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An investor checks the share index at a investment bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Business   Malaysia   Market   Photos   Stock  
 The Star 
Analysts see new high for Malaysia's main market index
| PETALING JAYA: With four months to go before 2010 ends, a number of brokerages have unveiled their 2011 year-end targets for FTSE Bursa Malaysia KL Composite Index (FBM KLCI). | Quite a few predicte... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him.
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
 NZ Herald 
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | WASHINGTON - United States officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taleban yesterday, placing the group on its international terror... (photo: AP / Al-Arabiya via AP Television Network)
Vehicle - Motorists - Gasoline Station - Fuel  Post-Bulletin 
AAA: More people will hit the road this Labor Day
Tweet | 9/2/2010 3:09:54 PM Associated Press | DENVER - More Americans will get away for the Labor Day weekend this year, yet stick closer to home as they try to get the most for their money, AAA said... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Labor   People   Photos   Road   Wikipedia: Labor Day  
Houses - Building - Mortgage - Housing estate  Ohio 
Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32 percent
| WASHINGTON: Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy. | The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan was 4.32 percent th... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra)
About   Photos   Rates   Time   Wikipedia: Mortgage  
Top Stories
US STOCKS The Guardian
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Housing, jobless claims data lift Wall St
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payro... (photo: WN)
Housing   Market   Payrolls   Photos   Wikipedia: Stocks  
Burger King - Fast Food The Guardian
Burger King agrees to $3.3 bln sale to 3G Capital
* Deal with 3G Capital reached at $24/shr * Valued at $4 billion, including debt * Tender offer expected to start by Sept. 17 * Price is a 46 pct premium vs pre-rumor sha... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Burgerking   Investment   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Burger King  
James Cameron speaking at TED 2010. The Examiner
Avatar Director James Cameron Has Some Biting Comments About Piranha 3-D
| It seems that Hollywood bigwig James Cameron is out to tear into anyone who he deems unworthy. Not long after his tear into manmade global warming skeptics, calling the... (photo: Creative Commons / Steve Jurvetson)
Cameron   Future   Hollywood   Photos   Warming  
Restaurant PhysOrg
Businesses see advantage in green buildings
--> | The Subway sandwich shop on Chicago's State Street may look like any other new restaurant, but its tile, crown molding and most wall coverings are made from recycle... (photo: WN / Julie Adnan)
Chicago   Green   Look   Photos   Wikipedia: Restaurant  
Skype CBC
Skype surges as TV interview tool
Barbara Walters, shown on screen at back, gave a health update to her View co-hosts via Skype earlier this summer. Shown from left are Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Computer   Health   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Skype  
Onions The Examiner
Good for you food of the week: onions
| Onions are the good for you food of the week. Sweet onions like Vidalia and Walla Walla varieties are easy to find on Treasure Valley grocery shelves and farmers’ mar... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Diabetes   Food   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Onion  
Eggs Post-Bulletin
Egg recall benefits smaller producers
Tweet | 9/2/2010 7:00:07 AM By Laura Horihan | The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN | Egg recall recap | • No deaths have been reported due to the contaminated eggs, but ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Food   Health   Photos   Trade   Wikipedia: Egg (food)  
A protester from the Greenpeace group holds a banner with BP company's altered logo with 'oil' spilled on it outside the entrance to the BP headquarters in central London Thursday May 20, 2010. The Boston Globe
After gulf spill, BP spent $93m on ads
| WASHINGTON - Oil giant says it has spent more than $5 million a week on advertising since the Gulf Coast oil spill - more than three times what it spent on ads during t... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Economy   Energy   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
Passers-by are reflected on an electronic market board of a private securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average ended Monday morning session, up 203.20 points to 8,120 Breitbart
Asia stocks gain on brighter US manufacturing data
| Traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange... | Traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange... | TO... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Asia   Photos   Stock   Trading   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Sony The State
Asia stocks gain on brighter US manufacturing data
| TOKYO - Asian stock markets advanced Thursday as stronger manufacturing growth in the U.S. snapped a run of gloomy economic indicators and sent Wall Street soaring. | T... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Asia   Market   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Dog - Pet - Animal The Examiner
Pets are friends and family too
| Everyone needs a break now and then. Vacations are usually planned once or twice a year. Some people prefer long weekends, while others take one or two weeks at a time.... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Family   Friends   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Pet  
United States Dollar - Currency - Money The Daily Telegraph Australia
US stocks soar on strong data
| WALL Street stocks soared today after strong manufacturing data in the United States and China eased deep-running concerns over the state of the global economic recover... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Economy   Market   Photos   Stocks   Wikipedia: Dow Jones Industrial Average  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- Perry sets deadline for White tax returns
- White House considering major tax breaks for businesses, sou
- El Cerrito hosts meeting on sales tax measure
- Perry says he'll debate White if he releases taxes
Smoking - Cigarette - Tobacco
NY's reservation cigarette tax case back in court
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- Asia stocks rise on US factory data, Ping An gains 2.7%
- US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
- U.S. Retailers Depended on Discounts in August
- UC Davis' West Village Gets $2.5M Grant
This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him.
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
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Currency Banking
- NZ dollar holds gains before US payrolls
- NZ dollar continues to climb
- Dollar mostly lower before Friday's key US jobs report;
- Rupee ends stronger against dollar
Japanese Yen - Currency
Dollar, yen recover losses; ECB eyed
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- US Federal Reserve chief says close unstable banks
- US Federal Reserve chief says close unstable banks
- Deutsche Bank signs up for 2 more years
- Earl rains begin to hit NC's Outer Banks
Tiger Woods
Deutsche Bank Championship not a guarantee for wayward Tiger Woods
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Don't let banks become too big to fail - Bernanke
- ECB chief forecasts moderate recovery
- Sinochem could bid for Potash
- Fugitive Tycoon Finally Faces The Music
Chicken Meat  -  Poultry Product  -  Food Commodity
World meat prices likely to rise as demand gains, Rabobank says
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- Oil platform explodes off US coast; crew rescued
- R.I. could cut energy use by a third, report finds
- Another oil rig explosion: the first photos hit the web
- Another oil platform explodes off La. coast
Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.
Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire
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Industries Technology
- Prisons for profit, elections and the Arizona governor
- FHA mortgage insurance set to increase
- Network Neutrality, internet's open market is vital for
- R.I. could cut energy use by a third, report finds
An investor checks the share index at a investment bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Analysts see new high for Malaysia's main market index
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- New US threa warning system in tested
- Is the web dumbing us down?
- Texting in US: Not just for teens anymore
- Samsung, Toshiba roll out iPad rivals
Alias2-keyboard
Samsung, Toshiba roll out iPad rivals
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