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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 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:57:06 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:57:06 -0500 30 Sri Lanka will soon build a second international airport on the south of the island, with much of the money coming from China. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610746/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:24:36 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610746/cs/1/ There has been no agreement reached between British Airways and the Unite union. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610739/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:56 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610739/cs/1/ The US sales of Toyota vehicles declined nearly 9 percent in February. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610737/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:42:42 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610737/cs/1/ The Chrysler Group in the US has named a new executive to head the reintroduction of the Fiat brand to the local market. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610740/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:53 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610740/cs/1/ U.S. stocks inched up Wednesday after an unexpected fall in wholesale inventories. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610718/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:16 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610718/cs/1/ Mexican telecom giant Carlos Slim has topped Forbes magazine's billionaire's list. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610738/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:58 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610738/cs/1/ The Northern Rock bank in the UK has announced good progress throughout 2009 as it prepares to be sold. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610736/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:40:06 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610736/cs/1/ The John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California has been given permission to once again run flights to and from the Hawaiian islands. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610734/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:35:29 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610734/cs/1/ A Russian company has gone to Argentina to increase its supply of caviar. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610735/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:37:48 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610735/cs/1/ Gulf company, Emaar Properties, has announced it will restart discussions with the Indonesian government on a project that was postponed during the economic crisis. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610733/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:33:47 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610733/cs/1/ The United States, in an effort to improve its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, has arranged talks to discuss a proposed Trans-Pacific partnership agreement. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610612/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:30:12 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610612/cs/1/ A reported runaway Toyota Prius in California has had US safety investigators involved in determining the cause of a terrifying ride. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610613/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:39:03 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610613/cs/1/ It is ten years since the dotcom bubble burst. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610537/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:33:57 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610537/cs/1/ The Los Angeles Business Journal has reported that Chinese car maker BYD may build an assembly plant in Los Angeles County. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610538/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:40:39 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610538/cs/1/ Note: When Cooper returned to Wayzata-based TCF in 2008 after 2 1/2 years of retirement, he did not take a base salary. Instead, he was paid in restricted stock and stock options to be earned over a 3... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011254/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:24 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011254/ BEIJING - China has tightened controls on pay for its top bankers, joining global efforts to try to limit financial risks by linking longer-term performance more closely to compensation.Chinese banks... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011255/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:23 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011255/ WASHINGTON - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households facing foreclosure in February gr... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011256/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:22 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011256/ By KELLY OLSENAP BUSINESS WRITER SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the instituti... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011259/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:27:42 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011259/ Microsoft , and the case taken out by i4i alleging that it held particular patents relating to XML, and that later versions of Word infringed it - and that Microsoft should therefore be injuncted agai... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011260/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:17:32 -0500 The Guardian http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011260/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China’s vehicle prices rose the most in at least four years in February as consumers took advantage of government incentives to buy new cars and trucks, contributing to a... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011249/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:33 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011249/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Joe Biden will speak in Tel Aviv on U.S.-Israeli relations, one day after telling Israelis and Palestinians they will be held accountable for actions jeopardizin... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011250/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:32 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011250/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., the nation’s two biggest carriers, were fined a combined 11 billion won ($9.7 million) for anticompetitive actions against ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011251/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:32 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011251/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China is requiring a down payment for land purchases equal to 50 percent of a plot’s price and prohibited the supply of land for villas as the government sought to increa... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011252/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:31 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011252/ British Airways is facing the prospect of crippling strikes by its cabin crew after talks aimed at resolving a bitter row over cost-cutting broke down. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011253/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:03 -0500 Sky News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011253/ LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Many Asian bourses turned lower in midday Thursday trading, reversing direction after the release of higher-than-expected Chinese inflation data. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Ind... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011233/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:53:22 -0500 Market Watch http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011233/ BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Consumer confidence in Thailand fell in February after three straight months of increases due mainly to higher oil prices and rising worries over the country's political uncerta... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011265/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:25 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011265/ (This item was originally published Wednesday.) DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Wednesday it has raised its 2010 oil demand forecast despite economies ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011263/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:24 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011263/ (This item was originally published Wednesday.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Wednesday it is no longer selling gasoline to Iran, the latest oil company to make such a mov... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011262/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:23 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011262/ CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia's Senate on Thursday approved legislation that will curb the use of trusts, mainly by wealthy Australians, to avoid paying capital gains tax on assets. The new laws o... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011261/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:22 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011261/ SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- South Korea's vice finance minister will meet international investors in New York on March 19 to update them about local economic conditions and promote investment opportunities i... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011266/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:22 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011266/ Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BOCA RATON, Fla. -(Dow Jones)- Frankfurt-based exchange operator Deutche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) is developing a new trading technology platform that will reduce execution times acr... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011267/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:21 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011267/ "); } function setUserAsLoggedIn() { $('#username_link').show(); $('#username_link').html("WELCOME ("+$.cookie("p_UN")+")"); $('#signup_link').html(" http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011268/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:21 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011268/ SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors fretted over tighter monetary policy in China on the back of strong loan growth and quickening inflation, while the yen struggled amid ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011238/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:51:26 -0500 Reuters http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011238/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's decision against a bankruptcy restructuring for GMAC may have increased taxpayer bailout costs for the auto finance company and made it less viable, an overs... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011240/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:51:25 -0500 Reuters http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011240/ PepsiCo cites the deep freeze that hurt much of Florida's citrus crop as to why it is raising prices and shrinking packaging on its popular Tropicana orange juice. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011230/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:48:44 -0500 CBS News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011230/ High fructose corn syrup is used as a sweetener for many popular foods, but recently there has been a push to replace it by going back to sugar. Michelle Miller has the story. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011232/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:48:40 -0500 CBS News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011232/ United Technologies Corp. on Wednesday said its board approved a plan that calls for the repurchase of up to 60 million shares, worth about $4.3 billion at current prices. The plan replaces an earl... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011229/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:47:32 -0500 ABCNews http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011229/ Electronics giant Samsung is promising the first 3D TV sets will go on sale in Britain by the end of the month. The Korean firm is expected to reveal more details at a launch in New York but entry-l... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011241/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:45 -0500 Ananova http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011241/ David Beckham received a rapturous welcome on his long-awaited return to Old Trafford - and got an even bigger cheer when he left the pitch with a green and gold anti-Glazer scarf draped around his ne... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011243/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:45 -0500 Ananova http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011243/ The administrators of Portsmouth FC have made 85 staff redundant, while some of the club's star players have offered to take wage cuts. None of the players have been axed but administrator Andrew An... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011244/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:45 -0500 Ananova http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011244/ A deadlock in talks aimed at averting a British Airways cabin crew strike showed little sign of breaking this afternoon. A deadline to reach an agreement was extended yesterday in an attempt to reso... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011245/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:44 -0500 Ananova http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011245/ Gordon Brown has confirmed there will be a budget in two weeks' time, adding weight to speculation there will be an election on May 6. In a written statement, Chancellor Alistair Darling announced i... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011246/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:44 -0500 Ananova http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011246/ Union leader Bob Crow has warned passengers not to plan train travel over Easter, despite Network Rail's claim that it is well-prepared to cope with a potential mass strike. Ballot results being ann... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011247/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:43 -0500 Ananova http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011247/ Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will be able to cruise almost every inch of Britain from the comfort of their own laptop when Google extends its street-level imaging service this week. The searc... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011248/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:43 -0500 Ananova http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011248/ said the alliance will give its customers a choice when using search and map functions on the company's Android-based devices. Android is a mobile operating platform developed by http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011235/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:40 -0500 Morning Star http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011235/ said the alliance will give its customers a choice when using search and map functions on the company's Android-based devices. Android is a mobile operating platform developed by http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011236/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:31 -0500 Morning Star http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011236/ said the alliance will give its customers a choice when using search and map functions on the company's Android-based devices. Android is a mobile operating platform developed by http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011237/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:30 -0500 Morning Star http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011237/ March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011234/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:22 -0500 CNBC http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011234/ NEW YORK — Asian markets inched higher early Thursday amid mixed economic news and after U.S. stocks closed with small gains following a report that companies cut their inventories. Investo... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009026/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:56:48 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009026/ The scissors-and-paper routine of clipping coupons may not be going the way of the typewriter anytime soon, but more companies are turning to mobile phone coupons in a big way. Minneapolis-based Targ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009005/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:17 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009005/ Regulators filed complaints against several Twin Cities money managers Wednesday accusing them of breaking futures industry rules in their dealings with Minneapolis businessman Trevor Cook, who the go... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009006/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:16 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009006/ WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC Inc. without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable — a decision that could cost taxpayers $6.3 billion... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009007/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:15 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009007/ BEIJING - China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy on track.Consumer prices rose 2.... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009008/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:14 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009008/ Standard & Poor's the credit ratings agency, says in its latest Global Economic Outlook that the global economy seems to have turned a corner, and so-called green shoots are sprouting around the w... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009012/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:35 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009012/ TOKYO -- The dollar was steady in Asia Wednesday as traders looked ahead to upcoming U.S. economic data, while keeping a close watch on Europe's public debt woes. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009013/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:33:08 -0500 The China Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009013/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Cabinet-level Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo to roll out better search engines, it said, yesterday. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009014/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:18 -0500 The China Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009014/ Microsoft willfully infringed on patents awarded to i4i. The verdict, which the appeals court first affirmed in December, required Microsoft to pay more than $240 million in damages and forced it to r... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009010/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:00 -0500 Computerworld http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009010/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- East Japan Railway Co., the nation’s largest rail operator, raised 15 billion yen ($166 million) from 10-year bonds priced at the narrowest yield spread over benchmarks i... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008993/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:29:34 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008993/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Asian billionaires including India’s Mukesh Ambani and Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing increased their wealth as the region’s rich expanded their fortunes at the worl... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008994/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:29:33 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008994/ Jane Wang, vice chairman of China investment banking, resigned and plans to join a competitor, two of the people said, requesting anonymity because her departure hasn’t been announced. Geoffrey ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008995/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:29:33 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008995/ (Reuters) - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008991/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:15:04 -0500 Reuters http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008991/ BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- The rise in industrial output in the first two months of this year isn't a sign of overheating in the industrial sector, National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Sheng Laiyun sai... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009019/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:51 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009019/ TOKYO (Nikkei/Dow Jones)--The Japanese government's top spokesman said Thursday that a downward revision in the country's fourth-quarter growth rate shows that domestic economic conditions remain sev... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009018/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:50 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009018/ BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- Inflation this year will be moderate and controllable, with consumer price index growth to slow in March as seasonal factors fade, National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Sheng ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009017/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:49 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009017/ In a move that’s raising red flags among some consumer advocates, top negotiators for the Senate Banking Committee signaled Wednesday they favor establishing a new consumer financial protection age... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009020/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:49 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009020/ HONG KONG -- Lending by Chinese banks rose 700.1 billion yuan ($102.5 billion) in February, while money supply as measured by M2 was up 25.5% during the month from a year earlier, according to Nation... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009021/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:48 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009021/ "); } function setUserAsLoggedIn() { $('#username_link').show(); $('#username_link').html("WELCOME ("+$.cookie("p_UN")+")"); $('#signup_link').html(" http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009022/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:47 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009022/ TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- The Hong Kong consortium that won the bid for Taiwan's Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. has submitted documents showing the deal isn't backed by money from mainland China, Taiwan Mini... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009024/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:46 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009024/ HONG KONG -- Hong Kong shares advanced early Thursday as investors digested a slew of economic data, including a higher-than-expected consumer price index for February. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.2% ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009023/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:45 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009023/ BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China's consumer price index in February rose 2.7% from a year earlier, quickening from January's 1.5% rise, government data showed Thursday. The rise rise was higher than the m... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009025/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:45 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009025/ Toronto Stock Exchange broke a two-day skid Wednesday as some international developments helped lure investors back into the market. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 42.3 points, or 0.4%, to... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009000/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:33 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009000/ Marrying content to networks has become the vogue with cable and Internet companies to differentiate themselves from peers. The consensus among industry watchers, failing to see any strong upside in v... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008999/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:32 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008999/ Former Victoria investment advisor Ian Thow has been sentenced to nine years in prison for 20 counts of fraud totalling $8-million. When he gets out, Thow will still have a bankruptcy hanging over his... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008997/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:25 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008997/ SAN ANTONIO -- General Motors Co will pay back roughly US$8-billion in debt to the United States and Canada before June, its chief executive said on Wednesday, more quickly than the automaker had prom... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008996/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:21 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008996/ Terra has given notice to Yara of its intention to terminate their agreement, and Yara has five business days to make an offer that’s at least as favourable as CF’s proposal. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009001/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:18 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009001/ Kevin Lynch stepped out of the spotlight in July 2009, roughly three years after his appointment as Canada's 20th Clerk of the Privy Council -- the top job in the country's civil service -- and after ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009004/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:14 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009004/ Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.07 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.09 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.25 percent. ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009003/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:11 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009003/ The number of U.S. households with a net worth of at least US$1-million jumped 16% last year after dipping sharply during the financial crisis, an industry consulting group said on Tuesday. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009002/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:09 -0500 Financial Post http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009002/ China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy on track. Consumer prices rose 2.7 perce... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008989/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:07:09 -0500 ABCNews http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008989/ Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant accused of serving illegal and endangered whale meat. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008987/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:07:05 -0500 ABCNews http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008987/ FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Mexican businessman Carlos Slim visits the Museo Alameda where some of his personal art collection is on display in San Antonio. On March 10, 2010, Forbes anno... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008986/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:07:03 -0500 ABCNews http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008986/ TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar inched lower within a tight range in the lower 90 yen zone Thursday morning in Tokyo, as Australia's weaker- than-expected jobs report and specula... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009016/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:52:22 -0500 Breitbart http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009016/ an average of the price of homes sold this month versus a year ago in the same month. If people buy slightly more expensive homes than they did a year ago (larger, more bedrooms, etc) you report that ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006277/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:05 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006277/ NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose for a second day Wednesday as a drop in wholesale inventories and improvement in corporate bond markets added to signs the economy is strengthening, overshadowing concern C... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006278/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:03 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006278/ Inventories stayed lean in January, down 0.2% Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories unders... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006279/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:01 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006279/ WASHINGTON - Payday lenders, pawnbrokers, car dealers and other companies that make loans but do not hold bank charters would be shielded from the scrutiny of a proposed federal consumer protection re... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006280/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:57 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006280/ Motorola , Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced a global alliance with Microsoft Corp. (NYSE: MSFT) to deploy Bing services on Motorola devices powered by Android. This new offering, launching in China on... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006282/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:01:34 -0500 RedOrbit http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006282/ New York, March 11: Major stock indices closed higher Wednesday amid gathering optimism about the US economy, with shares of financial firms leading the stock market. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006281/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:58:34 -0500 New Kerala http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006281/ Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo climbed in Thursday morning trading following modest gains on Wall Street as Japan's export-oriented issues were bolstered by a weaker yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Avera... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006271/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:49:05 -0500 Earth Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006271/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s biggest brokerage, hired David Puritz, head of U.S. convertible bond trading at Deutsche Bank AG, to run the business in New York, two peopl... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006272/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:54 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006272/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Australian employers added the fewest jobs in six months in February, suggesting the central bank has room to slow the pace of future interest-rate increases. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006273/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:54 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006273/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Shinsei Bank Ltd., the Japanese lender backed by U.S. investor Christopher Flowers, may abandon its merger with Aozora Bank Ltd. and instead raise 75 billion yen ($830 million)... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006274/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:53 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006274/ High-tech sensor company Sensata Technologies Holding added another upbeat data point to the U.S. IPO market Wednesday, pricing its 31.6 million-share offering at $18 a share, within its expected pri... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006287/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:31 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006287/ (Updates with comment from EPA) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Governors of 18 U.S. states on Wednesday urged Congress to stop "harmful" Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse-gas emissio... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006286/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:28 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006286/ JAKARTA -(Dow Jones)- PT Bank Permata (BNLI.JK) has raised IDR700 billion ($76 million) by selling 10-year unsecured subordinated medium-term notes to its shareholder Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.LN)... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006289/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:25 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006289/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Australia's unemployment rate was at 5.3% in February, compared to a downwardly-revised 5.2% in the prior month, according to data published Thursday by the Australian Bureau of Stat... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006290/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:23 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006290/ HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- The natural gas industry is grappling with a big problem: trying to find an outlet for vast new supplies of the fuel. The boom in domestic natural-gas production from onshore na... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006292/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:20 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006292/ GYMB ) shares were up more than 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday, after the company posted fourth-quarter results that beat expectations and gave first-quarter guidance that topped estimates. Th... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006288/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:17 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006288/ TOKYO -- Japanese shares traded broadly higher Thursday morning in Tokyo with trading firms among the bigger advancers following strength in oil prices in New York. The Nikkei 225 was up 0.7% at 10,6... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006293/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:15 -0500 Fox Business http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006293/ A man watches a 3D movie at the Panasonic booth during the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 7, 2010 file photo. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006266/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:26:22 -0500 Reuters http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33006266/