onsdag 21 november 2012

21-Nov-2012 14:04

Beauty sleep at 35,000 feet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/CnlMRapLbC4/index.html

AUDIO: Are there benefits to freelancing? :: BBC Radio 5 live Morning Reports found out more about freelancers and how much they contribute to the economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20427392#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Ajmal Kasab: Mumbai Attacker Was Extremely Nervous Before Execution :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving terrorist involved in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, was hanged to death Wednesday, two weeks after his mercy plea was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.</p><p>Kasab, 25, was executed at Pune's Yerwada Jail at 7:30 a.m. local time. "All the legal procedures in the 26/11 terror attacks case were completed… Accordingly, Kasab has been hanged this morning at 7.30 a.m. in Yerawada Central Jail," Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil told reporters in Mumbai, PTI reported.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ajmal-kasab-mumbai-attacker-was-extremely-nervous-execution-894518

Daily Mail sells regional papers :: The Daily Mail group of newspapers sells its regional newspaper group, Northcliffe Media, to Local World for £53m.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20424474#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Obesity Curtails Depression? Researchers Find Fat Gene Makes People Happy :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>There seems to be some truth in the obesity-happiness link. New research points to the fact that obese people have lower risk of depression.</p><p>Apparently, people with a gene named FTO are 8 percent less likely to suffer from depression. In 2007, scientists discovered FTO gene is a major contributor to genetic obesity among Europeans.</p><p>These findings suggest that FTO gene may play a broader role than initially perceived having an impact on depression and other psychiatric disorders, researchers stated in a study published Nov.20, in the journal 'Molecular Psychiatry.'</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/obesity-curtails-depression-researchers-find-fat-gene-makes-people-happy-894610

Osborne urges bank reform focus :: Chancellor George Osborne has urged a committee studying banking standards not to send proposed reform "back to square one".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20427730#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: UK public sector borrowing rises :: The government borrowed a worse-than-expected £8.6bn in October, reducing the chances the UK will hit its deficit reduction target, figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20423883#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

In Virginia, Pregnant Prisoners Will No Longer Be Shackled During Childbirth :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Good news for pregnant prison inmates in Virginia: You will no longer be shackled during labor and childbirth.</p><p>Virginia's Board of Corrections this month announced the adoption of new regulatory language to restrict the use of restraints on incarcerated pregnant women, a decision met with praise by a coalition of women's rights advocates, prison reform groups and religious organizations.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/virginia-pregnant-prisoners-will-no-longer-be-shackled-during-childbirth-893690

The Beatles' 'White Album': Blisters On My Fingers! :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Forty-four years ago this Thursday, the Beatles released what was probably their greatest – but most widely debated – album, simply called "The Beatles," but better known to millions as "The White Album" from its plain, alabaster-colored sleeve.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/beatles-white-album-blisters-my-fingers-894088

Countries list net name protests :: International governments file more than 250 objections to new net names including proposals for .app, .baby, .rugby and .islam.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20425982#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

In Poland, A New Breivik-Style Bomb Plot Hints At Growing Extremism In Europe :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>An extremist who allegedly planned to detonate explosives outside of the Polish Parliament building in Warsaw was foiled by security officials this month, authorities said Tuesday. But the suspect's links to other extremists – including Norway's Anders Breivik – has raised fears about the growth of far-right radicalism in Europe.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/poland-new-breivik-style-bomb-plot-hints-growing-extremism-europe-893998

Olam files Muddy Waters lawsuit :: Singapore-based agricultural commodities trader Olam International begins legal action against US short-selling firm Muddy Waters Research.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20422419#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Billionaires Soros, Paulson Bullish On Gold With Prices Expected To Hit Records :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The smart money thinks the bull market in gold is far from over, with billionaire investors George Soros and John Paulson betting big on the yellow metal.</p><p>Gold prices are set for a 12th consecutive year of gains in 2012, the longest streak in at least nine decades, on growing worries about global economic growth, continued unconventional monetary policies and rising geopolitical risks that may impede gold production.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/billionaires-soros-paulson-bullish-gold-prices-expected-hit-records-893466

Gaza Crisis: China To Host Palestinian Envoy :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>China, whose public support for the Palestinians has been a key characteristic of its policy in the Middle East, Wednesday said it would host an envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the crisis in Gaza.</p><p>The envoy, secretary-general of the Palestinian People's Party Bassam Al-Salhi, would be in China from Thursday for a three-day trip, Reuters reported quoting Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gaza-crisis-china-host-palestinian-envoy-894522

UK public sector borrowing rises :: The government borrowed a worse-than-expected £8.6bn in October, reducing the chances the UK will hit its deficit reduction target, figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20424492#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Pre-Market Movers (Nokia, Pluristem, New Oriental, SAP, Dynavax, LG Display, Sanofi, BHP Billiton) :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Nokia Corp, Pluristem Therapeutics, New Oriental Education, SAP AG, Dynavax Technologies, LG Display Co, Sanofi SA and BHP Billiton are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.</p><p>Nokia Corp. (NOK) stock surged 2.37 percent to $3.02 in pre-market trading. The stock has a 52-week low of $1.63, a 52-week high of $6.33 and $11.05 billion in market capitalization.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/pre-market-movers-nokia-pluristem-new-oriental-sap-dynavax-lg-display-sanofi-bhp-billiton-894482

Central bank split on QE impact :: One member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted for more quantitative easing this month, while views differed over the impact of QE, meeting notes show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20422920#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

No Greek deal 'threatens euro' :: The failure of the eurozone to reach a deal to give Greece its latest bailout payment threatens the whole of the bloc, European leaders say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20423684#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Kasab Hanged: India Had Spent $108 Million To Give The Mumbai Attacker A Fair Trial :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist among the 10 gunmen who attacked Mumbai Nov 26, 2008, was executed after President of India Pranab Mukherjee rejected his mercy petition.</p><p>As many as 166 persons were killed and 300 others injured in the when the Laskhar e-Taiba militants attacked different targets in Mumbai in 2008.</p><p>Kasab, 25, was hanged at Pune's Yerawada Jail at 7:30 a.m. local time.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kasab-hanged-india-had-spent-108-million-give-mumbai-attacker-fair-trial-894414

Former UBS trader guilty in $2.3B loss :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/uQw2RqB_yuI/index.html

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