30-Nov-2011 04:15 is

Asian Gold Prices Steady; $3.6 B in Gold Reserves Discovered in Iran; :: Asian gold prices remained fixed above $1,700 per ounce on Tuesday, as investors continue to monitor Eurozone finance ministers tackling its fiscal issues with the hopes the European policymakers will make final decisive steps to collar its debt crisis. Meantime, mining explorations at different points across Iran have yielded discoveries of some 60 tonnes of gold reserves pegged at around $3.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258320/20111129/3-6-b-worth-gold-reserves-discovered.htm

Mozambique LNG Eyed to be Sold to Japan Market :: Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. on Tuesday said it is targeting to sell to the Japanese market some 5 million tonnes a year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a major field project in offshore Mozambique.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258318/20111129/mozambique-lng-eyed-sold-japan-market.htm

Afghanistan Awards Hajigak Iron Ore Project to Indian Consortium :: A consortium of seven Indian companies, led by state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL), has been awarded the mining rights to develop the huge Hajigak deposit in Central Afghanistan.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258316/20111129/afghanistan-awards-hajigak-iron-ore-project-indian.htm

Molycorp Forms Rare-Earth Joint Venture With Japan's Daido Steel, Mitsubishi :: U.S. rare earth metals (REM) miner Molycorp Inc. announced on Monday it has entered a deal creating a joint venture with Japanese companies Daido Steel Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. to manufacture and sell high-powered rare earth magnets that targets the automotive and home appliance markets.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258315/20111129/molycorp-forms-rare-earth-joint-venture-japan.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 11/30/2011 :: The local share market is trading flat in early trade, following a generally upbeat session on US and European markets. After the bell on Wall Street, ratings agency Standard and Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of major US banks, sending our market down in the first hour of trade. At midday in the East, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up 4.7pts to 4172.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258313/20111129/australian-stock-market-report-midday-11-30.htm

Swan Forecasts 3.25% Growth Rates for 2011, 2012 :: Despite the apparently darker days ahead for the global financial situation due to the impact of the European debt crisis, Treasurer Wayne Swan is confident that Australia would rise above the crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258309/20111129/swan-forecasts-3-25-growth-rates-2011.htm

Unions Advise Aussie Government to be Prepared to Abandon Budget Surplus Promise :: While Australia's Business Council favoured a return to fiscal surplus, unions advised the Labor government to be prepared to abandon its budget surplus promise in response to budget cuts announced on Tuesday by Treasurer Wayne Swan.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258298/20111129/unions-advise-aussie-government-prepared-abandon-budget.htm

Eurozone may miss bailout target :: Plans to expand the eurozone's debt rescue fund to about 1tn euros look unlikely to be achieved, but the extra bailout money will still be "substantial".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15933685

India: a BRIC between China and US :: India: economic activity is unmistakably shifting
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15950508

Patagonia Tells Customers 'Don't Buy This Jacket' in Unconventional Black Friday, Cyber Monday Ad :: Most retailers lured shoppers to their online and brick-and-mortar stores this Black Friday and Cyber Monday with ads promising deals that were too good to pass up. Outerwear retailer Patagonia, however, effectively tried to do the opposite.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258240/20111129/patagonia-ad-advertisement-black-friday-cyber-monday.htm

Stock futures fall on S&P bank ratings move :: The euro rises to its highest level in a week against the dollar and the region's bourses are rallying after Italy completed a €7.5bn bond sale
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2168664e-196b-11e1-92d8-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

VIDEO: Iconic Harry Ramsden's branch to close :: Britain's most famous fish and chips chain, Harry Ramsden's, is to close the first restaurant it opened.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15954423

Facebook settles privacy inquiry :: Facebook agrees to tighten privacy controls as part of a settlement with the US regulator, the Federal Trade Commission.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15953414

Businesses plan for possible end of euro :: Executives say they feel compelled to protect their companies against a crash that can no longer be wished away
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25ab975a-1a9f-11e1-ae14-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

VIDEO: Murdoch wins BSkyB chairman vote :: James Murdoch has been re-elected BSkyB chairman, but a fifth of shareholders voted against his reappointment.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15954884

Is Germany Still a 'Safe Haven'? :: Since November 22nd, the 10-year bund yields have risen from 1.92 percent to 2.37 percent, the highest since last seen in early August of this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258154/20111129/germany-bond-yield-bund-auction-safe-haven.htm

Lauded US Marine sues BAE Systems :: A highly decorated US Marine is suing BAE Systems after a manager described him as "mentally unstable" and alleged he had a drink problem.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-15949418

VIDEO: Why is the deficit not shrinking? :: George Osborne has blamed the government's failure to reduce the deficit as quickly as it planned on the eurozone crisis and a hike in global commodity prices among other factors.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15952212

How Europe is giving the U.S. a lesson in Internet due process :: url: http://gigaom.com/2011/11/29/how-europe-is-giving-the-u-s-a-lesson-in-internet-due-process/

Murdoch wins BSkyB chairman vote :: James Murdoch is re-elected as chairman of broadcaster BSkyB, but a fifth of shareholders vote against his reappointment.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15942181

Embassy attack raises Iran-UK tension :: Hundreds of protesters stormed the British embassy in Tehran, in an escalation of tensions between the states over Iran's nuclear programme
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/81a18bf6-1a8f-11e1-ae14-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Parma court sentences Geronzi and Arpe to jail :: Prison sentences for role in 2003 collapse of the Parmalat dairy group
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30719f18-1aa9-11e1-bc34-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Ramsden's first branch to close :: The first restaurant opened by fish and chip chain Harry Ramsden's is expected to close after 83 years in business in Guiseley, Leeds.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-leeds-15949876

UK austerity policies to run for longer :: Chancellor Osborne vowed he would not change course and risk squandering market credibility built up under Conservative-Lib Dem coalition
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/426b42bc-1ab0-11e1-ae14-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Is tablet demand slowing down? :: url: http://gigaom.com/2011/11/29/is-tablet-demand-slowing-down/

British Unions Outraged by Plan to Cap Pay Increases for Public Workers :: The salary cap would save more than £1-billion by the 2014-15, Osborne claimed.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258032/20111129/uk-public-sector-workers-unions-pay-freeze.htm

Judge's Rejection of Citigroup Settlement Shows Frustration With S.E.C. :: Judge Jed Rakoff's refusal to accept a settlement between Citigroup and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is most significant not as a rebuke of Citigroup but as a resounding statement of frustration with the Securities and Exchange Commission's perceived ineffectiveness.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258031/20111129/judge-s-rejection-citigroup-settlement-shows-frustration.htm

Syrian regime reaches point of no return :: The objective of the Arab League sanctions announced on Sunday – including travel and airline restrictions – is to dry up the regime's access to financing
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69542ee8-1a97-11e1-ae14-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

EU proposes new consumer watchdog :: The EU plans a new mechanism to help European shoppers settle disputes with traders outside the courts.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15938660

Democrats Push Payroll Tax Cut Amid Budget Showdown in Congress :: New legislation introduced by Senate Democrats on Monday would prolong and increase a payroll tax cut pushed by President Barack Obama, while introducing a de facto millionaire's tax. The proposal is the first step in what will likely be a prolonged budgetary battle on Capitol Hill.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258004/20111129/democrats-push-payroll-tax-cut-amid-budget.htm

Windows 8 tablets: Too late or is there still time? :: url: http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-8-tablets-too-late-or-is-there-still-time/