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Canada threatens to retaliate against change in US meat labeling rules
OTTAWA - Canada has threatened "retaliatory measures" against the United States move changing the so-called country of origin labeling that would track beef and hogs through the meat processing and distribution systems, stating that it is discriminatory, a view shared by the World Trade Organisation. On Thursday, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a final modification to its ...
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After breaches Twitter beefs up security with two-step login
NEW YORK - Aiming to tackle recent high-profile breaches, popular micro-blogging site Twitter is introducing an optional two-step login for users to beef up security. The new system would try to ensure "it's really you" when a user signs in to Twitter, which transmits some 400 million messages a day. The move follows recent attacks into the twitter accounts of news organisations' such as ...
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Irish biotech firm Elan rejects revised Royalty Pharma bid
DUBLIN/ WASHINGTON Ireland-based biotechnology firm Elan Thursday rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion takeover bid, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share. Royalty raised its hostile cash bid to $12.50 per share on Monday, from $11.25 previously, but made the new offer conditional on Elan shareholders rejecting, at a ...
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Import alert by USFDA hits Wockhardt shares
MUMBAI - Shares of Wockhardt, one of the leading Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, witnessed a sharp fall of 20% to Rs. 1,315 ($23.61) on the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) on Thursday after the US FDA published an import alert on one of its three manufacturing facilities near Aurangabad. The import alert, 'detention without physical examination of drugs from firms which have ...
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Ford Motor to shutdown 2 units in Australia
MELBOURNE - Ford Motor Company Wednesday announced plans of closing its local manufacturing operations in Broadmeadows and Geelong in October 2016 thereby forcing 1,200 people out of work. Spelling the end of the iconic Ford Falcon in the country, Ford Australia president Bob Graziano announced that the carmaker would shut its Victorian facilities in October 2016, bringing an end to nearly ...
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IMF warns UK against continuing austerity programme
LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...
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Chidambaram says U.S. Federal Reserves statement misunderstood calls for calm
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday sought to calm stock markets in India after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested bond purchases could be scaled back if the U.S. economy improves. Addressing a news conference here, Chidambaram said fears that the Federal Reserve would start reversing its U.S. monetary stimulus programme were being misunderstood in stock market and investor ...
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Jersey Shore Open for Business
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Despite Overseas Weakness US Durable Goods Rise
Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a sign of resilience in the factory sector despite belt-tightening in Washington and weakness in overseas markets. Durable goods orders, which range from toasters to aircraft, increased 3.3 percent last month, the Commerce Department said on Friday. The department also revised prior readings for orders to show a ...
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Finally Clarity From the Fed Or Not
Quantitative Easing ). The Fed also released the minutes of its last meeting--just hours after his testimony Wednesday. So the message should be crystal clear, right? The Fed MAY be willing to reduce, ...
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Summer Travel Better but No Blowout
The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny. Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic. But for a travel industry still stinging from the Great Recession, the best it can likely hope for is another summer of steady, but slow, ...
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Wall Street futures rise after chaotic day in Japan
U.S. stock futures rise Stock futures on Wall Street were falling ahead of the start to regular trading on Friday as markets in Japan saw heightened volatility.Dow Jones industrial average index stock futures fell 0.2%, Standard & Poor's 500 index stock futures lost 0.4% and Nasdaq 100 index stock futures were also down 0.4%.On Thursday, the Dow and Nasdaq index closed the session down ...
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Another downer day on Wall Street
Nikkei , which plunged 7% Thursday, finished a rocky trading day with a 0.9% gain. "In Tokyo we've seen an attempt at a recovery," said Nick Beecroft, senior market analyst at Saxo Capital Markets. "That's a pretty normal profile for market action in a correction such as ...
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Microsoft reportedly to take cut on used Xbox One game sales
(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Microsoft's policy concerning used Xbox One games has proven a bit confusing, but a new report may have spilled more concrete details. Citing information from "retail sources," gaming news MCV claims ...
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Futures fall Wall Street set for weekly decline
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures trimmed declines on Friday after data showed orders for durable goods rose more than expected last month, providing an encouraging sign for the factory ...
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Analysis German economy to pick up but fall short of traditional pace
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economy will recover from a bout of winter weakness but fall well short of the dynamic growth rates of previous years as euro zone recession and global slowdown stunt exports and ...
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EU risks too big to cooperate bank supervision
Former Bank of France and IMF director Jacques de Larosiere, whose recommendations to tighten financial supervision in Europe were largely endorsed by the European Commission, reacts to the G20 Pittsburgh summit outcome during an interview with Reuters in Paris September 28, ...
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Raiffeisen CEO quits over offshore deals
RBIV.VI ) Chief Executive Herbert Stepic resigned on Friday in what he called an effort to spare his bank from negative publicity over personal property deals that triggered scrutiny by the lender and ...
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EUROPE MARKETS Europe Stocks Fall With U.S. Futures Ahead Of Data
LONDON – European stock markets dropped on Friday, adding to the prior day's sharp losses, as investors looked to the U.S., where stock futures pointed to a lower open ahead of durable-goods orders data that are expected to show little improvement.The Stoxx Europe 600 index lost 0.5% to 302.41, after sinking 2.1% on Thursday.Shares of BT Group PLC dropped 2%, after J.P. Morgan ...
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Futures Pare Losses on Strong Goods Data
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here U.S. stock-index futures trimmed losses Friday on a much stronger-than-expected report on durable goods orders, however, worries remained about when the Federal Reserve's QE exit strategy. Today's Markets As of 8:37 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 34 points to 15255, S&P 500 futures dipped 6.5 points to 1644 and Nasdaq 100 ...
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Durable goods orders rise point to factory sector resilience
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a sign of resilience in the factory sector despite belt-tightening in Washington and weakness in overseas ...
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5.24.13 National Bank beats Street
National Bank of Canada announced a dividend increase and share buyback Friday along with financial results that beat analyst estimates. National Bank says its adjusted earnings hit a record $369 million -- up 6% from the same time last year. The adjusted earnings equalled $2.08 per share, which was above a consensus estimate. Net income was down year-to-year, however, due to an unusual gain ...
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Oil price falls on weak outlook for demand
BANGKOK The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 40 cents to $93.85 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 3 cents to close at $94.25 a barrel in New York on Thursday. The price sank as low as $92.21 in the morning after weak ...
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Stop Tricking Us Kid Tells McDonalds CEO
Morning Business Memo… A 9 year-old girl has chewed out the top executive at McDonald’s for ';tricking kids into eating your food.'; The rare confrontation happened as CEO Don Thompson answered shareholders’ questions at the fast food company’s annual meeting in Oak Brook, Ill., Thursday. Hannah Robertson, whose mother Kia blogs about how parents can make ...
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Big Gas Ad Is Kmarts Latest Promotion to Play on Words
Throughout the spot, customers praise the ';big gas'; savings and ';big gas'; prices, but their repeated, rapid use of the phrase makes it sound as though they’re saying ';big a**.'; The ad starts out with customers getting gas at the pump. ';Ugh, I hate these big gas prices,'; one woman says. Another woman chimes in: ';Sounds like you could ...
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Tokyo's new international airport making waves
Haneda airport was renamed Haneda International Airport with the opening of the new International Terminal, which will see several million passengers pass through it each year as the airport regains its status as a global airport with connections to major cities across the world.
When Haneda first opened in 1931 it was the largest civilian airport in the whole country and during the Second World War became a major US Air Base after the invasion of Japan and the country’s surrender. Read more
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