China's Smaller-Company Stocks Drop as Restrictions on Share Sales Expire Bloomberg By Bloomberg News - Mon Sep 06 07:56:35 GMT 2010 China's smaller-company stocks slumped today on concern the expiration of restrictions on the sale of equities will lead to a jump in supply and that share- price gains have outpaced earnings growth. ... China stocks end up 1.5 pct, near 4-month highReuters Analysis: China steelworks run into headwind in refinancingNewsyStocks.com Chinese billet prices surge on Hebei steel shutdownsMetalbulletin.com (subscription) CanadianBusiness.com -TMCnet -Reuters Africa all 32 news articles »

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RTE.ie

Crude Oil Falls for a Second Day on Speculation US Fuel Demand Will Drop Bloomberg Oil fell for a second day in New York on speculation fuel demand will decline as the US summer peak consumption season ends and amid concern the global economy will be slow in ... Oil dips towards $74 on US glut at driving season endFOXBusiness Oil hovers above $74 as traders eye US economyThe Associated Press Oil Falls Second Day as Service Industries Grow at Slower PaceSan Francisco Chronicle MSN India -Economic Times -CompareCarrentals.com all 184 news articles »

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International Business Times

Jobs Data Continues to Lift Global Equities ABC News LONDON (Reuters) - Encouraging news about the US employment picture continued to spill over onto financial markets on Monday, lifting world stocks on hopes that a slip back into recession could be ... GLOBAL MARKETS-US jobs data continues to lift equitiesFOXBusiness US jobs data continues to lift world equitiesOne News Page all 19 news articles »

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Moneycontrol.com

British Airways CEO Sizes Up Next Deal After Iberia BusinessWeek Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Willie Walsh, chief executive officer of British Airways Plc, has caught the merger bug. Not satisfied with a takeover of Spain's Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA, Walsh says he's seeking more ... British Airways: In Codesharing Pact With Kingfisher AirlinesWall Street Journal 'BA, Iberia target 12 other airlines'Sydney Morning Herald Willie Walsh's blueprint to beat BA strikesTelegraph.co.uk Financial Times -The Press Association -Bloomberg all 158 news articles »

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IBTimes Hong Kong

Hong Kong Stocks Rise to One-Month High; Developers Advance BusinessWeek Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks rose, lifting the Hang Seng Index to the highest close in almost a month, as better-than-estimated US job data bolstered the outlook for the global economy. Developers gained after the government ... HK stocks seen up as US data spurs global rallyReuters HK, Shanghai stocks gain after US jobs dataFOXBusiness Hong Kong Stocks Rise for Fourth Day; Insurers Climb on Investment ReformBloomberg MarketWatch -India Infoline.com -The Standard all 26 news articles »

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India says the summer's Kashmiri protests are either leaderless demonstrations, or Pakistan-backed provocation. Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat says they are neither.

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Macquarie Group said it expects first half net profit to fall around 25% this year as global market conditions remain weak.

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New Zealand could spend at least $1.4 billion on repairs following Saturday's earthquake that damaged the city of Christchurch and set off aftershocks that shook the region.

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Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Ichiro Ozawa, his rival for party leader, went head to head in televised debates, exchanging different views on how to pay for planned policies and other key issues.

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Corporate Bond Risk Falls in Europe, Credit-Default Swaps Show BusinessWeek Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of protecting European corporate bonds from default fell, according to traders of credit-default swaps. Contracts on the Markit iTraxx Crossover Index of 50 companies with mostly high-yield credit ... Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Falls, Credit-Default Swap Prices ShowSan Francisco Chronicle European Stocks Seen Extending Last Week's GainsRTT News Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Falls as U.S. Jobs Data Lift ConfidenceSan Francisco Chronicle all 22 news articles »

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A suicide car bomb attack on a police station in northwest Pakistan killed at least 14 people and wounded about 40.

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Reuters

Obama to call for business tax credit Washington Post Under mounting pressure to intensify his focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, President Obama will call for a $100 billion business tax credit this week, using a speech in Cleveland on Wednesday ... Obama launches big week on economyReuters Obama Plans Economic Message, But Window for Success is ClosingFOXNews Obama to Ask Congress to Pass $100 Billion Research Tax CreditBloomberg ABC News -AFP -Austin American-Statesman all 525 news articles »

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Asian stock markets were higher Monday, as stocks rallied 1.1% in New Zealand after an earthquake there while tech companies rose in Taiwan.

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South Korea's Samsung Electronics is considering investing a record $25.55 billion next year to bolster its existing operations and expand into new business segments.

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TopNews United Kingdom (blog)

Foxconn's Gou Cuts Long-Term Sales Growth Target Bloomberg Foxconn said last month it may hire as many as 400000 workers, more than triple the combined workforces of Microsoft Corp. and Apple. Photographer: Thomas Lee/Bloomberg Hon Hai Precision ... Foxconn sales growth set to halve, Chairman saysMarketWatch Hon Hai Shares Fall After Reports on Sales Target CutABC News Hon Hai halves long-term sales target -reportInternational Business Times The Korea Herald -Softpedia -Financial Times all 62 news articles »

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Future jobs: More skills or less pay Seattle Times Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all. That's the sobering message American workers ... Labor Day finds employment outlook bleakTheDay.com On Labor Day, remember the unemployed voteSan Francisco Chronicle Got skills? Job outlook demands itFort Wayne Journal Gazette Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal -NorthJersey.com all 431 news articles »

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The Guardian

Hurd is being considered for No. 2 spot at Oracle Los Angeles Times The ousted chief executive of computer maker Hewlett-Packard is likely to serve under his friend and CEO of the business software firm, Larry Ellison, who in an e-mail had scolded HP for its decision. Mark Hurd had been credited with nearly doubling ... Mark Hurd in Talks With OracleWall Street Journal Former HP boss may move to OracleAFP Former HP Chief May Move to OracleNew York Times Benzinga -VentureBeat -Daily Beast all 375 news articles »

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Stocks started September with a bang as investors cheered a rare dose of good economic news but investors may need to buckle in for the coming week: It's a holiday-shortened week with little on the docket to set the tone.
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Take a moment during your end-of-summer holiday to remember the people who built America and to recognize the strengths of our ever-evolving workforce today.
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Take a peek at companies that are beating the odds, despite a slowdown in their industries.
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A hot new smartphone can be Incredible, Vibrant, Epic or just "eh," but no matter how it stacks up, it's a safe bet that it will start selling at $199.
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A new national poll released Sunday indicates that eight in 10 Americans say that the economy is in poor shape, and the number that say conditions are very poor is on the upswing after steady declines through the spring.
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North Korea is grappling with food shortages, interviews with defectors and Chinese traders suggest. The privations come on the eve of a meeting that could signal its biggest political transformation in decades.

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Nine people are confirmed to have died in a plane crash at Fox Glacier on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island.

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