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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/ en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:18:57 -0400 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:18:57 -0400 30 The Greek economy has been assessed as still being shaky. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682657 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:20:39 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682657 An Indian court has told phone company Vodafone to pay an estimated $2.6 billion in taxes for its 2007 acquisition of one of India’s largest mobile phone companies. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682633 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:19:16 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682633 Oracle has promised its newly appointed President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 a year. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682632 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:16:53 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682632 The Nasdaq was the star on the day, leaping ahead of the other major indices. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682601 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:56:16 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682601 Visa card holders in the UAE can now be part of a luxury hotel campaign. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682631 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:14:55 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682631 The UAE has frozen some Iranian bank accounts. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682630 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:13:26 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682630 Many European airlines have had to cancel their own flights due to the Air France strike. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682629 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:11:33 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682629 Home loan applications in the US have dropped, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682653 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:17:57 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682653 Delta Air Lines has decided to upgrade the seats on its Boeing 747s to coincide with next summer’s travel. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682446 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:32:42 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682446 Beirut has become the most expensive city in the Middle East this year. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682432 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:21:42 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682432 This week’s BD25 million issues of Government Treasury Bills, issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain, were oversubscribed by 308%. http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682454 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:43:40 -0400 Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/story/682454 BEIJING - The U.S. has slipped down the ranks of competitive economies, falling behind Sweden and Singapore due to huge deficits and pessimism about government, a global economic group said Thursday.... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:22:31 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON - Britain's financial regulator hit Goldman Sachs International with a 17.5 million pounds ($27 million) fine on Thursday for failing to notify U.K. authorities about an investigation in the U... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501658&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:22:29 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501658&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Nick Clegg , the deputy prime minister, warned today the economic recovery would be "choppy" and "uneven" because of the way spending cuts will hit different parts of the country.Clegg sought to allay... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:03:48 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The US has slipped to fourth from second in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) - overtaken by Sweden and Singapore.The UK, which has fallen in recent years, regains one plac... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:03:42 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc is leading the FTSE 100 fallers as retail gloom casts a shadow over the market.The Argos and Homebase owner has seen a spate of news recently, mostly bad apart from a positive analyst comment or two e... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:03:34 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Morrisons is to open its first convenience stores next year, and may finally branch out into internet shopping.Chief executive Dalton Philips announced details of his new strategy this morning, almost... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501655&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:03:31 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501655&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dr. Peter Morici: Obama, Pelosi and neglect of trade deficit imperils recovery: Thursday, economists expect the US Commerce Department to report the deficit on international trade in goods and servi... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501660&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:01:18 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501660&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SHANGHAI - Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday following advances on Wall Street and in Europe after a successful bond sale by Portugal eased debt crisis worries. But Chinese shares fell on fears... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501661&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:55:32 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501661&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan’s plan for “finality” on the cost of bailing out Anglo Irish Bank Corp. has left one question alive: The cost. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501650&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:55:16 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501650&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. and a group of mining companies in Australia scrapped a proposed A$5.1 billion ($4.7 billion) offer for a state coal freight network, which the Queensland gove... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:55:16 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Reliance Industries has been ranked second in the list of world's 10 biggest 'sustainable value creators' — companies that have been successful in creating the most shareholder value over the last d... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501646&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:49:51 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501646&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON, ENGLAND, September 09, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The team at Fly Away Simulation has added a whole new dimension to its flight simulator portal following an exciting announcement by Microsoft... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:39:36 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks retreated from a four-month high as the Federal Reserve said the American economy showed widespread signs of slowing. U.S. futures fluctuated while Asian shares ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501647&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:34:31 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501647&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened lower on Thursday, as traders booked some profits after the strong gains posted in the previous session. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.3% t... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:18:42 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38501641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Asustek Computer Inc. 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Chinese commodity fu... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498688&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:06:34 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498688&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc World Economic Forum . The United States was overtaken in the WEF's GlobalCompetitiveness Report 2010/2011 by Sweden in second spot andSingapore in third. 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But now red-faced Microsoft offici... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498682&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:02:58 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498682&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Think you know your waist size? Guess again. Katie Couric reports that an Esquire Magazine investigation found that retailers have been lying to consumers about pants waist sizes in order to make them... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:59:29 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A newly-released internal report by BP shifts blame over the disastrous oil rig collapse and subsequent spill on subcontractors Halliburton and Transocean. Mark Strassmann reports. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:59:27 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Federal Reserve released Wednesday found the slower growth spreading to more regions of the country. Of the 12 regions tracked by the Fed, economic activity was mixed or slowed in five - New York, ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:59:26 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) Job openings in the U.S. rose in July after two months of declines, a positive sign that companies could step up hiring in the coming months. The Labor Department says the number of jobs adver... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498655&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:59:18 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498655&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) A sharply divided federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit that challenged Boeing Co.'s role flying terrorism suspects to secret prisons and raised questions about the government's ability to qu... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498658&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:59:15 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498658&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business. 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South Kore... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498650&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:55:02 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498650&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The number of people dying on the nation's roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws. 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Its Xbox 360 game console runs a distant third in sales here behind Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498678&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:21:57 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38498678&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO - Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft Corp. Its Xbox 360 game console runs a distant third in sales here behind Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 cons... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496299&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:02:08 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496299&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc President Obama is touting a package of tax incentives for businesses as a strong plan to boost the economy, but companies in the Twin Cities are taking a wait-and-see approach. Obama announced propo... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496296&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:02:04 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496296&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Geoff Gerber has had no luck selling his Summit Avenue condo in St. Paul. Now, he’d be happy enough just to rent it. 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Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496302&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:41:19 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496302&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Fed says US economy showing "widespread" signs of deceleration; Budget deficit at $1.3trn in 11 months of fiscal year 2010 By Michael Hennigan, Founder and Editor of Finfacts Sep 9, 2010 - 3:54:55 A... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496301&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:41:14 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496301&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks fell the most in two weeks, led by financial and metal companies, as rising property prices fueled concern the government will deepen measures to curb specu... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496289&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:39 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496289&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Power cuts in China, the biggest energy consumer, may trim steel supply by 9.6 percent for the rest of the year, adding to reduction from the closures of obsolete plants, accord... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496287&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:38 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496287&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Korea unexpectedly left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, a sign of concern that slowing external demand will hurt exports in Asia’s fourth- biggest econo... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496288&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:38 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496288&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- National Lampoon Inc. former Chief Executive Officer Daniel Laikin remains wealthy after being sentenced to 45 months in prison for conspiring to manipulate the stock price of t... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496286&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:36 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496286&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A court ruling halting federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research was appealed by the Obama administration, which said the ban would cause irreparable harm to researchers,... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496285&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:35 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496285&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- 7-Eleven Inc., operator of the eponymous convenience-store chain, is in talks to buy Casey’s General Stores Inc., thwarting Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.’s purchase ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496290&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:34 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=38496290&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- S.K. 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