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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Canada Standard.com http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:30:01 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:30:01 -0400 30 The US Coast Guard has reported the collision of of a tugboat and an oil tanker on the Mississippi River. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385708/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:17:21 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385708/cs/1/ Many US banks have been accused of unwittingly allowing their online customers to take risks with their passwords and other sensitive account information. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385707/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:12:48 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385707/cs/1/ The Fox News Channel in New York was surrounded by demonstrators on Wednesday. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385706/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:11:29 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385706/cs/1/ Bank of England policymakers have voted to keep rates steady at 5% in the UK. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385705/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:10:13 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385705/cs/1/ US company, SLM, otherwise known as Sallie Mae, has revealed a second-quarter profit plunge. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385704/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:08:42 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385704/cs/1/ New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates have pledged US$375 million against global tobacco. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385703/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:07:32 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385703/cs/1/ A former Australian airline executive has been convicted of fraud in the US. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385702/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:05:59 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385702/cs/1/ The European Commission has given the German car manufacturer Porsche permission to take over Volkswagen. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385701/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:04:45 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385701/cs/1/ US automaker Chrysler is planning the elimination of an additional 1,000 white-collar jobs by the end of September. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385700/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:03:36 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385700/cs/1/ Microsoft Corp. was to reorganize its online services to try to increase focus on its Internet business as the head of its online division was set to leave the company, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385894/cs/1/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:01:21 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385894/cs/1/ Major US stock indices closed higher Wednesday on strong earnings reports from technology, health and pharmaceutical companies and expectations that a major housing bill would be approved by Congress. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385710/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:09 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385710/cs/1/ London, July 24 : Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and New York city mayor Michael Bloomberg have pledged half a billion dollars to fight tobacco use in developing countries. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385808/cs/1/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:01:18 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/385808/cs/1/ A pedestrian walks past an electric market board in Tokyo Thursday, July 24, 2008. Japanese shares rose for the third straight session Thursday, lifted by gains on Wall Street and a continuing slide i... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399454/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:28:22 -0400 Lexington Herald-Leader http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399454/ hrown the global economy into turmoil: Wall Street got drunk. "There's no question about it. Wall Street got drunk," Bush said at a private event in Houston on Friday. "It got drunk and... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399448/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:36:04 -0400 The China Post http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399448/ REDMOND, WASH -- . -- When Microsoft Corp. makes its annual presentation to investors and analysts here today, executives will be preaching the value of patience to stockholders who are nervous about... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399460/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:42:08 -0400 Associated Press http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399460/ SEATTLE (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations and an instrumental player in the company's failed $47.5 billion bid to buy Y... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399458/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:20:27 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399458/ WASHINGTON - The latest crash tests by the insurance industry raise safety questions about small pickups, which are drawing more interest because they get better mileage than larger trucks. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16401286/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:27:07 -0400 MSNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16401286/ Good earnings news and optimism over legislation that would bolster Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped lift equities, while oil prices dropped http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399464/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:52:13 -0400 Business Week http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399464/ Stockholm - Nordic telecommunications group Telia Sonera on Thursday posted higher pre-tax income for second quarter 2008. The group said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399466/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:33:17 -0400 Earth Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399466/ /PRNewswire/ -- Key Highlights Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L) delivers results ahead of expectations and is now raising targets for the next phase of the turnaround. Misys generated Group revenues(1) of http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402479/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:14 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402479/ Highlights (US GAAP unless otherwise stated) - Q2 revenues at $128.1m, GBP65.0m - Normalised operating margin at 31.5% (US GAAP 18.3%) - Normalised PBT at GBP21.1m (US GAAP GBP12.6m) - Normali... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402477/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:12 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402477/ KIMBALL JUNCTION - Wal-Mart officials have been waiting two and a half years for approval of their plan to expand their west Summit County store to include grocery. And they're going to have to wait a... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399465/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:27:47 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399465/ , Rolls-Royce CEO, says the company delivered a strong set of half year results with pre-tax profits up 8% and order book up 17%. He adds the business is a broadly based power systems company that ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402476/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:11 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402476/ • As announced in the press release published on June 18, Cision expects operating profit before restructuring expenses for the full year of 2008 to be significantly lower than in 2007. Ci... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402472/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:08 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402472/ ) Thursday unveiled a 3% drop in fourth quarter revenue, hurt by the strong euro and a slowdown in consumer spending in the U.S. and Western Europe. The company, nonetheless, increased its full-yea... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399463/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:33:13 -0400 Market Watch http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399463/ MARNE-LA-VALLÉE, France, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - EURO DISNEY S.C.A. - Fiscal Year 2008 - Third Quarter Announcement - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2008 - Nine-Month Year-to-Date R... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402471/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:07 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402471/ About AU Optronics AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO") is the world's 2nd largest manufacturer* of large-sized thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels ("TFT-LCD"), with approximately 20%* of globa... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402475/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:10 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402475/ ) said second-quarter net income rose 52% to $249.5 million, or 57 cents a share, with revenue up 14% to $2.71 billion on "robust" demand for scientific instruments, specialty diagnostics and biopha... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399452/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:33:08 -0400 Market Watch http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399452/ All PR Newswire news All financial figures are unaudited and in Canadian dollars unless notedotherwise. Certain financial measures referred to in this document arenot prescribed by Canadian generally ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402470/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:05 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402470/ has so far only dipped a toe in the online business applications market. At the moment services offered are largely limited to email and collaborative software tools, such as Microsoft Exchange and ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399456/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:22:23 -0400 Morning Star http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399456/ Despite auto industry pessimism, European small-car makers have reported solid earnings. But VW's future may depend on the resilience of emerging markets http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399469/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:34:24 -0400 Business Week http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399469/ All PR Newswire news Revenues for the second quarter 2008 increased 9% over second quarter 2007 and were the highest in the Company's history; Operating income decreased 4% over second quarter 2007. U... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402473/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:08 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16402473/ faces one of the most significant challenges in its 33-year history. It must become a credible competitor online without damaging its multibillion-dollar software franchise. And it must do this wit... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399467/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:23:03 -0400 Morning Star http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399467/ that also detailed Ballmer's strategies for competing with Apple, Google, and Yahoo.) The company did not say how it plans to handle Windows duties, other than that Bill Veghte, who heads the busin... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399455/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:19:09 -0400 CNet http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399455/ Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer says he plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to fix the company's unprofitable Internet business. His investors say they want proof he... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399453/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:27:34 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399453/ Moscow has topped the league of most expensive cities for expatriates to live in for the third year running. The research by human resources firm Mercer took account of expenses such as rent, eating ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16400139/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:18:35 -0400 BBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16400139/ Budget airline Easyjet will cut flight numbers over the winter to combat the challenging economic climate and high fuel price that has hurt profit growth. Easyjet said its annual fuel costs have incr... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16403058/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:18:30 -0400 BBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16403058/ Brazil has increased its benchmark interest rate to 13% from 12.25% in an attempt to stem rising inflation. The rise was larger than expected and it follows increases of half a percentage point by th... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16403057/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:18:27 -0400 BBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16403057/ Now we know what George W. Bush really thinks happened to his country's economy and financial markets: "Wall Street got drunk." In public, the U.S. President has been subdued in his statements... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399450/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:17:13 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16399450/ Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer (left) says he plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to fix the company's unprofitable Internet business. His investors say they want proo... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395478/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:08:52 -0400 China Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395478/ LOS ANGELES – The maker of Bratz dolls has asked a judge to block testimony from an expert witness expected to claim Mattel Inc. is owed some $1.6 billion in lost profits and other damages from ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397698/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:52 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397698/ JUNEAU, Alaska – The fate of a multibillion dollar pipeline that could unlock 4.5 billion cubic feet of North Slope gas reserves daily and power North American homes and businesses for decades n... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395258/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:45 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395258/ TOKYO – Japan's trade surplus fell 88.9 percent in June from a year earlier as imports grew amid soaring prices for oil prices and other commodities, the government announced Thursday. The Fi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395331/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:53 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395331/ GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's second-largest drug maker, posted a 3 percent drop in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, after strong competition from generic drugs outweighed asset sales and th... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398527/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:25 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398527/ Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and preventing the collapse of troubled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398526/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:24 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398526/ LOS ANGELES – A proposal to build the nation's first commercial ethanol production plant using yard trimmings, paper, wheat straws and other green wastes was approved Wednesday by Los Angeles Co... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16396190/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:49 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16396190/ Washington - US President George W Bush summed up the problems in the US economy by telling a private gathering that "Wall Street got drunk" and is now suffering a "hangover.""Wall Street got drunk - ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395476/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:26:09 -0400 Earth Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395476/ Microsoft Corp. says the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations is leaving the company.Kevin Johnson was president of Microsoft's platforms and services division, which was responsible ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395492/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:45:10 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395492/ Thomasville Furniture says it will add more than 100 workers to a North Carolina plant and increase production by a third because of increased costs of doing business overseas. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395863/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:12 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395863/ DALLAS – Federal regulators on Wednesday blocked American Airlines from making changes to the way it inspects planes suspected of being hit by lightning. American wanted to give mechanics cle... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16396127/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:47 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16396127/ About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost o... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398528/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:27 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398528/ AT&T earned $3.77 billion, or 63 cents a share, in the three months ended June 30, up from $2.90 billion, or 47 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding merger-related one-time c... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395479/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:41:04 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395479/ Stock Buzz ) said on Wednesday quarterly profit doubled and sales grew 41 percent, indicating to Wall Street that many cost-conscious shoppers are heading online to save money in a tough economy. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398514/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:15:56 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398514/ With profit doubling in its second quarter, Amazon.com trounced the notion that declining consumer confidence would hurt the online retail giant.The Seattle company beat Wall Street expectations, and ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395480/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:26:06 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395480/ Despite Dan Kaminsky's efforts to keep a lid on the details of the critical DNS vulnerability he found, someone at the security firm Matasano leaked the information on its blog yesterday, then quickly http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398433/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:04:15 -0400 Wired News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398433/ Stock Buzz ) on Wednesday, said its net profit was $748 million, or 45 cents a share for the quarter ended June 29, down 6 percent from the year-ago quarter. Before items such as its investment arm, Q... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398509/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:15:46 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398509/ Only one financial services company offers the product, which 18,000 people in the nation possess, but debit cards tied to 401(k) plans have touched so many nerves that some in Congress want them outl... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397434/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:25:02 -0400 Newsday http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397434/ Amazon.com Inc. doesn't seem to be bothered by high gas prices or the sputtering U.S. economy. On Wednesday, the Internet retailer reported second-quarter earnings that more than doubled and easily to... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398524/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:22 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398524/ Oil prices fell to a seven-week low below $125 a barrel on Thursday on the view that U.S. energy demand has reached a tipping point, sending investors back into Asian stocks for the fourth consecutive... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395300/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:48 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395300/ Yahoo Inc. shares moved higher Wednesday but ultimately lost ground, a day after the company reported a drop in earnings and missed Wall Street's forecasts.Yahoo shares fell $1.01, 4.7 percent, to clo... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395485/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:43:30 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395485/ The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created the upscale casual dining segment in 1978 with the introduction of its namesake concept and continues to define it today with the two highest productivi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397933/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:12:35 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397933/ More than 30 actors dissatisfied with stalled contract talks said Wednesday they have joined to campaign for seats on the Screen Actors Guild's board of directors, a move that could eventually break t... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398523/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:20 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398523/ WASHINGTON – Leading lawmakers on Wednesday accused the Bush administration of acting in secret to make it harder to limit worker exposure to carcinogens and other dangerous chemicals in the wor... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397700/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:50 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397700/ /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - First Uranium Corporation (TSX:FIU, JSE:FUM) (ISIN:CA33744R1029) ("First Uranium" or "the Company") today announced its production results for the fiscal quarter ended http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397939/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:12:46 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397939/ Stocks were mostly higher Wednesday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some of Wall Street's concerns about the U.S. economy.Investors believe that a sustained ea... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395504/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:38:21 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395504/ TAUNTON, Mass. – A 53-year-old wife and mother fatally shot herself shortly after faxing a letter to her mortgage company saying that by the time they foreclosed on her house that day, she would... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397699/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:51 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397699/ All Associated Press news NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Pactiv Corp. rose sharply Wednesday after the maker of Hefty trash bags reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations.Pactiv s... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397932/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:12:34 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397932/ All Associated Press news NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Genzyme Corp. fell Wednesday after the company reported positive second-quarter financial results but said plans to increase production of its genet... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397930/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:12:32 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397930/ All Associated Press news NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Washington Mutual Inc. stumbled Wednesday after the bank reported a staggering $3 billion loss in the second quarter as it increased its loss reserv... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397931/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:12:33 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397931/ RGR Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed earlier this evening with the SEC, the cash balance included in the balance sheet as of June 28, 2008 was incorrect. The cash balance as of June 28, 2008 ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397934/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:12:36 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397934/ Philip Morris International's earnings rose 23 percent in the second quarter, and the cigarette maker said Wednesday its growth has not been hurt by the inflationary pressures affecting many other con... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395497/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:41:01 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395497/ NEW YORK -- The weak U.S. dollar has not dissuaded Americans from planning trips abroad this year, but they may be heading to destinations closer to home, according to a survey released Thursday by Vi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397072/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:26:13 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397072/ SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm resolved a nearly three-year, unprecedented challenge to its royalty-based business model Wednesday when the world's largest phone maker, Nokia, agreed to cease hostilities ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395613/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:56 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395613/ General Motors Corp., pummeled by falling U.S. sales and high gas prices, lost the global sales lead to Toyota Motor Corp. in the first half of this year, but the churning market makes it difficult to... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398521/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:18 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398521/ Citigroup Inc. Chief Financial Officer Gary Crittenden said Wednesday there are no plans to split the company up because of credit-related problems and that its capital levels remain strong.Crittenden... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395477/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:41:47 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395477/ Wall Street turned higher Wednesday as oil prices continued to decline and legislation to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may send message of confidence to investors. Crude continuously retreated ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395506/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:06:16 -0400 People's Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395506/ trading EBIT for the full 2009 year is to be around the 2008 full year continuing-business level of $63.5 million," he said.Mr Campbell said GUD's brands, new products, tight working capital ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395483/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:20:06 -0400 Yahoo!7 News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395483/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives passed a massive housing rescue bill on Wednesday while the White House dropped a threat to veto it, paving the way for measures aimed at shoring up... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398515/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:15:58 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398515/ Stock Buzz ), whose food storage containers are sold at in-home parties, posted slightly higher quarterly net income on Wednesday, boosted by strong sales in all five of its business segments. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398512/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:15:52 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398512/ Chrysler LLC said Wednesday it will cut 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide by Sept. 30 as it tries to return to profitability amid a severe downturn in U.S. sales. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395386/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:14 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395386/ Record crude prices helped oil giant ConocoPhillips' second-quarter profit climb 13 percent from adjusted results a year ago, beginning what is expected to be a string of robust earnings announcements... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395499/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:39:58 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16395499/ The legal salvos between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. stopped months ago, part of what officials at the wireless industry heavyweights described as a truce in a long-running battle that spanned three... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398520/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:11 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398520/ "Facebook Connect" will transform the social network from a private site where activity occurs entirely within a "walled garden" to a Web-wide phenomenon where software makers, with user permission, c... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398511/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:15:51 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398511/ All Associated Press news MURRAY HILL, N.J. (AP) - Medical device maker C. R. Bard, Inc. said Wednesday that its net income took a hit for special charges in the second quarter.The company said net in... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397927/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:12:29 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16397927/ The majority of Bank of England policymakers voted to keep rates steady at 5% at its July meeting, but one voted for a cut and another for a rise. The surprise split underscores the challenge faced b... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398489/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:09:44 -0400 BBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16398489/ Excluding a tax benefit, the loss was 85 cents per share. On that basis, analysts expected a loss of 82 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394291/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:25:59 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394291/ All Associated Press news SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Cadence Design Systems, Inc. reported late Wednesday that its net income plummeted in the second quarter and that it was lowering its earning expectat... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393567/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:22:27 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393567/ All Associated Press news SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - VMware Inc.'s shares tumbled to a low Wednesday as investors punished the business software maker following a disappointing sales forecast, and a Citi an... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393561/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:22:19 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393561/ leading financial services company and specialty retailer, reported today consolidated revenue of Ps.10,562 million and gross profit of Ps.5,055 million for the second quarter of 2008. In nominal t... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393563/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:22:21 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393563/ for broadband service. Either way, the numbers don't bode well for other broadband carriers. "Forty-six thousand [new subscribers] is just ridiculously low compared to the kind of growth [AT&am... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16390181/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:05:32 -0400 Wired News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16390181/ SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre said on Wednesday he filed a lawsuit against Bank of America Corp and its Countrywide unit to prevent the mortgage lenders from foreclosin... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394292/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:26:02 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394292/ All Associated Press news TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Profits posted Wednesday by Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth show a common theme among pharmaceutical companies — nearly all the growth they're seeing these days ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393558/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:22:15 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393558/ All Associated Press news NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon.com Inc. showed Wednesday that it wasn't being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting second-quarter earnings that more than doubled... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393565/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:22:23 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393565/ All Associated Press news PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Varian Medical Systems on Wednesday said its fiscal 2008 third-quarter profit rose nearly 48 percent as oncology systems sales led to an 18 percent j... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393556/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:22:10 -0400 CNBC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393556/ Stock Buzz ), the largest U.S. student loan company, said on Wednesday second-quarter net income fell 72 percent, hurt by restructuring expenses, but results were better than analysts had expected. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394290/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:25:55 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394290/ WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that agreement on a sweeping housing rescue bill will send a strong message to investors around the world and will be key to helping ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16390993/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:58:38 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16390993/ NEW YORK – Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are destroying demand. ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393210/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:58:38 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16393210/ WILMINGTON, Del. – A Delaware judge has postponed the start of a trial pitting cell phone chip maker Qualcomm Inc. against mobile handset maker Nokia Corp. in a dispute over licensing fees. T... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16390413/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:58:35 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16390413/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - SemGroup LP, an Oklahoma-based oil trading services company, on Wednesday said it received approval from the Bankruptcy Court for its initial motions related to its bankruptcy. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394295/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:26:08 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394295/ With work-at-home opportunities, we reported a 30-to-1 scam ratio three years ago. Now, it's gone up to 48-to-1. Another thing we're seeing more and more is these scammers billing themselves as "... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394971/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:33:53 -0400 BusinessWeek http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16394971/