tisdag 18 oktober 2011

19-Oct-2011 08:57 profits

Argos firm's profits fall sharply :: Home Retail Group, the owner of Argos and Homebase, reports a sharp fall in profits and says its customers are suffering from the weak economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15364184

Intel quarterly profits up by 17% :: Intel shares gain 4% after the chipmaker reports a 17% rise in third-quarter profits.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15362087

Yahoo quarterly profits fall 26% :: Yahoo sees quarterly profits fall 26% as it struggles to boost earnings from online advertising.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361602

Apple full year profits rise 85% :: Apple reports 85% growth in full year profits but the shares still fall in after-hours trading.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15360697

Whitbread sales lifted by Costa :: Costa Coffee and Premier Inn fuel a more than 15% rise in half-year pre-tax profits at Whitbread.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15352412

AUDIO: Whitbread profits up by 15.2% :: Whitbread's Chief Executive told Radio 5 live how the company has recorded massive profits during the economic slump.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15353781

Bellway posts 50% rise in profits :: UK house builder Bellway announces a jump in full-year profits during a year in which the housing market "stabilised".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15347199

Nonprofit CHW posts $917M in profits on $10.6 billion in 2011 revenue :: San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West posted profits of more than $900 million for the year ended June 30, 2011, on revenue of nearly $10.6 billion, with most metrics showing positive movement.

Not bad results in the midst of an economic slump/anemic recovery, although the 40-hospital system warned that upcoming Medicare and Medicaid cuts and the uncertain economy could cause problems down the road. And it's Catholic Healthcare West's second strong bounce-back year after struggling through a tough fiscal 2009... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridR70517&cid=ct_15_148_f&fid'959&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.bizjournals.com%2F%7Er%2Findustry_6%2F%7E3%2FWsLAIie5oXo%2Fnonprofit-chw-posts-917m-in-proits.html

19-Oct-2011 08:27 Apple

Intel's results give Asian stocks a boost :: Asian markets rose as Intel's results eased fears about the technology industry outlook, though a miss from Apple and Moody's Spain downgrade curbed gains
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2da43770-f87e-11e0-8e7e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Why Apple sold only 17.1 million iPhones :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Pk_2Z-nwtl8/

Apple full year profits rise 85% :: Apple reports 85% growth in full year profits but the shares still fall in after-hours trading.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15360697

Apple earnings miss estimates :: Apple missed bullish quarterly expectations by money managers for the first time in years, sending its shares down 6 per cent in after-hours trading
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3bf4818c-f9cc-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Apple Q4 2011 earnings by the numbers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DOQdi2R0JSc/

iPhone 4s: Is Advanced Micro Devices' Stock Headed to $8 and Beyond in 2012? - Stock Review :: Will the shares of semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) benefit from the "iPhone 4s/5 Wave," now that Apple (AAPL) has introduced its new smartphone?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233416/20111018/iphone-4s-iphone-advanced-micro-devices-amd-microprocessor-semicondcutor-smartphone-cell-phone-devic.htm

HTC loses Apple patent case in US :: Taiwan's HTC is dealt a big blow as the US International Trade Commission says Apple did not violate its patents.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15345892

19-Oct-2011 07:57 at

Australian Consumers Ready to Spend this Christmas, Financial Well-Being Improves :: Households are steadily gaining confidence in their financial well-being, with 28 per cent of Australians prepared to start spending again over the festive season, following a period of frugality and personal debt reduction – according to the latest ING Direct Financial Well-being Index.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233727/20111019/ing-direct-financial-wellbeing-index-mr-don-koch-ceo-of-ing-direct-australians-to-spend-big-this-chr.htm

China reduces holdings of US debt :: China reduces holdings of US Treasuries to their lowest level in a year after credit rating downgrade by Standard & Poor's.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15362618

Millions in line for tax rebates :: About six million people are set to receive tax rebates, but another million will be told they have underpaid, after a computer system found discrepancies.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15363168

Rupee to Retreat From 1-wk Low; Shares Watched :: The rupee should pull back on Wednesday from the one-week low reached in the previous session, supported by expectations for foreign fund inflows and the dollar's losses overseas.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233713/20111019/rupee-to-retreat-from-1-wk-low-shares-watched.htm

IMF Warns Australia as Economy Begins to Pick up Pace :: Optimism towards a better economy in Australia is beginning to set in, according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233697/20111019/imf-warns-australia-as-recovery-begins-to-pick-up-pace.htm

Ice Cream Sandwich: What you need to know about Android 4.0 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/C10tyIaqPGU/

RBA Points to Euro Banking Crisis, Insists on Aussie Banks' Immunity :: Amidst the stress weighing down on the present global financial situation, specifically in Europe, Australian banks are robust enough to ride out any new fiscal storms, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233685/20111018/rba-points-to-euro-banking-crisis-insists-on-aussie-banks-immunity.htm

Michele Bachmann Implies Libya not in Africa During Republican Presidential Debate :: Rep. Michele Bachmann said something unintentionally great in the Republican presidential debate Tuesday night, saying, in essence, that Libya was not in the continent of Africa.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233678/20111018/michele-bachmann-libya-africa-republican-presidential-debate-cnn-president-barack-obama-lord-s-resis.htm

The Economy: Europe Interrupts The Boom, RBA Sees Gloom :: So what can the Reserve Bank do as it looks to the next board meeting on Melbourne Cup day and assesses the country's economic position and whether to cut interest rates?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233664/20111018/the-economy-europe-interrupts-the-boom-rba-sees-gloom-au-ibtimes-com-ibtimesau-ibtimes-com-au.htm

Moody's cuts Spain's sovereign rating :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/VfJ3-QNZptQ/index.html

Strong Beef Prices Forecast for 2012: Report :: Cattle owners are in for good news as the drought forecast to hit US beef exports will give Australia's cattle industry the opportunity to increase output and take advantage of near-record prices.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233639/20111018/strong-beef-prices-forecast-for-2012-report.htm

BHP Billiton Reports Mixed Output Results for Iron Ore, Copper amidst Softening Market Demands :: Defying the softening market demand for iron ore, BHP Billiton announced on Wednesday a 24 percent hike on its iron ore output while admitting at the same time that the company's copper production has retreated significantly in the face of a protracted labor problem.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233630/20111018/bhp-billiton-reports-mixed-output-results-for-iron-ore-copper-amidst-softening-market-demands.htm

Ballmer: We're beating Google in the cloud :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tSn0RI7rGZU/

How Amazon uses big data to prevent warehouse theft :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ACF2ttxvfgo/

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Spying program infects industrial sites :: The program uses some of the same language as last year's Stuxnet worm, leading security researchers to suggest that new attacks could be forthcoming
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3e1d91c-f9e0-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

New-look robots kick butt, sort socks, scratch itches :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2m95rTj1j5A/

'Dip' in car insurance premiums :: Car insurance premiums fell slightly during the third quarter of this year, according to the motoring organisation the AA.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15354697

State pension age: what the latest changes mean :: Expert advice on the latest changes
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15333154

Global Markets Overview - 10/19/2011 :: U.S. stocks hit fresh session highs after a report circulated that France and Germany had agreed on a EUR2 trillion plan to combat Europe's sovereign debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 250 points, or 2.2%, to 11651, after earlier falling as much as 101 points. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained 32 points, or 2.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233543/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Morning - 10/19/2011 :: MORNING REPORT
(7am AEDT)

US producer prices rose by 0.8pct in September, driven by higher energy prices. Economists had tipped a gain of only 0.2pct. But the core rate - excludes food and energy - rose by 0.2pct, just above the consensus forecast for a 0.1pct rise. And the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing market index hit a 17-month high in October, lifting from +14 to +18.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233537/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Prize announced for painless euro death plan :: Wolfson offers £250,000 award to the economist with the best idea for winding up the single currency
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e441b64e-f8e5-11e0-a5f7-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

Moody's cuts Spain's debt rating :: Moody's follows other ratings agencies in downgrading Spanish government debt, in response to the eurozone debt crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361877

Dropbox CEO: We'll integrate with everything :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/B44Wt4_aFdY/

Police seize €245m in UniCredit probe :: Alessandro Profumo, UniCredit's former chief executive, among those under investigation as the probe relates to financial transactions made in 2007-08
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e64c664-f9c7-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Goldman reports $428m loss :: Only the second time since it went public in 1999 that investment bank has not announced a profit
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6356df4-f97d-11e0-bf8f-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Apple earnings miss estimates :: Apple missed bullish quarterly expectations by money managers for the first time in years, sending its shares down 6 per cent in after-hours trading
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3bf4818c-f9cc-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Society Security COLA 2012: First Cost of Living Adjustments in Two Years :: For the first time since 2009, Social Security benefits will get a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, that could be as much as a 3.5 percent increase.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233490/20111018/social-security-cola-2012-benefits.htm

For Twitter, free speech is what matters — not real names :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9YXLiefJQFM/

19-Oct-2011 07:27 at

Rupee to Retreat From 1-wk Low; Shares Watched :: The rupee should pull back on Wednesday from the one-week low reached in the previous session, supported by expectations for foreign fund inflows and the dollar's losses overseas.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233713/20111019/rupee-to-retreat-from-1-wk-low-shares-watched.htm

IMF Warns Australia as Economy Begins to Pick up Pace :: Optimism towards a better economy in Australia is beginning to set in, according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233697/20111019/imf-warns-australia-as-recovery-begins-to-pick-up-pace.htm

Ice Cream Sandwich: What you need to know about Android 4.0 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/C10tyIaqPGU/

RBA Points to Euro Banking Crisis, Insists on Aussie Banks' Immunity :: Amidst the stress weighing down on the present global financial situation, specifically in Europe, Australian banks are robust enough to ride out any new fiscal storms, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233685/20111018/rba-points-to-euro-banking-crisis-insists-on-aussie-banks-immunity.htm

Michele Bachmann Implies Libya not in Africa During Republican Presidential Debate :: Rep. Michele Bachmann said something unintentionally great in the Republican presidential debate Tuesday night, saying, in essence, that Libya was not in the continent of Africa.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233678/20111018/michele-bachmann-libya-africa-republican-presidential-debate-cnn-president-barack-obama-lord-s-resis.htm

The Economy: Europe Interrupts The Boom, RBA Sees Gloom :: So what can the Reserve Bank do as it looks to the next board meeting on Melbourne Cup day and assesses the country's economic position and whether to cut interest rates?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233664/20111018/the-economy-europe-interrupts-the-boom-rba-sees-gloom-au-ibtimes-com-ibtimesau-ibtimes-com-au.htm

Strong Beef Prices Forecast for 2012: Report :: Cattle owners are in for good news as the drought forecast to hit US beef exports will give Australia's cattle industry the opportunity to increase output and take advantage of near-record prices.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233639/20111018/strong-beef-prices-forecast-for-2012-report.htm

BHP Billiton Reports Mixed Output Results for Iron Ore, Copper amidst Softening Market Demands :: Defying the softening market demand for iron ore, BHP Billiton announced on Wednesday a 24 percent hike on its iron ore output while admitting at the same time that the company's copper production has retreated significantly in the face of a protracted labor problem.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233630/20111018/bhp-billiton-reports-mixed-output-results-for-iron-ore-copper-amidst-softening-market-demands.htm

China reduces holdings of US debt :: China reduces holdings of US Treasuries to their lowest level in a year after credit rating downgrade by Standard & Poor's.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15362618

Ballmer: We're beating Google in the cloud :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tSn0RI7rGZU/

How Amazon uses big data to prevent warehouse theft :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ACF2ttxvfgo/

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Spying program infects industrial sites :: The program uses some of the same language as last year's Stuxnet worm, leading security researchers to suggest that new attacks could be forthcoming
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3e1d91c-f9e0-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

New-look robots kick butt, sort socks, scratch itches :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2m95rTj1j5A/

'Dip' in car insurance premiums :: Car insurance premiums fell slightly during the third quarter of this year, according to the motoring organisation the AA.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15354697

State pension age: what the latest changes mean :: Expert advice on the latest changes
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15333154

Global Markets Overview - 10/19/2011 :: U.S. stocks hit fresh session highs after a report circulated that France and Germany had agreed on a EUR2 trillion plan to combat Europe's sovereign debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 250 points, or 2.2%, to 11651, after earlier falling as much as 101 points. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained 32 points, or 2.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233543/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Morning - 10/19/2011 :: MORNING REPORT
(7am AEDT)

US producer prices rose by 0.8pct in September, driven by higher energy prices. Economists had tipped a gain of only 0.2pct. But the core rate - excludes food and energy - rose by 0.2pct, just above the consensus forecast for a 0.1pct rise. And the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing market index hit a 17-month high in October, lifting from +14 to +18.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233537/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Prize announced for painless euro death plan :: Wolfson offers £250,000 award to the economist with the best idea for winding up the single currency
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e441b64e-f8e5-11e0-a5f7-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

Moody's cuts Spain's debt rating :: Moody's follows other ratings agencies in downgrading Spanish government debt, in response to the eurozone debt crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361877

Dropbox CEO: We'll integrate with everything :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/B44Wt4_aFdY/

Police seize €245m in UniCredit probe :: Alessandro Profumo, UniCredit's former chief executive, among those under investigation as the probe relates to financial transactions made in 2007-08
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e64c664-f9c7-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Goldman reports $428m loss :: Only the second time since it went public in 1999 that investment bank has not announced a profit
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6356df4-f97d-11e0-bf8f-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Apple earnings miss estimates :: Apple missed bullish quarterly expectations by money managers for the first time in years, sending its shares down 6 per cent in after-hours trading
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3bf4818c-f9cc-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Society Security COLA 2012: First Cost of Living Adjustments in Two Years :: For the first time since 2009, Social Security benefits will get a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, that could be as much as a 3.5 percent increase.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233490/20111018/social-security-cola-2012-benefits.htm

For Twitter, free speech is what matters — not real names :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9YXLiefJQFM/

VIDEO: King expects inflation fall :: The governor of the Bank of England says he expects inflation to fall rapidly from its level of 5.2%.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361051

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

France, Germany Agree to Sharply Increase Size of Eurozone Bailout Fund: Report :: The leaders of the most powerful nations in Europe, France and Germany, have reportedly agreed to increase the size of the Eurozone's rescue fund to 2 trillion euros ($2.7 trillion) – up from the current 440 billion euro ($604 billion) lending capability -- as part of comprehensive program to find a solution to the debt crisis wreaking havoc across Europe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233428/20111018/eurozone-debt-crisis-frnce-germany-bailout-fund-rescue-greece.htm

19-Oct-2011 06:57 at

IMF Warns Australia as Economy Begins to Pick up Pace :: Optimism towards a better economy in Australia is beginning to set in, according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233697/20111019/imf-warns-australia-as-recovery-begins-to-pick-up-pace.htm

Ice Cream Sandwich: What you need to know about Android 4.0 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/C10tyIaqPGU/

RBA Points to Euro Banking Crisis, Insists on Aussie Banks' Immunity :: Amidst the stress weighing down on the present global financial situation, specifically in Europe, Australian banks are robust enough to ride out any new fiscal storms, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233685/20111018/rba-points-to-euro-banking-crisis-insists-on-aussie-banks-immunity.htm

Michele Bachmann Implies Libya not in Africa During Republican Presidential Debate :: Rep. Michele Bachmann said something unintentionally great in the Republican presidential debate Tuesday night, saying, in essence, that Libya was not in the continent of Africa.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233678/20111018/michele-bachmann-libya-africa-republican-presidential-debate-cnn-president-barack-obama-lord-s-resis.htm

The Economy: Europe Interrupts The Boom, RBA Sees Gloom :: So what can the Reserve Bank do as it looks to the next board meeting on Melbourne Cup day and assesses the country's economic position and whether to cut interest rates?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233664/20111018/the-economy-europe-interrupts-the-boom-rba-sees-gloom-au-ibtimes-com-ibtimesau-ibtimes-com-au.htm

Strong Beef Prices Forecast for 2012: Report :: Cattle owners are in for good news as the drought forecast to hit US beef exports will give Australia's cattle industry the opportunity to increase output and take advantage of near-record prices.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233639/20111018/strong-beef-prices-forecast-for-2012-report.htm

BHP Billiton Reports Mixed Output Results for Iron Ore, Copper amidst Softening Market Demands :: Defying the softening market demand for iron ore, BHP Billiton announced on Wednesday a 24 percent hike on its iron ore output while admitting at the same time that the company's copper production has retreated significantly in the face of a protracted labor problem.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233630/20111018/bhp-billiton-reports-mixed-output-results-for-iron-ore-copper-amidst-softening-market-demands.htm

China reduces holdings of US debt :: China reduces holdings of US Treasuries to their lowest level in a year after credit rating downgrade by Standard & Poor's.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15362618

Ballmer: We're beating Google in the cloud :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tSn0RI7rGZU/

How Amazon uses big data to prevent warehouse theft :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ACF2ttxvfgo/

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Spying program infects industrial sites :: The program uses some of the same language as last year's Stuxnet worm, leading security researchers to suggest that new attacks could be forthcoming
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3e1d91c-f9e0-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

New-look robots kick butt, sort socks, scratch itches :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2m95rTj1j5A/

'Dip' in car insurance premiums :: Car insurance premiums fell slightly during the third quarter of this year, according to the motoring organisation the AA.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15354697

State pension age: what the latest changes mean :: Expert advice on the latest changes
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15333154

Global Markets Overview - 10/19/2011 :: U.S. stocks hit fresh session highs after a report circulated that France and Germany had agreed on a EUR2 trillion plan to combat Europe's sovereign debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 250 points, or 2.2%, to 11651, after earlier falling as much as 101 points. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained 32 points, or 2.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233543/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Morning - 10/19/2011 :: MORNING REPORT
(7am AEDT)

US producer prices rose by 0.8pct in September, driven by higher energy prices. Economists had tipped a gain of only 0.2pct. But the core rate - excludes food and energy - rose by 0.2pct, just above the consensus forecast for a 0.1pct rise. And the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing market index hit a 17-month high in October, lifting from +14 to +18.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233537/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Prize announced for painless euro death plan :: Wolfson offers £250,000 award to the economist with the best idea for winding up the single currency
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e441b64e-f8e5-11e0-a5f7-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

Moody's cuts Spain's debt rating :: Moody's follows other ratings agencies in downgrading Spanish government debt, in response to the eurozone debt crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361877

Dropbox CEO: We'll integrate with everything :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/B44Wt4_aFdY/

Police seize €245m in UniCredit probe :: Alessandro Profumo, UniCredit's former chief executive, among those under investigation as the probe relates to financial transactions made in 2007-08
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e64c664-f9c7-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Goldman reports $428m loss :: Only the second time since it went public in 1999 that investment bank has not announced a profit
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6356df4-f97d-11e0-bf8f-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Apple earnings miss estimates :: Apple missed bullish quarterly expectations by money managers for the first time in years, sending its shares down 6 per cent in after-hours trading
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3bf4818c-f9cc-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Society Security COLA 2012: First Cost of Living Adjustments in Two Years :: For the first time since 2009, Social Security benefits will get a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, that could be as much as a 3.5 percent increase.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233490/20111018/social-security-cola-2012-benefits.htm

For Twitter, free speech is what matters — not real names :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9YXLiefJQFM/

VIDEO: King expects inflation fall :: The governor of the Bank of England says he expects inflation to fall rapidly from its level of 5.2%.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361051

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

France, Germany Agree to Sharply Increase Size of Eurozone Bailout Fund: Report :: The leaders of the most powerful nations in Europe, France and Germany, have reportedly agreed to increase the size of the Eurozone's rescue fund to 2 trillion euros ($2.7 trillion) – up from the current 440 billion euro ($604 billion) lending capability -- as part of comprehensive program to find a solution to the debt crisis wreaking havoc across Europe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233428/20111018/eurozone-debt-crisis-frnce-germany-bailout-fund-rescue-greece.htm

iPhone 4s: Is Advanced Micro Devices' Stock Headed to $8 and Beyond in 2012? - Stock Review :: Will the shares of semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) benefit from the "iPhone 4s/5 Wave," now that Apple (AAPL) has introduced its new smartphone?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233416/20111018/iphone-4s-iphone-advanced-micro-devices-amd-microprocessor-semicondcutor-smartphone-cell-phone-devic.htm

19-Oct-2011 06:27 at

RBA Points to Euro Banking Crisis, Insists on Aussie Banks' Immunity :: Amidst the stress weighing down on the present global financial situation, specifically in Europe, Australian banks are robust enough to ride out any new fiscal storms, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233685/20111018/rba-points-to-euro-banking-crisis-insists-on-aussie-banks-immunity.htm

Michele Bachmann Implies Libya not in Africa During Republican Presidential Debate :: Rep. Michele Bachmann said something unintentionally great in the Republican presidential debate Tuesday night, saying, in essence, that Libya was not in the continent of Africa.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233678/20111018/michele-bachmann-libya-africa-republican-presidential-debate-cnn-president-barack-obama-lord-s-resis.htm

The Economy: Europe Interrupts The Boom, RBA Sees Gloom :: So what can the Reserve Bank do as it looks to the next board meeting on Melbourne Cup day and assesses the country's economic position and whether to cut interest rates?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233664/20111018/the-economy-europe-interrupts-the-boom-rba-sees-gloom-au-ibtimes-com-ibtimesau-ibtimes-com-au.htm

Strong Beef Prices Forecast for 2012: Report :: Cattle owners are in for good news as the drought forecast to hit US beef exports will give Australia's cattle industry the opportunity to increase output and take advantage of near-record prices.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233639/20111018/strong-beef-prices-forecast-for-2012-report.htm

BHP Billiton Reports Mixed Output Results for Iron Ore, Copper amidst Softening Market Demands :: Defying the softening market demand for iron ore, BHP Billiton announced on Wednesday a 24 percent hike on its iron ore output while admitting at the same time that the company's copper production has retreated significantly in the face of a protracted labor problem.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233630/20111018/bhp-billiton-reports-mixed-output-results-for-iron-ore-copper-amidst-softening-market-demands.htm

China reduces holdings of US debt :: China reduces holdings of US Treasuries to their lowest level in a year after credit rating downgrade by Standard & Poor's.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15362618

Ballmer: We're beating Google in the cloud :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tSn0RI7rGZU/

How Amazon uses big data to prevent warehouse theft :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ACF2ttxvfgo/

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Spying program infects industrial sites :: The program uses some of the same language as last year's Stuxnet worm, leading security researchers to suggest that new attacks could be forthcoming
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3e1d91c-f9e0-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

New-look robots kick butt, sort socks, scratch itches :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2m95rTj1j5A/

'Dip' in car insurance premiums :: Car insurance premiums fell slightly during the third quarter of this year, according to the motoring organisation the AA.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15354697

State pension age: what the latest changes mean :: Expert advice on the latest changes
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15333154

Global Markets Overview - 10/19/2011 :: U.S. stocks hit fresh session highs after a report circulated that France and Germany had agreed on a EUR2 trillion plan to combat Europe's sovereign debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 250 points, or 2.2%, to 11651, after earlier falling as much as 101 points. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained 32 points, or 2.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233543/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Morning - 10/19/2011 :: MORNING REPORT
(7am AEDT)

US producer prices rose by 0.8pct in September, driven by higher energy prices. Economists had tipped a gain of only 0.2pct. But the core rate - excludes food and energy - rose by 0.2pct, just above the consensus forecast for a 0.1pct rise. And the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing market index hit a 17-month high in October, lifting from +14 to +18.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233537/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Prize announced for painless euro death plan :: Wolfson offers £250,000 award to the economist with the best idea for winding up the single currency
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e441b64e-f8e5-11e0-a5f7-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

Moody's cuts Spain's debt rating :: Moody's follows other ratings agencies in downgrading Spanish government debt, in response to the eurozone debt crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361877

Dropbox CEO: We'll integrate with everything :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/B44Wt4_aFdY/

Police seize €245m in UniCredit probe :: Alessandro Profumo, UniCredit's former chief executive, among those under investigation as the probe relates to financial transactions made in 2007-08
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e64c664-f9c7-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Goldman reports $428m loss :: Only the second time since it went public in 1999 that investment bank has not announced a profit
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6356df4-f97d-11e0-bf8f-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Apple earnings miss estimates :: Apple missed bullish quarterly expectations by money managers for the first time in years, sending its shares down 6 per cent in after-hours trading
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3bf4818c-f9cc-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Society Security COLA 2012: First Cost of Living Adjustments in Two Years :: For the first time since 2009, Social Security benefits will get a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, that could be as much as a 3.5 percent increase.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233490/20111018/social-security-cola-2012-benefits.htm

For Twitter, free speech is what matters — not real names :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9YXLiefJQFM/

VIDEO: King expects inflation fall :: The governor of the Bank of England says he expects inflation to fall rapidly from its level of 5.2%.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361051

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

France, Germany Agree to Sharply Increase Size of Eurozone Bailout Fund: Report :: The leaders of the most powerful nations in Europe, France and Germany, have reportedly agreed to increase the size of the Eurozone's rescue fund to 2 trillion euros ($2.7 trillion) – up from the current 440 billion euro ($604 billion) lending capability -- as part of comprehensive program to find a solution to the debt crisis wreaking havoc across Europe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233428/20111018/eurozone-debt-crisis-frnce-germany-bailout-fund-rescue-greece.htm

iPhone 4s: Is Advanced Micro Devices' Stock Headed to $8 and Beyond in 2012? - Stock Review :: Will the shares of semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) benefit from the "iPhone 4s/5 Wave," now that Apple (AAPL) has introduced its new smartphone?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233416/20111018/iphone-4s-iphone-advanced-micro-devices-amd-microprocessor-semicondcutor-smartphone-cell-phone-devic.htm

MTV exec: Social is a new programming platform :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/esRkWYDJXl8/

NoSQL for big data in the enterprise :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/LWnzeIOfMpA/

19-Oct-2011 05:57 at

RBA Points to Euro Banking Crisis, Insists on Aussie Banks' Immunity :: Amidst the stress weighing down on the present global financial situation, specifically in Europe, Australian banks are robust enough to ride out any new fiscal storms, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233685/20111018/rba-points-to-euro-banking-crisis-insists-on-aussie-banks-immunity.htm

Michele Bachmann Implies Libya not in Africa During Republican Presidential Debate :: Rep. Michele Bachmann said something unintentionally great in the Republican presidential debate Tuesday night, saying, in essence, that Libya was not in the continent of Africa.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233678/20111018/michele-bachmann-libya-africa-republican-presidential-debate-cnn-president-barack-obama-lord-s-resis.htm

The Economy: Europe Interrupts The Boom, RBA Sees Gloom :: So what can the Reserve Bank do as it looks to the next board meeting on Melbourne Cup day and assesses the country's economic position and whether to cut interest rates?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233664/20111018/the-economy-europe-interrupts-the-boom-rba-sees-gloom-au-ibtimes-com-ibtimesau-ibtimes-com-au.htm

Strong Beef Prices Forecast for 2012: Report :: Cattle owners are in for good news as the drought forecast to hit US beef exports will give Australia's cattle industry the opportunity to increase output and take advantage of near-record prices.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233639/20111018/strong-beef-prices-forecast-for-2012-report.htm

BHP Billiton Reports Mixed Output Results for Iron Ore, Copper amidst Softening Market Demands :: Defying the softening market demand for iron ore, BHP Billiton announced on Wednesday a 24 percent hike on its iron ore output while admitting at the same time that the company's copper production has retreated significantly in the face of a protracted labor problem.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233630/20111018/bhp-billiton-reports-mixed-output-results-for-iron-ore-copper-amidst-softening-market-demands.htm

China reduces holdings of US debt :: China reduces holdings of US Treasuries to their lowest level in a year after credit rating downgrade by Standard & Poor's.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15362618

Ballmer: We're beating Google in the cloud :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tSn0RI7rGZU/

How Amazon uses big data to prevent warehouse theft :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ACF2ttxvfgo/

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Spying program infects industrial sites :: The program uses some of the same language as last year's Stuxnet worm, leading security researchers to suggest that new attacks could be forthcoming
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3e1d91c-f9e0-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

New-look robots kick butt, sort socks, scratch itches :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2m95rTj1j5A/

'Dip' in car insurance premiums :: Car insurance premiums fell slightly during the third quarter of this year, according to the motoring organisation the AA.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15354697

State pension age: what the latest changes mean :: Expert advice on the latest changes
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15333154

Global Markets Overview - 10/19/2011 :: U.S. stocks hit fresh session highs after a report circulated that France and Germany had agreed on a EUR2 trillion plan to combat Europe's sovereign debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 250 points, or 2.2%, to 11651, after earlier falling as much as 101 points. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained 32 points, or 2.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233543/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Morning - 10/19/2011 :: MORNING REPORT
(7am AEDT)

US producer prices rose by 0.8pct in September, driven by higher energy prices. Economists had tipped a gain of only 0.2pct. But the core rate - excludes food and energy - rose by 0.2pct, just above the consensus forecast for a 0.1pct rise. And the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing market index hit a 17-month high in October, lifting from +14 to +18.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233537/20111018/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Prize announced for painless euro death plan :: Wolfson offers £250,000 award to the economist with the best idea for winding up the single currency
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e441b64e-f8e5-11e0-a5f7-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

Moody's cuts Spain's debt rating :: Moody's follows other ratings agencies in downgrading Spanish government debt, in response to the eurozone debt crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361877

Dropbox CEO: We'll integrate with everything :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/B44Wt4_aFdY/

Police seize €245m in UniCredit probe :: Alessandro Profumo, UniCredit's former chief executive, among those under investigation as the probe relates to financial transactions made in 2007-08
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e64c664-f9c7-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Goldman reports $428m loss :: Only the second time since it went public in 1999 that investment bank has not announced a profit
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6356df4-f97d-11e0-bf8f-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Apple earnings miss estimates :: Apple missed bullish quarterly expectations by money managers for the first time in years, sending its shares down 6 per cent in after-hours trading
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3bf4818c-f9cc-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Society Security COLA 2012: First Cost of Living Adjustments in Two Years :: For the first time since 2009, Social Security benefits will get a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, that could be as much as a 3.5 percent increase.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233490/20111018/social-security-cola-2012-benefits.htm

For Twitter, free speech is what matters — not real names :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9YXLiefJQFM/

VIDEO: King expects inflation fall :: The governor of the Bank of England says he expects inflation to fall rapidly from its level of 5.2%.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15361051

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

France, Germany Agree to Sharply Increase Size of Eurozone Bailout Fund: Report :: The leaders of the most powerful nations in Europe, France and Germany, have reportedly agreed to increase the size of the Eurozone's rescue fund to 2 trillion euros ($2.7 trillion) – up from the current 440 billion euro ($604 billion) lending capability -- as part of comprehensive program to find a solution to the debt crisis wreaking havoc across Europe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233428/20111018/eurozone-debt-crisis-frnce-germany-bailout-fund-rescue-greece.htm

iPhone 4s: Is Advanced Micro Devices' Stock Headed to $8 and Beyond in 2012? - Stock Review :: Will the shares of semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) benefit from the "iPhone 4s/5 Wave," now that Apple (AAPL) has introduced its new smartphone?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233416/20111018/iphone-4s-iphone-advanced-micro-devices-amd-microprocessor-semicondcutor-smartphone-cell-phone-devic.htm

MTV exec: Social is a new programming platform :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/esRkWYDJXl8/

NoSQL for big data in the enterprise :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/LWnzeIOfMpA/

19-Oct-2011 05:27 Apple

Why Apple sold only 17.1 million iPhones :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Pk_2Z-nwtl8/

Apple disappointment knocks S&P futures :: Global risk assets are climbing on hopes for further aid to the eurozone, but iPad maker's results will challenge improving sentiment
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2da43770-f87e-11e0-8e7e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Apple full year profits rise 85% :: Apple reports 85% growth in full year profits but the shares still fall in after-hours trading.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15360697

Apple earnings miss estimates :: Apple missed bullish quarterly expectations by money managers for the first time in years, sending its shares down 6 per cent in after-hours trading
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3bf4818c-f9cc-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Apple Q4 2011 earnings by the numbers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DOQdi2R0JSc/

iPhone 4s: Is Advanced Micro Devices' Stock Headed to $8 and Beyond in 2012? - Stock Review :: Will the shares of semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) benefit from the "iPhone 4s/5 Wave," now that Apple (AAPL) has introduced its new smartphone?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233416/20111018/iphone-4s-iphone-advanced-micro-devices-amd-microprocessor-semicondcutor-smartphone-cell-phone-devic.htm

HTC loses Apple patent case in US :: Taiwan's HTC is dealt a big blow as the US International Trade Commission says Apple did not violate its patents.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15345892

19-Oct-2011 04:57 Apple

Why Apple sold only 17.1 million iPhones :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Pk_2Z-nwtl8/

Apple disappointment knocks S&P futures :: Global risk assets are climbing on hopes for further aid to the eurozone, but iPad maker's results will challenge improving sentiment
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2da43770-f87e-11e0-8e7e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Apple full year profits rise 85% :: Apple reports 85% growth in full year profits but the shares still fall in after-hours trading.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15360697

Apple earnings miss estimates :: Apple missed bullish quarterly expectations by money managers for the first time in years, sending its shares down 6 per cent in after-hours trading
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3bf4818c-f9cc-11e0-9c26-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Apple Q4 2011 earnings by the numbers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DOQdi2R0JSc/

iPhone 4s: Is Advanced Micro Devices' Stock Headed to $8 and Beyond in 2012? - Stock Review :: Will the shares of semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) benefit from the "iPhone 4s/5 Wave," now that Apple (AAPL) has introduced its new smartphone?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233416/20111018/iphone-4s-iphone-advanced-micro-devices-amd-microprocessor-semicondcutor-smartphone-cell-phone-devic.htm

HTC loses Apple patent case in US :: Taiwan's HTC is dealt a big blow as the US International Trade Commission says Apple did not violate its patents.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15345892

19-Oct-2011 04:27 Wall

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

Occupy Wall Street: An experiment in consensus-building :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kGaUNA1IMNU/index.html

Wall Street demonstrations start second month :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/s1rXjKH9PTs/index.html

Occupy Wall Street: How long can it last? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DJp0Em7iPd0/index.html

Occupy Wall Street Protests: Movement Sees Support From New York City Voters :: The Occupy Wall Street movement has garnered support from the likes of Kanye West, Susan Sarandon, Michael Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins. With Monday came the revelation of a new group of supporters perhaps even more important than celebrity figures -- New York City voters.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232748/20111017/occupy-wall-street-protest-news-movement-new-york-city-support-zuccotti-park-day-of-rage-george-bush.htm

19-Oct-2011 03:57 Wall

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

Occupy Wall Street: An experiment in consensus-building :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kGaUNA1IMNU/index.html

Wall Street demonstrations start second month :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/s1rXjKH9PTs/index.html

Occupy Wall Street: How long can it last? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DJp0Em7iPd0/index.html

Occupy Wall Street Protests: Movement Sees Support From New York City Voters :: The Occupy Wall Street movement has garnered support from the likes of Kanye West, Susan Sarandon, Michael Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins. With Monday came the revelation of a new group of supporters perhaps even more important than celebrity figures -- New York City voters.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232748/20111017/occupy-wall-street-protest-news-movement-new-york-city-support-zuccotti-park-day-of-rage-george-bush.htm

19-Oct-2011 03:27 Wall

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

Occupy Wall Street: An experiment in consensus-building :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kGaUNA1IMNU/index.html

Wall Street demonstrations start second month :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/s1rXjKH9PTs/index.html

Occupy Wall Street: How long can it last? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DJp0Em7iPd0/index.html

Occupy Wall Street Protests: Movement Sees Support From New York City Voters :: The Occupy Wall Street movement has garnered support from the likes of Kanye West, Susan Sarandon, Michael Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins. With Monday came the revelation of a new group of supporters perhaps even more important than celebrity figures -- New York City voters.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232748/20111017/occupy-wall-street-protest-news-movement-new-york-city-support-zuccotti-park-day-of-rage-george-bush.htm

19-Oct-2011 02:57 Wall

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

Occupy Wall Street: An experiment in consensus-building :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kGaUNA1IMNU/index.html

Wall Street demonstrations start second month :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/s1rXjKH9PTs/index.html

Occupy Wall Street: How long can it last? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DJp0Em7iPd0/index.html

Occupy Wall Street Protests: Movement Sees Support From New York City Voters :: The Occupy Wall Street movement has garnered support from the likes of Kanye West, Susan Sarandon, Michael Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins. With Monday came the revelation of a new group of supporters perhaps even more important than celebrity figures -- New York City voters.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232748/20111017/occupy-wall-street-protest-news-movement-new-york-city-support-zuccotti-park-day-of-rage-george-bush.htm

19-Oct-2011 02:27 Occupy

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

Occupy Wall Street: An experiment in consensus-building :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kGaUNA1IMNU/index.html

Occupy London: Might Have to Move Campsite due to Overcrowding :: The 'Occupy London' demonstrating outside St. Pauls Cathedral who are protesting against capitalism may have to move and set up a base elsewhere if their following becomes too big.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233314/20111018/occupy-lsx-london-st-pauls-cathedral-protest-protestors-protesting-demonstrating-demonstraters-eveni.htm

Occupy Wall Street: How long can it last? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DJp0Em7iPd0/index.html

Occupy Wall Street Protests: Movement Sees Support From New York City Voters :: The Occupy Wall Street movement has garnered support from the likes of Kanye West, Susan Sarandon, Michael Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins. With Monday came the revelation of a new group of supporters perhaps even more important than celebrity figures -- New York City voters.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232748/20111017/occupy-wall-street-protest-news-movement-new-york-city-support-zuccotti-park-day-of-rage-george-bush.htm

Occupy Miami Just Getting Started; How Long Will it Last? :: Florida's Occupy Miami movement just getting started with protestors camping out at Government Center.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232719/20111017/occupy-miami-movement-florida-just-getting-started-how-long-will-it-last-government-center.htm

19-Oct-2011 01:57 Occupy

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

Occupy London: Might Have to Move Campsite due to Overcrowding :: The 'Occupy London' demonstrating outside St. Pauls Cathedral who are protesting against capitalism may have to move and set up a base elsewhere if their following becomes too big.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233314/20111018/occupy-lsx-london-st-pauls-cathedral-protest-protestors-protesting-demonstrating-demonstraters-eveni.htm

Occupy Wall Street: How long can it last? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DJp0Em7iPd0/index.html

Occupy London: Tents in the City :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/G1CaEIl3k5Y/index.html

Occupy Wall Street Protests: Movement Sees Support From New York City Voters :: The Occupy Wall Street movement has garnered support from the likes of Kanye West, Susan Sarandon, Michael Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins. With Monday came the revelation of a new group of supporters perhaps even more important than celebrity figures -- New York City voters.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232748/20111017/occupy-wall-street-protest-news-movement-new-york-city-support-zuccotti-park-day-of-rage-george-bush.htm

Occupy Miami Just Getting Started; How Long Will it Last? :: Florida's Occupy Miami movement just getting started with protestors camping out at Government Center.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232719/20111017/occupy-miami-movement-florida-just-getting-started-how-long-will-it-last-government-center.htm