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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian Herald.com http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:48:02 -0500 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:48:02 -0500 30 Toyota's president is due to brief the Japanese government on the Prius recall. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599104/cs/1/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:08:53 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599104/cs/1/ Argentina has decided to build a third nuclear plant by end of the year. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599102/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:54:08 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599102/cs/1/ Greece will institute tax reforms to urgently boost government revenues. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599101/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:50:54 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599101/cs/1/ Kirin and Suntory, the Japanese brewers have decided not to merge. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599103/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:56:31 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599103/cs/1/ The new Uruguayan air has been described in “Travel+Leisure” magazine as one of the most beautiful airports in the world. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599094/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:48:13 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599094/cs/1/ Japanese bank lending has slid in its biggest annual fall in more than four years. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599093/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:44:41 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599093/cs/1/ Mobile-phone giant Nokia has indicated it will defend allegations made in the US that it committed securities fraud by concealing information about production delays and price cuts. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599074/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:10:21 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599074/cs/1/ A report which has been released through IT security company Sophos, has shown that businesses are suffering more attacks from social media networks. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599073/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:06:06 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599073/cs/1/ Russia has displaced the US as main supplier of arms to Latin American countries. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599072/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:02:40 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599072/cs/1/ U.S. stocks hovered in and out of positive territory Monday, with the bears only slightly getting the upper hand. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599048/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:05:03 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599048/cs/1/ There is a growing sense that the US stock market's rally from the lows of March 2009 has run out of momentum. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598803/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:47:54 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598803/cs/1/ Japanese carmaker Nissan has it will not close its Avila plant in Spain, although it will run at less than 50 percent capacity for at least three years. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598802/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:45:38 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598802/cs/1/ US Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, has expressed confidence that warnings from Moody's ratings agency will not deter investors. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598801/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:43:20 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598801/cs/1/ An ex-IMF chief economist, Simon Johnson, has told the BBC he believes the UK should be seen as being akin to countries such as Greece and Spain, which are facing severe debt problems. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598800/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:40:32 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598800/cs/1/ Japan Airlines has decided to hold on to its partnership with American Airlines in the Oneworld alliance. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598789/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:36:36 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598789/cs/1/ A flight of Atlas Air has dropped a wing cover on approach to Miami International Airport. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598788/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:33:39 -0500 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598788/cs/1/ London, Feb. 9 : Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and his wife Colleen may not be questioned about his earnings in a case brought against him by a sports management firm. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599209/cs/1/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:37 -0500 ANI http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/599209/cs/1/ London, February 8 : Tesco, a popular retail chain in the UK, has installed security cameras in corridors outside restrooms to catch employees spending too much time on loo breaks. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598848/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:20:02 -0500 ANI http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/598848/cs/1/ BRUSSELS - Toyota Motor Corp. says it is recalling some 50,000 Prius cars to change the software for the anti-lock brake system. The company said Tuesday it has received reports of problems with bra... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082247/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:55:28 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082247/ London, Feb. 9 : Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and his wife Colleen may not be questioned about his earnings in a case brought against him by a sports management firm. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082248/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:51:40 -0500 New Kerala http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082248/ JavaScript Tag // Tag for network 658: United Stations // Website: Mineweb.com // Page: Mineweb - ROS Industrial Metals & Minerals // Placement: Industrial Metals & Minerals 160x35 (2043084) // create... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082245/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:49:53 -0500 Mine Web http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082245/ A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of th... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082252/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:49:08 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082252/ HONG KONG -- Concerns over Europe's debt woes continued to weigh on most Asian markets Monday while weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data also led to fears over the pace of recovery in the world's bigge... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082251/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:41:04 -0500 The China Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082251/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- British taxpayers may be able to sell their stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc in five years, with RBS exiting the government’s asset-insuran... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082241/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:29:24 -0500 Business Week http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082241/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- British taxpayers may be able to sell their stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc in five years, with RBS exiting the government’s asset-insuran... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082242/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:29:21 -0500 Business Week http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082242/ IT'S a coffee table-cum-computer and, following its release in Australia today(AEDT), it's yours for just $21,000, mX has reported. The Microsoft Surface, a touchscreen coffee table with built-in cam... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082243/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:22:15 -0500 The Courier Mail http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082243/ +3.14% ) , the Stockholm telecom operator providing fixed and mobile phone service, cable TV and more, reported fourth-quarter net income rose 25% on 1% lower sales. Earnings reached 865 million Swe... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082250/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:21:14 -0500 Market Watch http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082250/ LONDON -- Swatch Group said its annual profit fell to 759 million Swiss francs ($708 million) from 834 million francs, as sales fell to 5.14 billion francs from 5.68 billion francs. Analysts polled b... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082255/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:11 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082255/ TEL AVIV -- Tele2 AB , the Stockholm telecom operator providing fixed and mobile phone service, cable TV and more, reported fourth-quarter net income rose 25% on 1% lower sales. Earnings reached 865 ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082257/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:10 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082257/ LONDON -- Swedbank said it swung to a fourth-quarter loss of 1.8 billion Swedish krona ($242 million), about in line with consensus, after earning 1.92 billion krona in the prior-year period but losi... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082256/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:09 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082256/ SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Tuesday that keeping a lid on inflation expectations remains a key goal for policy makers, particularly during turbulent ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082259/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:06 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082259/ LONDON -- Novartis said it has licensed Debio 025, or alisporivir, a potential first-in-class antiviral agent currently in Phase IIb development for the treatment of hepatitis C. Debio 025 is the fir... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082258/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:03 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082258/ BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- The Stock Exchange of Thailand is maintaining its 2010 average daily trading volume target at THB18.5 billion ($557.4 million) despite a fragile economy and heightened political... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082260/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:01 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082260/ LONDON -- Swiss banking giant UBS said it swung to a fourth-quarter profit of 1.21 billion Swiss francs ($1.12 billion), after losing 9.56 billion francs in the prior year period. Lowest costs and a ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082261/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:19:58 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082261/ AKCIY ) shareholders approved Tuesday the firm's plan to spin off its contract manufacturing unit Pegatron Technology Corp. "We want to complete the spinoff as soon as possible so that the branded a... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082262/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:19:55 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082262/ Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China's steel industry officials Tuesday mounted a defense of their role in conducting tough negotiations with global miners over iron ore term prices, at... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082263/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:19:52 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082263/ TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- The president of Suntory Ltd. (SNT.YY) said Tuesday the privately held company may need to consider a share listing if it needs to raise funds for its future growth strategy, alth... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082264/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:19:50 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082264/ ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS posted its first quarterly net profit since Oswald Gruebel took the helm a year ago, but client withdrawals rose well above forecasts, signaling he may need more time... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082238/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:19:17 -0500 Reuters http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082238/ Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda wrote in an article published on Tuesday that he has promised the top U.S. transportation official the troubled automaker will be more vigilant in the future ab... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082239/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:19:15 -0500 Reuters http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082239/ /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Microsoft Corp. and MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced a strategic partnership ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082254/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:18:19 -0500 Earth Times http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082254/ Wall Street Eyes the 10,000 Mark (AP) The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. Shares of big ba... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082231/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:17:15 -0500 CBS News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082231/ In this June 5, 2009 file photo, a Toyota Motor Corp. worker gives the final examination on an newly assembled 2010 Prius at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Used Toyotas are quickly lo... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082233/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:17:13 -0500 CBS News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082233/ profit growth to about 10 per cent, from a previous estimate of zero to five per cent.That would imply a result around $100.32 million, up from $91.2 million in the fiscal 2009 first half.The group al... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082249/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:14:36 -0500 Yahoo!7 News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082249/ Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Microsoft Corp. and MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced a strategic partner... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082253/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:58:44 -0500 Breitbart http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082253/ Mena equity markets remained almost flat for the first month of 2010. Uncertainty surrounding Dubai's debt crisis continued to overshadow the UAE market's performance, despite announcements from some ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082240/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:57:54 -0500 AME Info http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082240/ A retreat in health-care stocks weighed on the broader market Wednesday as Pfizer's quarterly report and revenue outlook cooled investors' enthusiasm about the fourth-quarter earnings season. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082237/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:53:15 -0500 Morning Star http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082237/ /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TAIEX: 2303), (UMC) today reported unaudited net sales for the month of http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082235/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:53:05 -0500 CNBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082235/ VMI , a leading global manufacturer of engineered support structures for infrastructure, mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, and a provider of coating services, will hold its Fourth Quart... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082236/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:53:04 -0500 CNBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32082236/ What's the post-recession state of downtown Minneapolis? Employment is down 7 percent among the top 15 employers since 2008. Only about 80 percent of the office space is occupied. And retailing conti... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080335/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:28:05 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080335/ ATLANTA - Shipping giant UPS is again telling its pilots they need to agree to more cost savings or the company will have to furlough at least 300 of them. UPS gave the same ultimatum to its roughly... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080336/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:28:02 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080336/ TOKYO - Toyota is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toy... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080337/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:28:00 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080337/ As certain as death and taxes are the deep cuts to come. Whoever is in power, the axe will fall. But where, how soon and how cruelly will depend on who wins the election. Labour, unwisely, is ­giving... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080334/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:17:33 -0500 Guardian http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080334/ Microsoft is getting cozier with Madison Avenue.The software company is partnering with advertising holding company Interpublic Group in a deal that will make Microsoft the go-to ad technology provide... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080333/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:17:02 -0500 Forbes http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080333/ A member of the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting body suggested Monday that the central bank could keep short-term interest rates low until 2012 to encourage economic growth, but that it also could... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080342/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:32 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080342/ LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday India's government should stop Vedanta Resources PLC's (VED.LN) planned bauxite mine and alumina refinery expansion in the eastern... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080343/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:29 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080343/ HONG KONG -- Taiwan stocks rose Tuesday, with chip makers leading a broad advance among the island's technology companies against a backdrop of weakness among most regional markets, helped by Monday'... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080344/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:27 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080344/ TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Mizuho Corporate Bank, the unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (8411.TO), said Tuesday it set its long-term prime lending rate for February at 1.65%, unchanged from January. The l... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080345/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:25 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080345/ (Adds comment from Alumina CEO, analysts) MELBOURNE -(Dow Jones)- Alumina Ltd. (AWC.AU) posted a full year loss on Tuesday but said the outlook for aluminum markets in 2010 was improving and underlin... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080346/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:22 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080346/ MU ) and Nanya Technology Corp. (2408.TW) plan to use more advanced 42-nanometer technology to make memory chips from the second half of this year, the two companies said in a joint statement Tuesda... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080347/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:20 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080347/ WELLINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Fund managers AMP Capital Investors said Tuesday the sweet spot for equity buying had passed but the market is still likely to outperform cash and bonds. "We believe that 201... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080348/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:16 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080348/ SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- The head of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.'s (Z74.SG) Australian business, Optus, said Tuesday it would consider any offers for its hybrid fiber coaxial network. Optus Chief E... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080349/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:14 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080349/ reports. The move would further turn Gmail, which revolutionized online e-mail, into a comprehensive communications hub. The intent is to keep people’s attention centered on Google, by making G... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080338/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:43:58 -0500 Wired News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080338/ Mark your calendars — General Motors fires up the Volt assembly line on Nov. 1. Lyle Dennis over at GM-Volt.com got his hands on the 2011 model year ordering guide the brass sent to dealers, an... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080339/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:43:56 -0500 Wired News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32080339/ LOS ANGELES - A nature conservation group says it has reached a deal that would protect a huge swath of land above the world-famous Hollywood sign from being developed into luxury homes. Trust For P... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078669/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:57:22 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078669/ A tribal woman with her child near the mining site of the alumina refinery in Orissa state. Photograph: Parth Sanyal /Reuters A report by Amnesty International out today found that an alumina refine... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078667/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:47:41 -0500 Guardian http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078667/ Microsoft claims its engineers have been exploring complaints of poor battery life for some laptops running Windows 7, and that in every case the operating system is not at fault. Instead, Windows 7 h... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078672/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:35 -0500 eWeek http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078672/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- JVC Kenwood Holdings Inc. plunged in Tokyo trading after the company said it would restate earnings to reflect losses at its Victor unit. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078666/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:32:00 -0500 BusinessWeek http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078666/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- British taxpayers may be able to sell their stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc in five years, with RBS exiting the government’s asset-insuran... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078665/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:31:58 -0500 Business Week http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078665/ CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Concluding the protracted Doha Round of world trade talks this year is technically possible but will require some political will to overcome a few final obstacles, the head of ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078678/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:41 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078678/ BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- Iron ore bulk price talks for 2010 between Chinese steel mills and global miners Rio Tinto Ltd. (RIO.AU), BHP Billiton Ltd. ( http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078677/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:39 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078677/ CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia will tighten airport security following an attempted terrorist attack on a U.S. plane in December, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday. The government will spend A... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078676/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:36 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078676/ HONG KONG -- Hong Kong shares bounced early Tuesday as property developers and commodity stocks marched on bargain buying after their recent losing streak and in spite of sharp overnight losses on Wa... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078675/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:33 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078675/ SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Development approval has been granted to a proposed A$190 million wind and solar energy park to be constructed by private Australian company Pamada Pty. Ltd., the government of N... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078674/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:31 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078674/ BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China's information industry regulator has asked government offices, companies and other organizations involved in the business or oversight of Internet addresses to submit plan... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078679/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:28 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078679/ TCK ) said Tuesday that it expects higher annual coking coal contract prices in 2010-11, but also foreshadowed a move away from an annual pricing structure to reflect new major importer China's tend... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078680/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:24 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078680/ ERTS ) may now be promising too little. On Monday, the publisher of popular videogame titles, like "The Sims" and "Madden NFL," disappointed investors, saying earnings in its current quarter would l... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078681/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:22 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078681/ WELLINGTON -(Dow Jones)- New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday that his government is focused on tax reform to boost economic growth but ruled out several recommendations made by a Tax Wor... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078682/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:19 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078682/ TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian share markets struggled to hold firmer ground on Tuesday but won some respite from recent losses, while the euro rose tentatively as investors took a break from selling it off ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078663/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:22:25 -0500 Reuters http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078663/ ), a leading global manufacturer of engineered support structures for infrastructure, mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, and a provider of coating services, will hold its Fourth Quarter ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078673/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:21:38 -0500 Earth Times http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078673/ As the sun emerges from a long lull in activity, the star’s emissions in the radio band of the spectrum have also picked up. And from a shed on three acres of land outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078670/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:15:55 -0500 Wired News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078670/ Still pictures? That’s so 20th century. Camera makers must figure by now that if they don’t have high-definition video, they don’t have squat, and Canon’s latest models are no... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078671/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:15:52 -0500 Wired News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078671/ Clothing retailer Ethel Austin has gone into administration for the second time in two years.The group's 276 stores will continue trading as normal while a new buyer is sought, administrators MCR said... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078660/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:58:15 -0500 BBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078660/ Akio Toyoda took over as CEO of Toyota only last summer There is a deep shine of pride and dedication in the black paintwork on the replica 1936 Toyota which sits boldly on its plinth at the company... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078661/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:58:14 -0500 BBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078661/ Campaigners have attacked a deal struck by UK defence contractor BAE Systems to end inquiries into its affairs.The firm is to admit two criminal charges and pay fines of £286m ($447m) to settle ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078662/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:58:11 -0500 BBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32078662/ Doritos ruled in the world of Twitter during Sunday's Super Bowl game. According to a survey by Minneapolis ad agency Colle+McVoy, more tweets accompanied Frito-Lay ads than any other product, includ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076711/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:25:06 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076711/ WASHINGTON - Nebraska's Democratic senator says he will join Republicans in opposing a union lawyer's nomination to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Sen. Ben Nelson is the first Democrat... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076713/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:25:02 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076713/ Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (TSX:PNG)(TSX:PNG.PR.A) announced today that the Board of Directors increased the first quarter 2010 dividend on common shares by 12 percent to $0.28 per share, up from $0.25... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076708/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:20:00 -0500 Market Wire http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076708/ "); } function setUserAsLoggedIn() { $('#username_link').show(); $('#username_link').html("WELCOME ("+$.cookie("p_UN")+")"); $('#signup_link').html(" http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076725/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:47:50 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076725/ SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- The outlook for a coal-mining lease sale by the state of Montana was unclear Monday, after the state received no bids. The state solicited bids in December for coal leases... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076723/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:47:48 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076723/ VECO ) said it expects 2010 first-quarter earnings to range between 50 and 62 cents a share on a GAAP basis, with adjusted earnings between 41 and 50 cents a share on revenue between $150 million an... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076722/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:47:44 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076722/ The U.S. financial system is in "much better shape," although small and medium-sized financial institutions are under pressure, which will put a damper on credit availability in the U.S. economy, a t... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076726/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:47:40 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076726/ DAL ). The decision is the culmination of a months-long battle between the two leading airlines in the U.S. over Japan's ailing national carrier, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month wi... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076727/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:47:37 -0500 Fox Business http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076727/ Shares of the U.S. video game publisher fell 8 percent after its current-quarter forecast also missed analysts' expectations on Monday, a month after it had updated its current 2010, fiscal year outlo... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076703/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:46:53 -0500 Reuters http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076703/ Stephen Harper has instructed his ministers to explore the prospect of buying the Windsor-Detroit bridge -- the busiest international border crossing in North America -- from its American owner. The ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076709/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:46:27 -0500 Financial Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076709/ VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 02/08/10 -- Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (TSX: PNG)(TSX: PNG.PR.A) announced today that the Board of Directors increased the first quarter 2010 dividend on common shares b... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076721/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:45:53 -0500 Earth Times http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076721/ EVERETT, Washington — Boeing’s biggest commercial airplane took off for the first time today, one day short of the 41st anniversary of the maiden flight of the first 747. The http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076714/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:40:02 -0500 Wired News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076714/ When Apple’s iPad tablet debuts next month on retail shelves, it could sound the death knell for JooJoo, a tablet from an unknown Singapore-based startup that was once the talk of gadget blogs. ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076716/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:40:00 -0500 Wired News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076716/ In the 5th Century BCE, the Greek tyrant Histiaeus devised a clever new way to send hidden messages. He shaved the head of one of his servants, tattooed the missive on his head, and waited for his hai... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076715/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:39:58 -0500 Wired News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076715/ (AP) — Key barometers in the Treasury market late Monday, compared with late Friday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested: http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076710/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:37:01 -0500 New Jersey Online http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076710/ TOKYO, Feb. 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday after the Dow Jones index closed below 10,000 on Wall Street overnight for the first time since November on continued risk-aversion ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076719/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:27:25 -0500 Breitbart http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/32076719/