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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philippine Times.com http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:52:43 -0400 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:52:43 -0400 30 U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612895/cs/1/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:53:15 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612895/cs/1/ Europe's finance ministers have said they will assist Greece in the battle to control its finances. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612790/cs/1/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:25:32 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612790/cs/1/ The AA in Britain has warned of higher petrol prices this year. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612789/cs/1/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:23:48 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612789/cs/1/ A US$250 million deal has been done between Sony and the estate of Michael Jackson. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612706/cs/1/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:59:15 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612706/cs/1/ Emirates Airlines has warned that it will not accept delays to Airbus A350 aircraft deliveries. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612705/cs/1/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:57:37 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612705/cs/1/ UK ex-pats have been caught in a pensions freeze, thanks to a denial by the government over entitlements to thousands of British men and women who paid into the system all their working lives. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612704/cs/1/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:55:51 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612704/cs/1/ PepsiCo will buy back up to $15 billion worth of its own common stock. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612541/cs/1/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:42:09 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612541/cs/1/ UK airports have seen a record drop in passenger numbers in a tough year for plane travel. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612540/cs/1/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:31:23 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612540/cs/1/ British Airways is expecting a total of seven days of strikes this month from its cabin crew. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612533/cs/1/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:14:56 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612533/cs/1/ Current and former members of the UBS executive board received much more in pay and bonuses for 2009 than in the year earlier. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612532/cs/1/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:11:51 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612532/cs/1/ Faults reported in Toyota’s Prius have not been established by technicians from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612534/cs/1/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:17:52 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612534/cs/1/ U.S. stocks made only minor moves Monday as traders dithered over the future direction of the markets and the economy. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612538/cs/1/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:52:09 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/612538/cs/1/ MOORHEAD, Minn. - When the swollen Red River threatened his uninsured house last spring, all Mark Baumgardner could do was pack up, leave and hope he wouldn't lose everything. In the end, his house ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188747/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:32:57 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188747/ NEW YORK - Discover Financial Services says ongoing loan losses led it to lose money in the first three months of the year and fall well short of analyst forecasts. The company says it lost $104 mil... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188748/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:32:55 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188748/ By EMILY FREDRIX AND SARAH SKIDMOREAP RETAIL WRITERS NEW YORK -- Tiger Woods' return to golf is a long-awaited boon to sponsors that stood by him and marketers that stand to get big exposure from t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188751/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:31:31 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188751/ By STEPHEN SINGERAP BUSINESS WRITER HARTFORD, Conn. -- General Electric Co. says it will increase its dividend in 2011, two years after the industrial and commercial conglomerate reduced it to save... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188752/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:31:31 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188752/ FXEN ) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and the full year of 2009. The Company reported a net loss for 2009 of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to a net loss in 20... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188721/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:25:52 -0400 Market Wire http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188721/ ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - March 16, 2010) - Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) today announced that all foreign transaction fees will be removed from the PenFed Premium Travel Rewards American... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188722/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:25:41 -0400 Market Wire http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188722/ LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Discover Financial Services is slated to release its latest financial results Tuesday evening, and the company has forewarned investors to expect a quarterly loss. Di... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188710/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:24:19 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188710/ Walsh arrived at BA in 2005 hot-foot from Aer Lingus, having reconfigured the national carrier into a cut-throat rival to Ryanair. He had risen to this job from the company's flight deck, where he had... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188725/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:19:26 -0400 Guardian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188725/ today unveiled a £4bn project to build 10 wave and tidal power sites off the coast of northern Scotland, with the potential to power up to 750,000 homes. Scroll over the map below to find out where t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188724/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:19:24 -0400 Guardian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188724/ Computerworld - Microsoft is back in the browser race, an analyst said today after the company unveiled a rough developer's preview of its next browser, IE9. "They want to be more than a follower or j... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188749/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:14:54 -0400 Computerworld http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188749/ March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Congress must provide local governments an additional $5 billion a year over the next decade, more than twice what it spent in 2008, to avert breakdowns in water and sewer syst... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188720/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:13:37 -0400 Business Week http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188720/ Microsoft's new Webcams are getting face-tracking technologies developed by the company's advanced research group. The "TrueColor" technology tracks users' faces, monitors exposure and adjusts the im... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188717/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:12:12 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188717/ DETROIT: Honda Motor Co says it is recalling about 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks in the US because of problems with the brake pedals. The recall includes 344,000 Odysseys and... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188718/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:09:38 -0400 Times Of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188718/ AHMEDABAD: Adani Enterprises Ltd, the Rs 26,000-crore flagship company of Ahmedabad-based Adani group, plans to raise about Rs 5,500 crore through a rights issue as well as qualified institutional ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188719/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:09:38 -0400 Times Of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188719/ Last year Barack Obama journeyed all the way to Copenhagen to promote his home town, Chicago, for the Olympics (with no success). A few months later, he flew back to Denmark's capital to push for a gl... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188750/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:06:55 -0400 MSNBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188750/ The US Federal Reserve has repeated its pledge to keep interest rates at record lows in order to nurture the economic recovery.The Fed said its main interest rate would be kept at the current 0% to 0.... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188711/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:02:09 -0400 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188711/ "Building a modern browser requires a modern operating system," Internet Explorer general manager Dean Hachamovitch said at a press conference at the Mix10 event. Microsoft unveiled a "platform pre... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188753/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:00:43 -0400 CNet http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188753/ AXP ) Chief Executive Kenneth I. Chenault has received total compensation valued at $17.4 million in 2009 as the company grappled with fragile credit markets and the quality of its card loans, and r... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188756/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:20 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188756/ A recent Federal Trade Commission move to place conditions on a soda industry acquisition could have implications for the agency's ongoing probe of business practices at merged pharmacy giant CVS Car... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188757/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:18 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188757/ (Adds details, analysts' reaction, and background, in the ninth, 13th, 16th and 17th paragraphs.) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Reserve Tuesday said it will end one of its main support program... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188758/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:11 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188758/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Canadian stocks gained slightly Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate at record lows and reiterated its "extended period" policy pledge. The S&P/TSX compo... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188759/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:09 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188759/ Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Natural gas futures ended lower Tuesday on expectations for both mild weather and an increase in natural gas production. Natural gas for April delivery on... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188760/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:08 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188760/ LONDON -(Dow Jones)- European Union regulations designed to introduce more competition in stock trading have created a fragmented marketplace highly vulnerable to market abuse, a new group of four fi... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188761/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:06 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188761/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Reserve Tuesday said it will end one of its main support programs for the U.S. economy--purchases of $1.25 trillion of mortgage backed securities-- pushing a nasc... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188763/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:06 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188763/ NEW YORK -- Interest-rate futures traders reduced bets that the Federal Reserve will raise borrowing costs this year after policy makers said Tuesday that the labor market is stabilizing but economic... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188762/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:04 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188762/ NEW YORK -- Retail stocks rose Tuesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low level and made no changes to the key "extended period" policy pledge. The S... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188765/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:03 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188765/ Brazilian equities paced an advance among Latin American indexes Tuesday, with gains accelerating in step with Wall Street after a key ratings agency affirmed its sovereign rating on debt-stricken Gr... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188764/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:02 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188764/ Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, recalled more than 8 million vehicles in late January, 270,000 of them in Canada, over problems with sticky gas pedals and with floor mats that interfere with ga... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188715/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:53:05 -0400 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188715/ BA.N ) said on Tuesday it expects only modest growth in its space revenues over the next five years with commercial orders seen accounting for a growing share as government orders decline. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188716/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:53:05 -0400 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188716/ WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark rates near zero Tuesday and renewed a promise to keep them exceptionally low for an extended period while pointing to increased momentum in the ec... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188726/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:53:03 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188726/ Honda Canada said Tuesday it will recall 24,680 Odyssey and 4,137 Element vehicles from the 2007-2008 model years in Canada The compay said it is moving to modify its Vehicle Stability Assist modulat... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188727/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:53:01 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188727/ Rising commodity prices and positive economic news pushed stocks on Tuesday to highs not seen since before the financial crisis as the Canadian dollar moved closer to parity with the U.S. currency. A... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188728/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:53:00 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188728/ The mid-cap private-equity arm of Onex Corp. is attempting to make its first acquisition of the year. A Dallas-based publicly listed sporting goods and uniform supplier, Sport Supply Group. Inc, annou... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188729/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:59 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188729/ Toyota Motor North America President Yoshi Inaba, right, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada President Ray Tanguay wait to testify before the Commons transport committee in Ottawa Tuesday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188730/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:57 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188730/ Jim Flaherty says Canada is an oasis for investors because of low debt levels and banks that largely escaped the financial crisis, a message he is taking on a speaking tour this week. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188731/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:56 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188731/ The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday a summary of the agency's national broadband plan, that aims to expand access, increase Internet speeds and shift airwaves to... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188732/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:52 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188732/ U.S. housing starts fell last month as winter storms in some parts of the country disrupted home construction, and another drop in building permits pointed to underlying weakness in the near-term. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188733/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:48 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188733/ Finance ministers from the 16-country euro zone announced late on Monday they had agreed to the “technical modalities” that would permit aid to be rapidly rolled out to Greece but gave no figures ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188734/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:45 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188734/ MONTREAL – Mega Brands Inc. has won formal approval from its lenders and shareholders for a recapitalization plan that saves the Canadian toy company from insolvency. Holders of 91.4% of the compan... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188735/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:42 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188735/ The Toronto Stock Exchange is preparing to embark on a landmark mission to China that represents its first attempt to draw Chinese institutional investors into Canadian stocks. On April 7, a grou... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188739/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:41 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188739/ Forestry firm Domtar Corp. said it will exit the coated groundwood paper business and close its mill in Columbus, Mississippi, affecting 219 jobs, and expects related charges of about $25 million. Op... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188738/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:39 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188738/ MDS Inc., which makes medical isotopes and provides other products and services to the health care industry, reported first quarter losses as the company completed its restructuring process. For ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188737/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:36 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188737/ Tree plantation operator Sino-Forest Corp. reported an 18% increase in fourth-quarter profit Tuesday as China's stimulus plan helped rebound log prices. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Sino-Forest... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188736/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:35 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188736/ SINGAPORE -- Oil steadied below US$80 a barrel on Tuesday after a fall of nearly 2 percent in the previous session, its biggest one-day fall in more than two weeks, as the market awaits the outcome of... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188741/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:29 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188741/ LONDON -- World stocks climbed on Tuesday while the dollar was corralled as investors bet the U.S. central bank will repeat its vow of keeping interest rates low for an extended period after its month... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188742/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:26 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188742/ Google should obey Chinese government rules even if it decides to retreat from the country over hacking and censorship complaints, a Chinese government spokesman said on Tuesday http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188743/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:23 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188743/ Stocks index futures edged up on Tuesday, pointing to a slightly firmer start for Wall Street, ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting where policymakers are expected to reiterate a pledge to keep interest... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188745/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:18 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188745/ /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PharmAthene, Inc. (Amex: PIP) a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced today that its financial results for ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188755/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:51:39 -0400 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188755/ Obama administration's top economic officials today said the country has bounced back from the depths of the recession but still faces serious obstacles such as high unemployment, rising foreclosures,... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188701/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:38 -0400 ABCNews http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188701/ In a story March 15 about ParkerVision Inc.'s fourth-quarter results, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company recorded revenue of $64 million. Its revenue was $64,000. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188703/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:34 -0400 ABCNews http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188703/ Gary Mailloux removes a pump from the pool outside his north Fargo, N.D. home on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Mailloux said he views his policy as a cheap investment. Mailloux bought insurance in 2008 and... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188706/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:28 -0400 ABCNews http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188706/ An analysis by The Associated Press shows that New York Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson got roughly $4.9 million in compensation in 2009. Robinson's base salary fell 4 percent to $962,500. But she got... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188705/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:26 -0400 ABCNews http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188705/ The number of new legal cases in federal courts related to consumer issues surged in the year ended last Sept. 30 amid the recession and tough economic straits, data released Tuesday show. The stat... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188704/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:24 -0400 ABCNews http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188704/ (AP) — NEW YORK - The chief executive of American Express saw his pay package drop 61 percent last year as the credit card company's profits narrowed amid the downturn, according to an Associa... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188746/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:41:16 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188746/ Citigroup Inc. has hired a director from a London shipbroker to develop its physical shipping operations as the bank seeks to expand its commodities business, Bloomberg reported Monday. The bank has ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188754/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:32:03 -0400 American Shipper http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188754/ quarter 2009 net income of ($.02) compared to ($1.22) for the same period in 2008, representing a 98% improvement. For the full year, the company reduced the loss to ($.24) from ($1.06) in 2008, or ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188714/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:27:07 -0400 CNBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33188714/ HARTFORD, Conn. - General Electric Co. says it will increase its dividend in 2011, two years after the industrial and commercial conglomerate reduced it to save money as its financial arm struggled i... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186070/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:36:37 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186070/ US Commodities and Future Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler addresses the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament at the European Parliament in Brussels, Tuesday M... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186077/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:35:22 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186077/ LAS VEGAS, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Industry standards and innovation took center stage at MIX10, as Microsoft Corp. made a series of announcements that underscore the company's commitment t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186078/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:34:27 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186078/ Wall Street Valuation Assumptions Are Quick, Efficient -- and Often Wrong; Private Equity Bankers Think in Terms of Transactions -- but Financial Economists With Accounting Expertise Understand What I... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186060/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:30:14 -0400 Market Wire http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186060/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Regulatory pressure on big U.S. banks may be helping independent hedge-fund firms recruit more traders. Citigroup Inc. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186044/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:28:57 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186044/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Sequenom Inc. shares dropped 20% Tuesday, leading a general decline in the biotech sector, after the San Diego-based firm posted a larger-than-expected loss for the four... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186045/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:28:55 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186045/ previewing Internet Explorer 9 - and it promises to add a stack of new technologies that may make it one of the most advanced browsers out there. No, really.Among the elements that Microsoft is toutin... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186079/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:25:11 -0400 The Guardian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186079/ Consumer body claims insurance group charges drivers who have not lived in the UK since birth more for motor cover, putting it in breach of the Race Relations Act http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186062/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:24:28 -0400 Guardian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186062/ cheques , as a senior MP accused the industry of helping to engineer a "fudged" decline of the payment method without considering the impact on users.MPs on the Treasury select committee were told mil... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186063/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:24:24 -0400 Guardian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186063/ March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Reliance Industries Ltd., the owner of the world’s largest fuel-making complex, is in talks with Atlas Energy Inc. to invest in the U.S. natural-gas producer’s shal... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186056/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:18:55 -0400 Business Week http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186056/ March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods’s return to golf for the Masters Tournament in April may attract record viewership to the CBS telecast, according to a media analyst. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186055/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:18:54 -0400 Business Week http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186055/ March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Russia welcomed a proposal by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to sign a new arms-control treaty with the U.S. in Kiev. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186057/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:18:54 -0400 Business Week http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186057/ March 16 (Bloomberg) -- The world shipping market is mired in its biggest slump since World War II, said James Fisher & Sons Plc, a U.K. hauler of oil products. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186059/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:18:54 -0400 Business Week http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186059/ (Adds comment by Moody’s Pierre Cailleteau in final paragraphs. For more on the Greek crisis, see {EXT3 <GO>}.) By James G. Neuger and Matthew Brown http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186058/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:18:53 -0400 Business Week http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186058/ Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Sharon Chan. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186054/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:16:42 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186054/ Toyota's Slashes Production of Prius Toyota has slashed production of the Prius due to a slowdown in sales from a peak last year. CNBC's Phil LeBeau has the latest on this and more. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186075/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:12:55 -0400 MSNBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186075/ Greece received some positive news from the financial markets on Tuesday when ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) backed its economic recovery plans.S&P said Greece's proposed measures ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186046/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:08:19 -0400 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186046/ download Flash from the Adobe download website. The firm said the problem was due to air accumulating in a "vehicle stability assist modulator". It causes the pedal to get closer to the floor ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186033/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:08:04 -0400 Sky News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186033/ The Payments Council wants to end the use of cheques by 2018 as bank customers increasingly turn to electronic forms of payment. But appearing before MPs on the Treasury Select Committee Jane Vass, f... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186069/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:08:02 -0400 Sky News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186069/ VIENNA -(Dow Jones)- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' production ceiling will probably remain unchanged for the rest of the year, Nigeria's energy minister said Tuesday. Asked wheth... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186090/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:54 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186090/ PARIS -(Dow Jones)- France and Germany Tuesday expressed concern--and delivered what appears to be a thinly-veiled warning--to the U.S. over the bidding process for a major contract to build aerial r... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186089/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:53 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186089/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (D., Md.) on Tuesday dismissed Republican criticism of a plan to simultaneously pass Senate health-care legislation and a package of change... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186088/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:52 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186088/ SAN FRANISCO -- Harley-Davidson shares rose more than 5% to $28.02 midday Tuesday on unsubstantiated rumors the motorcycle maker is the target of a leveraged buyout. Private-equity giant Kohlberg Kra... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186086/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:51 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186086/ LONDON -(Dow Jones)- BAE Systems PLC (BA.LN) said Tuesday it has purchased 1.4 million of its ordinary shares at an average price per share of 376.17 pence, via UBS Investment Bank, and intends to ho... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186087/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:51 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186087/ Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners is urging the Obama administration to reconsider its controversial decision to withdraw it... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186092/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:50 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186092/ LONDON -(Dow Jones)- LONDON (Dow Jones)--Man Group PLC (EMG.LN) Tuesday said the net asset value of AHL Diversified Futures Ltd. at the close of business Monday was down 0.14% on the week at $35.70. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186091/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:49 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186091/ Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration said patients receiving a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator had more device-related problems than patien... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186094/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:48 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186094/ BOSTON -- Beazer Homes USA Inc. and Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. led home-builder stocks higher on Tuesday following a report that housing starts fell about 6% in February, and before the Federal Reser... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186095/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:46 -0400 Fox Business http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186095/ (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday a summary of the agency's national broadband plan, that aims to expand access, increase Internet speeds and shift... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186051/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:59:41 -0400 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186051/ ) shares jumped more than 3 percent on Tuesday on speculation the world's top chip maker is preparing to release a positive estimate of earnings for the current quarter. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186052/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:59:39 -0400 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186052/ LONDON -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it was planning a return to robust growth in oil and gas production after seven years of decline and unveiled strong reserves additions that should underpin longer... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186066/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:59:08 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186066/ Finance ministers from the 16-country euro zone announced late on Monday they had agreed to the “technical modalities” that would permit aid to be rapidly rolled out to Greece but gave no figures ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186067/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:59:03 -0400 Financial Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33186067/