Global food increases hit Hong Kong pooches
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Prices for pet foods in the city have jumped by more than 15 percent in recent weeks, as suppliers are forced to match the international price increases for the raw ingredients, shop owners said. B…
author Yahoo! News, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
OPEC head rebuffs call for more crude, says US economy, dollar inflating prices
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri has rejected calls from oil consuming states for a hike in the group’s crude output, saying that nonfundame…
author The Daily Star, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
‘Forget Tesco, I’ll live on foxes and plants for a year,’ says forager
Sunday, April 6th, 2008It’s never likely to catch on like the Atkins diet. But Fergus Drennan has set himself the challenge of eating nothing but wild food for a year. Every morning he will forage within a ten-mile radius o…
author Congoo, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Amid layoff news, many companies are still hiring
Sunday, April 6th, 2008New York - From his vantage point, David Winslow does not see a recession or rising unemployment rate. Instead, the founder of a software company in Burlington, Vt., sees a hiring opportunity. I…
author Christian Science Monitor, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
This Week Brings Corporate Earnings Reports for the First Quarter, Along With Home Sales Data
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Madlen Read April 6, 2008 - 1:25 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - The fear of the unknown that has rattled the stock market for months appears to be fading. The question now is whether upcoming corporate fin…
author Canadian Business, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Leaders seeking global finance reforms
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Helen Clark Centre-left leaders from around the world - including New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark - have called for urgent reform of global financial institutions to prevent a recurrence of the…
author New Zealand Herald, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Wall Street Awaits 1st Quarter Corporate Earnings Reports, Along With Housing Sales Data
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Madlen Read April 6, 2008 - 1:31 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - The fear of the unknown that has rattled the stock market for months appears to be fading. The question now is whether upcoming corporate fin…
author Canadian Business, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Microsoft Sets Deadline on $41B Offer for Yahoo
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Posted on: Sunday, 6 April 2008, 12:00 CDT By Jessica Mintz Associated Press SEATTLE — Microsoft set the clock ticking for Yahoo to accept its $41 billion buyout offer in a letter to the Internet pi…
author RedOrbit, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Earnings roll onto Wall Street
Sunday, April 6th, 2008NEW YORK (AP) — The fear of the unknown that has rattled the stock market for months appears to be fading. The question now is whether upcoming corporate financial reports and readings on the housing…
author CNN Money, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
CRTC to hold key hearings on broadcast industry as industry debates new landscape
Sunday, April 6th, 2008OTTAWA - The deep fault-lines in Canadian broadcasting will be in full view starting Tuesday as the industry and its regulator gather to determine everything from whether Canadians can get HBO or ESPN…
author C News, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Microsoft ‘evaluating’ bid for Yahoo in light of market conditions
Sunday, April 6th, 2008SEATTLE (AP) — A person familiar with Microsoft's bid for Yahoo said the software company is evaluating its offer in light of the economic climate and the Internet pioneer's deteriorating bus…
author KXAN 36, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Music makes the world go round
Sunday, April 6th, 2008There is something about music that makes the world seem like a much better place, but did you know that listening to a live concert could also help you become a more savvy businessman?
author 7 Days, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Sunday morning fire threatens business
Sunday, April 6th, 2008AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm fire at Rudy's Automotive, located at 4431 Lucksinger Lane in South Austin. Rudy's Automotive is located near the intersection of …
author KXAN 36, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Israeli tanks shell kills Palestinian boy in Gaza Strip
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Gaza - Israeli tank shelling killed a five-year-old Palestinian boy in the central Gaza Strip Sunday afternoon, Palestinian medical officials and witnesses said. An Israeli military spokeswoman in Tel…
author Earth Times, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Mexico’s Carstens worried about global protectionism
Sunday, April 6th, 2008MIAMI, April 6 (Reuters) - Mexico’s Finance Minister Augustin Carstens said on Sunday he is worried about the rise of “a protectionism movement around the world,” and called on the G-7 to to solve …
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Judge dismisses election lawsuit against business group
Sunday, April 6th, 2008AUSTIN (AP) - A state district judge has dismissed a campaign finance lawsuit against a statewide business group and a high-powered Austin lobbyist who helped Republicans in the 2002 election. Five D…
author ABC 7, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Investors Await 1Q Earnings, Home Sales
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Now that JPMorgan Chase & Co. has offered to buy Bear Stearns Cos. and the Federal Reserve has lent hundreds of billions of dollars to banks, investors are more confident that the financial system can…
author New York Post, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Earnings key test as recession looms
Sunday, April 6th, 2008First-quarter U.S. earnings estimates have fallen sharply since the period began as expectations for a recession have grown. Standard & Poor’s 500 companies are now expected to show an 8.1 perc…
author Reuters, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Finance Minister to stay says Iran
Sunday, April 6th, 2008TEHRAN: Iran’s government denied yesterday speculation the finance minister would be replaced, three weeks after an election brought in a parliament that is expected to be more critical of the country…
author Gulf Daily News, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com
Sri Lanka urges world to ‘wake-up’ on terror
Sunday, April 6th, 2008The suicide assassination of a top Sri Lankan minister should be a “wake-up call” to the international community to combat terrorism, the foreign minister said. Sri Lanka’s highways minister Jeyaraj …
author ABC Australia, source feeds.bignewsnetwork.com