The Baby Brother Comes Into His Own
Forbes - His stats won’t bowl over people back in the Big Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) - 19-of-34 for 255 yards, two touchdowns and an interception - but the way he performed on that fateful final drive certainly will. “I can’t be
Asian markets rally on Wall Street’s rebound, optimism that snow won’t
International Herald Tribune - Investors also snapped up shares of major miners Rio Tinto and Aluminum Corp. of China on Friday’s news that the Chinese company and Alcoa Inc. had bought a massive stake Rio Tinto, which is listed in both Sydney and London. China’s stock market was by
Dollar higher against yen in Asia on favorable US economic data
International Herald Tribune - TOKYO : The dollar rose against the yen Monday in Asia as players’ concerns over a U.S. recession were eased by positive economic data and news of possible bailouts for subprime-hit insurers. The U.S. dollar was trading at 106.78 yen midafternoon
China tells Japan it adores food safety
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Terence Blacker: All the news that’s fit to leave in a dentist’s
The Independent - You know the feeling. A newspaper has been left on a train or in the dentist’s waiting-room. It is the type of rag which, under normal circumstances, you would never read, but there it is, you have not actually bought it yourself and you are bored
Chad Rebels State They’re Out of Capital
Forbes - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Tanks rolled through Chad’s capital on Sunday, turning the streets into a battle zone between the government and rebels
It’s Down to Two: Microsoft and Google
BusinessWeek - at Marketspace (an affiliate of Monitor Group), in 2006, the Massive Four captured 85% of the U.S. on the internet advertising market as measured in overall ad dollars. The top 10 on the web sites, including the Huge Four and others operated by companies such as News
News of the business week to come
St. Petersburg Times - THE STATE’S OMINOUS-SOUNDING Senate Choose Committee on Property Insurance holds hearings this week in Tallahassee to probe why some insurers are dramatically raising rates while others are lowering them. Insurers overall should be lowering rates
Candidates Campaign From Coast to Coast
NPR News - In a day dominated by familiar stump speeches, Hillary Clinton made news by saying she might grant workers’ wages to be garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance. She has criticized Obama for pushing a health plan that she says wouldn’t
Get the Harvard-Yale Aid Plan at Non-Ivy Schools: John F. Wasik
Bloomberg - Wasik, author of “The Merchant of Power,” is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) To contact the writer of this column: John F. Wasik in Chicago at jwasik@bloomberg.net . Last Updated
The hour’s top Asian news from The Associated Press
MSN UK News - Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rises 2.69 pct to close at 13,859.70; Hong Kong Hang Seng Index up 3.1 pct MSN UK News takes a look back over the last seven days to see what we know now that we didn’t know a week ago
New court can silence captives who tell secrets
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Australian Central Bank May Raise Interest Rate to 7% (Update1)
Bloomberg - Governor Glenn Stevens and his board will increase the overnight cash rate target by a quarter point to 7 percent, according to all 27 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. The decision will be announced at 2:30 p.m. in Sydney tomorrow.
News about Tampa Bay area companies
St. Petersburg Times - Guckenberger ‘N Partners Advertising, 14906 Winding Creek Ct., Suite 101-D, Tampa, has been named the agency of record for the Realtor Association Joint Venture, comprised of the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors, the Pinellas Suncoast
US forces kill 9 Iraqis by accident
Boston Globe - News of the mistaken attack coincided with other scattered violence in Iraq and the final passage of a much-debated law that will make it more difficult for former members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath party from keeping their government jobs. Lieutenant
Yen Falls as Stock Gains Spur Investors to Seek Higher Yields
Bloomberg - Commerce Department will say this day that factory orders increased 2.5 percent in December compared with 1.5 percent the prior month, according to a Bloomberg News survey of economists. European Rates The euro traded at $1.4816
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