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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Caribbean Herald.com http://www.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:22:20 -0500 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:22:20 -0500 30 U.S. stocks nudged higher on Tuesday, with a gain in the Dow Jones of 33 points. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203307752/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:10 -0500 Caribbean Herald.com http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203307752/cs/1/ LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday unveiled plans to club apprenticeships with higher education to remove the poor class tag often attached to the vocational training programme. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306350/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:47:00 -0500 Caribbean Herald.com http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306350/cs/1/ London - Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group Tuesday announced plans to cut 900 jobs as part of wider plans unveiled last year to cull 15,000 posts across the company. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305972/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:13:38 -0500 Caribbean Herald.com http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305972/cs/1/ TOKYO - Japan Airlines (JAL) said Tuesday that delivery of first Dreamliner aircraft originally expected by February end would be delayed as Boeing was removing a technical glitch in some of the fue http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305961/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:46:38 -0500 Caribbean Herald.com http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305961/cs/1/ ATHENS - Unions in Greece went on strike against austerity measures Tuesday as Prime Minister Lucas Papademos tried hard to persuade leaders of his coalition government to accept the tough bailout pla http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305960/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:43:40 -0500 Caribbean Herald.com http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305960/cs/1/ NEW YORK Mining giant Xstrata and Glencore, the world's biggest commodity trader, have announced a $90 billion all-share merger to create the world's fourth largest natural resources company. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305958/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:34:15 -0500 Caribbean Herald.com http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305958/cs/1/ Citigroup (c) is set to become the first global bank to issue its own credit cards in China. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203298496/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:11:48 -0500 ANI http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203298496/cs/1/ Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than the whole of Microsoft, recent revenue figures have revealed. http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203295552/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:50:05 -0500 ANI http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203295552/cs/1/ US stocks held steady in the green on Tuesday afternoon on growing confidence about the US job market and hope that Greece will reach a debt deal. The Dow Jones industrial average is on pace to ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315189/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:18:42 -0500 Business News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315189/ The union representing workers at Alcoa's Point Henry aluminium smelter in Victoria says it is angry with the company's decision to put 600 jobs at risk.Alcoa said on Wednesday it would ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315176/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:17:11 -0500 West Australian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315176/ In case you can't tell which foods at Wal-Mart are healthful, the world's largest retailer will make it obvious right on the package with a "Great For You" label. Wal-Mart, which ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315162/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:16:01 -0500 The Ledger http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315162/ DIS-N reported a quarterly revenue increase that fell short of Wall Street expectations as media networks and theme parks gained, but revenue at its movie studio declined.Disney shares fell 1.8 per ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315114/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:15:49 -0500 The Globe And Mail http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315114/ The role of the Minneapolis law firm Fredrikson & Byron in the business affairs of convicted businessman Tom Petters is under scrutiny. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315146/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:11:45 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315146/ NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, sending the Dow industrials to their highest close since 2008, as Greece reportedly neared accord on budget cuts, job openings rose in America and the Federal ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315147/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:11:41 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315147/ HOUSTON - Less than two years ago, the British oil company BP was worried about its very survival as a seemingly unstoppable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico threatened to destroy its finances and ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315148/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:11:35 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315148/ Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. on Wednesday posted a 33 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, blowing past Wall Street's profit and sales expectations and assuaging fears about a spike in ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315149/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:11:30 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315149/ QI'm having trouble when I go from my Yahoo e-mail to other websites using Internet Explorer 9. For example, when I accessed a Publishers Clearinghouse website, the screen broke into three ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315150/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:11:25 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315150/ SAN JOSE, CALIF. - On the Internet, Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. have both become superpowers. But until recently, they have often looked more like 90-pound weaklings in Washington, D.C. That is ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315151/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:11:21 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315151/ BANGKOK -; Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as Greece appeared close to a deal with creditors to cut its massive debts and avoid a chaotic bankruptcy. Japan's ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315197/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:25 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315197/ SOUTH COUNTY -; A 45-year-old woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 61 charges in what prosecutors said was a massive real estate scam centered in the South Bay.Dianne "Harmony" Brown was ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315137/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:16 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315137/ The future of San Diego's skyline -- and neighborhoods -- depends in part on how $6.5 billion in leftover redevelopment plans are acceptable to the state. - Eduardo ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315138/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:13 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315138/ Next ViaSat of Carlsbad has filed a federal lawsuit against the builder of its new $400 million high-capacity Internet satellite for breach of confidentially agreements and patent infringement.The ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315139/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:08 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315139/ San Diego's Illumina rejected Roche's $5.7 billion takeover offer on Tuesday, calling it "grossly inadequate." The decision by gene mapping company's board of directors was ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315141/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:06 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315141/ NEW YORK -; Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE McClatchy Co., up 48 cents at $2.72 The publisher of the ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315142/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:02 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315142/ In this Feb. 6, 2012 photo, The Disney Soda Fountain & Studio Store marquee is seen on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Walt Disney Co. releases quarterly financial earnings Tuesday, Feb. 7, ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315143/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:59 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315143/ CAREER OPPORTUNITY: All those apps being made for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network are helping the U.S. economy lower its unemployment rate. A study released ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315140/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:52 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315140/ A debate over listing data continues between real estate brokers and websites like Zillow and Trulia as the San Diego region's Multiple Listing Service seeks to control content to outside ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315144/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:48 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315144/ BURBANK, Calif. -- Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 12 percent due to higher fees paid to its ESPN cable network and improved results at its US theme parks and ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315134/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:04:00 -0500 New York Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315134/ CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Among the stocks that could see active trade in Wednesday's session are CVS Caremark, Time-Warner and Wyndham ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315072/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:57:26 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315072/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of NCR Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices were up sharply on Tuesday leading the tech sector to modest ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315073/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:57:19 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315073/ The company's year-end earnings totalled $65.5 million compared to $6.8 million in 2010. Year-end revenues also increased to $1.75 billion, up from $1.52 billion the previous ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315169/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:55:54 -0500 Knox News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315169/ Hundreds more banking jobs could be at risk after National Australia Bank (NAB) said it was taking a much more pessimistic view of the UK economy and was launching a strategic review of its wholly ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315173/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:50:04 -0500 The Independent http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315173/ Misys said on Tuesday they have agreed on several key terms on a possible all-share merger that could create one of the world's largest standalone financial software companies.Under the ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315115/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:48:14 -0500 Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315115/ A paper by a Dutch intern reveals that in 2010 it took just 12 weeks to get Mac OSX's kernel ported from Intel to ARM as part of a 'larger project'. Like Microsoft and Windows 8, ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315116/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:48:12 -0500 Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315116/ GlaxoSmithKline has been pulling cash out of some eurozone countries in case the debt crisis takes a turn for the worse.Speaking at the drugmaker's annual results presentation in London, the ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315117/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:48:06 -0500 Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315117/ Glencore was "Everest". The name was apt - both Sir John Bond, the chairman of Xstrata, and Simon Murray, the chairman of Glencore, are keen mountaineers.Bond's daughter Annabelle is ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315120/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:48:02 -0500 Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315120/ global economy . David Blanchflower was a big fan, and used to cite the Baltic Dry when he was trying, unsuccessfully, to persuade his fellow members of the Bank of England's monetary policy ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315119/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:47:56 -0500 Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315119/ Glencore merger: Xstrata shareholders oppose deal Standard Life and Schroders come out against the $90bn mega-merger, saying it undervalues mining group ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315118/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:47:51 -0500 Guardian http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315118/ The slow progress in Greece's debt talks will hang over markets Wednesday, as investors also watch one of the last big blasts of the quarter's earnings ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315085/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:34:53 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315085/ Ron Paul on Tuesday in political caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, hoping to extend his winning streak in the race for the presidential ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315084/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:34:44 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315084/ said on Wednesday it had grounded one its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft for up to a week after engineers found dozens of cracks in its wings during detailed inspections following a flight hit by ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315087/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:34:29 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315087/ China is scouring the world for alternative oil supplies to replace a fall in its imports from Iran, as it seeks to negotiate lower prices from Tehran, and has been drawing heavily on Saudi ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315088/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:34:22 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315088/ Steve Grasso to completely re-think positions.And from what we're hearing - Grasso is hardly alone - a major market skeptic is changing his tune. The perennially negative Nouriel Roubini - ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315089/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:34:13 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315089/ Consumer borrowing in the U.S. rose by far more than forecast in December--which may mean that the Fed will hold off any further quantitative easing for the time being. Consumer credit rose by $19.3 ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315092/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:34:07 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315092/ It's a road to IPO that has been anything but smooth for the Nevada-based Casino operator. The company was originally expected to price the deal Monday night, but ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315090/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:54 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315090/ Small business optimism is growing, according to a survey released today by Wells Fargo Gallup. The survey, which interviewed 600 small business owners in early January, found an increase in ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315093/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:44 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315093/ The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that the average American work week got a bit longer in 2011, and private-sector employees average 3.4 hours in overtime per ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315094/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:37 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315094/ The move will give the global beer giant a presence in the beer industry's fastest growing category, hard cider. Founded in October 2008, Minneapolis-based Crispin has seen rapid growth since ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315095/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:27 -0500 CNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315095/ The 32-year-old owner of Egyweb, a Web-development company in Cairo, says he may also buy real estate with his Egyptian pound savings, concerned that the loss of reserves will lead to a devaluation. ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315107/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:32:10 -0500 Business Week http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315107/ Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China’s decision to join Russia in blocking United Nations action on Syria may carry little risk of economic reprisals from Persian Gulf states, the major oil suppliers ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315108/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:32:06 -0500 Business Week http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315108/ Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea may become the third Asia-Pacific nation to set greenhouse-gas limits for its largest companies following a vote scheduled today in ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315109/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:32:04 -0500 Business Week http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315109/ Follow this company , a Texas based company that is in the process of moving from Folsom, reported higher revenue and earnings for 2011. The solid-waste company posted sales of $1.5 ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315156/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:30:38 -0500 Business Journal http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315156/ Sacramento Business Journal by Mark Anderson, Staff Writer Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 2:47pm PST - Last Modified: Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 2:48pm ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315157/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:30:33 -0500 Business Journal http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315157/ Geelong 3220 Hundreds of jobs are under threat at Alcoa's smelter in Geelong, after the company deemed the operation unprofitable.The smelter at Point Henry has been operating for more than ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315064/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:28:06 -0500 ABC Australia http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315064/ The S&P has gained almost 7 percent in 2012 on better-than-expected economic figures, boosting bellwethers such as Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) to yearly highs and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to a record ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315199/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:20:34 -0500 RTB News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315199/ Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for not fixing the problems dragging down the ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315160/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:16:41 -0500 MSNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315160/ Stocks closed higher Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of discussions on a bailout package for Greece that is critical to the country avoiding a chaotic default.Though recent data has pointed ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315161/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:16:33 -0500 MSNBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315161/ Honeywell expects a decline in its defense and space business but says it will weather U.S. military budget cuts through increased efficiency and other methods. The outlook and plans were detailed ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315196/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:08:15 -0500 UPI http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315196/ Labour has called for all British banks to cut bonuses after public pressure led Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester to waive his near 1m ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315145/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:07:19 -0500 Sky News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315145/ An analyst believes that warmongering groups in Wall Street provoke wars in the Persian Gulf region in order to prevent the collapse of the US currency, the dollar.Webster Tarpley, author, ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315190/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:56:30 -0500 Infowars Ireland http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315190/ Revenue at Western Union's consumer-to-consumer (C2C) segment, which accounts for 83 percent of the company's overall revenue, rose 3 percent in the ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315193/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:53:24 -0500 Reuters http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315193/ The industrial conglomerate also cut its full-year sales forecast but said it expects most of the pressures on its operations to be temporary. Its profit forecast was in line with analyst estimates ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315194/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:53:18 -0500 Reuters http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315194/ Coke announced a new productivity program targeting annual savings of $350 million to $400 million by the end of 2015. The company also raised its target for savings from the integration of its ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315195/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:53:10 -0500 Reuters http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315195/ ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek parties will try yet again on Wednesday to strike a reform deal in return for a new international rescue to avoid a chaotic default, after a string of delays which have ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315098/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:53:10 -0500 Reuters http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315098/ (Reuters) - A broad settlement with major banks over mortgage servicing abuses that would bring relief to distressed U.S. homeowners could be announced as early Thursday, two people familiar with ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315100/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:53:02 -0500 Reuters http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315100/ HOUSTON (Reuters) - A former top aide to Texas financier Allen Stanford said on Tuesday he continued to hide financial misdeeds as Stanford's empire was crumbling in early ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315103/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:49 -0500 Reuters http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315103/ -0.73% reported late Tuesday fourth-quarter profit rose to $127.4 million, or 69 cents a share, from $70.7 million, or 37 cents, a year ago. Adjusted to exclude one-time items, the company earned ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315167/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:49:05 -0500 Market Watch http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315167/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Groupon Inc. is slated to make its first earnings report as a public company on Wednesday afternoon, and investors will be watching closely for signs that the ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315164/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:48:56 -0500 Market Watch http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315164/ This healthier food initiative isn't exactly moving at light speed, but it is making progress. It was announced a year ago with much fanfare and an endorsement from First Lady Michelle Obama, ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315163/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:48:37 -0500 Market Watch http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315163/ Earthquakes, floods, a strong Japanese yen – just about everything has conspired to hold Toyota Motor Corp. back. But with the world’s No. 3 automaker recovering from the natural ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315172/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:47:38 -0500 Associated Press http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315172/ MANILA – Philippine lender BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO.PH) Wednesday fixed the coupon for its $300 million five-year, fixed-rate, U.S. dollar-denominated bond at 4.5%, with the yield set at ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315181/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:46:17 -0500 Fox Business http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315181/ Dow Jones ] The market will be pleased by BHP Billiton's (BHP) solid first-half result in iron ore and petroleum, and the below-expectation profit figure can be absorbed, says City Index's ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315183/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:46:07 -0500 Fox Business http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315183/ Alcoa Inc. (AA) said Wednesday it is reviewing the viability of its Point Henry aluminum smelter in Victoria state after a high Australian dollar, weak metal prices and rising costs made it ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315182/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:46:03 -0500 Fox Business http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315182/ TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission Tuesday named Ian Telfer, chairman of large-cap gold miner Goldcorp Inc. (G.T) in connection with an alleged illegal insider-trading scheme.The OSC, ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315184/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:54 -0500 Fox Business http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315184/ SHANGHAI – China's "Big Four" state-run banks issued around CNY320 billion (US$50.7 billion) combined in new yuan loans in January, the ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315185/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:50 -0500 Fox Business http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315185/ Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said Wednesday a further US$3.4 billion will be spent expanding its iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region.Rio Tinto in a statement said US$2.2 billion ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315186/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:45 -0500 Fox Business http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315186/ BRUSSELS -- The European Union's foreign-affairs chief on Tuesday said the bloc's foreign ministers will look at what steps they can take to increase pressure on Syrian ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315187/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:41 -0500 Fox Business http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315187/ Shares of McClatchy Co., publisher of the Miami Herald, Sacramento (Calif.) Bee and many other newspapers, jumped Tuesday after the company's fourth-quarter net income surprised analysts by ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315200/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:41:17 -0500 IBTimes http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315200/ U.S. stocks rose Tuesday as surprisingly strong earnings from Coca-Cola Co., Anadarko Petroleum Corp., CoinStar and Yum! Brands Inc. offset concerns Greece would default next month on a $19 billion ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315201/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:41:05 -0500 IBTimes http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315201/ Ian Telfer -- one of Canada's most prominent mining executives and chairman of Goldcorp Inc. -- helped an old friend, the executive assistant of GMP Securities LP's chairman, disguise an ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315121/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:40:19 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315121/ ATHENS – Greek political parties delayed yet again on Tuesday making the tough choice of accepting painful reforms in return for a new international bailout to avoid a chaotic default, ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315122/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:40:15 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315122/ TORONTO -- A ';tense and uncomfortable'; meeting erupted between then-corporate controller for Nortel Networks Corp. Michael Gollogly and the tech giant’s auditors in the spring of ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315123/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:40:12 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315123/ Almost half of U.S. bankruptcy attorneys representing consumers say that potential clients with student-loan debt have "significantly increased" over the past three to four years, a survey ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315124/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:40:08 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315124/ Maple Leaf Foods Inc. said it will shut its further-processed poultry plant in Ayr, Ontario and merge the operations into its Brantford and Mississauga facilities there, resulting in a loss of 100 ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315125/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:40:05 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315125/ Air Canada's pilots union is taking steps to ensure it can be in a legal strike position as early as next Friday, ratcheting up the pressure in its ongoing labour negotiations. The Air Canada ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315126/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:40:03 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315126/ CALGARY -- Mike Graham, the Calgary-born president of Encana Corp.'s Canadian division, has resigned effect immediately, the company has confirmed. "Mike's, I think, moving on," ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315127/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:39:59 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315127/ WASHINGTON – A plan to fast-track the stalled the Keystone XL pipeline was passed by a key committee in the House of Representatives, as Republicans made yet another attempt to spur approval ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315128/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:39:55 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315128/ The S&P/TSX composite index finished the day at 12,512.42, a drop of 47.43 points, or 0.38%. Six of the 10 sub-indexes declined, led by energy, which fell 0.81% even as the price of oil jumped ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315130/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:39:49 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315130/ John C. Eaton (far right) pictured at a downtown Toronto Eaton's store in 1999 weeks before the 130-year-old company went bankrupt. Ryerson University announced a new chair will be appointed in ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315131/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:39:46 -0500 Financial Post http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315131/ Register here for free. Register so that you can sign up for our free e-mails, participate in our polls, comment on stories, share stories and generally keep connected to the leading source of ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315097/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:37:51 -0500 Ad Age http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315097/ More than 40 states had signed on as of a Monday deadline to join the pact, said Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who is leading the settlement talks. "This enables us to move forward into ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315066/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:36:18 -0500 CBS News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315066/ (AP) NEW YORK -- It was just last summer that the Dow Jones industrial average shed 2,000 points in three terrifying weeks. Investors had a host of things to worry about, including the possibility ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315069/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:36:08 -0500 CBS News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315069/ Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee on February 7, 2012. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315071/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:36:03 -0500 CBS News http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315071/ Follow this company beat Wall Street financial estimates in the fourth quarter. The North Kansas City-based company (Nasdaq: CERN) on Tuesday reported earning $91.2 million, or 52 cents a ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315154/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:35:17 -0500 Business Journal http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315154/ Follow this company , which opened its first West Coast data center last fall, reports higher earnings and funds from operations for its latest quarter. The D.C.-based company had net ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315155/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:34:48 -0500 Business Journal http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315155/ Follow this company reported net earnings of $1.4 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared to earnings of $11.7 million in the same quarter a year ago. The company's net ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315106/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:33:37 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315106/ Falling commodity prices have pushed down profits at the world's biggest mining company, BHP Billiton. The Anglo-Australian company reported a 5.5% annual drop in first-half net profit to ... http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315075/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:30:46 -0500 BBC http://story.caribbeanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203315075/