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  • Dow Joens makes triple digit gains

    Dow Joens makes triple digit gains

    Stockholm News.Net

    The Dow Jones rose more than 100 points Friday, the third day of gains for the key index.

  • US harassment claim leads to large settlement

    US harassment claim leads to large settlement

    Stockholm News.Net

    A $5.8 million sexual harassment settlement will be paid by a building maintenance firm in the US.

  • Mini gets upsized in UK

    Mini gets upsized in UK

    Stockholm News.Net

    The Mini family is about to get a new member with the upsized Countryman model.

  • Ford pays restitution to Mississippi family

    Ford pays restitution to Mississippi family

    Stockholm News.Net

    A Mississippi court has heard that the Ford Motor Co will pay $130 million over an accident that occurred in a Ford Explorer.

  • Royal Mail hopes electronic stamp will be all the go in Britain

    Royal Mail hopes electronic stamp will be all the go in Britain

    Stockholm News.Net

    Britain’s royal Mail has sold its first "intelligent" stamp.

  • Holocaust survivors want French Railway out of US bid

    Holocaust survivors want French Railway out of US bid

    Stockholm News.Net

    Holocaust survivors and the families in the US have objected strongly to a French Railway bid for high-Speed tracks in Florida, which will eventually connect Tampa and Orlando.

  • Gazprom profits higher since last winter

    Gazprom profits higher since last winter

    Stockholm News.Net

    The cold winter in the first three months of the year has boosted the profits of Russia’s Gazprom.

  • Competitor to iPad unveiled by Samsung

    Competitor to iPad unveiled by Samsung

    Stockholm News.Net

    Samsung has unveiled its likely competitor to the Apple iPad.

  • New build for iPod welcomed by Apple fans

    New build for iPod welcomed by Apple fans

    Stockholm News.Net

    Apple has come up with a new iPod nano with a multi-touch interface.

  • Burger King could soon be in new hands

    Burger King could soon be in new hands

    Stockholm News.Net

    Talks with potential buyers have reportedly been held by Burger King, the American fast food chain.

  • American Airlines and British Airways in coordination phase

    American Airlines and British Airways in coordination phase

    Stockholm News.Net

    American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia have been discussing how they will work together now that European regulators have allowed them to integrate.

  • St. Paul gets top ranking for speedy Internet

    Star Tribune

    Despite a hot summer, have we been moving faster? Ookla, a well-known Seattle company that measures the speed of Internet connections, says St. Paul has recently become No. 1 in the nation in residen...

  • Ex-Valspar worker pleads guilty

    Star Tribune

    A former chemist for Valspar Corp. pleaded guilty this week to stealing trade secrets worth up to $20 million from the Minneapolis-based paint and coatings company as he prepared to go to work for an ...

  • Anxiety in the Gulf: Latest fire leaves oil industry wondering when it can get back to work

    Star Tribune

    Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.

  • BP: Blowout preventer that failed to stop Gulf of Mexico oil leak removed from well

    Star Tribune

    NEW ORLEANS - BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company's well on Friday afternoon. The process of raising it to the...

  • Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus Tuesday: Casey's, Flow Int'l

    MarketWatch

    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Casey's General Stores Inc., Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., and Flow International...

  • Market Snapshot: Short week to have some economic impact

    MarketWatch

    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Investors will likely focus on consumer credit and jobs in the holiday-shortened week ahead. Better-than expected unemployment figures Friday helped boost the Dow a...

  • Treasury 10-Year Notes Drop, Yield Curve Steepens on Jobs Gain

    Business Week

    Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury 10-year notes and 30-year bonds dropped for a second week for the first time since April as a bigger-than-forecast gain in company payrolls eased concern the U.S. econo...

  • Obama Pledges New Measures Next Week to Boost Economy and Jobs

    Business Week

    Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama promised to roll out “new ideas” to boost growth and spur hiring next week as he embarks on economy-focused trips to the Midwest with less tha...

  • Fed May Face Less Pressure to Add Stimulus After Jobs Report

    Business Week

    Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Higher-than-forecast U.S. private job gains may reduce pressure on Federal Reserve policy makers to add monetary stimulus this month without closing the door to a move later thi...

  • Tax Shocker After Inland Revenue Blunder

    Sky News

    HM Revenue and Customs are expected to arrive on Tuesday with the rest due before Christmas. Some individuals may find they have both underpaid and overpaid, with the payments cancelling each other a...

  • Japan Noda warns on yen, suggests joint steps difficult

    Fox Business

    (For more stories on the Japanese economy, click) TOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance MinisterYoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Tokyo would take decisive stepsto stem the yen's rise when needed, ...

  • China 2010 trade surplus seen at $150 bln - paper

    Fox Business

    China may record a smallertrade surplus of $150 billion in 2010 as imports will likelyrise in the next few months while exports growth slows, theofficial

  • Earl downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm

    Fox Business

    Hurricane Earl wasdowngraded to a tropical storm Friday, weakening as itswirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard, the U.S. NationalHurricane Center said. The storm, which earlier had been a major hurrican...

  • KT Corp: To Start Offering IPhone 4 In S Korea On Sept 10

    Fox Business

    iPhone 4 in the country starting Sept. 10. KT, South Korea's second-largest mobile carrier by revenue, had said last month that it will start offering the touchscreen device sometime in September and ...

  • China tells state companies to explore Potash bid

    Reuters

    Potash Corp mill general superintendent Trevor Berg holds a handful of chicklet potash inside the Cory mine facilities near Saskatoon August 19, 2010.

  • Japan Noda warns on yen, suggests joint steps difficult

    Reuters

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Tokyo would take decisive steps to stem the yen's rise when needed, while suggesting that coordinated currency market interv...

  • BP says failed blowout preventer off Gulf well

    Reuters

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc removed a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Friday afternoon, a company spokesman said.

  • Shareholder group urges rejection of Kinross-Red Back merger

    Financial Post

    TORONTO -- The proposed US$7.1-billion merger between Kinross Gold Corp. and Red Back Mining Inc. has been rejected by proxy research firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which is worried ab...

  • Video: The Best and Worst Burger Joints

    CBS News

    A recent survey of Consumer Reports' subscribers finds that lesser-known fast food chains such as In-N-Out and Five Guys have better tasting hamburgers than McDonald's or Burger King. Erica Hill repor...

  • Video: America's Failing Infrastructure

    CBS News

    The American Society of Civil Engineers issues a report card every 4 years on the state of America's infrastructure. In the last two report cards, the nation got a D. Richard Schlesinger continues the...

  • Video: Job Growth Exceeds Expectations

    CBS News

    The job growth for the month of August exceeded expectations with American businesses creating 67,000 jobs in August. But as Anthony Mason reports, there still lies great uncertainty in the country's ...

  • Video: Diminished Earl Still A Threat

    CBS News

    Hurricane Earl, despite now having been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, continues to cause havoc along the East Coast for residents and business owners. Elaine Quijano reports.

  • McDonald?s Flunks Burger Taste Ratings

    CBS News

    The Best and Worst Burger Joints A recent survey of Consumer Reports' subscribers finds that lesser-known fast food chains such as In-N-Out and Five Guys have better tasting hamburgers than McDonald's...

  • Jobs Report Helps Stocks Extend September Rally

    CBS News

    The stock market had its first winning week in a month thanks to better news on the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 128 points Friday, its fourth straight day of gains. The strong ...

  • Obama to Launch New Economic Aid Package

    CBS News

    (AP) Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, including tax cuts and targeted spending, to...

  • Could Chat Transcripts Be Security Minefields?

    CBS News

    Rite-Aid and Walgreens both announced pharmacist chat programs last month, they were the latest chains to try and use chat to get closer to their customers. But, ironically, the preservation of chat d...

  • Video: Paris Hilton's Purse Twitpic Exposes Lie

    CBS News

    Facebook gets a new remote log out security feature, India demands that RIM, Google and Skype add a local server so the country can monitor communications, and finally infamous celebrity Paris Hilton ...

  • Drake University's "D+" Logo Earns Failing Grade

    CBS News

    (CBS/AP) A "D+" campaign logo aimed at encouraging recruitment at Drake University is getting a failing grade from some faculty, students and alumni. They say the logo is offensive, embarrassing an...

  • Best Time to Buy A Car? Labor Day Weekend

    CBS News

    The next generation Ford Focus 4-door is introduced at the North American International Auto Show Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 in Detroit. Jarvis said dealerships need room for new models like this one, so t...

  • US Service Sector Sees Slowing Growth

    CBS News

    (AP) A trade group says the U.S. service sector, which provides most of jobs in the country, expanded for the eighth straight month in August, but the pace of growth slowed. The Institute for Suppl...

  • Dubai Police Chief Calls BlackBerry a Spy Tool

    CBS News

    (AP) Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talk...

  • Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.6% in August

    CBS News

    (AP) Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose in August for...

  • Video: Earl Threatens Cape Cod Shoreline

    CBS News

    Hurricane Earl, despite now having been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, continues to cause havoc along the East Coast for residents and business owners. Elaine Quijano reports.

  • Video: Oil Rig Explosion Rocks Gulf

    CBS News

    Workers were doing routine maintenance when a fire broke out on the upper deck of Vermillion 380 located in the Gulf of Mexico; all 13 rig workers were rescued. Don Teague reports.

  • Video: Beach Towns Brace for Earl

    CBS News

    As tourists obeyed orders to leave North Carolina's coastal towns, locals are stocking up on supplies and preparing for the powerful Hurricane Earl. Kelly Cobiella reports.

  • Funk Band War Tells Pepsico They're Not Friends

    CBS News

    (AP) Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo. They're suing the soft drink maker for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to use their s...

  • Recession Talk Quieted by Improving Jobs Report

    CBS News

    (AP) The feeble economy exhibited a smidgen of strength Thursday, with mildly positive reports on jobs, store sales and housing. Figures released on unemployment claims, store sales and home-buying...

  • More Democrats Pushing to Keep Tax Cuts

    CBS News

    Obama and Tax Cuts President Obama has proposed extending tax cuts for individuals making less than $200,000. But the top two income tax rates would revert to higher levels. Anthony Mason reports.

  • Ferrari Recalls 1,248 Cars due to Fire Hazard

    CBS News

    458 Italia supercars after reports of fires breaking out in five of the luxury vehicles in several countries. The Italian carmaker said Thursday it wants to replace an adhesive that in some circums...