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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Irish Sun.com http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:57:44 -0400 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:57:44 -0400 30 Greece’s civil service has been partially blamed for the fiscal disaster which has befallen the country. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614741/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:00:12 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614741/cs/1/ The British finance minister, Alistair Darling, has warned of tough times ahead in a pre-election budget which will be unveiled this week. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614740/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:55:56 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614740/cs/1/ The IMF has warned that developed countries with big budget deficits should now be preparing to warn citizens they will need to tighten their belts, with another difficult economic period around the corner. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614742/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:03:04 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614742/cs/1/ Internet experts have warned that censorship in China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Myanmar and North Korea could threaten the growth of some social networking companies. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614750/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:44:27 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614750/cs/1/ British Airways operated around 60% of its flights on the weekend, as the cabin crew strike started to bite. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614739/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:53:40 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614739/cs/1/ A new shuttle service between O'Hare Airport in Chicago and New York is about to commence, with Delta Airlines announcing 11 daily flights from New York. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614738/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:51:22 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614738/cs/1/ Banks are starting to report that the number of corporate borrowers falling behind with repayments in Gulf nations is beginning to decline. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614737/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:49:06 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614737/cs/1/ President Barack Obama has called on US legislators to work toward a broad bank-reform effort to include a consumer financial protection advocate. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614581/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:17:21 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614581/cs/1/ The UK government has announced a quarter of a million people over the age of 70 will receive an £80 electricity discount this summer. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614586/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:24:55 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614586/cs/1/ Environmentalists have slammed the Hindustan Unilever, a subsidiary of the multinational firm Unilever, accusing it of polluting sensitive Pambar Shola reserve forest of the Western Ghat in Tamil Nadu state. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614703/cs/1/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:00:03 -0400 ANI http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/614703/cs/1/ WASHINGTON - Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358746/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:33:00 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358746/ BERLIN - The German government plans to introduce a levy on banks to ensure that they pay for the costs of any future crises. Volker Kauder, the parliamentary leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's co... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358747/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:32:59 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358747/ IBEC calls for reforms to transform Irish pubic service; What about its own credibility? By Finfacts Team Mar 22, 2010 - 8:03:15 AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358748/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:18:04 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358748/ Monday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories - - March 22, 2010 By Finfacts Team Mar 22, 2010 - 6:48:55 AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358749/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:18:01 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358749/ BANGALORE: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the government was sticking to an estimated 7.2% growth rate for this fiscal (2009-10) and 8.5% for 2010-11. "I have given some indica... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358744/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:10:35 -0400 Times Of India http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358744/ Thousands more British Airways passengers face disruption to their journeys as the cabin crew strike enters its third and busiest day.The Unite union says only 300 of the 2,200 cabin crew scheduled to... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358741/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:03:53 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358741/ Economists have warned of a "sluggish" recovery in the UK economy this year, two days ahead of this week's Budget.Industry body the CBI said it expected the economy to grow by 1% in 2010, wi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358742/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:03:51 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358742/ A UK-based businessman with a "substantial amount of money" is looking to buy crisis club Portsmouth, according to the man fronting the bid.Property tycoon Rob Lloyd says his unnamed client ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358743/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:03:49 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358743/ FRANKFURT -- Eurazeo SA , a France-based investment company, said Monday its 2009 net loss widened to 199.3 million euros ($269 million) from 68 million euros in 2008. The firm said it will maintain ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358757/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:56:34 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358757/ LONDON -- U.K. interdealer broker Icap said Monday that it plans to close its full-service cash equities business, including research, in Europe and Asia. The company said 114 employees will be affec... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358755/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:56:32 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358755/ TEL AVIV -- Kelly Services, the Troy, Mich., provider of staffing services to the federal government and its contractors, said on Monday that it received a five-year $750 million contract to provide ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358753/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:56:30 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358753/ LONDON -- U.K. engineering company Smiths Group said Monday that it has agreed to buy Interconnect Devices Inc. from private equity firm Milestone Partners for $185 million. Smiths said the acquisiti... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358758/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:56:28 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358758/ (Adds comment from Xstrata) By Elisabeth Behrmann Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Surface soils around Xstrata Plc's (XTA.LN) mining operations in Queensland, Australia, are "significantl... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358761/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:56:27 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358761/ "); } function setUserAsLoggedIn() { $('#username_link').show(); $('#username_link').html("WELCOME ("+$.cookie("p_UN")+")"); $('#signup_link').html(" http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358762/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:56:24 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358762/ Rs 200 cashback on the first Rs.1000 spend* begin ZEDO for channel: bs_dbs-budget_300x250_1 , publisher: Business Standard , Ad Dimension: Pixel/Popup - 1 x 1 --> end ZEDO for channel: bs_dbs... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358745/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:55:20 -0400 Business Standard http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358745/ Fields of white cotton once stretched as far as the eye could see across the fertile Mississippi Delta, but now many of those acres are flush with green corn stalks. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358739/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:52:19 -0400 ABCNews http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358739/ A man walks in the Shanghai No. 1 People's Intermediate Court Monday, March 22, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Australian citizen Stern Hu and three other employees of mining giant Rio Tinto face trial Mond... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358738/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:52:18 -0400 ABCNews http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358738/ Asian stock markets fell Monday as worries about Greece's debt crisis and India's sudden interest rate hike rattled investors. Major indexes were down as much as 2 percent after selling hit U.S. an... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358740/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:52:17 -0400 ABCNews http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358740/ (RTTNews) - This week, the market will focus on earnings reports from tech majors, including Oracle, Adobe, Red Hat, Accenture, and retail chains like Williams-Sonoma, Tiffany, Phillips-Van Heusen, W... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358750/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:31:35 -0400 Quote.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358750/ (RTTNews) - European stocks may trade weak for a third straight session Monday, as investors speculate whether the European Union will provide financial aid to debt-strapped Greece. Pharma stocks cou... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358752/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:31:29 -0400 Quote.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33358752/ HONG KONG - Asian stock markets fell Monday as worries about Greece's debt crisis and India's sudden interest rate hike rattled investors.Major indexes were down as much as 2 percent after selling hi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357295/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:06:46 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357295/ European Union-wide authority to deal with failed banks needed says IMF chief; "Pretense of progress" not sufficient By Finfacts Team Mar 22, 2010 - 5:24:54 AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357296/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:52:41 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357296/ March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Indian stocks and bonds fell after the central bank raised interest rates for the first time in almost two years. Automakers and lenders led the drop. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357294/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:48:48 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357294/ MUMBAI: Infrastructure construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) will design and construct 36 high speed interceptor boats worth Rs 970 crore for the Indian Coast Guard, the company announced in Mum... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357291/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:45:47 -0400 Times Of India http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357291/ March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell the most in a week on concern the region’s central banks will boost efforts to curb inflation, and after an International Monetary Fund official said ec... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357292/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:39:08 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357292/ March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Cox & Kings (India) Ltd., a tour operator partly owned by a unit of Deutsche Bank AG, expects earnings to climb to a record next year as it adds franchisees and taps increa... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357293/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:39:08 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357293/ NMR ) global co-head of technology, media and telecommunications investment banking Robert Chiu has left the bank after a year to rejoin Bank of America Merrill Lynch, according to a memo seen by Do... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357297/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:10 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357297/ AFP )--Thai army officers guarding checkpoints, government buildings and military bases during an anti-government rally will be armed from Monday due to recent grenade attacks, an army spokesman sai... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357300/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:08 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357300/ (Updates with the House passage of a bill with changes to the Senate's health legislation.) By Patrick Yoest Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. House Sunday gave final approval ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357299/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:07 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357299/ Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Hong Kong is set to sign a tax treaty with the Netherlands on Monday, the first of what is likely to be a string of such agreements, as the city comes u... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357301/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:06 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357301/ HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- India is seeking some US$41 billion in private-sector investment for road projects over the next three to four years, Indian Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath said Monday. Th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357302/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:04 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357302/ SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) on Monday tentatively stuck to its target of shipping liquefied natural gas from Queensland state in 2014 or 2015, although a senior executive fro... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357303/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:04 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357303/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A controversial health-care overhaul bill approved Sunday comes with a hefty price tag, paid for by nearly $438 billion in new taxes and fees on high-income Americans, drug a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357304/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:03 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357304/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- House lawmakers voted for a major shake-up of the student loan industry Sunday, ending most private banks' ability to originate lending in the market. Ending fees paid by the... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357305/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:02 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357305/ SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Surface soils around Xstrata Plc's (XTA.LN) mining operations in Queensland, Australia, are "significantly" enriched with cadmium, copper, lead and zinc as a result of mining and... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357306/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:01 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357306/ France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, centre left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave the polling station after casting their votes for the second round of the regional elections, in Paris, Sunday, ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357287/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:26:44 -0400 ABCNews http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357287/ Travelers wait in line as they enter a security checkpoint at Logan International Airport in Boston Monday, March 8, 2010. For those who haven't flown in a while, be prepared to be scanned, swabbed or... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357288/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:26:42 -0400 ABCNews http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357288/ Unidentified oil workers stand in front of a natural gas flame burning off Sunday, March 21, 2010, in the Persian Gulf desert oil field of Sakhir, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) (AP) Benchmark cr... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357289/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:26:40 -0400 ABCNews http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33357289/ A group of East Tennessee soldiers enjoyed their first night at home in nearly a year on Sunday. Friends and family gave members of the 1-230th Air Cavalry Squadron a hero's welcome at the McGhee Tyso... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354873/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:44:55 -0400 WBIR http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354873/ ATLANTA - For those who haven't flown in a while, be prepared to be scanned, swabbed or thoroughly patted down. Maybe all three. Many spring break travelers are about to have their first encounter w... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354870/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:38:11 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354870/ Obama in stunning health reform victory; House backs historic change; Senate approval expected By Michael Hennigan, Founder and Editor of Finfacts Mar 22, 2010 - 3:23:53 AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354871/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:25:15 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354871/ Sales of the drink rose 47.6 million pounds in the past year, taking the total to 1,011.1 million pounds, according to figures compiled for The Grocer magazine's Britain's 100 Biggest Brands annual su... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354872/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:22:15 -0400 The China Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354872/ March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama achieved what every Democratic president since Harry Truman has attempted when the U.S. House passed a health-care overhaul. Now he’ll find out what price he... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354868/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:20:52 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354868/ March 22 (Bloomberg) -- China’s new rules to encourage home-grown technology are eroding sales at U.S. companies and raising concern these losses may multiply, according to an American Chamber o... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354867/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:20:51 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354867/ MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by over 240 points, or 1.37%, in the opening trade on Monday, snapping the four-session winning streak as investors sold stocks after the Res... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354864/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:16:31 -0400 Times Of India http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354864/ MUMBAI: The rupee eased by 4 paise in early trade on Monday on fresh capital outflows by foreign funds and the dollar's gain against other Asian currencies. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Fo... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354865/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:16:29 -0400 Times Of India http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354865/ March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. hired Nomura Holdings Inc.’s Colin Banfield as head of mergers and acquisitions for the Asia-Pacific region, according to two people with knowledge of the ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354866/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:10:03 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354866/ HONG KONG -- Air China Ltd.'s shares rose in Hong Kong trading Monday after the carrier announced plans to increase its holdings of Shenzhen Airlines to take a majority stake. Air China will invest 6... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354877/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:02:15 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354877/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The House approved a package of major health care law changes, a top domestic policy priority for the Obama administration. The 219-212 vote cleared the Senate version of hea... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354879/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:02:11 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354879/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The health care package passed on Sunday contains few provisions that are poisonous to the pharmaceutical industry, though drug makers may have to pony up several billion dol... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354883/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:02:10 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354883/ (adds Arrow, New Hope comments) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Arrow Energy Ltd. (AOE.AU) said Monday that it has agreed to sell the bulk of its Australian coal seam gas assets to Royal ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354881/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:02:09 -0400 Fox Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354881/ Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Coca-Cola Company announce an additional joint investment of US$12.7 million in their global partnership, the Water and Development... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354875/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:00:19 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354875/ /PRNewswire/ -- Businesses employing Microsoft unified communications software for voice calling, conferencing, instant messaging and user availability can now combine these capabilities with the adva... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354876/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:00:02 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354876/ President Barack Obama makes a statement to the nation Sunday night following the final vote in the House of Representatives for comprehensive health care legislation, in the East Room of the White Ho... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354863/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:55:41 -0400 ABCNews http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354863/ Asian stock markets fell Monday as worries about Greece's debt crisis and India's sudden interest rate hike rattled investors. Major indexes were down as much as 2 percent after selling hit U.S. an... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354862/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:55:40 -0400 ABCNews http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354862/ (RTTNews) - The South Korean market is trading notably lower on Monday with investors tracking cues from Wall Street and indulging in fairly heavy selling in some blue chip stocks from across various... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354874/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:34:37 -0400 Quote.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33354874/ The last word Letting your inner self out will help others find you approachable, no matter your personal style. What challenges do you face at work? Send your questions to Liz Reyer, a credentialed... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353246/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:53:30 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353246/ Two-year notes sold by the billionaire’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in February yield 3.5 basis points less than Treasuries of similar maturity, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Procter &am... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353127/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:37:12 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353127/ If you think doing your taxes is about as much fun as watching a slideshow of someone's recent holiday to Idaho, imagine having to do them three times. Well, dear readers, that's exactly what your Fin... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353129/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:28 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353129/ While most tax planning should be done on an ongoing basis for maximum benefit, there are still some things that you can do to ensure that when you file your 2009 return, you pay the least amount of .... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353130/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:26 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353130/ OTTAWA - Those seeking more clarity from Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney on when interest rates are going to rise just might get some on Wednesday. There is a lack of major economic reports for C... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353131/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:25 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353131/ When you jump on a bandwagon, you risk falling off. And so, in the interest of full disclosure, let me tell you how I leaped off the frugality wagon last week. Back in February, before my No Spen... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353132/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:23 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353132/ When Louise Clements was young, she remembers watching as her mother would sit down with other women from the neighbourhood for their morning cigarettes. As the women smoked, they would chat about the... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353134/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:21 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353134/ "If we look at the winners from that era — the Amazons, the RIMs, the Apples — those are all companies that are trading higher than they were 10 years ago," strategist Peter Misek says. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353133/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:19 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353133/ HONOLULU - My American friend Paul recently returned from the Olympics in Vancouver gushing about Canada, raving that the Games showed our country deserved its reputation as a decent, fair-minded plac... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353137/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:17 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353137/ The television business is no longer a game reserved for millionaire media moguls. Consider that a station in western Michigan is being sold right now for US$550,000. On eBay. As the tired but accura... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353136/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:15 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353136/ Canada's benchmark stock index posted its first weekly loss of the month Friday, and its lowest close in eight sessions, as commodity prices fell against a strengthening U.S. dollar. The S&P/TSX ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353135/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:13 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353135/ NEW YORK – Carl Icahn swooped in with a hostile bid for Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Friday, a week after the Vancouver-born movie studio blocked the corporate raider's attempt to take a smaller s... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353138/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:11 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353138/ A week of stronger-than-expected economic data this March has economists wondering whether or not they have underestimated the strength of Canada's recovery. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353139/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:10 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353139/ OTTAWA -- Inflation data for February came in much stronger than expected, Statistics Canada reported Friday, with the key core rate -- watched closely by the Bank of Canada -- posting a surge beyond ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353140/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:08 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353140/ Spring is in the air and the for-sale signs are multiplying. But is that a government-promoted housing bubble on the horizon? One thing seems certain: prices are likely to fall before lofty real estat... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353143/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:03 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353143/ Barrick Gold Corp. announced it will raise about US$834-million from the initial public offering of its African subsidiary. The new company, called African Barrick Gold PLC, will start trading on the... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353144/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:01 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353144/ Canadian National Railway Co. announced the terms of a new three-year collective agreement with 1,700 of its engineers Friday that was reached under federal arbitration. The engineers, who are repres... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353145/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:59 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353145/ BEIJING -- China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle ro... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353146/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:57 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353146/ Stock index futures pointed to a mixed opening on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.02 percent, Dow Jones up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 down 0.01 percent at 1008 GMT (6:08 a.m. ET). ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353147/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:56 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353147/ Canadian gold producer Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. said Friday it will make a private placement worth $600-million in unsecured notes, used to pay down existing debt. The company said in a release it... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353148/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:54 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353148/ Tiger Woods's return to golf at the Masters Tournament will give sponsors such as AT&T Inc. an unexpected boost from their ad dollars, lifting the value of their TV spots by 43%, according to a me... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353149/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:52 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353149/ LONDON -- European shares rose modestly on Friday, lifted by gains in banking stocks, but concerns over Greece's large debt burden remained, keeping the euro on the back foot against the dollar. ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353150/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:51 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353150/ Globalive Communications Corp., a Canadian wireless carrier backed by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, said talks with banks to raise money for expansion should wrap up in coming weeks. "We're tr... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353151/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:47 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353151/ Canada's benchmark stock index fell Thursday for the first time in two days and the loonie's advance to parity with the U.S. dollar was checked as the greenback gained strength over concerns about the... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353152/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:45 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353152/ Count the loonie among those with inflation anxiety. So much so that any surprise in Friday's consumer price index report could push the Canadian dollar past the parity threshold. Months before the B... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353153/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:42 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353153/ BRUSSELS/ATHENS -- Greece raised the stakes on Thursday in its quest for EU help to tackle its debt crisis, saying it cannot achieve promised deficit cuts if its borrowing costs remain so high and may... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353157/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:31 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353157/ The rich keep getting richer in Canada's increasingly polarized television and broadcasting industry, according to fresh figures released on Thursday. Cable carriers such as Rogers Communications... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353158/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:29 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353158/ OTTAWA -- Canada has warned the Group of 20 leading nations of the risk of another global crisis or a deflationary spiral if advanced countries do not rein in budget deficits and emerging markets do n... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353159/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:24 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353159/ Second Cup reported a fourth quarter profit on Thursday after a difficult year. "Like most of the retail sector, Second Cup experienced soft same cafe salesin 2009," Stacey Mowbray, chief executive ..... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353160/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:16 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353160/ Virgin America, the U.S. affiliate of Richard Branson's U.K. carrier, plans to make a push into the Canadian market as early as this summer, the carrier said Thursday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353162/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:13 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353162/ Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou set a one-week deadline for the European Union to craft a financial aid mechanism for Greece, challenging Germany to give up its doubts about a rescue package. ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353163/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:11 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353163/ Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. agreed to buy Ratiopharm GmbH for 3.63 billion euros (US$5-billion), ending a nine-month battle for Germany's second- biggest maker of generic medicines. Petah... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353164/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:08 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353164/ BEIJING - The United States kept up pressure on China on Thursday to let the yuan climb as Beijing disclosed it was sounding out exporters on whether they could cope with a stronger exchange rate. ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353165/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:03 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353165/ NEW YORK -- Oil fell nearly 1% toward US$82 a barrel Thursday, ending a two-day rally as the dollar strengthened against the euro amid concern's about Greece's debt problems. An analyst report showin... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353166/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:19:59 -0400 Financial Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33353166/