06-Feb-2013 06:15

Is Asia on cusp of space race? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/E8O_QWv_vNY/index.html

Ford's struggles in Europe :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/4VbGl05hpCM/

Spain's GDP still shrinking :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/i2_4bx6e5SQ/

China's cargo beast :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hCMKsMaqT7Q/index.html

Hotel giants: Global visas are key :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/GOfULM4-Pdw/

Is this the game-changer on climate? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rkLyixTONJM/index.html

Rise of China creating conflict :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RU0AVSUCtls/index.html

Cricket star's life on the road :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eWgG8pPipxI/

Photo Release -- Campaign to Fix the Debt, Business Leaders Continue Push for Comprehensive Agreement Over Debt :: WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Tuesday, January 8, the Campaign to Fix the Debt and NASDAQ OMX held a press conference to underscore the importance of continuing to pressure lawmakers and the Administration to agree on a comprehensive, bipartisan plan to bend down the unsustainable trajectory of our national debt. Businesses of all sizes from every sector of the economy have criticized the recent last-minute budget agreement for failing to provide the confidence to bolster growth. The Campaign and its affiliates remain as focused on this essential issue as ever, and expect our nation's leaders to be similarly engaged over the coming months. On Tuesday, prominent business leaders and senior Campaign leadership discussed their continued push for a bipartisan deal large enoug...
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

China uses wage to narrow wealth gap :: China approves a plan to tackle the widening income gap between rich and poor, which includes raising its minimum wage.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21347819#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media :: US billionaire John Malone's cable group, Liberty Global, agrees to buy UK's Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal worth $23.3bn (£15bn).
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21347814#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Top After-Market NYSE Movers (The Walt Disney, Monster Worldwide, Hewlett-Packard, Office Depot Inc, USANA Health Sciences, Exelis, Walgreen, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Fortuna Silver Mines) :: <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 top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were The Walt Disney Company, Monster Worldwide Inc, Hewlett-Packard Company and Office Depot Inc.</p>
<p>The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) shares climbed 2.74 percent to $55.78 in post-market trading. The company reported Tuesday that its net income declined to $ 1.38 billion or $0.77 per share in the first quarter, from $1.46 billion or $0.80 per share in the same period the earlier year.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/top-after-market-nyse-movers-walt-disney-monster-worldwide-hewlett-packard-office-depot-inc-usana

L.A. Lakers News: Pau Gasol Injured In Lakers Win Over Brooklyn :: <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 Los Angeles Lakers were without Dwight Howard, Metta World Peace, and even Pau Gasol in the final crucial minutes, but were still able to hold off the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center, 92-83.</p>
<p>In a game that featured several lead changes, the Lakers pulled away in the final 2:32 minutes as Brooklyn failed to score. The Nets were unable to take advantage of their clear size advantage over Los Angeles after Gasol walked to the locker room on his own power with a foot injury late in the fourth quarter.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/la-lakers-news-pau-gasol-injured-lakers-win-over-brooklyn-1064640

Kobe Bryant Slam Dunks On Kris Humphries And Gerald Wallace; 'OMG Kobe' Trends On Twitter [VIDEO] :: <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><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/lakers/">Los Angeles Lakers</a> star <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://kb24.com/">Kobe Bryan</a>t slam dunked on the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/nets/">Brookyln Nets</a>' <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/KrisHumphries">Kris Humphries</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Wallace">Gerald Wallace</a>, giving the Lakers the lead with three minutes left.</p>
<p>Once Bryant got possession of the ball in the fleeting moments of Tuesday night's game against the Nets, he pummeled past Humphries and Wallace to deliver a slam dunk as both men tried to get the ball away.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kobe-bryant-slam-dunks-kris-humphries-gerald-wallace-omg-kobe-trends-twitter-video-1064618

8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Solomon Islands :: <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>A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean and  generated a "potentially destructive" tsunami, the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.usgs.gov/">U.S. Geological Survey </a>said.</p>
<p>It occurred at 3:12 p.m. Tuesday Hawaii time, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/8-0-magnitude-quake-hits-South-Pacific/4ulPRwXyg0OJvMK_paI63Q.cspx">KHON</a> reported.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/80-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-solomon-islands-1064564

Betty White Quips She's Sexiest At 91; 'Golden Girl' Celebrates 90th Birthday, Again :: <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>Betty White says she is sexier than ever at the ripe old age of 91.</p>
She's the only surviving "Golden Girl" from the 1980s comedy that starred Bea Arthur as Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux and Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo. And of course the naïve but sweet Rose Nylund was played by the beloved White.
 

<p>It's been decades since the show's run, but the 91-year-old White is as famous as ever. She's become a pop culture phenomenon and doesn't seem to have aged all that much.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/betty-white-quips-shes-sexiest-91-golden-girl-celebrates-90th-birthday-again-1064538

Mercury: Music is Brazil's soul :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/frKHyfMd8to/

Kenya's currency concerns :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/gWL877Lg9dk/

Seoul mayor build's 'Citizen's Hall' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_5ZZOCujJTY/