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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Afghanistan Sun.com http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:09:39 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:09:39 -0500 30 243,000 new jobs were added to the U.S. economy in January, pushing unemployment down to 8.3% from 8.5%. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203208435/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:24:17 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203208435/cs/1/ TOKYO - Japan's Panasonic Friday predicted staggering annual loss of $10.2 billion, joining rivals Sony and Sharp who have also forecast combined losses of $6 billion. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203207545/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:59:12 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203207545/cs/1/ LONDON - The eurozone's service sector has shown some growth, marginal though, for the first time in four months, raising expectations that a recession could be kept at bay. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203207313/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:51:16 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203207313/cs/1/ BRUSSELS - Several countries in Europe are facing gas supply crunch with severe cold weather driving up demand and drop in Russian supplies via Kiev, raising fears of a repeat of the 2009 crisis. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203207228/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:48:08 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203207228/cs/1/ LONDON - Seven National Health Services (NHS) trusts, including three in London, have been identified for a bailout from a 1.5 billion pounds government fund to relieve major financial pressures. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203206945/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:41:32 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203206945/cs/1/ Indian-American attorney Preet Bharara, nicknamed the Sheriff of Wall Street for prosecuting the likes of Rajat Gupta, the poster boy of Indian business in America, has made it to the cover of Time ma http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203201041/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:50:37 -0500 IANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203201041/cs/1/ Hollywood Actor Brad Pitt admits he gives his children Coca-Cola to get them out of bed in the morning. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203192721/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:10:05 -0500 IANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203192721/cs/1/ The Dow jumped 157 points Friday to close at 12,862. That's the highest since May 2008. The Nasdaq composite index closed at its highest level since December ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221652/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:45 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221652/ In 2003, Pat McGeary, manager of Benson Municipal Liquor Store, was trying to keep up with demand after a record sellout of 40 cases in the first week of Shakers' retail ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221629/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:58 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221629/ Lori Lund's two-year quest for a job has been a maddening tale of near-misses. Johnson & Johnson, Land O' Lakes and Kraft offered her positions, only to rescind after deciding to ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221630/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:53 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221630/ Home prices in the Twin Cities and most of the state sank last year as foreclosures took their toll, but outstate areas with strong employment and key industries experienced gains or softer ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221631/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:48 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221631/ 3M Co. has lost one and won one in its tangled legal battle with an investors group it had sued for allegedly trying to extort $34 million from the Maplewood-based company. In a ruling issued ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221632/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:42 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221632/ Delta Air Lines has reduced the price of a signature office campus in the Twin Cities -- the former home of Northwest Airlines. The Eagan complex, which includes two buildings spanning 550,000 ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221633/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:37 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221633/ Xcel Energy Inc. says it is willing to install $50 million in emissions controls on its Sherco coal-fired power plant to help reduce haze over Voyageurs National Park and the Boundary Waters Canoe ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221634/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:32 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221634/ Minnesota has suspended the debt collections license of an Illinois company that lost a laptop computer containing medical records of thousands of patients at Fairview and North Memorial hospitals ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221635/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:26 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221635/ The ringleader of a $2.2 million mortgage fraud ring was sentenced this week to six years in prison and ordered to repay nearly $1 million to two companies. Michael Hudalla, 45, of Mendota Heights, ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221636/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:22 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221636/ Given the choice between a nearly certain prison sentence and seeing their 24-year-old son charged in a mortgage fraud scheme, Jim and Teresa Hoffman chose prison Friday, admitting that they duped ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221637/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:16 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221637/ Inspectors at the San Onofre nuclear plant will have to wait until the middle of next week to enter a reactor and search for a radioactive steam leak.Temperatures were still too hot -- 105 degrees ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221624/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:43:52 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221624/ Zachary Alan's proposed 60-story skyscraper design incorporates turbines propelled by prevailing offshore winds. It's seen here in the fog from the vantage point of the San Diego-Coronado ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221626/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:43:49 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221626/ Freedom is the lead ship in the Freedom-class of littoral combat ships. The 378-foot vessel was built in Wisconsin by Marinette Marine. US Navy For at least the fourth time in its young history, ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221625/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:43:45 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221625/ FILE PHOTO: A consumer cuts coupons from the Sunday advertising circulars, the most common way that people find coupons. To reach even more consumers, marketers are also offering coupons online, in ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221627/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:43:43 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221627/ A general view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Britain's for-most and largest police serviceFriday, Feb., 3, 2012. Hackers have intercepted a conference ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221628/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:43:40 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221628/ The biggest player in men’s accessories is about to get bigger.Randa Accessories - a New York-based firm that makes men’s belts, wallets, ties and luggage under brands like Levi’s, ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221619/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:39:25 -0500 New York Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221619/ !The NFL Network is adding five Thursday night games to its existing eight-game weeknight package - in part to entice more cable companies to pick up the channel - but non-subscribing cable ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221621/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:39:22 -0500 New York Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221621/ Hard-charging New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman - thumbing his nose at an imminent global foreclosure settlement - charged Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America with using a ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221620/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:39:19 -0500 New York Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221620/ Members of the battling Perelman family are squaring off against one another to seize control of the newspapers in their native Philadelphia. On one side of the battle, billionaire financier Ron ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221622/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:39:16 -0500 New York Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221622/ Some day, the government is going to put out a good economic report and I’ll be able to say, "Yeah, that really is a good report." This isn’t that day. Everyone, of course, ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221623/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:39:13 -0500 New York Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221623/ PHOTO/ FILE A sorghum farm. Siaya County farmers are set to benefit from a new sorghum growing venture piloted by EABL in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture and ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221617/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:37:33 -0500 Daily Nation http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221617/ With the Nasdaq Composite Index ending the week at an 11-year high, it's perhaps peculiar that the stock-market week was as much about a stock that has yet to trade publicly (namely, Facebook) ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221583/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:33:46 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221583/ The surprisingly strong U.S. jobs data, and the growing momentum of a 10-week stock market rally could act as a magnet for buyers, with little in the way of new economic reports in the coming week. ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221590/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:59 -0500 CNBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221590/ CNBC's Bob Pisani and Art Cashin, of UBS, discuss the new highs on the Nasdaq and Dow, and the jobs number surprise. It came with two hefty upside revisions for the previous two months, which ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221591/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:48 -0500 CNBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221591/ The millionaires, billionaires and companies giving big sums to political committees supporting Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama have important business with the next president. Some are ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221593/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:36 -0500 CNBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221593/ On and off the field, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has all the markings of a perfect endorser. He's a winner, he's got the crossover good looks and plenty of ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221594/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:29 -0500 CNBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221594/ LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221595/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:22 -0500 CNBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221595/ Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- A surge in new jobs last month improves President Barack Obama’s position on the overriding concern of voters this year, even as slower progress in other economic ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221603/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:12:57 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221603/ Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Giants, led by quarterback Eli Manning, will defeat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, predicted Greg Cosell, a senior producer at NFL Films ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221604/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:12:54 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221604/ Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government said the online hacker group Anonymous intercepted a telephone call between FBI agents and U.K. authorities involving a joint investigation of the ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221605/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:12:51 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221605/ Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A new round of Federal Reserve bond purchases isn’t warranted because the U.S. job market and broader economy are strengthening faster than expected, according to St. ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221606/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:12:48 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221606/ Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- A study into mine nationalization ordered by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress proposes a 50 percent resource-rent tax rather than taking over operations, a ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221607/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:12:45 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221607/ Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Lancair IVP aircraft that Micron Technology Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Appleton was piloting when he died yesterday is known for its performance and a ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221608/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:12:43 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221608/ Brandon Watson , senior director of Windows Phone developer platform product management, is leaving to become the director of Amazon.com's Kindle cross-platform team. At Amazon, he'll be ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221601/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:10:47 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221601/ Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Janet I. ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221602/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:09:58 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221602/ By day, Robert Leitao manages a Catholic church in Southern California. By night, he indulges his other passion: predicting Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221662/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:02:41 -0500 RTB News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221662/ By John W. Schoen, Senior Producer Bankers struggling to deal with faulty foreclosure paperwork just got hit with another major headache.New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, recently ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221644/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:59:44 -0500 MSNBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221644/ Storm clouds hang in the sky over a Caterpillar dealer in this undated photo. One analyst says the closure of the Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., owned by a Caterpillar subsidiary, is part of ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221649/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:55:09 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221649/ Angry locked-out workers from Electro-Motive vowed Friday to indefinitely occupy the locomotive plant’s entrance after being hit with the news that Caterpillar Inc. plans on shutting down the ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221648/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:53:30 -0500 Leader-Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221648/ NEW YORK - A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove the Nasdaq to an 11-year high on Friday as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path to recovery. The ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221650/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:52:17 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221650/ CAH.N ) won an order on Friday blocking the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's suspension of its license to distribute potentially addictive medicines from its Florida ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221658/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:37:28 -0500 Reuters http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221658/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221597/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:37:26 -0500 Reuters http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221597/ NDAQ.O ) core profit topped analysts' expectations for the fourth quarter, boosted by a rise in revenue from market data and technology, which helped offset a soft trading ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221600/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:37:16 -0500 Reuters http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221600/ government reporting that the unemployment rate and the number of jobless fell in January to the lowest levels since early 2009, the recovery seems finally to be reaching American ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221659/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:36:56 -0500 New York Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221659/ Reporting from Washington— An unexpected burst of job growth last month helped drive down the unemployment rate to its lowest point in three years, raising hopes that the long-sluggish labor ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221647/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:33:05 -0500 Associated Press http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221647/ Feb. 2, 2012: People wait in line during a job fair for Home Depot at the WorkSource Oregon in Tigard, Ore. Republicans on Friday downplayed the latest jobs report that showed the unemployment ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221660/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:32:42 -0500 Fox News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221660/ Feb. 2, 2012: People wait in line during a job fair for Home Depot at the WorkSource Oregon in Tigard, Ore. Republicans on Friday downplayed the latest jobs report that showed the unemployment ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221661/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:32:10 -0500 Fox News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221661/ Lloyd Blankfein restricted stock valued at $7.2 million as of Friday's close as part of his 2011 compensation.The grant is 43% lower than the $12.6 million in stock awarded for 2010 to each of ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221653/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:31:45 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221653/ Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (ANR) said it will scale back production at many of its central Appalachian coal mines, citing weakening demand from its electric utility customers.The mining company ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221654/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:31:42 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221654/ NEW YORK – Midwest spot gasoline pricing discounts narrowed on Friday after news of the unplanned shutdown of a key gasoline-making unit at BP's ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221655/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:31:39 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221655/ The strength of the U.S. performance in January stunned many observers. Labor Department figures showed the U.S. economy generated a net 243,000 jobs, blasting past all ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221612/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:26:13 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221612/ Thanks to acquisitions in the last few months, the three top state-controlled Chinese oil companies have become full participants in the Canadian oil and gas scene and are in control of projects in ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221613/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:26:09 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221613/ Bandar Seri Begawan - Concepts Computer has been awarded recognition and certification as Brunei's genuine Microsoft software reseller in a certificate presentation ceremony that took place ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221656/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:25:49 -0500 Bru Direct http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221656/ FRANKFURT, Germany -- Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221580/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:22:06 -0500 CBS News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221580/ Allan Roth wrote a couple of articles on the fund offerings of Dimensional Fund Advisors. While I have tremendous respect for Allan, there are a few issues with one of his posts that need to be ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221581/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:21:59 -0500 CBS News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221581/ (Credit: Andy Lyons/Getty Images) It's not too late to go to the Big Game. If your living room is just not big enough to contain your excitement over the Manning / Brady rematch, or you ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221582/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:21:52 -0500 CBS News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221582/ The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as 1bn in future pension income, a report claims. The National Association of Pension Funds said the sale of ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221585/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:19:10 -0500 BBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221585/ It looks like a bank, and sounds like a bank, but is very different. It is a busy afternoon at the London Community Credit Union branch in Hackney. People are coming in to take money out from their ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221588/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:18:54 -0500 BBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221588/ Over the past few decades, the world economy has changed in a remarkable way. With increased globalisation, many jobs have become commoditised. While middle and lower incomes are being squeezed, ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221589/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:18:50 -0500 BBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221589/ US earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on the economic calendar to give the market direction. Economic data expected next week includes weekly initial jobless claims, the ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221642/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:18:32 -0500 Times of India http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221642/ ABC News about her site’s S.M.A.R.T. money management program. Von Tobel says using the  five steps – Smart, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely — outlined below ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221577/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:18:08 -0500 ABCNews http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221577/ Jay LaPrete/AP Photo; Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images SPARKS, Nev. – Mitt Romney said today’s jobs report is ';good news,'; but said President Obama has not helped to fix ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221579/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:18:05 -0500 ABC News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221579/ OTTAWA - Just over a month after locking out its unionized employees, Caterpillar said on Friday that it would close a Canadian locomotive factory that employs about 670 people. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221611/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:52:22 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203221611/ story from Candace Jackson in the Friday Wall Street Journal. It's about a very cool new house in Apple Valley that literally emerged from the wreckage of a terrible storm that destroyed a ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212628/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:40:02 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212628/ NEW YORK - A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since May 2008, before the financial meltdown ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212629/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:39:56 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212629/ SAN FRANCISCO -; Hewlett-Packard Co. ushered in Meg Whitman as its CEO with a $16.5 million compensation package. It hinges on whether the former candidate for California governor can lift the ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212620/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:38:24 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212620/ NEW YORK -; Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Tyson Foods Inc., up 76 cents at $19.38 The meat ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212619/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:38:21 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212619/ An auto worker assembles parts on the 2013 Dodge Dart at the Chrysler Plant in Belvidere, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Sergio Marchionne, Chairman and CEO Chrysler Group, announced that Chrysler ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212621/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:38:17 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212621/ The owner of the plus-size retailer Avenue plans to close 14 stores in the next month, but it's not yet known which ones. It has 433 U.S. stores, including four local stores in San Diego, ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212623/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:38:10 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212623/ The parent company of Security Business Bank of San Diego reported earlier this week improved earnings for 2011.The community bank said net income for the year was $181,000 compared with a net loss ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212624/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:38:06 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212624/ FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2005 file photo, Steve Appleton, CEO and chairman of Micron Technology Inc., looks out through the engine compartment of his stunt jet airplane inside the hanger where he ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203211350/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:38:03 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203211350/ SALT LAKE CITY -; Hackers have taken over the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous, including in Boston and in Salt Lake ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212472/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:37:58 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212472/ When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his tax returns, his 15 percent tax rate, based on income largely from low-taxed capital gains on investments, became an instant issue. ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212625/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:37:54 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212625/ NEW YORK -; Motorola Mobility says about 100 Xoom tablet computers that it refurbished for sale on Woot.com may not have been properly wiped of the previous owners' data. Motorola is ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212626/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:37:51 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212626/ Stocks rose after the US economy added more jobs than expected last month, driving the Nasdaq Composite to an 11-year high and pushing the Dow to its highest reading in almost four years.The Dow ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212613/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:25 -0500 New York Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212613/ When Paramount was working on "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" there were questions about whether Tom Cruise was still a draw at the domestic box office, particularly after his ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212614/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:20 -0500 New York Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212614/ ALBANY, N.Y. - New York’s attorney general on Friday accused some of the nation’s largest banks of deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he said puts homeowners ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212616/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:17 -0500 New York Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212616/ DALLAS -- The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation apologized Friday for its controversial decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, saying it would consider future grants to ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212617/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:13 -0500 New York Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212617/ NEW YORK -- In the face of improving economic numbers, U.S. government bonds seemed like the wrong place to be.Traders fled the safety of bonds and bought riskier investments such as stocks after ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212657/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:27:59 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212657/ NEW YORK -- The dollar finished lower Friday against the euro, giving up early gains driven by a better-than-expected jobs report.The dollar began falling after the stock market opened and began to ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212658/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:27:45 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212658/ LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of THQ Inc. topped most-actives Friday evening, edging up after sinking during the day following the videogame publisher's disappointing financial ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212534/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:26:38 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212534/ LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- A drop in government business for Health Net Inc., coupled with a Goldman Sachs analyst's dim view on health insurers in general drove down the sector's shares ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212533/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:26:33 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212533/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks rose Friday as strength in the non-gold mining and industrial sectors overcame lower gold prices and weak jobs ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212535/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:26:24 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212535/ Truck equipment, supply chain giant increases net profit 44 percent in 2011 Acquisitions and internal growth in all business segments boosted fourth-quarter and year-end profit and revenue at supply ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212694/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:22:11 -0500 Journal of Commerce http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212694/ The headlines are blaring of a massive surge in January employment that blew away analysts expectations. Frankly, I find it hard to believe that any analysts would not have expected this ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212696/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:21:39 -0500 Infowars.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212696/ International Paper plans to spend around $1.5 billion on capital projects this year, many of them aimed at cutting energy consumption, and expects modest growth in foreign demand. U.S. growth is ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212667/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:19:31 -0500 Hispanic Business Magazine http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212667/ United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce , Javier Palomarez, today issued the following statement after the release of the January jobs report: "Today's report indicates that 243,000 ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212668/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:19:23 -0500 Hispanic Business Magazine http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212668/ Saab car owners have been left without any warranty cover and are facing the possibility of big repair bills after the struggling Swedish car maker collapsed just before Christmas.Guardian Money has ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212584/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:18:14 -0500 Guardian http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212584/ Falling unemployment figures still hide the millions of Americans who have dropped out of the workforce during the recession. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212585/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:18:07 -0500 Guardian http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203212585/