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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Japan Herald.com http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:00:01 -0400 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:00:01 -0400 30 Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac has announced that it will raise US$5.5 billion through a new share offering. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383964/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:10:36 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383964/cs/1/ With Kuwaiti private equity fund MENA becoming the latest Middle East company to list on the London Stock Exchange, London is emerging as the market of choice for companies from the region. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383963/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:09:42 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383963/cs/1/ Cuban President Raul Castro has announced further economic reforms. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383965/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:11:20 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383965/cs/1/ An estimated 2.8 percent increase in world cereal production in 2008 over the past year should contribute to some improvement in the global supply and demand situation, a UN agency said Friday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383962/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:08:54 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383962/cs/1/ Corporate bosses in Japan are under the spotlight after the death of an employee due to overwork. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383961/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:07:59 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383961/cs/1/ Ghana’s parliamentary opposition has blocked the sale of a majority stake in state-owned Ghana Telecom to Britain's Vodafone. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383960/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:06:53 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383960/cs/1/ Citigroup has quelled the fears of Wall Street brokers by posting a second-quarter loss that was smaller than expected. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383959/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:05:55 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383959/cs/1/ Egypt has bought 145,000 tonnes of wheat for August delivery at prices between US $321 per tonne to US$337 per tonne. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383958/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:04:28 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383958/cs/1/ UK finance minister Alistair Darling has said in an interview there is no extra money available for public spending. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383957/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:03:29 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383957/cs/1/ US stocks defied a week of gloomy predictions and controversial financial decisions by US officials, bouncing back by Friday after a slump Monday and Tuesday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383967/cs/1/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:13 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383967/cs/1/ Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez has dropped a plan to raise taxes on farm exports. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383956/cs/1/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:02:11 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/383956/cs/1/ A newly revived Wall Street faces a fresh test of momentum in the coming week with a wave of corporate results that may indicate whether the latest rebound is for real. The results and profit guidance... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16292389/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:23:55 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16292389/ Posted on: Saturday, 19 July 2008, 09:05 CDT A new actor took center stage Friday in one of the most unusual takeover dramas in Silicon Valley history with a message for Microsoft: Show me the money.... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16292391/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:07:19 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16292391/ CRAWFORD, Texas – Responding to Americans' anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16293588/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:32:14 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16293588/ WASHINGTON – The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16293590/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:32:13 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16293590/ RICHMOND, Va. – The 6,000 acres of tomatoes grown on Virginia's sea-swept Eastern Shore were never implicated in the national salmonella outbreak – they were still on the vine weeks after ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16293589/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:32:12 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16293589/ LONDON – Citigroup chief Win Bischoff has warned that house prices in Britain and the United States are likely to keep falling for two years. The chairman of one of the world's most powerful ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16292390/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:32:11 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16292390/ Joe Bel Bruno July 19, 2008 - 01:59 a.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Merrill Lynch & Co. Chief Executive John Thain is making a pitch to Wall Street: Buy the brokerage's shares while they're stil... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290483/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:43:34 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290483/ BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Major pharmaceutical companies are expected to roll out higher second-quarter earnings reports next week, helped partly by strong overseas sales stoked by a weak U.S. dollar. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290519/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:21:08 -0400 Market Watch http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290519/ Unemployment in San Diego County last month jumped to its highest level in almost 12 years, fueled by year-to-year declines in construction and real estate jobs, the state reported yesterday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290579/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:55:50 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290579/ Investors will start next week -- one of the most loaded of the second-quarter earnings season -- hopeful that a nascent positive tone on Wall Street will continue to lift stocks. Crude oil prices see... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290520/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:21:06 -0400 Market Watch http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290520/ Venture capital firms invested almost $365.7 million in the San Diego region during the three months that ended in June – a 28 percent decline from the $509.8 million invested during the same qu... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290533/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:55:49 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290533/ ) tops the list of major U.S. financial firms reporting earnings next week, and investors will be looking to see if the nation's second-largest bank continues a cheerier trend started by rivals Citi... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290479/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:21:06 -0400 Market Watch http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290479/ San Diego County's office market continued to soften in the second quarter, with vacancy rates reaching 16.1 percent, thanks to tepid demand and new construction adding to supply. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16291630/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:55:48 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16291630/ Citigroup has become the latest big bank to quell Wall Street's worries about a financial-sector implosion, posting a $2.5 billion second-quarter loss that was smaller than expected. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290517/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:55:47 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290517/ Favrille Inc. said it has received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market because its common share price has been below the minimum $1 requirement and the company has not maintained the $5 mi... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290531/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:55:45 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16290531/ With fuel bills set to rocket over the coming years, Sky News Online asks what kind of changes homeowners can make to save money, energy and the planet. Green activist Donnachadh McCarthy has conver... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16291404/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:34:38 -0400 Ananova http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16291404/ Consumer watchdog energywatch answers Sky News Online's questions about the impact of rocketing gas prices on UK households. Why is the price of wholesale gas rising? Gas prices are rising for a n... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16291405/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:34:38 -0400 Ananova http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16291405/ BOSTON: IBM and other technology companies whose products help big corporations save money or expand data storage capacity are faring better than those relying on consumers as the U.S. economy slows. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16288122/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:24:19 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16288122/ Three-quarters of potential first-time buyers are abandoning plans to get on to the property ladder due to the current housing market downturn. Around 74% of people said they were putting plans to b... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16289195/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:36:19 -0400 Ananova http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16289195/ LOS ANGELES -- As nanomachines move beyond just prototypes, a potential industry of microscopic mass production awaits its own Henry Ford to make it a reality. In anticipation of this demand, researc... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16289906/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:04:44 -0400 Wired News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16289906/ British banks are offering rates that would make this a great time to save - if only customers had some spare cash to put away. Figures released by Moneyfacts.co.uk show that savings rates are at th... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16289196/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:36:18 -0400 Ananova http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16289196/ Carolyn M. Gudmundson, the former Microsoft employee who pleaded guilty in January to embezzling about $1 million, was sentenced in federal court Friday to 22 months in prison. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16288119/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:34:27 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16288119/ Three months ago, Washington Mutual raised $7.2 billion in new capital — bolstering its balance sheet at the cost of severely diluting the stakes of its existing shareholders. WaMu needed the mo... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16288123/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:33:02 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16288123/ PARIS (Reuters) - Jerome Kerviel, the banker blamed for the world's worst rogue trading scandal, has changed his legal team to focus on a more "aggressive" defense strategy, a spokeswoman for Kerviel ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16289973/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:27:54 -0400 Reuters http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16289973/ The trash talking has begun. In a stinging letter Friday, garbage hauler Republic Services Inc. rejected an unsolicited $6.19 billion cash offer from larger rival Waste Management Inc., saying the pro... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287482/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:19:03 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287482/ Teva Pharmaceutical said Friday it will buy rival generic drugmaker Barr Pharmaceuticals for nearly $7.5 billion in a move that will boost Teva's dominance as the world's biggest generic drugmaker. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287479/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:19:09 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287479/ Second quarter earnings rose 18 percent at Honeywell International Inc. and the diversified manufacturer raised its 2008 forecast Friday as its global reach helped buffer the company from the deep woe... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285383/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:19:01 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285383/ Mortgage financier Freddie Mac took a step toward issuing common and preferred stock to help bolster its balance sheet Friday when the Securities and Exchange Commission accepted its registration stat... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287481/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:18:59 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287481/ The World Trade Organization made public its first official condemnation of Chinese commercial practices on Friday, releasing a February ruling that sided with the United States, the European Union an... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285323/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:18:57 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285323/ Posted on: Saturday, 19 July 2008, 00:00 CDT A 35 per cent jump in second quarter profits at Google today failed to ease concerns about the impact of the ailing US economy on the internet search engi... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285381/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:11:19 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285381/ The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll -- it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287477/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:19:04 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287477/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup has become the latest big bank to quell Wall Street's worries about a financial sector implosion, posting a $2.5 billion second-quarter loss that was smaller than expected. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285379/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:51:18 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285379/ Tony Frudakis first heard about the Baton Rouge serial killer just like everyone else outside of Louisiana -- on cable news. As months went by, the body count climbed, Frudakis followed the case, thin... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285811/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:40:32 -0400 Wired News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285811/ Freebie of the year: Okay, this isn't a true freebie, but given the state of the economy, the number of budget-conscious brides and grooms working hard to put together the perfect wedding and the doll... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285626/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:19:11 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285626/ TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp plans to produce 100,000 units a year of a new hybrid-only model slated for release in 2009 at a subsidiary in southern Japan, the http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287160/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:08:37 -0400 Times Of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287160/ NEW YORK: The price of oil recorded its biggest weekly drop ever, and a gallon of gas finally pulled back from its record high. So is it time to declare the energy bubble popped? http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287159/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:08:36 -0400 Times Of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16287159/ Malcolm Wicks, Energy Minister Mr Wicks said: "The extra costs that people on pre-payment meters are now having to meet seem totally disproportionate. "The gap between what they're paying and wh... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285878/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:59:48 -0400 BBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16285878/ MSFT ; 27.52): June-quarter EPS of $0.46, vs. $0.31, is $0.01 below our estimate. Revenue rose 18% to $15.8 billion, $136 million above our view, led by strong growth in client, server and tools,... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282154/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:53:04 -0400 Business Week http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282154/ T.J.T., Inc. (the Company), (Pink Sheets: AXLE), a major supplier of axles, tires, and set-up supplies to the manufactured housing industry, announced a net loss of $136,000, or $.03 per diluted s... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284231/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:20:28 -0400 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284231/ CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first bids for the storied Chicago Cubs baseball team and related assets were submitted on Friday in an auction that could fetch more than $1 billion, according to a s... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284680/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:24:40 -0400 Reuters http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284680/ CTBK today announced earnings of $15.00 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, reflecting a decrease of 28.32% from $20.93 million for the same period in 2007. The Bank http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284235/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:20:21 -0400 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284235/ ' s largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, operating through over 110 locations in 25 countries around the world, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its 2008 Q2 Earnings on ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284236/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:20:18 -0400 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284236/ .  Hensarling spoke to NEWSWEEK's Daniel Stone about why the bailout won't work, why it may set a bad precedent and whether Fannie and Freddie should be broken up into smaller units. Excerpts: http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16283388/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:23:37 -0400 MSNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16283388/ Stock Buzz ) has sued a former executive for allegedly violating a non-compete agreement and threatening to reveal its trade secrets by taking a job with Apple Inc's (AAPL.O: http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284678/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:24:37 -0400 Reuters http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284678/ Michael Liedtke July 18, 2008 - 7:57 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. shares plunged nearly 10 Friday after the Internet search leader's second-quarter earnings missed analysts' expe... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282147/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:53:36 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282147/ The mortgage squeeze is continuing to tighten with a further drop in lending, according to new figures. The fall in gross mortgage lending is accelerating, with a 3% dip from May to June, according t... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282568/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:18:13 -0400 BBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282568/ Gautam Sikhnis, MD, Palador, does not mince his words. 'In the last two years, movie content has made a quantum jump. Earlier, it didn't exceed 50-60 titles, today, it runs into thousands,' says Sh... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284243/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:24 -0400 Times Of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16284243/ by strong sales of its Office and Windows software, but the company offered a softer-than expected outlook for the current quarter. Earnings for the three months ended June 30 rose to US$4.3 billion, ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282152/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:31:28 -0400 The China Post http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282152/ Wall Street ended mixed Friday as investors digested disappointing results from technology companies and upbeat report from Citigroup. Citigroup, the largest U.S. bank, posted a 2.5 billion U.S. dolla... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282156/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:16:13 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282156/ WOODBRIDGE —The lifeless body of a 57-year-old man was found today, Friday, July 18 prone on the back seat of a 2001 Ford Expedition parked in the Wal-Mart shopping plaza on Route 9. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282140/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:11:39 -0400 My Central Jersey http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16282140/ SAN DIEGO – California's unemployment rate reached 6.9 percent in June, matching its highest level in nearly five years as job losses spread across the economy, state officials said Friday. T... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277393/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:12 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277393/ SAO PAULO, Brazil – Brazilian offshore oil workers said they would end a five-day strike at midnight Friday without reaching an agreement with the state oil company, but warned they may walk out... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277223/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:59 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277223/ MILWAUKEE – Manpower Inc. reported a 33 percent drop in second-quarter profit Friday due to a hefty legal reserve, but adjusted results topped Wall street expectations. But its shares tumbled... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280277/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:43 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280277/ WASHINGTON – Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, paid new Chief Executive Bill Hawkins compensation valued at $7.1 million for fiscal 2008, according to a proxy statement f... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280278/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:43 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280278/ Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC Announces Filing of Semi-Annual Reports for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp., Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. and Tortoise North American Energy Corp. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280547/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:38:00 -0400 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280547/ BEIJING: The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of Communist Party of China, which can drive the fear of the devil more than any government agency, has warned of severe punishment against... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280568/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:45:34 -0400 Times Of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280568/ MEXICO CITY – Mexican media giant Televisa on Friday brushed off a surprise 8.6 percent fall in second-quarter profits as a temporary setback due to one-time expenses. The world's top produce... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280276/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:41 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280276/ BMRC President and CEO Russell A. Colombo announced second quarter 2008 earnings for Bank of Marin Bancorp (Bancorp) of $3.4 million, up $483 thousand, or 16.6%, from the same period in 2007. Di... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280550/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:37:55 -0400 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280550/ Unemployment in San Diego County last month jumped to its highest level in 13 years, fueled by year-to-year declines in construction and real estate, according to data released Friday by the state Emp... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277421/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:16 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277421/ The market was clearly relieved by the upbeat financial sector earnings reports from Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. this past week. But while the old rule on the Street is that financials te... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277192/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:07 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277192/ Hey Betsy, Netflix has already won the war with Amazon and Apple. It's called Roku. It allows me to stream unlimited movies on my TV. Forget video-on-demand $1.99 to $14.99 with AppleTV and Amazon/Tiv... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16281105/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:16:44 -0400 Wired News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16281105/ MAG will announce the results of its 2008 fourth quarter and fiscal year, which ended on June 29, 2008. A conference call with Magnetek management will follow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280551/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:37:53 -0400 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280551/ ANDOVER, Mass. – The Dutch company Royal Philips Electronics NV is relocating its North American headquarters to Andover, Mass. from New York City. A company spokesman said the move will inje... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277099/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:10 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277099/ LAS VEGAS – The owners of Lake Las Vegas, a 3,592-acre residential and resort development in southern Nevada, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing Thursday in U.S. Bank... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277759/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:42 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277759/ FARNBOROUGH, England – It looks like the ultimate new video game: the operator in the comfortable leather chair uses dexterous thumbs on a hand-held console to maneuver an aircraft, with its tra... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280293/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:52 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280293/ CONCORD, N.H. – Two years ago, New Hampshire refused to accept heating oil from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the pro-Castro U.S. critic who once called President Bush “the devil.&#822... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280291/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:55 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280291/ Oxitec's technology modifies the genes of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which causes both dengue and yellow fever and is largely found in the tropics. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16281104/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:16:42 -0400 Wired News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16281104/ was made to the allowance for possible loan loss. This was a recognition of both the economic and market impact on primarily our residential construction and development portfolio. It was also a pr... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280552/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:37:49 -0400 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280552/ SAN FRANCISCO: Under Hector Ruiz's leadership, chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc rose to challenge larger rival Intel Corp as never before in AMD's nearly 40-year history. Yet after six yea... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280567/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:45:32 -0400 Times Of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280567/ I got some insight into the criminal quotient in my neighborhood on several Web sites that turn government data into interactive guides of criminal activity. For home buyers, these sites can be a t... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277359/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:47 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277359/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - The government is considering bringing further criminal charges in the case involving two former Bear Stearns executives indicted last month related to the collapse of two hedge f... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16281232/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:40:49 -0400 Reuters http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16281232/ NEW YORK – The Chicago Cubs and their storied Wrigley Field home inched closer to finding new owners Friday. Tribune Co. – which has not publicly set a timetable for the sale – cl... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280282/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:58 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280282/ BALTIMORE – The (Baltimore) Sun says its has eliminated about 100 jobs in its latest round of job cuts. Union leaders say the cuts included 55 newsroom jobs. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277428/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:54 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277428/ SAN FRANCISCO – One of Yahoo Inc.'s largest shareholders is supporting the re-election of the Internet company's incumbent board, delivering a significant blow to an attempted coup being led by ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280286/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:05 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280286/ LOS ANGELES – State officials expanded a previously filed lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp., adding allegations on Thursday that the mortgage lender rewarded staff for selling risky lo... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277392/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:38 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277392/ NEW YORK – Platinum prices fell to a five-month low Friday as a sagging U.S. economy and a push to build smaller cars prompt automakers to buy less of the metal used in catalytic converters. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280289/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:13 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280289/ NEW YORK – Federal prosecutors confirmed Friday that they expect to bring more criminal charges against two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers already accused of lying to investors about th... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280281/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:14 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280281/ Pinched by higher prices, consumers aren't spending – and polls find confidence levels are falling in most of Europe's big economies. Marie-Charlotte Robin, 23, a communications student who d... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277169/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:45 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277169/ So is it time to declare the energy bubble popped? Experts won't go that far just yet. “It's too early to say we've seen the worst of it,” said Tom Kloza, publisher and chief oil ana... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280280/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:14 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280280/ GENEVA: India on Friday strongly objected to the US proposing to limit flexibilities of the developing countries on their obligations for market opening agreement being negotiated under Doha Round ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280566/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:45:31 -0400 Times Of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280566/ LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt to set aside a $42 million settlement between Fruit of the Loom Inc. and one of its stockholders. An unanimous 6th Circuit Co... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280288/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:09 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280288/ NEW YORK – The dollar was mixed Friday after the European Central Bank's president said inflation would edge back to around 2 percent within a year-and-a-half, and economic growth was likely to ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277510/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:11 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277510/ IMCL , a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that it will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss i... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280556/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:37:46 -0400 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280556/ CARACAS, Venezuela – Growth in Venezuelan bank lending fell sharply in the first six months of 2008 as the oil-producing nation's economy slowed. The contraction in lending follows a five-yea... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277515/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:55 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16277515/ Stock Buzz ) aims to expand in space systems, advanced weapons and electronics but is shunning big acquisitions after its bid for a Canadian defense business failed. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16281233/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:40:43 -0400 Reuters http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16281233/ NEW YORK – Freddie Mac Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Syron pocketed nearly $19.8 million in compensation last year, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday, even t... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280283/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:02 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280283/ ROMULUS, Mich. – At a General Motors Corp. factory just west of Detroit, about 1,000 workers are still cranking out mighty but thirsty V-8 engines that go into pickup trucks and sport utility ve... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280287/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:08 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280287/ MCS today announced it will hold a conference call to discuss the company's fourth quarter fiscal 2008 results on Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Central/11:00 a.m. Eastern time. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280559/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:37:43 -0400 CNBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/16280559/