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Fannie's Mudd Soothed Asian Investors as Bonds Rose (Update1)  -  04 Aug 2008
BloombergThe average rate on a 30-year mortgage jumped to 6.59 percent on July 18 from 6.22 percent on July 11 as demand for the companies' debt waned, he said.

Motorola Names Jha as Co-CEO  -  04 Aug 2008
Wall Street JournalBy DONNA KARDOS Motorola Inc. appointed Sanjay Jha co-chief executive and head of its ailing mobile-device business, which is expected to be split off as a

GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks slip as HSBC weighs; oil falls  -  04 Aug 2008
guardian.co.uk,By Natsuko Waki LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - World stocks slipped on Monday as falling profits at Europe's biggest bank HSBC sapped investor morale in a week

Too many people use fridge as composter  -  04 Aug 2008
CNN InternationalNEW YORK (AP) -- As fruit and vegetable prices soar, you can save money by taking some extra time in the produce aisle to make sure bad apples aren't

Gold, Silver Fall as Oil Drop Cuts Demand for Inflation Hedge  -  04 Aug 2008
Bloomberg4 (Bloomberg) -- Gold fell in New York as a drop in energy costs reduced the appeal of the precious metal as a hedge against inflation.

Crude Oil Rises as Tropical Storm Threatens US Gulf Output  -  04 Aug 2008
Bloomberg4 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for a second day as a storm threatened US output in the Gulf of Mexico, and US and Israeli officials sought additional

David J. Mazzo, Ph.D., Joins Regado Biosciences as President and CEO  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchDr. Mazzo brings to Regado almost 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, most recently as President and CEO of AEterna Zentaris.

AIDS parley stresses treatment as prevention  -  04 Aug 2008
Globe and Mail,Now, a new zeitgeist is emerging: Treatment as prevention. As the 17th International AIDS Conference opened last night in Mexico City, scientists,

Obama shifts tack as polls even out  -  04 Aug 2008
The Age,It is common for presidential candidates, having won the nomination, to move to the centre, but Senator Obama has portrayed himself as a man of principle

Omron Electronic Components Announces Digi-Key Corporation as ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch..."Awards such as these recognize the hard work of our staff in meeting the needs of our customers, the design engineers and purchasing professionals who do

Treasurys little changed as stocks decline  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchBy Deborah Levine, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices were little changed Monday as losses in US stock markets offset a government report

Diamant Art Corporation Continues Awareness Efforts as Los Angeles ...  -  04 Aug 2008
CNNMoney.com..."We've gotten to a point where we need to act as a city, where we can have real results," said Councilman Ed Reyes, who proposed the bag ban.

DISH loses subscribers as competition stiffens  -  04 Aug 2008
ReutersO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) reported a surprise drop in subscribers in the second quarter as it lost ground to cable and phone competitors.

Baby Boomers may be aided by tool as they begin to file for Social ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Newsday,As Baby Boomers begin to flood the Social Security system, administrators say the new tool—and an updated online benefits application due out in October

DiskAgent(TM) Launches New Remote Backup and Loss Protection ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchDiskAgent is a scalable software as a service (SaaS) solution that is easy to use and protects users from data loss and unauthorized access in the event of

Cooper Tire Swings To 2Q Net Loss As Margins, Volume Fall  -  04 Aug 2008
CNNMoney.com...(CTB) swung to a second-quarter loss on a steep drop in margins as the company faced "intense challenges." The company has struggled as raw materials have

Neighbors Use City’s Street Closings as a Way to Expand Their Park  -  04 Aug 2008
New York Times,By FERNANDA SANTOS While city officials have begun a program to turn streets into car-free zones as a way of increasing open space, a small band of

CaseCentral Ranked as a Top Provider in the 2008 Socha-Gelbmann ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchThe rankings show the popularity of CaseCentral's Evidence Management Platform for eDiscovery with corporate legal departments and outside counsel as a

Cascade Microtech's Grypper Selected as a 2008 Best Product  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch...today announced that its Grypper BGA test socket has been selected as a winner of Semiconductor International's 2008 Best Product Award.

Celera Appoints Jean Amos Wilson, Ph.D., as Vice President of ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchPrior to Sequenom, Dr. Amos Wilson served as the Scientific Director of Human Genetics at Focus Diagnostics, and before that, she was Director,

TREASURIES-Bonds edge higher as US stocks extend losses  -  04 Aug 2008
ReutersNEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices turned upward on Monday as US stocks extended losses, reviving a safe-haven bid for government bonds,

Tri-anim Selects NCI Consulting Group as Dedicated Representative ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchThe corporate accounts team will be responsible for GPO contract penetration as well as key account management. Corporate Accounts ROI reporting will

FTSE flat as HSBC results drag banks; oils positive  -  04 Aug 2008
ReutersBy Michael Taylor LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark stock index reversed earlier gains to trade flat on Monday, as oil shares tracked rising

Tigers new bullpen same as old bullpen  -  04 Aug 2008
MLive.com,As the Detroit News writes Monday, the bullpen remains the Tigers' Achilles heel. August 4, Detroit News: "I was trying to be aggressive, and they hit the

CIT Serves as Financial Advisor in Sale of PaR Systems Inc.  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchEdgeview was retained by PaR Systems to serve as its exclusive financial adviser during the transaction. Since 2002, PaR Systems has been a portfolio

GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks fall as rising oil weighs  -  04 Aug 2008
ReutersBy Natsuko Waki LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - World stocks slipped on Monday as oil's renewed rise fanned concerns about its impact on corporates and consumers

How Foreign Airlines Thrive as US Founders  -  04 Aug 2008
ABC NewsThis comes as US airlines are slashing large chunks of their schedules in an effort to stay afloat. (The only US exception: Southwest, which has a loyal

Credit Card Companies Hope to Make Bank as Airlines Promise Miles ...  -  04 Aug 2008
ABC NewsBut the pace is quickening now as near-record fuel prices and a weak economy threaten to drain airlines' cash reserves, perhaps to critical levels.

Aptos' Partin repeats as Sandman Triathlon winner after some confusion  -  04 Aug 2008
San Jose Mercury News,APTOS -- A cheer came from the crowd gathered at Seacliff State Beach on Sunday as Christopher Partin was the first to cross the finish line of the 23rd

UPDATE 1-Polaris taps United Tech executive as CEO  -  04 Aug 2008
ReutersBOSTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - US manufacturer Polaris Industries Inc (PII.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it named Scott Wine chief executive on

The Joyner-Walker Foundation, Inc. Selects Relations PR ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchThey will highlight the Joyner-Walker Foundation's well- deserved and undisputed reputation as one of the most creative and exciting charitable foundations

Dapple Baby Selects Resound Marketing as Agency of Record to ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch..."As our world gets smarter about going green, Dapple fills a tremendous need among parents who want to do the best for their children, themselves and the

Subplots abound as 2008's final major gets set to tee off - Golf  -  04 Aug 2008
ESPNFifty years after Dow Finsterwald won the inaugural PGA that was played as a stroke-play event (the first 39 were match play format), the tourney is firmly

Illini coach Ron Zook looking to fill out his starting lineup as ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Chicago Tribune,As they do, Zook and his staff will be seeking answers at several positions. Much has been made of the search for a successor to running back Rashard

Economic Triple Threat Is in Focus as Officials Meet  -  04 Aug 2008
Wall Street JournalInflation is too high because of soaring global commodity prices; growth is too slow, as the weak job market, bleak housing sector and high fuel prices

Australian, NZ Dollars Rise as Charts Signal Losses Excessive  -  04 Aug 2008
BloombergAustralia's dollar snapped a four-day losing streak as the currency's 14-day stochastic oscillator, a technical indicator which measures momentum,

Colt beats the Colts as 'Skins roll in Hall of Fame game  -  04 Aug 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerCanton, OH (Sports Network) - Colt Brennan threw a pair of touchdowns as the Washington Redskins defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 30-16, to kick off the NFL

Toyota Closes on VW as Biggest Auto Employer: Chart of the Day  -  04 Aug 2008
Bloomberg4 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., which surpassed General Motors Corp. as the No. 1 automaker by vehicles sold in the first half of this year,

As spenders' patterns evolve, so does Consumer Price Index  -  04 Aug 2008
Dallas Morning News,..."As budgets would allow, we expanded the coverage of the CPI so that the CPI would actually reflect the spending habits of larger and larger segments of the

ASTROS 4, METS 0: Playing as if in outer space  -  04 Aug 2008
Newsday,That feels like wishful thinking on Wright's part after a forgettable weekend that featured not one but two call-ups from Double-A Binghamton as the Mets

Experts See Albany Ills as Problem, Not Crisis  -  04 Aug 2008
New York Times,As often as not, the cuts were actually reductions in projected increases in spending. Now the dire warnings of Governors Carey, Cuomo and Pataki are

Reed dials a curtain call as Cubs down Pirates  -  04 Aug 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,Just as delighted was Chad Gaudin (3-1), whose one bad 3-2 pitch to Andy LaRoche with two outs in the eighth turned into a game-tying two-run homer.

Chronicler of Soviet repression emerged as nationalist figure  -  04 Aug 2008
Baltimore Sun,Hailed as Russia's greatest living writer, the author of more than two dozen books in addition to commentaries, poems, plays and film scripts won back his

McDonald's Tests Changes In $1 Burger As Costs Rise  -  04 Aug 2008
Wall Street JournalBy JANET ADAMY Oak Brook, Ill. -- McDonald's Corp. is testing modifications to its popular $1 double cheeseburger, and higher prices for the sandwich, as it

Rivals spar as dark-horse VP contenders emerge  -  04 Aug 2008
Ottawa Citizen,Speculation over potential running mates to Barack Obama and John McCain heated up yesterday as two little-known contenders emerged in the increasingly

Royals hammer White Sox as benches clear  -  04 Aug 2008
Sports NetworkKansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Mike Aviles homered as part of a four- hit effort to help the Royals crush the Chicago White Sox, 14-3,

Bioterrorism's Threat Persists As Top Security Risk  -  04 Aug 2008
Wall Street JournalExperts in the field say that the nation's ability to detect biological weapons is still inadequate in most locales, as is its ability to distribute drugs

Phelps nowhere to be seen as US swim team arrives  -  04 Aug 2008
AFPThe 23-year-old, who is aiming for an unprecedented eight gold medals in Beijing, is the hottest ticket in town as fans and the media jostled for the best

Scuffles as evicted Beijing residents stage street protest  -  04 Aug 2008
guardian.co.uk,A protest by Beijing residents evicted from their homes to make way for the Olympics ended in scuffles as they were led away by women claiming to represent

Euroshares lower midday as Dow set for falls; HSBC, Fortis down ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Forbes,LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Europe's largest exchanges remained lower in midday deals as Wall Street looks set for more losses amid mixed earnings from a




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