Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Business News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Seattle Bulletin.com http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:08:40 -0500 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:08:40 -0500 30 BEIJING - China's Monday asked its airlines not to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union (EU). http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275609/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:58:28 -0500 Seattle Bulletin.com http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275609/cs/1/ Telecom sits on the top of the incredible India story. But the mess, evident in the award of second generation (2G) licences, shows how at least six principal characters worked overtime to deface it. http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203262625/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203262625/cs/1/ Conservative party leader Sauli Niinistoe has won Finland's presidential election by a landslide and will become the country's first conservative president in 30 years. http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203257386/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:33 -0500 VoA - Europe http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203257386/cs/1/ Security officials say the crowds expected in Indianapolis for the NFL's Super Bowl championship game are tempting targets for terrorists. http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203257385/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:29 -0500 VoA - USA http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203257385/cs/1/ NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures are falling as talks drag on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package that is required if the debt-ridden country is to get a crucial bailout ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270176/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:44:14 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270176/ NEW YORK -; Challenging Netflix, Verizon says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. Verizon and Coinstar Inc., ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270144/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:35:10 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270144/ NEW DELHI -; Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270145/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:35:08 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270145/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices edged up Monday, pushing yields down slightly, in response to the lack of a political agreement in Greece to make reforms necessary to avoid ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270109/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:27:47 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270109/ +2.05% on Monday reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $139.1 million, or $1.06 a share, versus $140 million, or 99 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270110/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:27:43 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270110/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of the following companies were among those making notable moves ahead of Monday's U.S. stock-market ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270111/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:27:38 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270111/ Justine Greening, the transport secretary, plans to vote against the Network Rail directors' proposed bonuses. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270135/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:56 -0500 Guardian http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270135/ euro or not, governments from the Baltic to the Balkans are struggling to stay in office while implementing the savage savings programmes dictated by technocrats from Brussels, Washington, and ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270136/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:52 -0500 Guardian http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270136/ , the fashion retailer behind the Superdry brand, recently reported good Christmas trading, but will it do even better by toning down the logos on its products?Analysts at Oriel Securities seem to ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270137/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:46 -0500 Guardian http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270137/ The depth of the financial system's exposure to high carbon and environmentally unsustainable investments could be a systemic risk that threatens economic security. ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270138/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:40 -0500 Guardian http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270138/ Wall Street was greeted this morning by news that Greece was once again struggling to deal with another round of austerity measures. The measures are part of a deal surrounding a second bailout ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270131/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:20:32 -0500 Forbes http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270131/ The U.S. economy added 243,000 jobs in January, more than in December even as the impact of temporary holiday hiring came out of the measure, and the best reading in several years. Unemployment was ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270133/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:20:04 -0500 Forbes http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270133/ Irish low-income families and the unemployed do not have enough money to achieve a basic standard of living By Finfacts Team Feb 6, 2012 - 1:33 PM ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270149/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:20:03 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270149/ One year ago Rupert Murdoch took the stage at the Guggenheim Museum and with much fanfare introduced a News Corporation publication that, in the words of the Apple executive Eddy Cue, would ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270118/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:13:25 -0500 CNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270118/ As many observers had expected, Russia and China used their veto privileges to block the latest attempt by members of the United Nations Security Council to take concrete measures to stop the ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270119/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:13:19 -0500 CNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270119/ Follow me on Twitter Only 20 percent thought humor wasn't important at all.We’re guessing that when you work in an intense field like finance or accounting, it helps to be able to crack ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270152/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:02:48 -0500 MSNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270152/ Just because certain products have a low price tag does not mean they cannot sell for billions of dollars. In fact, some of the cheapest products make the most money for their companies. 24/7 Wall ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270154/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:02:45 -0500 MSNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270154/ Stocks are set for a lower open Monday.The Conference Board releases its employment trend index for January at 10 a.m. ET. In the previous report, the index read 104.3.General Motors aims to raise ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270153/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:02:42 -0500 MSNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270153/ Did you guys see the same Super Bowl ads I did? Well? Are you freaking out? The end is obviously hella nigh! Are you totally barricading right now? Because, seriously, WHOEVER ISN’T ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270155/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:02:40 -0500 MSNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270155/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Procter & Gamble Co.’s failure to raise the price of Cascade dishwashing soap shows why investors are buying Treasuries at the lowest yields in history, giving the ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270125/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:58:16 -0500 Business Week http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270125/ Youth unemployment in the UK has reached "emergency point" and could cost as much as 28bn by 2022, an inquiry led by Labour MP David Miliband has ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270146/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:57:19 -0500 Sky News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270146/ HUM.N ) posted a big rise in fourth-quarter earnings that was generally in line with analysts' targets, helped by higher membership in its Medicare plans for the elderly, and the health insurer ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270171/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:48:33 -0500 Reuters http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270171/ MAT.O ) had forecast lower-than-expected sales for the holiday quarter, citing weak post-Thanksgiving demand in the United States and Canada. Hasbro's games and puzzles segment did poorly in ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270172/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:48:30 -0500 Reuters http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270172/ BAER.VX ) is prepared to pay a fine to escape an escalating U.S. crackdown on offshore bank accounts after last week's indictment of smaller rival Wegelin raised tension among Swiss private ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270173/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:48:26 -0500 Reuters http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270173/ LONDON/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Top executives at Glencore and Xstrata are hammering out the final details of a proposed $80 billion merger, including the premium on offer by the commodities trading ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270122/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:48:23 -0500 Reuters http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270122/ "The financial markets were difficult in 2011, and Lazard had a challenging fourth quarterwe experienced a decline in financial advisory revenue and a slowdown in asset management, primarily ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270174/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:48:22 -0500 Reuters http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270174/ The charm offensive launched by Monti and his team to woo markets and opinion makers is highly reminiscent of a similar drive in the 1990s that helped Italy join the euro currency from its ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270123/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:48:19 -0500 Reuters http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270123/ +2.05% on Monday reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $139.1 million, or $1.06 a share, versus $140 million, or 99 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270156/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:46:16 -0500 Market Watch http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270156/ MOSCOW – Russia's state-owned lender VTB (VTBR.RS) would buy back stock from shareholders that participated in a disastrous 2007 initial public offering using its own profits, rather than ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270160/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:30 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270160/ LONDON – J.P.Morgan analysts have suggested preparing for a Greek-style debt restructuring in Portugal by taking advantage of the legal jurisdiction under which its bonds were issued.The bank ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270161/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:27 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270161/ Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, giving way to mass protests against IMF-backed austerity measures and joining leaders of ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270162/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:24 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270162/ LONDON – Poland's oil and gas company PGNiG SA (PGN.WA) is planning an investor call ahead of a potential euro bond, one of the banks organizing the call said Monday.PGNiG will speak to ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270163/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:21 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270163/ The leaders of France and Germany told Greece on Monday time was running out in talks on a broad debt restructuring deal and Athens would only get bailout money from Europe if it lived up to its ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270164/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:17 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270164/ FOX Business: The Power to Prosper Stock-index futures signaled stocks may recede from multiyear highs when Wall Street opens on Monday as anxiety mounts that Greece won't take the steps ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270165/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:14 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270165/ DOW JONES NEWSWIRESNabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) said former Chief Executive Eugene Isenberg agreed to terminate his employment pact and will waive his claim to a $100 million payment that was ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270166/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:11 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270166/ CAPE TOWN – African governments should push for mining-transport corridors to remain open to third party access as a way to stimulate economic growth, a senior executive at the International ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270167/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:07 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270167/ LONDON – European regulators' blanket approach to assessing financial risks is at odds with the U.K.'s own plans, and could lead to a "box-ticking" culture of unnecessary ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270168/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44:03 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270168/ LONDON – French mutual lender BPCE SFH is to price its EUR1.25 billion, five-year covered bond at 120 basis points over midswaps, one of the banks running the deal said Monday.This is at the ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270169/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:43:59 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270169/ U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.2 to ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270141/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:40:58 -0500 Financial Post http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270141/ The Standard & Poor's 500 Index's best start in 25 years is doing little to restore Americans' confidence in the stock market. The benchmark gauge for U.S. shares has climbed ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270142/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:40:50 -0500 Financial Post http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270142/ Canadian investors suffer more from market fraud that occurs on other nations' stock exchanges than in Canadian ones.These were the findings of Project Stockholder, a June 2011 internal report ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270143/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:40:39 -0500 Financial Post http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270143/ (MoneyWatch) Confession time: I often come up with ideas in church. No, I don't go to worship services looking to brainstorm anything. Far from it. But the conditions are so inadvertently ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270099/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:39 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270099/ detailing how employees are supposed to behave in the bathroom . Everything from where to keep your eyes when you're at a urinal (up and ahead!) to counsel on waiting to conduct business until ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270100/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:36 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270100/ died last week at the age of 90 , had the uncanny gift of connecting with boxers in ways that bolstered their confidence. That was less necessary with a gifted heavyweight like Ali, but much in ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270101/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:34 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270101/ OfficeTeam survey that included such mild mishaps as falling asleep while interviewing a candidate and coming to work with two different color shoes on. These results seemed pretty tame. Surely, ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270103/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:30 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270103/ Facebook's IPO filing shows real revenues and profits. Those numbers are likely to drive a frenzy for the stock and a resulting valuation that could extend as high as $100 billion. But even ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270102/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:27 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270102/ DOL Model Chart for Plan Investment Options , which meets the new disclosure standards. Plan fees that must be disclosed under the new rules may include account administration, loan, and related ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270104/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:23 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270104/ European composite purchasing managers index rose to 50.4 . Like the ISM's index, readings above 50 signal expansion. The surprising news and subsequent jump in the global equity markets ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270108/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:20 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270108/ (MoneyWatch) The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued final regulations that require 401(k) providers to disclose their costs to 401(k) plan fiduciaries, and for participants to receive ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270107/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:17 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270107/ (MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY It cracks me up when people say, "I don't watch much TV." I guess they think it makes them sound more intellectual. Then, once their guard's down, they ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270106/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:13 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270106/ (MoneyWatch) Using the Internet to store, copy and share files is the new floppy disk -- everyone has some space tucked away in Dropbox, SkyDrive, SugarSync or some other service for convenient file ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270105/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:10 -0500 CBS News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270105/ Demand for credit cards is "feeling the strain" as UK borrowers turn to other forms of finance, a report has said. Households paid off some unsecured debts in 2011, but were still left ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270112/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:34:14 -0500 BBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270112/ SAN FRANCISCO: By day, Robert Leitao manages a Catholic church in Southern California. By night, he indulges his other passion: predicting Apple Inc's results. Leitao is part of a cadre of ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270151/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:34:11 -0500 Times of India http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270151/ Taiwan smartphone maker HTC has posted a jump in profits, but says recent sales have been hit as it faces tougher competition from rivals such as Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270113/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:34:10 -0500 BBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270113/ BT Group will have to cut the prices it charges internet providers and others who sell on services using its lines, Ofcom says. The telecoms regulator wants the cost for use of a broadband and ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270114/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:34:06 -0500 BBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270114/ Total bank lending in Britain is set to shrink for the first time since 2009 and the lack of credit from mainstream banks could help payday loan firms grow further, according to a survey by the ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270116/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:33:59 -0500 BBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270116/ The former Labour Foreign Secretary David Miliband is warning that youth unemployment will cost the government billions of pounds if it is not tackled now. Part of a report by the Commission on ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270117/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:33:55 -0500 BBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270117/ The failure to reach an agreement on austerity measures by Greece's governing coalition is increasing pressure on European stocks and the euro today, even though Asian stocks rallied ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270170/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30:10 -0500 Nasdaq http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270170/ Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Mart's Unlawful Federal Election Activity WASHINGTON - August 14 - Today American Rights at Work, the AFL-CIO, Change to Win, and ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270127/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:07:33 -0500 progressive newswire http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270127/ Chinta Dewi, Coca-Cola Bhagao, Krishi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti +91 94507 79325 (Hindi) Nandlal Master, Lok Samiti +91 94153 00520 (Hindi) Amit Srivastava, India Resource Center +91 98103 46161 ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270128/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:07:33 -0500 progressive newswire http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270128/ TOKYO, Aug. 5 (AP) - (Kyodo)-;Listed nonfinancial companies in Japan are expecting a steep rebound in earnings in the second half of fiscal 2011 as supply chains of industrial products will ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270159/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:04:46 -0500 Breitbart http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203270159/ Investors who choose the stability of a fixed income portfolio are paying with dismal returns - and it looks like theres more of the same ahead. Your money month looks at ways to boost returns ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267745/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:55:05 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267745/ Tesco, the world's third-biggest retailer, said its Tesco Bank business in the UK has delayed the launch of its current account service until next year, dealing a blow to government attempts to ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267786/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:41:38 -0500 IOL http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267786/ , the educational services group, has lost 13% after it swung into a loss after the coalition government cut spending on schools as part of its austerity drive.The company, which supplies computer ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267768/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:39:23 -0500 Guardian http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267768/ Parenting can be a stressful experience. iPhone app Parent Bingo aims to help by boosting "a parent's first line of defence - their sense of humour". The idea: mark off parental ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267769/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:39:18 -0500 Guardian http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267769/ See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267772/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:38:15 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267772/ The two-man workshop close to the Vatican had been busy when tax police raided it last week, seizing about a million religious articles and souvenirs ranging from rosaries to images of Pope John ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267756/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:32:04 -0500 CNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267756/ The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267757/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:31:53 -0500 CNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267757/ Japan Inc splurged a record $70 billion on foreign acquisitions last year, taking advantage of a strong yen, big cash reserves, attractive valuations and some willing sellers, especially in Europe. ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267758/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:31:43 -0500 CNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267758/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Islamic Hamas movement and the secular Fatah party agreed that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will head an interim unity government that will facilitate ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267765/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:30:54 -0500 Business Week http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267765/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who yesterday announced plans to visit the U.S. in March, said turmoil in neighboring Arab states and threats from Iran show that Israel must ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267766/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:30:52 -0500 Business Week http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267766/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Fidelity Management & Research Co.’s George Stairs believed share placement information he was given by Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings Ltd.’s chairman and ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267767/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:30:49 -0500 Business Week http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267767/ On Friday he cancelled the meeting over Greece's finances which was due on Monday, but said it may take place later in the week. An official for the Greek government said politicians must come ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267770/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:19:45 -0500 Sky News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267770/ "This approval represents a significant milestone in the continued expansion of Citi's business in China, a priority market for Citi," said Citi Asia Pacific Chief Executive Stephen ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267762/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:13:27 -0500 Reuters http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267762/ BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's total government debt rose slightly to 82.2 percent of economic output in the third quarter of 2011, the EU's statistics agency said on Monday, ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267761/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:13:23 -0500 Reuters http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267761/ LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267760/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:13:19 -0500 Reuters http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267760/ MOSCOW – Russian state-controlled oil producer OAO Rosneft (ROSN.RS) more than tripled social and charity spending last year to $422 million, data from the company's financial statement ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267776/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:10:03 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267776/ William Hague said Monday.Hague told a financial services conference in London that "anemic growth" in the currency union and the "sense of uncertainty" created by the failure to ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267777/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:10:00 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267777/ JAKARTA – Indonesia's economy grew last year at its fastest pace since the 1997-1998 Asian crisis, with the country's vast domestic market helping to shield it from the global ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267780/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:56 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267780/ LONDON – Fidelity Worldwide Investment, trading as FIL Ltd., has set price guidance on its GBP250 million, 12-year bond, one of the banks running the deal said Monday.Initial guidance is ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267779/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:53 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267779/ SINGAPORE – Singapore shares closed higher Monday, tracking gains across most of the region following better-than-expected U.S. jobs data, which sent U.S. stocks to multi-year highs Friday.The ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267778/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:50 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267778/ LONDON – Uranium, nickel and gold-focused explorer Alba Mineral Resources PLC (ALBA.LN) said Monday its joint venture partner in Mauritania, FOSSE Investments Ltd., has agreed to accept Alba ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267784/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:47 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267784/ NEW DELHI – India's federal government may auction a 5% stake in Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (500312.BY), a senior oil ministry official said Monday."Auction is favorable. We can do ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267783/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:44 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267783/ Middle East this year as it seeks to double its assets under management in the region by 2015.The bank currently employs around 30 people in its three regional ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267782/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:40 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267782/ ZURICH -- As it reported a decline in full-year net profit, Julius Baer Group (BAER.VX) Monday said it expects to pay a fine as a result of a U.S. campaign to track down Americans with assets hidden ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267781/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:37 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267781/ UBS AG (UBS) with offshore accounts in the fall of 2008, Chief Executive Boris Collardi said Monday.U.S. authorities are targeting 11 Swiss banks, including Julius Baer, which allegedly helped ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267785/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:34 -0500 Fox Business http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267785/ A eurozone recession could almost halve Chinese growth this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF forecasts China's economy will grow by 8.2% this year - but warns ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267746/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:02:53 -0500 BBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267746/ The problem of youth unemployment has reached an "emergency point" according to a new report. Former foreign secretary David Miliband, who chairs the Commission on Youth Unemployment which ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267749/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:02:41 -0500 BBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267749/ Flights in and out of Heathrow airport are still being affected by the weekend's severe weather as airlines deal with the backlog of cancellations. BAA has apologised to passengers after it ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267750/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:02:38 -0500 BBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267750/ Umniah launched its Umniahlive.net service for the first time in Jordan, enabling subscribers to consolidate data and efficiently manage their emails and online activities, as well as access other ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267763/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:39:21 -0500 AME Info http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203267763/ .The gold mining group has jumped 215p to 76.15 - up almost 3% - after it said full year profits rose 259% to $433.3m thanks to increased production at its Ivory Coast and Mali projects. Profits for ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203265783/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:40:54 -0500 Guardian http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203265783/ an article on Greece's potential to improve its dismal inward foreign direct investment record, that the World Bank's 'Doing Business 2012' rankings of the ease of doing ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203265787/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:39:45 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203265787/ Cemex, the Mexican cement and building materials giant, has increased its offer for the remaining stake of Readymix Ireland, which it does not ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203265786/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:39:42 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203265786/ Political leaders must agree on unresolved problems - including labor market change and shoring up domestic banks - to secure the 130 billion euro ($170 billion) rescue Greece needs by March or risk ... http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203265780/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:33:25 -0500 CNBC http://story.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203265780/