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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Boston Star.com http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:33:25 -0400 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:33:25 -0400 30 First quarter growth was revised upwards to an annualised 3.7% growth rate. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666330/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:09:14 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666330/cs/1/ Google's search engine has once again started working in China, where users had been temporarily blocked from accessing the site. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666034/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:54:36 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666034/cs/1/ The first flights have been arriving this week at India's newest and largest air terminal. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666349/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:51:25 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666349/cs/1/ The Italian parliament has approved its austerity package by a vote 321 to 270 votes. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666032/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:45:47 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666032/cs/1/ The French energy infrastructure firm Alstom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iraqi government. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666029/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:30:17 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666029/cs/1/ The Italian energy group, ENI, has agreed to aid in the production and transport of oil and gas supplies in Egypt. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666028/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:21:39 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666028/cs/1/ Toyota Motors has told US owners of their high-priced passenger cars and SUVs that they could be in for a recall. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666001/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:29:28 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666001/cs/1/ The giant Anglo-Australian miner, Rio Tinto, has agreed to a joint venture with Chinese firm, Chinalco. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665999/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:15:00 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665999/cs/1/ Bangladesh has told its garment workers they can have another $20 per month in a minimum wage case. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665997/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:58:08 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665997/cs/1/ The private details of 100 million Facebook users have been published online. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666000/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:21:31 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666000/cs/1/ Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has given an executive order for some state workers to take three unpaid days off per month starting in August. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665811/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:47:14 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665811/cs/1/ The Greek government, using a rare law, has ordered truck drivers back to work. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665812/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:54:08 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665812/cs/1/ Fiat car workers in Italy have been running protests over the company’s future in its home country. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665844/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:04:30 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665844/cs/1/ A power failure contributed to a 4,500-barrel oil spill in the US in May. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665810/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:39:07 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665810/cs/1/ U.S. stocks lost ground Thursday although losses were limited. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665983/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:18 -0400 Boston Star.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665983/cs/1/ WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Friday its second-quarter net income got a boost from better operating margins with revenue nearly flat. The company earned $238 milli... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365008/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:01:54 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365008/ Power companies have struggled since the recession with soft demand, particularly from the industrial sector, where they have some of their biggest customers. American Electric Power Inc.'s chairman a... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364967/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:52:15 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364967/ DETROIT - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. reported a second-quarter profit on Friday after a big loss a year ago on charges. Its revenue more than doubled on a resurgence of the auto indu... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364966/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:52:14 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364966/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT -- Chrysler says it will add nearly 900 jobs early next year at a factory in suburban Detroit that makes midsize cars. The company says the factory in Sterling Heights... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364978/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:50:01 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364978/ Chevron reported earnings of $5.41 billion ($2.70 per share - diluted) for the second quarter 2010, compared with $1.75 billion ($0.87 per share - diluted) in the 2009 second quarter. Foreign currency... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364984/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:49:04 -0400 Rigzone http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364984/ July 30, 2010 Microsoft is pulling the plug Friday on a program that paid people to use its Bing search engine. The company said it did not see the broad adoption of the search engine that it had ho... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364979/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:46:24 -0400 NPR http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364979/ www.RothmanResearch.com studies the market environment influencing investors' trading decisions on the money center banks major players in recent time providing in depth research on http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364955/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:42:18 -0400 Market Wire http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364955/ -2.51% ) said Friday its second-quarter net income dropped 28% to $244 million, or 44 cents a share, from $311 million, or 61 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The Newark, N.J.-based electric p... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364926/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:33 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364926/ BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Geron Corp. shares rallied early Friday on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the company to proceed with the world's first clinical study to test an e... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364925/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:28 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364925/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - A weaker-than-expected gross-domestic-product report hit stocks across the board Friday, and the tech sector wasn't exempt from the decline as most tech leaders looked to... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364927/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:25 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364927/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell Friday after government data showed economic growth slowed in the second quarter, though they regained some lost ground after better-than-expected reports on... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364928/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:21 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364928/ CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Retail stocks followed the broader markets into negative territory Friday with the sector's main indicator losing a bit of ground in early trading. The S&P Retail Ind... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364929/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:16 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364929/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks fell back with the broader market Friday as slower-than-expected growth in U.S. gross domestic product knocked the air out of equities after what's been primari... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364931/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:13 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364931/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of U.S. financial companies opened lower Friday, led by a decline of Genworth Financial Inc. stock on disappointing earnings. Genworth http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364930/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:08 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364930/ Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group are both expected to return to profit in the first half, boosted by high-street business. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364960/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:32:44 -0400 Guardian http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364960/ National Institute for Economic and Social Research reinforced the point arguing the new government's tax and spend plan will knock a huge 0.4% off UK growth next year and that growth for the rest of ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364961/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:32:40 -0400 Guardian http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364961/ energy firms.Revenue for San Ramon, California-based Chevron rose 29 per cent over the year-earlier period to 51.1 billion dollars.It reported recovery in its problem-plagued refinery business, but pr... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364945/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:29:50 -0400 Earth Times http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364945/ Gov. Beverly Perdue is expected to announce today that Caterpillar has chosen Winston-Salem as the site of its new manufacturing plant and more than 500 jobs. A press conference has been scheduled fo... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364971/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:26:40 -0400 Business Journal http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364971/ Fresh off the exhausting financial regulatory reform debate, Wall Street is looking for a break after the midterm elections in the form of a friendlier Washington. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364962/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:26:07 -0400 CNBC http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364962/ WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Friday its second-quarter net income got a boost from better operating margins with revenue nearly flat. The company earned $238 million, ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364942/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:25:12 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364942/ LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364982/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:24:00 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364982/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Texas Rangers, the bankrupt Major League Baseball team, got an “enhanced” bid from a buyer group led by Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg that was endorsed by the c... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364949/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:23:55 -0400 Business Week http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364949/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Connecticut home of Faisal Shahzad, who pleaded guilty last month to trying to detonate a car bomb in New York’s Times Square in early May, will be sold in a public fo... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364950/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:23:54 -0400 Business Week http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364950/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Roche Holding AG faces a lineup of Hollywood stars in the New Jersey trial of an actor’s lawsuit alleging he suffered the loss of his colon after taking the company’... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364953/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:23:54 -0400 Business Week http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364953/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks and commodities erased losses, while Treasuries pared their advance, as higher-than- estimated readings on consumer confidence and American business activity tempere... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364948/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:23:50 -0400 Business Week http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364948/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Using live fish to eat away dead skin in pedicures would be banned in New York State for health and humane reasons under a proposed bill. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364947/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:23:49 -0400 Business Week http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364947/ 's iPad is "Job One" at his company these days. "(Apple has) sold certainly more than I'd like them to sell, let me just be clear about that," Ballmer said. Despite the f... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364969/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:22:32 -0400 Business Journal http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364969/ MUMBAI: Tata Group-controlled Indian Hotels Co Ltd (IHCL) plans to raise its room rates this year, a senior company official said on Friday. "Occupancy has bounced back smartly in the last two q... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364944/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:17:25 -0400 Times Of India http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364944/ 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.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364943/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:16:14 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364943/ Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer knew he couldn't avoid questions about Apple's iPad when he met yesterday with Wall Street analysts. Here are a few of his comments, from the transcript which you can find http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364975/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:15:12 -0400 USA Today http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364975/ NEW YORK — U.S. consumer sentiment plunged in July to its lowest level in 9 months on bleak prospects for jobs and income a year since the economic recovery began, a private survey released Frid... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364976/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:14:10 -0400 MSNBC http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364976/ FORTUNE -- Poor John Kasich. When he made that fateful decision in January 2001, he was just doing what politicians have done since time immemorial: he was taking a cushy Wall Street job between a cou... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364973/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:11:20 -0400 CNN Money http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364973/ Many executives are generating stronger profits by wringing out costs rather than expanding revenues. Most of the earnings pop reflects overseas operations or exports. In the U.S., consumers remain ti... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364964/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:05:11 -0400 Business Week http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364964/ Reuters-Ipsos poll this week showed only a 34% approval of Obama's handling of the economy and jobs compared to 46% who deemed it unsatisfactory. This is a sharp decline from early 2009, shortly afte... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364965/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:01:47 -0400 Sky News http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364965/ SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364939/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:51:48 -0400 Reuters http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364939/ SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364938/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:51:15 -0400 Reuters http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364938/ -16.34% ) tumbled roughly 16% in heavy trading Friday morning a day after the semiconductor company reported weaker-than-expected earnings and lowered its proft outlook. A Wunderlich Securities anal... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364932/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:47:42 -0400 Market Watch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364932/ -6.61% ) on Friday said its second-quarter net income fell to $33 million, or 15 cents a share, from $53 million, or 72 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The Greeley, Colo., chicken and prepare... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364934/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:46:50 -0400 Market Watch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364934/ BOSTON -- Geron Corp. shares rallied early Friday on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the company to proceed with the world's first clinical study to test an embryonic stem ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364990/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:30 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364990/ NEW YORK -- Facebook Inc. said it would likely put talks of going public on the back burner, giving itself more time to add users and increase sales, according to a media report on Friday. The popular... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364991/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:28 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364991/ July 30, 2010 * Q2 FFO $1.38/share vs Street view $1.34 * Sales at mall and outlet tenants' stores up 4.9 pct * Occupancy 93.1 pct vs year-ago 92.3 pct * Maintains 2010 forecast (Recasts firs... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364995/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:26 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364995/ July 30, 2010 NEW YORK, (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar extended losses versus the Japanese yen Friday to hit a session low beneath 86 yen in the aftermath of a U.S. GDP report. For details, see Th... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364993/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:20 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364993/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, reported a three-fold jump in quarterly profit on rising oil output, higher energy prices and buoyant margins at its refineri... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364992/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:18 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364992/ July 30, 2010 * Wall St eyes gains for Republicans * Tax policy a top priority for many investors * Obama seen by some as anti-business president By Steve Eder and Steven C. Johnson NEW YO... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364996/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:14 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364996/ July 30, 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices augmented early gains Friday after the government reported a slightly weaker-than-forecast 2.4 percent rise in second-quarter economic gr... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365000/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:44:51 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365000/ July 30, 2010 * Investors like stress test transparency, if not leniency * Europe banks' CDS tighten 20 bps in week after stress test * Investors wary of banks who scraped a pass By Steve Sl... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365001/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:44:46 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365001/ July 30, 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar extended losses versus the Japanese yen and pared gains versus the euro Friday after a government report showed U.S. economic growth slowed in the se... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365002/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:44:39 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365002/ Restrained by a tiring consumer, the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than was expected last quarter. The government also lowered past GDP readings as far back as 2007. The Commerce Department said... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365003/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:44:30 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365003/ July 30, 2010 * Q2 adj EPS 43 cents/shr v Street view 25 cents/shr * Revenue rises 40 percent to $764.3 mln * Stock rises in premarket http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365007/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:44:27 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365007/ Buzz This Microsoft feels threatened by the iPad. That was made clear by the words of CEO Steve Ballmer at Microsoft's financial analysts meeting. Microsoft intends to come out swinging with Windows-b... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364983/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:44:21 -0400 Web Pro News http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364983/ NEW York -- Treasury prices climbed slightly and the dollar pared gains after a report said the U.S. economy grew 2.4% in the second quarter, a little lower than many analysts expected, but following ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365006/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:44:21 -0400 Fox Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37365006/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck and Co issued a more cautious 2010 profit outlook on Friday and reported disappointing second-quarter sales of its vaccines and Singulair asthma drug, sending its shares dow... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364936/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:42:11 -0400 Reuters http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364936/ ) expanded its mortgage portfolio in June, while the rate of late payments on loans it guarantees fell in May to the lowest level this year, the largest U.S. home loan purchaser said on Friday. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364937/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:42:09 -0400 Reuters http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364937/ Microsoft is pushing its weight around in 2010 by offering numerous tools that used to be provided only by third-party vendors, and embracing the virtualization and software-as-a-service delivery mode... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364956/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:40:23 -0400 CIO http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364956/ W INSTON-SALEM, N.C. — North Carolina hopes to be picked as the site for a new plant planned by heavy-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. that will employ about 500 employees and contract wo... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364974/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:39:55 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364974/ Coventry Health Care Inc. took a $278 million charge in the second quarter and reported a 95 percent drop in earnings as a result. Six-month results showed improvement. Coventry (NYSE: CVH) reported ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364968/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:39:08 -0400 Business Journal http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364968/ (CBS/AP) U.S. gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of this year. That lackluster performance was less than the 2.5 percent http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364924/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:36:54 -0400 CBS News http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364924/ study that looked at 6 million holders of traditional Individual Retirement Accounts has found the vast majority aren't making any contributions, prompting some retirement experts to sound a warning b... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364918/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:32:38 -0400 ABCNews http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364918/ From contractors to portable toilets, these locals profit from cleanup effort. "There are probably companies or people who became 'oil spill' experts in the Gulf of Mexico the day the spill happened,... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364919/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:32:34 -0400 ABCNews http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364919/ President Barack Obama heads to Michigan today to tout the revival of the auto industry after his administration controversially bailed out General Motors and Chrysler last year using tens of billions... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364920/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:32:30 -0400 ABCNews http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364920/ The Ambassador Bridge is shown in this June 4, 2010 file photo. The Ambassador Bridge's inspection report released last year showed that while its structure is sound, much work needed to be done to fi... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364921/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:32:25 -0400 ABCNews http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364921/ BP says it has picked a charitable foundation in Louisiana to administer a $100 million fund for oil workers struggling because of a federal moratorium on deepwater drilling. The Rig Worker Assista... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364922/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:32:19 -0400 ABCNews http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364922/ Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Friday its second-quarter net income got a boost from better operating margins with revenue nearly flat. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364959/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:14:19 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364959/ WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Friday its second-quarter net income got a boost from better operating margins with revenue nearly flat. http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364972/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:49 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364972/ (RTTNews) - Toronto stocks may witness a lackluster session Friday amid a mixed bag of earnings reports from Canadian companies and GDP data from both sides of the border. Cues from the global equity... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364988/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:33 -0400 Quote.com http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37364988/ NEW ORLEANS - BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362071/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:36:48 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362071/ ST. LOUIS - Arch Coal Inc. said Friday it reversed losses from a year ago during the second quarter, handily beating Wall Street's expectations on the strength of global markets and a nearly 40 perce... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362072/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:36:44 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362072/ New statistics today show that Irish household net financial wealth - how much people own less their debts - grew by 58% to €95.8 billion in the first quarter of this year compared to the same ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362084/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:34:04 -0400 RTE http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362084/ www.stockcall.com/ to have free access to these researches. The United States' aluminum industry produces approximately $40 billion in products and exports annually, and while global aluminum consump... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362059/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:27:31 -0400 Market Wire http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362059/ WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Friday its second-quarter net income got a boost from better operating margins with revenue nearly flat.The company earned $238 million, or $1.... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362085/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:27:18 -0400 Miami Herald http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362085/ Noranda Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:NIF.UN) reported net earnings of $8.5 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to a net loss of $0.7 million in the same quarter a year ago. "We've had ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362061/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:26:11 -0400 Market Wire http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362061/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Stocks expected to move significantly in trading Friday include Acme Packet, Coinstar, Genworth Financial and Volcom. Acme Packet http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362036/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:26:00 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362036/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil prices lapsed further under $78 a barrel on Friday after a report showed U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter and after data earlier in the week showing an i... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362040/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:53 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362040/ U.S. stock futures extended a bearish tone in the wake of gross-domestic-product data that showed the U.S. economy lost momentum in the second quarter. Real GDP rose at a 2.4% annualized rate in the q... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362038/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:48 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362038/ ACTI ), a global leader in credential management and strong authentication, today announced that it has scheduled to release its third quarter 2010 financial results on August 5, 2010 and will host a ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362062/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:47 -0400 Market Wire http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362062/ Markets are on the slide again after new figures showed the US recession was deeper than previously thought.In the second quarter US GDP grew by 2.4%, compared to analysts' expectation of around 2.6%.... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362065/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:17:46 -0400 Guardian http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362065/ Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir was given bail today on condition he returns to Britain. Nadir is said to be willing to come back to face trial after fleeing to Northern http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362064/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:17:43 -0400 Guardian http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362064/ The question can´t be answered like that.Yes, the ebook readers are for book lovers.But, no, it cannot ever replace the real thing.I would love to have an ebook reader on my own (I have borrowed ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362063/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:17:41 -0400 Guardian http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362063/ LONDON - Mining company Anglo American PLC said Friday it was resuming dividend payments as business improved in the first half of the year, although net profit slid by 31 per cent from a year ago whe... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362087/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:50 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362087/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama flies to the heart of the U.S. auto industry today on a mission to convince taxpayers that their investment in the bailouts of General Motors Co. and Chry... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362056/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:42 -0400 Business Week http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362056/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. and British Airways Plc, the biggest long-distance carriers at London’s Heathrow airport, said they’ve been able to raise fares as a jum... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362058/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:40 -0400 Business Week http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362058/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Alan Shadrake, the British author charged for contempt of court for challenging the integrity and independence of Singapore’s judiciary, said he wouldn’t apologize f... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362057/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:39 -0400 Business Week http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362057/ McKesson Corp. reported a 3 percent spike in earnings during its first quarter. The San Francisco-based company (NYSE: MCK), whose McKesson Automation Inc. division is located in Cranberry Township, ... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362075/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:07:05 -0400 Business Journal http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362075/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Friday its second-quarter net income got a boost from better operating margins with revenue nearly flat. The company ea... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362083/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:01:01 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362083/ WASHINGTON — The nation’s economic recovery lost speed in the second quarter, according to the government's first reading on gross domestic product, released Friday. The U.S. economy grew a... http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362079/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:59:13 -0400 MSNBC http://story.bostonstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362079/