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Sen. Joe Lieberman to speak at GOP convention
A Republican official tells The Associated Press that Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman will be speaking at the Republican National Convention. The GOP official said Wednesday that Lieberman would deliver a speech as Republicans gathered in St. Paul to nominate John McCain for president. The official ...
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 Food aid sent in to suffering Georgian area
A convoy of badly needed food aid for beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint Wednesday, waved through by soldiers who themselves showed no signs of fulfilling their president's promise of a pullback within two ...
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 Campaigns take foreign cash, seek details later
Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain has consistently followed the government's instructions for keeping prohibited foreign money out of their presidential campaigns, and some of that banned money has slipped into Obama's ...
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Lilly to buy Posilac dairy brand from Monsanto
Monsanto Co. said Wednesday it agreed to sell its Posilac brand of cow hormones to drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. for at least $300 million. Indianapolis-based Lilly may also make additional payments to Monsanto, an agricultural chemical company, contingent on the results of the deal. The sale will be ...
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Virtual fence construction in Arizona put on hold
Construction on "virtual fence" projects scheduled along Arizona's border with Mexico is on hold indefinitely because the Interior Department hasn't signed off on use of its lands, federal officials said ...
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Premarket roundup: Morgan Stanley, Yamana Gold
Among the premarket stories for Wednesday, Aug. 20, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--An analyst on Tuesday night recommended long positions on investment bank Morgan Stanley, saying it has a solid mix of ...
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Stocks open higher after Hewlett-Packard report
Stocks are up modestly after an upbeat profit report from Hewlett-Packard Co. offered investors some reassurance about the economy. But a rise in oil prices appears to be limiting investors' enthusiasm. High fuel costs have contributed to recent surges in inflation for businesses and ...
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Interest-ing Times for Gold
After trying a test of overhead resistance near $820 gold prices retreated to the $810 area overnight but remained reasonably well supported by physical demand in the overseas markets. The euro skidded towards its lowest value against the dollar in nearly half a year as apprehensions about the ...
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 China stocks jump on speculation over policy plans
Chinese stocks surged Wednesday in their biggest gain in nearly four months on speculation Beijing plans new economic stimulus measures and other policies aimed at reviving the country's languishing ...
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Canada June retail sales rise 0.5%
- Canadian retail sales rose more than expected in June for a fourth straight month, led by higher gasoline prices, data from Statistics Canada showed ...
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GBP/USD: Tense calm
- The GBP/USD is hovering just above the major support at 1.8511. CCI divergence is confirmed in the 60 mins chart that suggests a reversal ...
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US dollar, gold rise in European trading
The U.S. dollar was higher Wednesday morning against other major currencies in European trading. Gold prices rose. The 15-nation euro fell to $1.4701 from $1.4768 late Tuesday in New ...
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USD/JPY Technical Analysis 20 August 2008
The US Dollar renewed its upward movement yesterday against the Japanese Yen climbing from Tuesday's bottom 109.57 to today's top 110.28, which are the first support and resistance levels respectively for the currency couple today. Today the USD/JPY is moving within the above range, but ...
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Column: How to ensure online shopping is safe
Q: With so much talk about Internet security problems and credit card fraud, how do I protect myself while shopping online? A: One of the biggest risks in shopping online is clicking on a link to what appears to be a legitimate site but is, in fact, a forgery run by criminals interested in your ...
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ALL BUSINESS: Keep an eye on business spending
Economists and the media keep talking about the fragile state of the consumer, but it might be time to look at how businesses are spending, too. Construction of new plants, stores and more is growing at a brisk pace, factory orders are at six-month highs and corporate purchases of things like ...
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Self-help guide for consumers
Even one collapsing bank is one too many. The takeover by federal regulators of IndyMac Bank -- the fifth to fail this year -- was unsettling for savers and investors. And the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has close to 100 other banks on its watch ...
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Real Estate Close-Up: Kansas City
First came H&R Block Inc. Then the downtown Kansas City, Mo.'s resurrection followed. The development of a nine-block, $850 million entertainment district hinged on the nation's largest tax preparer relocating its world headquarters 30 blocks north. The opening of its offices two years ago ...
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Small business owners have many learning options
An entrepreneur who's mystified by accounting or putting a marketing plan together can get some help, and soon, with the arrival of the fall semester. Schools, colleges and universities around the country offer a variety of courses aimed at small business owners, and many cost little or ...
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Ericsson, STMicroelectronics form joint venture
Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB and Swiss chip-maker STMicroelectronics NV unveiled plans Wednesday to create a 50-50 joint venture that will make a key component known as chipsets for mobile ...
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool ...
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Ahead of the Bell: Analyst eyes Intuit '09 outlook
Intuit Inc. is expected to offer solid guidance for 2009 when it reports if fiscal fourth-quarter results Thursday after the closing bell. The company has forecast a fourth-quarter loss of 18 to 20 cents per share, or an adjusted loss of 7 to 9 cents per share, excluding restructuring ...
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Premarket roundup: Hewlett-Packard, O'Reilly Auto
Among the premarket stories for Wednesday, Aug. 20, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares in Hewlett-Packard Co. rose in premarket trading Wednesday as analysts reiterated favorable ratings following a solid quarter boosted by strong laptop sales and a robust international ...
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 Monkey eludes dragnet at Tokyo train station
Morning train commuters in Tokyo were joined on their way to work by an unusual companion Wednesday: a wild monkey. A security guard spotted the monkey near ticket gates in Shibuya Station, said Norihiru Masui, a spokesman for train operator Tokyu ...
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 Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies
LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was ...
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Glitter held at Thai airport after prison release
British glam rocker Gary Glitter, who served nearly three years in a Vietnamese prison for molesting children, refused to board airplanes out of Thailand on Wednesday after being denied entry into the country, a senior immigration official ...
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NY hosts 9 bicycle racks designed by David Byrne
Musician, artist and bicycling enthusiast David Byrne has designed nine unusual bike racks that have been installed around New York City. The Department of Transportation says the artistic installations by the Talking Heads singer are meant to spark interest in ...
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It Starts with One: Changing individuals changes organisations
Small and large businesses have been searching for decades for the holy grail of organisational change: the perfect way to motivate employees to change their old ways for what management (or consultants!) deem to be better, new ones.The prevailing wind of change is a "top down" change of an ...
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Taking leadership research global
While there is much talk about the global dimension of leadership, the reality is that research in this area has lagged behind because, even globally, it is based on US-centric models, be it US companies or American leaders.This is because the US is where most academic developments have taken ...
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"Diversity is not diversity is not diversity"
Measuring diversity in terms of broad demographic categories such as gender, race or age fails to take into account the underlying dynamics that can play a more decisive role within groups of people – diversity in attitudes, skills, knowledge and power, for example. "It's hard to just say ...
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 After disappointing 1500, Lagat moves on in 5K
Bernard Lagat advanced to the 5,000-meter final, hoping to salvage his Olympics and maybe start a rally Wednesday for the struggling U.S. track team. Lagat won his heat in 13 minutes, 39.70 seconds to move on to Saturday night's medal race. He didn't qualify for the 1,500-meter final, adding his ...
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Joey Cheek bemoans curbs on Olympic free speech
Former U.S. Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek, founder of a group of athletes called Team Darfur, had a visa for China revoked shortly before he was to embark for Beijing two weeks ago. He had planned to urge China, an economic partner of Sudan, to help make peace in Sudan's war-torn Darfur ...
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BEIJING BEAT: Rights groups frustrated by Olympics
The Beijing Olympics have left the world's human rights groups frustrated and angry--convinced that China has been let off the hook for serious abuses, and adamant that future hosts like Russia must be held to a higher ...
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China wins women's under 49-kg taekwondo
Reigning world champion Wu Jingyu has won the gold medal in the women's under 49-kilogram class of taekwondo. Wu outclassed her competition and easily won Wednesday's final on ...
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Ericsson, STMicroelectronics form joint venture
Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB and Swiss chip-maker STMicroelectronics NV unveiled plans Wednesday to create a 50-50 joint venture that will make a key component known as chipsets for mobile ...
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Lilly to buy Posilac dairy brand from Monsanto
Monsanto Co. said Wednesday it agreed to sell its Posilac brand of cow hormones to drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. for at least $300 million. Indianapolis-based Lilly may also make additional payments to Monsanto, an agricultural chemical company, contingent on the results of the deal. The sale will be ...
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Sen. Joe Lieberman to speak at GOP convention
A Republican official tells The Associated Press that Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman will be speaking at the Republican National Convention. The GOP official said Wednesday that Lieberman would deliver a speech as Republicans gathered in St. Paul to nominate John McCain for president. The official ...
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