privatization plan Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:51PMVirginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s plan to privatize the 76-year-old state-owned liquor wholesaling, distribution and retailing enterprise puts 667 current state ABC jobs in jeopardy.
- Coarse wool prices bounce Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:50PMNew Zealand Wool Services International Ltd reports that prices for carpet types at this week’s wool sale rose dramatically, while the market for apparel wool eased.
- Community calendar Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:20PMThis listing is of events of interest to the community. Submit items by noon Fridays in order to run in the next week's issue. Phone: 801-629-5220. Fax: 801-629-5238. E-mail: community@standard.net . Today Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step support group, each Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hill Air Force Base Chapel Annex, Room 18-19. 801-682-6955. read more
- 7-Eleven Bids $2 Billion For Casey's General Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:45PMReport: 7-Eleven bids $2B for Casey's General
- Casino companies try to beat the burden Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:14PMWith the bankruptcy reorganizations of Station Casinos and Herbst Gaming winding down, analysts and industry observers have turned their focus toward other casino operators.
- Chili Addiction, Lifeguards, MBSC big winners at 29th annual Chili Cook-Off Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:10PMTwelve thousand people attended the annual three-day event, which was at a new location this year.
- Middletown church welcomes new pastor Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:01PMHoly Family Catholic Community in Middletown will play host to a changing of the guard of sorts on Saturday, when Monsignor Robert J. Jaskot is installed as its new pastor during 5 p.m. Mass.
- Seton Shrine crab feast returns to Emmitsburg this weekend Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:00PMAfter a two-year hiatus , the crab feast at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton will return to Emmitsburg this Saturday.
- Schwinn Vestige -- new materials for a venerable bicycle brand Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:23PMFor those of you who like to check the freshest thing, here's something very new from a brand that's very old. At first glance this Schwinn Vestige might look your typical hip commuter bike. But closer inspection of its "ingredients" will reveal that the frame is actually made from biodegradable flax fibers and covered with water soluble paint. Further, the grips and fenders are fashioned from ...
- Report: 7-Eleven bids $2B for Casey's General Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:22PMConvenience store operator 7-Eleven Inc. is the mystery bidder for Casey's General Stores Inc. that is trying to top a Canadian rival, according to a published report.
- Summary Box: Treasury lines up buyers for benchmark notes at low rate Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:19PMBORROWING COMES CHEAP: The Treasury Department auctioned 10-year notes at a low 2.67 percent rate. NEVER MIND THE DEBT: Expectations for sluggish economic growth keeps buyers bidding up Treasury debt, keeping yields low.
- Report: 7-Eleven Bids $2B for Casey's General Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:13PMReport: 7-Eleven bids $2 billion to buyout rival Casey's General Store United States - Casey - Alimentation Couche-Tard - Casey's General Stores - Counties
- Coffee hits 13-year high; retail prices also up Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:05PMCoffee prices hit a 13-year high Wednesday, extending a rally that has sent prices up about 43 percent in the past three months. Coffee for December delivery settled up 2.25 cents at $1.9455 a pound Wednesday after hitting $1.9865 per pound earlier in the... Coffee Prices - Coffee - Beverages - Food - Shopping
- Baltimore's Lyric Opera House To Be Renamed Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:00PMThe Lyric Opera House in Baltimore will be renamed for the former owner of the Baltimore Ravens and his wife.
- Coffee hits 13-year high; retail prices also up Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:59PMCoffee prices hit a 13-year high Wednesday, extending a rally that has sent prices up about 43 percent in the past three months.
- Mecum Announces the Warner Collection: 100 Vintage Wooden Boats, Engines, Memorabilia Offered at No Reserve Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:44AMMecum Auctions continues to make its mark in the classic boat industry with the addition of another special event to the Mecum calendar: the Warner Collection Vintage Boat Auction, Oct. 15-16, 2010, in Winsted, Minn., near Minneapolis.
- gWallet Intros Mobile App Advertising Platform Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:43AMPartnership with Mobclix helps developers monetize games and other software by delivering targeted ads to iPhones, Androids, and other smartphones.
- German Bunds Decline After Portugal's Bond Sale Is Considered a Success Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:35AMGerman government bonds snapped a two-day rally as demand held up at an auction of Portuguese securities, boosting stocks and limiting bids for the safest assets.
- CCP presents 'Recurrence of a Memory"™ Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:28AMSomeone once said that the front porch is where adolescents leave their attitudes. For Grace Shanley, the front porch of a 19th-century home in Blooming Grove, Penn., has been a special place for her, her husband Bill, six children and 13 grandchildren.
- European Stocks Climb to Four-Month High; BP, Ericsson Rally Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:15AMEuropean stocks rose to a four-month high as improved demand for government bonds from Portugal to Poland helped ease concern about sovereign debt and shares of BP Plc advanced.
- Stocks inch higher as European debt worries ease Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:07AMNEW YORK — Stocks rose Wednesday as investors brushed of fresh worries about the health of European banks to resume a rally.
- TSX flat, dollar climbs after interest rate hike Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:05AMThe Toronto stock market moderated its earlier gains at mid-morning Wednesday as weakness in the gold sector offset the optimism generated by a successful bond auction in Portugal.
- Court rules against Vodafone in India tax case Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:58AMCourt rules against Vodafone in India tax case
- OC Fairgrounds may hold other fairs Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:58AMCOSTA MESA – The company that would operate the Orange County fairgrounds under an agreement with Costa Mesa would be allowed to hold other fairs at the site under terms approved Tuesday night. The City Council signed off on a few issues that were...
- Stocks inch up as European debt worries ease Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:54AMStocks rose Wednesday as investors brushed off fresh worries about the health of European banks to resume a rally. Strong demand at an auction for Portugal's debt early Wednesday helped relieve some concerns that resurfaced this week about the health of Europe's banking industry. European markets turned positive after the results of the auction were announced. The [...]
- How he mints money from flowers Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:27AMAfter establishing itself in the global floriculture business, Bangalore-based Karuturi Global is embarking on a planned Rs 1,600-crore (Rs 16 billion) expansion drive.
- eBay wants to replace Google in mobile search Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:19AMOnline auction giant plans new mobile apps Look out Google, you may have a new, unlikely challenger.
- Pressmen's OK moves newspapers' sale closer: Teamsters, machinists only holdouts among 14 unions Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:59AMThe formal sale of the Daily News and Inquirer to new owners moved a step closer yesterday when another of the company's unions agreed to a new contract.
- Press operators approve contract with newspapers Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:46AMThe workers who operate the presses for The Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News voted Tuesday to accept a contract negotiated with the prospective new owners of the papers.
- Spring-Ford Reporter/The Valley ItemDatebook Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:37AMDateBook Notes
- Takeover battle shapes up for Foster's Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:34AMThe odds of a takeover battle for Foster’s have significantly shortened after a private equity firm bid as much as $2.7 billion for the wine division.
- Community Events Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:31AMThe Napa Valley Tomato festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 4, at Connolly Ranch, 3141 Browns Valley Road, Napa. Dinner is from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Celebrity judges include Michael Fradelizio of Silverado Brewing Co., Shaemus Feely of Farmstead, Ken Frank of La Toque Restaurant and county supervisor Diane Dillon.
- Labor Day Picnic continues to impress Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:23AMIt just keeps getting better. After a large turnout in 2009, considered by many to be a record setting attendance, response was even greater for the 2010 Rector Labor Day Picnic.
- Laughlin in brief - a collection of area events. Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:22AMLAUGHLIN - The Laughlin Chamber of Commerce “Business After Hours” mixer, the first of the 2010-11 season, originally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 9, has been advanced to today, Sept. 8, at the Golden Nugget in Tarzan's at 5:30 p.m. on Casino Drive.
- A musical, ballet and theatre all in one Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:25PMIs there any story that sums up the Yuletide spirit of generosity and joy better than the Charles Dickens classic? Is there any character more synonymous with miserliness than Ebenezer Scrooge?
- Los Gatos Weekly Times Calendar Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:24PMSpecial EventsBlood Drive: Donate blood to the American Red Cross. Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Calvary Church, 16330 Los Gatos Blvd.
- Luzhkov Crowds Out Putin Bond as Moscow Offers Higher Yield: Russia Credit Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:22PMMoscow ’s first bond sale in five months is luring investors away from the Russian government’s second-biggest debt auction on record by providing higher yields.
- What HP is alleging in suing its former CEO Mark Hurd Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:17PMPlus, why Mark Carney faces an interest rate dilemma. And, how the fight for Potash Corp. is heating up
- Eldorado Withdraws Proposal to Buy Andean Resources Following Goldcorp Bid Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:12PMEldorado Gold Corp. said it decided not to proceed with its proposal to acquire Andean Resources Ltd. after its bid was trumped by a C$3.6 billion ($3.4 billion) offer from Goldcorp Inc.
- Uninor Commits to India Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:10PMDespite ongoing losses, and counter to some industry speculation, Indian mobile service startup Uninor remains committed to its targets for the Indian market.
- Q&A: Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, MD, Karuturi Global Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:08PMAfter establishing itself in the global floriculture business, Bangalore-based Karuturi Global is embarking on a planned Rs 1,600-crore expansion drive. The drive wills see the world’s largest flower exporter catering to a huge demand for agricultural produce in Africa.
- Eldorado Gold withdraws hostile bid to buy Andean Resources Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:08PMEldorado Gold has withdrawn its hostile bid to buy Andean Resources – and with it the Cerro Negro gold project in Argentina – to avoid getting into a “value-destroying” bidding war with Goldcorp Inc. which made a competing, friendly offer for the Australian mining company last week.
- Canada's Eldorado Gold pulls Andean bid Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:52PMCanada's Eldorado Gold Corp. said Tuesday it has withdrawn its bid to buy Andean Resources Ltd. after being trumped by a rival offer from Goldcorp Inc.
- Eldorado drops bid for Andean Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:47PMMiner says Andean’s Cerro Negro not a ‘need to have asset'
- Colgate auction moved to Nov. 2 Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:18AM“I personally don’t like it,” said Clarksville Redevelopment Director Rick Dickman.
- Scotts Bluff County is not immune to foreclosures Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:28AMRequest a three-month list of home loan defaults from the Scotts Bluff County Register of Deeds and you’ll get a list of more than 75 homes. Foreclosures aren’t just hitting Phoenix, Detroit and Los Angeles, but are here at home as well.
- Classic-car collectors eclectic, have deep pockets Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:03AMPeter Mullin, owner of one of the world's largest private collections of classic French automobiles, points to a 1935 Hispano-Suiza J12 cabriolet sitting among 60 other cars in his museum in Southern California.
- August 13 through 19 Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:59AMArgazzi Art: 22 Millerton Rd., Lakeville. “New Works by Katherine Bowling, Kevin Bean, Kathy Moss and Anne Siems”: Through August. For information: 860-435-8222.
- Renaissance on the Broadkill Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:56AMAs executive director of the Milton Historical Society, Melinda Huff is presiding over a renaissance of remembering in this small riverfront town and the society is bursting to share it with visitors, new residents and natives who seem eager to...