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  • Prices of food items may ease this year Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:44AMAfter facing sharp rise in prices of most food items in 2008, consumers can look forward to a relatively comfortable situation this year in commodities like wheat, rice and edible oil. However, sugar prices, which have remained depressed for the last two years, are likely to move up.
  • Receiver appointed to Waterford Wedgwood Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:33AMWaterford Wedgwood has appointed David Carson of Deloitte as a receiver to the company and some of its Irish subsidiaries. Joint administrators are set to be appointed to some of its UK subsidiaries.
  • Utah consumers get break as gas drops, food prices dip Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:27AMConsumers are seeing a small break this month on their trip to the grocery store, at least if they were shopping for 15 common household goods the Deseret News has been tracking.
  • No profiteering, but big oil still dominates Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:24AMTHE Big Four oil companies did not use price rises in 2008 to increase their profit margins, a report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found.
  • Turkey plans to issue debut sovereign Sukuk Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:21AM05 January 2009 ISTANBUL: Turkey in its own unique way is bumbling into Islamic capital markets through the planned issuance of its debut sovereign Sukuk (Islamic bond).
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-05 06:45 DIARY - Germany - to March 31 Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:16AMFor Today in Germany diary double-click on For German corporate events diary double-click on
  • South Africa: Citizens All Set for More Cuts in Fuel Prices Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:09AMJohannesburg — SOUTH Africans are set to benefit from more fuel cuts as the global oil price is likely to remain depressed for at least the first half of this year, according to economist Chris Hart.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-05 06:17 DIARY - Economic Indicators in Germany from January 6 Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 12:45AM======================================================
  • Aberdeen lured by India bonds, Investec favours Brazil Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:44PMInternational investors are buying Brazilian, Indian and Indonesian bonds, driving the biggest monthly gain in emerging-market debt in at least three years, as the central banks cut interest rates to support their economies.
  • New year sees gas prices creeping up Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:34PMDespite previous drops in prices, sales dropped, a report says.
  • Scholarship money available for students in irrigation field Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:29PMBOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Irrigation Equipment Association expects to award thousands of dollars in scholarships to deserving students going into agricultural irrigation or turf-landscape irrigation fields in 2009.
  • IIEA awards scholarships Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:29PMBOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Irrigation Equipment Association has awarded $14,600 in scholarships to 21 students for the 2008-2009 school year.
  • Ontario to make companies pay for tire disposals Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:15PMA provincial agency is recommending Ontario scrap the $5 per tire "disposal" fee charged to drivers when they get rid of their old tires.
  • List of demands Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:07PMAIMTC has a long list of demands that include total exemption from service tax to road transport industry, scrapping of registration and return filing requirement in the Carriage by Road Bill 2007; reducing the diesel prices by at least Rs 10 a litre; reducing the price of tyres by at least 35 per cent; moratorium on all instalments and waiver of interest on truck finance for at least six ...
  • Benefits Of Liquid Vitamins Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:01PMRead on about the advantages and disadvantages of liquid vitamins. Body can easily absorb vitamins in liquid form than it is in the form of chewable tablets. Children generally and adults rarely show resistance to absorption of vitamin that is in solid form.
  • Inflation dips to 6.38% Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:39PMInflation rate fell to a near 10-month low of 6.38 per cent in the third week of December, mainly due to lower prices of food articles, minerals, and industrial and aviation fuel, even as analysts called for aggressive monetary measures to ward off a creeping deflation.
  • Foster goes to work as Amite coach Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:27PMAMITE - The legal wrangling and dreaming is finally all behind Amite High head football coach Alden Foster, with only 80-plus sweat-soaked players in front of him in workouts and the 2008 season on the horizon - along with an experience some 16 years ago.
  • Former SC mayor, Gateway exec dies of cancer Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:21PMSIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - A former mayor of Sioux City, and Gateway executive, has passed away.
  • Inflation falls to 10-month low at 6.38% Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:17PMThe inflation rate slid to a 10-month low of 6.38% for the week ended December 20. The figure stood at 6.61% the previous week, according to the data released by the commerce ministry on Thursday.
  • Inflation drops further to 6.38% Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:11PMNEW DELHI: India’s annual rate of inflation dipped further to 6.38% for the week ended December 20 from 6.61%, official data released yesterday said. The inflation rate was 3.74% during the corresponding week last year.
  • Pre-emptive action to mitigate effects of downturn Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:31PMIn an interview with Business Times, Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz says at prevailing rates, there is flexibility for further monetary stimulus to support the economy.
  • Australia may take ex-Guantanamo inmates Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:05PMTerror suspects held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay could be secretly resettled in Australia within the year.
  • Inflation falls to 6.38% Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:04PMNEW DELHI- The inflation rate for the week ended on December 20 dipped further for the eighth consecutive week to a near 10-month low of 6.38 per cent, against 6.61 per cent for the previous week, primarily due to easing prices in primary articles, fuel items and manufactured products.
  • Employment cutbacks on the rise in Louisville metro area Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:46AMThe bureau examined payrolls from November 2007 through November 2008. The December report focused on metropolitan areas and followed a survey released earlier this month that reported a decline of 533,000 jobs nationally. “Losses appear in both goods producing and service producing sectors,” said Uric Dufrene, Sanders chair of the Indiana University Southeast School of Business.
  • New faces hit political scene as 2009 arrives Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:45AMLonoke County will have a different political face when residents welcome 2009 and the new year rolls in.
  • K-12 school system had disappointing 2008 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:45AM WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The K-12 school system in the United States and its associated programs had a very disappointing year, studies contend.
  • Statement from Glenn Britt, President & CEO, Time Warner Cable Regarding Viacoms Threats to Pull MTV Networks from ... Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:20AM NEW YORK----Christmas is over, but Viacom is still playing Scrooge, threatening to pull its MTV Networks off of Time Warner Cable at midnight tonight unless we ask our customers to pay exorbitant price increases.
  • Third quarter taxable sales, purchases show robust growth for ‘08 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:05AMSpecial to the Journal BISMARCK, ND- Tax Commissioner Cory Fong announced today that taxable sales and purchases made during July, August, and September 2008 were $3.452 billion, up $755 million or 28 percent compared to the third quarter 2007.
  • Say ‘so long’ to smoky saloons Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:01AMJoe Wright of Scappoose is confident Oregon’s transition to include taverns and bars in its realm of smoke-free workplaces won’t interrupt his 50-year on-and-off smoking habit.
  • Spot exchanges set to launch wheat futures by Feb-end Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 5:50AMAlthough futures exchanges are still awaiting approval from the government to commence trading in wheat, spot bourses are gearing up to launch the inflation-sensitive commodity towards the end of February 2009.
  • Alfred Shaheen, giant of garment industry Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 5:26AMIsland textiles icon Alfred Shaheen was among the founders of the modern Hawaiian garment industry, helping revolutionize the business not only through innovative designs but by establishing a business model that allowed him to introduce Hawaiian wear to people around the world.
  • Bread of Life, Baked in Rhode Island Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 5:14AMOne company makes about 80 percent of the altar bread used by American churches.
  • Employment outlook good for the region Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:58AMDespite a national downturn in the economy, the immediate area is expected to fare well in the coming months.
  • Chesapeake Utilities names new director of propane operations Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:53AMChesapeake Utilities has appointed Joseph Cummiskey as the new director of propane operations. In this position, Mr Cummiskey will oversee companys propane operations including its Sharp Energy and Xeron subsidiaries.
  • Russian Stocks Fall After Oil Plunges; Lukoil, Surgut Decline Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:51AMDec. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s 30-stock Micex Index fell in light trading volume as the country’s Urals blend of crude oil fell to a four-year low, hurting the outlook for energy producers and the economy.
  • Police, helpers provide some holiday cheer Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:47AMEvanston Police Department personnel and volunteers had a mission Friday morning that they carried out almost flawlessly. Police, as well as members of the Evanston Citizen Police Academy and Evanston Township High School students, assembled holiday food baskets and then delivered them to more than 100 Evanston families.
  • Heating bills projected to decline this year Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:31AM Those looking for some holiday warmth can relax about heating their homes this winter.
  • NZ slumps further Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 5:01PMWELLINGTON: New Zealand’s economy suffered its biggest contraction in eight years in the third quarter and the broad-based slump reinforced expectations that global headwinds will keep the country in recession well into 2009.
  • AGL launches $171m offer for Sydney Gas Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:50PMAGL Energy Ltd has made a $171 million takeover offer for coal seam gas (CSG) producer Sydney Gas Ltd. AGL said it will offer to acquire all shares in Sydney Gas at 42.5 cents per share in a formal off-market takeover bid.
  • Cattle Rise on Signs of Shrinking U.S. Supplies; Hogs Climb Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:45PMDec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Cattle prices rose for the second time in three sessions on signs that the supply of animals to U.S. slaughterhouses is shrinking. Hog futures also gained.
  • AGL launches bid for Sydney Gas Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:43PMAGL Energy make a $171 million takeover offer for coal seam gas (CSG) producer Sydney Gas.
  • NZX Announcements: BBI Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:26PMBBI 24/12/2008 GENERAL REL: 1056 HRS Babcock & Brown Infrastructure GENERAL: BBI: Euroports - Co-investors take 29.7% interest 24 December 2008 Co-investors take 29.7% interest in BBI Europe Holdings (Lux) S.? R.L.
  • AGL offers $171m for Sydney Gas Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:25PMAGL Energy has made a $171 million takeover offer for coal seam gas (CSG) producer Sydney Gas.
  • Tech Data founder Edward Raymund dies in California at age 80 Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:11PMEdward Raymund, the founder of Tech Data Corp. who sold the company to his son for just $10,000 and watched it turn into a multi-billion dollar company, has died. He was 80. (TECD)
  • Mexico Exports Its Drug Wars to Guatemala Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:24AMThe savagery of the cartels has swept into the tiny country south of Mexico, with dire consequences
  • Black Hills Energy updates signs and vehicles with new logo Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:23AMSpecial to the News Black Hills Energy, formerly Aquila, announced that its branding process continues to move forward. Customers will start seeing the new Black Hills Energy logo on facility signs and vehicles throughout its Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska natural gas and electric service territories.
  • No profiteering, but big oil still dominates Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:17AMTHE Big Four oil companies did not use price rises in 2008 to increase their profit margins, a report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found.
  • Diverse loan book Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:15AMStrong risk management systems, a diversified loan portfolio and an impeccable track record make HDFC a safe bet.
  • Western Technology Companies Comprise Largest U.S. Regional Presence at the 2009 International CES Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:11AMMore than 700 technology companies headquartered in the western region of the United States will showcase their latest consumer electronics (CE) products at the 2009 International CES – the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow. Combined, these exhibitors make the western U.S., with a high concentration of Californian exhibitors, the most represented domestic region at CES, and cover ...
  • Southwest Technology Companies on Display at the 2009 International CES Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:11AMMore than 85 technology companies headquartered in the southwest region of the United States will showcase their latest consumer electronics (CE) products at the 2009 International CES – the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow. These exhibitors represent more than 30 consumer technology categories.