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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Pakistan Telegraph.com http://www.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:00:02 -0400 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:00:02 -0400 30 South Korean police estimate 50,000 people turned out in Seoul Saturday in the latest protest against the resumption of U.S. beef imports. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378932/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:49:24 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378932/cs/1/ Some 40 heads of state from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe gather in Paris next Sunday to launch a new agreement aimed at reinforcing cooperation between the European Union and non-European nations bordering the Mediterranean. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378933/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:54:44 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378933/cs/1/ U.S. President George Bush is traveling to Japan for a summit of leaders from the world's eight leading industrialized nations, known as the Group of Eight. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378931/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:46:57 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378931/cs/1/ Nine people have been convicted of criminal charges in a major Austrian bank fraud case. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378749/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:36:51 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378749/cs/1/ Iran's inflation rate, which has provoked intense criticism of the government, reached 26 percent in June. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378760/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:00:16 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378760/cs/1/ Air India intends using the polar routes for long haul operations. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378748/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:35:31 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378748/cs/1/ Narendra Rastogi, an Indian man accused of fraud, has been extradited back to his homeland from the US. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378747/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:34:41 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378747/cs/1/ A High Court judge in London has ruled that Pringles, the tubed snack food, are not potato crisps. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378745/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:26:53 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378745/cs/1/ Credit Mutuel of France has bid for the German retail banking activities of US giant Citigroup. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378746/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:28:11 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378746/cs/1/ France's central bank has fined Societe Generale $6.3 million for shortcomings in its internal controls. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378744/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:25:17 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378744/cs/1/ Former South African president Nelson Mandela has decided to take legal action against an art gallery in London for selling sketches it says are his. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378743/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:21:52 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378743/cs/1/ To ease the soaring cost of fossil fuels, EU ministers have promised to place energy efficiency at the heart of their goals on climate change. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378742/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:40 -0400 Pakistan Telegraph.com http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/378742/cs/1/ Sometimes I need to slow down and remember what it's like to walk into an adult store and see what's actually on the shelves for general consumers. I get so immersed in the up-and-coming technologies ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15986511/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:42:34 -0400 Wired News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15986511/ Stock Buzz ) said on Saturday it is suing its partners in the Russian venture TNK-BP TNBPI.RTS in London for 8.4 billion roubles ($357.3 million), money it believes should not have been paid out as ba... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15987033/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:15:20 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15987033/ NEW DELHI: Here's another casualty of soaring oil prices and inflation: Fy-in and fly-out same day is fast fading across India Inc. Till recently, many executives didn't remember the last domestic ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15985820/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:33:13 -0400 Times Of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15985820/ MUMBAI: Aamir Khan's Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na has won the first round of its much-awaited battle with Harry Baweja's Love Story 2050. The simple college-bound love story, featuring newcomer Imraan K... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15985819/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:33:12 -0400 Times Of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15985819/ European markets fell and Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the U.S. economy and oil prices that remained near records. Japan posted its 12th straight day of los... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15983188/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:36:09 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15983188/ The profits of large U.S. companies are poised for their fourth straight year-over-year drop, with the housing market collapse and high energy prices accounting for much of the second quarter's pain. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15983189/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:27:49 -0400 Market Watch http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15983189/ WASHINGTON -- Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer. "He was obsessed with dotting ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15983864/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:23:40 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15983864/ @roc* The "go play a real guitar" schtick is tired. I play guitar, but I prefer to play Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Why? Because when I have friends over or want to play some "music" with the kids, I ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15983194/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:05:50 -0400 Wired News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15983194/ A company that developed technology capable of creating water out of thin air nearly anywhere in the world is now under contract to nourish U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq. The water-harvesting technolo... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15981707/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:56:47 -0400 Wired News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15981707/ After a bloody first six months of the year, some investors who had been holding out for a resurgent second half are now wondering what to hope for.With the Dow Jones industrial average losing 14.5 pe... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979402/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:12:04 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979402/ Microsoft Eager To Spread IDC Report Findings That Partner-to-Partner Global Activity Accounts For A $6.7 Billion International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP) Eco-System. Microsof... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979401/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:25:40 -0400 PR Web http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979401/ France's central bank announced Friday that it has fined Societe Generale $6.3 million for "serious shortcomings" in its internal controls that led to nearly $7.8 billion in trading losses a... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979141/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:06:13 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979141/ The competition for your grocery-shopping dollar will have a fresh new option on July 16. The Fresh Market, a 2,400-square-foot upscale grocery, will open in Glenwood Square Shopping Center nearly a ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979145/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:06:16 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979145/ Two supervisors at an Iowa meatpacking plant that was raided by federal immigration agents in May were arrested and charged with encouraging people to live in the United States illegally. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979143/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:06:14 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979143/ Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. With a salmonella scare causing many customers to shun what's normally a summertime favorite, tomato farmers nationwid... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979144/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:06:15 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979144/ BCE Inc, Canada's largest telecommunications company, said Friday it has agreed on terms of a $35 billion sale to a group led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in the biggest leveraged buyout ever... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15978657/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:06:10 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15978657/ Nine people, including a prominent executive who fled to France in an attempt to elude justice, were convicted Friday of criminal charges in a major Austrian bank fraud case linked to the 2005 collaps... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15978633/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:06:08 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15978633/ The European Commission on Friday widened its antitrust probe into the proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Inc. by BHP Billiton Ltd., saying an initial investigation revealed concerns about higher price... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979142/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:06:07 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15979142/ , mice given resveratrol -- the first of an eagerly-anticipated class of longevity drugs -- enjoyed dramatically improved health, even when they started taking the drug late in life. Resveratrol didn... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15978428/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:49:40 -0400 Wired News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15978428/ The latest labor action follows a two-hour walk off on Wednesday by unionized employees at Hyundai Motor and other South Korean car makers, in a move aimed at having the government scrap a U.S. beef i... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15977813/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:49:30 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15977813/ The Canadian Press July 4, 2008 - 6:30 p.m. TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (down 133.18 ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15974625/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:21:13 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15974625/ Long Island Expressway has dropped to unprecedented low levels for this time of year, state officials said yesterday, citing the rising cost of fuel. The state Department of Transportation report... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15975946/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:45:19 -0400 Newsday http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15975946/ MUMBAI: Microsoft may consider cutting the price of its gaming console Xbox 360 in India after price cuts in Australia and New Zealand. The software giant slashed prices of all console models by $7... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15974624/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:42:02 -0400 Times of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15974624/ BEIJING: China's foreign exchange administrators are worried about the sudden increase in the foreign inflows that cannot be explained in terms of trade surplus, equity investments or foreign direc... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15973624/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:59 -0400 Times Of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15973624/ BANKOK: Oil prices remained near record highs above $145 a barrel in Asia after Saudi Arabia's oil minister suggested his country doesn't plan to boost production. Light, sweet crude for August... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15973625/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:57 -0400 Times Of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15973625/ GENEVA: July is "the moment of truth" for a long-sought global trade pact, the failure of which would erode economic growth, sour diplomatic ties and hurt poor countries, the World Trade Organisati... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15973626/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:55 -0400 Times Of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15973626/ SAPPORO: Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15973627/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:52 -0400 Times Of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15973627/ The Declaration of Independence is signed. It will take 117 years before someone gets around to saying, "Hey, maybe we should preserve this thing." The http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15972971/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:47:05 -0400 Wired News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15972971/ MUMBAI: Hindustan Unilever executive director (sales & customer development) Sanjiv Kakkar has been appointed chairman, Unilever Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (RUB), with effect from the month of... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15972411/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:12:45 -0400 Times of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15972411/ PARIS (Reuters) - France's Banking Commission on Friday fined Societe Generale 4 million euros ($6.3 million) for serious breaches in internal controls revealed by the French bank's 4.9 billion euro r... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15972168/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:36:05 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15972168/ OEH (http://www.orient-express.com) will release its second quarter earnings on Wednesday August 6, 2008 after the market closes and will host a conference call on Thursday August 7, 2008 at 10.00 a... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15971953/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:33:25 -0400 CNBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15971953/ The price of oil fell back on Friday, on hopes Iran would react positively to proposals to resolve a dispute over its nuclear development programme. However, prices stayed near the highs of more th... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15972153/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:30:25 -0400 BBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15972153/ Louise Watt July 4, 2008 - 11:04 a.m. LONDON (AP) - European markets fell and Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the U.S. economy and oil prices that remaine... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967703/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:03:17 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967703/ ) said in a filing late Thursday it'll book third-quarter after-tax earnings of $1.6 billion on the sale of interests in a natural gas transport business in northern Germany. The transaction, comple... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967783/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:35:36 -0400 Market Watch http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967783/ ) was downgraded to sell from buy at Citigroup after the U.K. retailer's warning on Wednesday. "At this early point in the current U.K. consumer down cycle, with growing input cost pressures across... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967798/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:35:20 -0400 Market Watch http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967798/ A stepped-up statewide effort to crack down on unemployment-benefits fraud has ensnared 28 Long Islanders, who are accused of receiving a total of more than $205,000 in payments illegally. Nineteen... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15969488/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:29:02 -0400 Newsday http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15969488/ Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish yesterday after a tame reading on employment but another record high for the price of oil. Stocks had their third dismal week in a r... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967799/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:29:00 -0400 Newsday http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967799/ July 4, 2008 · Before Bill Gates became a household name, he went to Harvard. His sophomore year, he was assigned a complicated mathematics problem, which — no surprise — he solved.... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967797/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:19:18 -0400 NPR http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967797/ recent story on the company. And even what does seem like erratic behavior on the part of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer et al points toward that inevitable conclusion.To understand why Microsoft ( http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967800/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:24:44 -0400 CNN Money http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967800/ UBS AG , Switzerland's largest bank, said Friday it expects its second-quarter results to be "at or slightly below break-even" due to a tax credit that will offset investment losses and said it won't ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15969489/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:29:00 -0400 Newsday http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15969489/ Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel Friday from record levels set a day earlier on hopes that tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program could ease and cut the chances of American or Israeli milita... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15969704/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:03:26 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15969704/ From the people who brought you the Escape, the Edge and the Freestyle/Taurus X comes the Ford Flex, which either will prove that there's always room for one more sport utility vehicle in a Ford show... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15969490/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:28:59 -0400 Newsday http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15969490/ TORONTO (Reuters) - The buyers of telecoms company BCE Inc are sticking to the agreed C$34.8-billion ($34.1 billion) purchase price and have finalized the funding for the deal to go ahead, the company... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15970371/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:39:23 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15970371/ is likely to make its final choice in the next four to five weeks on a buyer for its German retail banking unit, a person familiar with the matter said in late June. The person in June also said tha... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967782/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:37:01 -0400 Morning Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967782/ Pringles, the popular snack food in a tube, are not potato crisps, a High Court judge has ruled. Their packaging, "unnatural shape" and the fact that the potato content is less than 50% helped Mr J... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15970338/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:33:14 -0400 BBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15970338/ MUMBAI: Investors may not be willing to touch equities with a barge pole, but they still appear to be open to art as an alternative asset class. Contrary to popular belief, the ongoing bearish phase... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967254/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:07:01 -0400 Times Of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967254/ Stock Buzz ) said on Friday it should be saved from another hefty loss in the second quarter by a large tax credit, giving a much-needed boost to its share price. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967467/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:03:23 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967467/ BHP said on Friday it had secured a 96.5 percent increase for iron ore lumps and a 79.88 percent increase for fines from China's Baosteel (600019.SS: http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967466/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:03:21 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967466/ BERLIN (Reuters) - Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt said on Friday he was confident about the United States' economic fundamentals in the long term despite a current rough patch and was q... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966449/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:31:53 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966449/ A root and branch review of motoring taxation in the UK should be carried out by the Treasury, says motorists' organisation the RAC Foundation. The group says that freezing fuel duty would simply b... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967454/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:55:39 -0400 BBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967454/ MUMBAI: For the bulls, Wednesday's euphoria was a short-lived one. They were hit hard on Thursday by a triple whammy of rising crude oil prices, a rate hike in Europe, and the economic data release... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967255/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:06:58 -0400 Times Of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15967255/ LONDON (Reuters) - Oil dropped below $145 a barrel on Friday, but was still within sight of record highs reached in the previous session when traders bought into the market ahead of a holiday weekend ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966451/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:31:51 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966451/ All PR Newswire news BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, July 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire Limited (LSE:SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, will announce sec... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966335/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:28:27 -0400 CNBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966335/ Air France is holding talks on a joint venture that could lead to it offering high-speed rail travel. The airline confirmed reports it was discussing a possible tie-up with Veolia, a French utility... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966436/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:25:07 -0400 BBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966436/ Icelandic investment group Baugur - the name behind Hamleys and House of Fraser - is considering relocating to the UK. Baugur confirmed it was examining the switch plan after the recent sale of its... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966438/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:24:56 -0400 BBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966438/ TWO big things happened at Microsoft this past week. Bill Gates retired from the company after 32 years as co-founder, guiding spirit and undisputed boss. Then, following seven years as its flagship p... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966062/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:23:13 -0400 The Economist http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15966062/ Rates on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped to 5.92 percent from 6.04 percent. The five-year adjustable-rate mortgage fell to 5.78 percent from 5.99 percent. The rate on a one-year adjustable-rate m... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965124/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:49:52 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965124/ At 5:23 a.m. EDT, Infineon traded 5.5 percent higher at 4.875 euros. It was the leading gainer in Frankfurt's top-30 DAX index and also outperformed the DJ Stoxx European technology index, which was u... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965853/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:21:46 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965853/ Stock Buzz ) plans to increase its rights issue to 400 million pounds ($794 million) after U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital pulled out of a plan to buy a stake, sending its shares lower. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965852/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:21:45 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965852/ Mining giant BHP Billiton has reached a deal with China's largest steelmaker to almost double iron ore prices. Under the agreement, covering contracts for one year from 1 April 2008, BHP will incre... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965834/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:15:51 -0400 BBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965834/ Growth in Asian economies may slow this year, but a recession is unlikely, according to Haruhiko Kuroda, head of the Asian Development Bank. He said the region's biggest concern was inflation, even... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965833/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:15:50 -0400 BBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15965833/ July 4, 2008 Northam Platinum Holdings, the operator of the world's deepest platinum mine, would miss previous earnings estimates because of output problems at its Merensky project, Citigroup said yes... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15963234/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:51:32 -0400 Business Report http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15963234/ TAIPEI (Reuters) - The embattled chairman of a major Taiwan securities firm was found dead in waters close to the island on Friday morning, the firm said, startling the financial community and sending... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15964600/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:41:46 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15964600/ Stock Buzz ) is considering a bid of more than 2.5 billion euros ($4 billion) for Spanish pay-TV platform Digital Plus, the Financial Times said on Friday. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15964599/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:41:47 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15964599/ Indian inflation set another record in the third week in June as prices of food, fuel and steel continued to rise. Wholesale prices rose by a larger-than-expected 11.63% in the 12 months to 21 June... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15964576/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:36:41 -0400 BBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15964576/ The Australian sharemarket has bounced today after yesterday's plunge to two-year lows. The partial recovery comes after Wall Street rose overnight, despite signs the US economy continues to decline.... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15963235/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:33:30 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15963235/ Posted on: Friday, 4 July 2008, 00:00 CDT NEW YORK: Microsoft is preparing a new bid for Yahoo Inc's search business and has approached other media companies about joining it in a deal that would eff... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960642/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:46:20 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960642/ Posted on: Friday, 4 July 2008, 00:00 CDT By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operat... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960643/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:46:19 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960643/ When Professional Bull Riders Inc. named Randy Bernard its chief executive officer in 1995, the 28-year-old was proud to tell people he worked for PBR. But their response was less than heartening.'The... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15961610/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:31:15 -0400 MSNBC http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15961610/ A Delaware judge on Thursday granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement in a shareholder lawsuit against mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp., which was acquired by North Carolina-ba... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960737/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:54:21 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960737/ Wary of higher energy and commodity prices, the European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4.25 percent, a move it hopes will help curtail risin... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962745/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:54:24 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962745/ Two lawyers accused of defrauding their clients in a diet-drug settlement of $65 million were sent back to jail Thursday after a jury deadlocked and a federal judge declared a mistrial. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960790/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:54:20 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960790/ July 4, 2008 US financial criminals who have the means and motives to flee may face stiffer penalties after prosecutors ended an expensive and embarrassing manhunt for a hedge fund swindler this week.... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960644/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:16:10 -0400 Business Report http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960644/ Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which v... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962744/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:54:22 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962744/ The former head of Refco Inc., blamed for the collapse of one of the world's largest commodities brokerages, was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday by a judge who decried the "staggeringly ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960869/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:54:23 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960869/ Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall announced earlier this week to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat it produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962746/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:54:25 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962746/ Higher oil prices caused service businesses to shrink in June, as falling new orders and rising costs hit the nation's coffee shops, paper mills and corner stores. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962742/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:54:18 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962742/ A French judge ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial on charges of manslaughter for the 2000 crash of a Concorde jet that killed 113 people, a prosecutor said Thursday. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960572/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:54:19 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960572/ A federal judge in New York is urging Eli Lilly and Co. to settle a multibillion-dollar lawsuit filed by insurance companies, unions and others who claim the pharmaceutical giant overpriced its top-se... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962743/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:54:17 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962743/ HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped on Friday as record high crude oil prices threatened to jeopardize earnings and curb consumer spending, with the uncertain economic outlook following U.S. jo... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962738/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:41:33 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15962738/ WASHINGTON -- Wall Street companies sharply scaled back their borrowing from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week while commercial banks boosted theirs slightly.The repor... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15958097/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:31:59 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15958097/ A top Wall Street rating agency has upgraded its outlook on Cablevision Systems Corp. from negative to stable -- a decision that follows junk-bond grades by two other major agencies on the cable opera... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15959385/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:30:58 -0400 Newsday http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15959385/ Antonio Stradivarius traveled to the North of Italy in order to purchase a whole forest of certain trees, to stock and cure them in his warehouses. He used these woods throughout his lifetime. No, ot... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960058/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:12:14 -0400 Wired News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960058/ Jeannine Aversa, The Associated Press July 3, 2008 - 6:10 p.m. WASHINGTON - Wall Street companies sharply scaled back their borrowing from the U.S. Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over th... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15958073/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:01:22 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15958073/ 14 questions they sent to the candidates and hope to discuss with them at a science-only debate. The questions cover innovation, climate change, energy, genetics, space, and health, among other topics... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15958472/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:12:12 -0400 Wired News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15958472/ Defense Solutions has proposed teaming with the Russian arms-export agency, Rosoboronexport, for several arms deals, including supplying Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan. Rosoboronexport is blackli... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15958003/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:12:11 -0400 Wired News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15958003/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - It will be tough for Wall Street to shake off the bear market blues next week if the price of oil keeps rising and the earnings season kick-off from Alcoa and General Electric dis... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960111/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:41:37 -0400 Reuters http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15960111/ London's FTSE 100 index briefly dipped into official bear market territory yesterday – defined as 20 per cent or more off the peak – and though it later came out of it again, few would bet... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15952600/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:44:00 -0400 The Independent http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/15952600/