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Will Smith voted 2008s top moneymaking movie star
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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LG shows off Dick Tracy wristwatch phone
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets resume after pause
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US supports Egyptian-French initiative on Gaza
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal
Southern Ledger - January 7, 2009
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US News Archive for February 2007:
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Cause of Anna Nicole Smith?s Death Uncertain
Officials said today they have found no evidence so far of foul play or illegal drug use in the death of Anna Nicole Smith...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Alcatel-Lucent Posts Big Loss, Plans Further Job Cuts
The company cited "challenging market conditions" and customer uncertainty and said it would eliminate 3,500 more positions...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Forgive Me, Viewer, for I Have Confessed in a Banner Ad
An advertising company is playing live video from a bar in online advertisements...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
India?s Economy Is on the Verge of Overheating
After three years of near double-digit growth, signs of a potentially dangerous inflationary spiral are emerging...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Your Money: Giving the Very Expensive Gift of Peace of Mind (Yours)
Chocolates that cost $2,000 a pound make no sense to economists, but the high-end retail sector is red-hot...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith Leaves Behind Legal Battles
The legal entanglements for former Playboy Playmate and diet diva Anna Nicole Smith did not end with her death on Thursday...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Harvard Plans to Name Its First Female President
Drew Gilpin Faust is a historian who runs a research institute at the university...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
New York to Test Ways to Guard Against Nuclear Terror
The first experiment focuses on port security. Later this year, the government plans to create a 50-mile circle around the city with an elaborate network of radiation alarms...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Lear Agrees to Buyout Offer of $2.8 Billion From Icahn
The maker of automotive seats said it would solicit competing offers for the next 45 days, while it works to close the deal with Carl C. Icahn, who already owns about 16 percent of Lear?s stock...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Fortress Shares Rise 70 Percent in Wall Street Debut
After raising $634 million in last night?s offering, a hedge fund gets a warm reception in its first minutes of trading...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Nasdaq deadline nears in LSE bid
The deadline in the Nasdaq's approach to LSE shareholders to accept its proposed takeover bid approaches...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
UN troops flood into Haiti slum
Hundreds of UN peacekeepers enter Haiti's biggest slum in an operation against gang members...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
Pentagon 'twisted Iraq findings'
A top US senator accuses a former key Pentagon official of twisting intelligence in the run-up to the Iraq war...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
Clashes at disputed Jerusalem site
Hundreds of angry worshippers throw stones and bottles at police and scuffle with them in an eruption of outrage over contentious Israeli renovation work at a disputed holy site in Jerusalem's Old City...
CNN - February 9, 2007
Violence at disputed Jerusalem holy site
Hundreds of angry worshippers threw stones at police and scuffled with them on Friday in an eruption of outrage over contentious Israeli renovation work at a disputed holy site in Jerusalem's Old City...
CNN - February 9, 2007
Eight Months After a Life-Changing Injury, a Homecoming
During a baseball game last June, 12-year-old Steven Domalewski?s chest was hit by a ball struck with a metal bat, causing his heart to stop. His brain did not receive sufficient oxygen for 15 minutes...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
New Detectors Aim to Prevent Nuclear Terror
New York City is about to become a laboratory to test ways of strengthening the nation?s defenses against a terror attack by a nuclear device or a ?dirty bomb.?...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Alcatel-Lucent cuts 12,500 jobs
Newly-merged telecoms firm Alcatel-Lucent is to cut 12,500 jobs in three years as profits are halved...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
Venezuelan state buys power firm
The Venezuelan state buys the country's leading private power firm as its public ownership drive continues...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
US cash for Agent Orange study
The US agrees for the first time to help towards cleaning up a site where Agent Orange was kept in the Vietnam war...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
NFL: Phillips takes reins at Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys name Wade Phillips as their new head coach, replacing the retired Bill Parcells...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
Cricket: Windies promise inquiry
West Indies promise an inquiry into claims that Marlon Samuels passed information to an alleged bookmaker...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
FirstGroup buys Greyhound buses
UK rail and bus operator FirstGroup is buying US yellow school bus and Greyhound coach operator Laidlaw...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
US ship in Cambodia trip
A US navy warship arrives in a Cambodian port, the first to dock there since the Vietnam war...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
Cuba deports top drugs suspect
The Cuban authorities deport suspected drugs baron Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante back to Colombia...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
Indonesia may face more tragedy
Floods, landslides, boat accidents and a jetliner crash have killed hundreds across Indonesia, while large parts of the capital remain under floodwaters. Authorities predict a spike in natural catastrophes in coming decades for the country, as global warming lifts sea levels and triggers more frequent and deadlier storms...
CNN - February 9, 2007
Six feet of snow and more on the way
Since Sunday, more than 6 feet of snow has fallen in parts of New York, and forecasters with the National Weather Service say it isn't over yet. "We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier," said Mayor Randy Bateman of Oswego...
CNN - February 9, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith Is Found Dead in Florida
Anna Nicole Smith, a former Playboy centerfold, actress and television personality, was famous, above all, for being famous...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
N.Y. Governor Escalates Feud With Legislature
Gov. Eliot Spitzer began to visit the districts of fellow Democrats to assail their decision on a new comptroller...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Edwards Learns Campaign Blogs Can Cut 2 Ways
Candidates could face problems as they try to integrate online political discourse into traditional campaigning...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Statehouse Journal: Less Is More, but in Idaho, Not for Long
In a state that views government with suspicion, even the growth of government buildings causes conflict...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
New York City to Test Ways to Prevent Nuclear Terror
Some members of Congress and antiterrorism experts said that the effort could prove costly and provide few security gains...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
The Churn: People
People...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: Britain: U.S. Cigarette Brands Acquired
The Imperial Tobacco Group of Britain agreed to buy Commonwealth Brands, the maker of the discount cigarettes USA Gold and Sonoma, from Houchens Industries for $1.9 billion, giving Imperial entrance into the United States. Houchens, which is privately held, has annual sales of 14 billion cigarettes. Commonwealth Brands, which was acquired by Houchens in 2001, has an estimated 3.7 percent of the $376 billion cigarette market in the United States...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: The Netherlands: Profit Up at ABN Amro
ABN Amro Holdings, the Dutch bank, posted a 4.6 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings on higher interest income, asset disposals and higher fees and commissions. Net profit was 1.36 billion euros ($1.76 billion), up from 1.30 billion euros a year earlier. ABN predicted earnings per share in 2007 of at least 2.30 euros ($2.98), apart from any asset sales, which would be a step back from the 2.50 euros ($3.24) it earned in 2006, but above the 2.02 euros per share it earned in 2006 excluding certain items. The 2007 growth is ?to be achieved mainly by improving our operating performance,? the chairman, Rijkman W. J. Groenink, said in a statement. He said the company expected to grow in Asia, Brazil and Italy. Operational improvement in mature markets like the Netherlands and in the United States, where ABN Amro operates LaSalle Bank in the Midwest, would come from cost-cutting...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: The Netherlands: Net Surges at Unilever
Unilever, the consumer products giant, said its fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled after it sold its European frozen foods business. Net profit rose to 2.10 billion euros ($2.72 billion) from 736 million euros in the period a year earlier on a one-time gain of 1.2 billion euros ($1.55 billion) from the sale of its frozen foods business to the private equity investor Permira. Sales fell to 9.73 billion euros ($12.6 billion) from 9.76 billion euros...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: South Korea: Interest Rates Held Steady
South Korea?s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a sixth month after consumer prices increased at the slowest pace in seven years. The Bank of Korea, led by its governor, Lee Seong-tae, left the overnight call rate at a five-year high of 4.5 percent. ?Economic growth has weakened,? Mr. Lee, left, said. ?Consumer prices have stabilized.? The bank raised rates three times in 2006. Recent reports showing that the economy grew at the slowest pace in 18 months and that household debt fell for the first time in a year ended expectations that the central bank would raise rates in the first half of this year...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: Unemployment Rate at 31-Year Low
Australia?s jobless rate fell to a 31-year low in January as fewer people sought work, worsening a worker shortage that may fuel wages and inflation. The rate fell to 4.5 percent from 4.6 percent in December, the lowest since May 1976. Australian employers hired an extra 300,000 workers last year, the largest gain since 1989...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
World Business Briefing: Japan: Corporate Spending Slows
Japan?s machinery orders fell in December, signaling that economic growth may slow this year as companies scale back spending on factories and equipment. Non-government machinery orders, excluding shipping and utilities, declined a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent from November, the Cabinet Office said...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Four Plead Guilty in Trading Case
A New Jersey man and his two sons pleaded guilty in what authorities described as a crooked family business that took in more than $3.7 million over four years...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Cisco in Another Deal
A senior vice president, Mike Volpi, is leaving the company after 13 years...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
New President at Atlanta Fed
A Georgetown University professor, Dennis P. Lockhart, was named president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Warner Music Profit Falls 74% as Fewer Albums Are Released
The Warner Music Group said first-quarter profit fell 74 percent on an 11 percent decline in sales...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Former Hedge Fund Executive Enters Plea
The former head of Wood River Capital Management, pleaded not guilty to securities fraud and other charges...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Eddie Bauer Rejects Takeover
Shareholders of Eddie Bauer rejected a $286 million buyout offer from two investment firms...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Home Builder Says Quarterly Revenue Will Be Down 19%
Toll Brothers also warned that write-downs were expected to balloon to $60 million to $160 million or more for the quarter...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Qwest Records Quarterly Profit and Rise in Internet Subscribers
The phone company reported a fourth-quarter profit, helped by a gain tied to the sale of real estate and an increase in high-speed Internet subscribers...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Trading Halted in Auto Parts Maker Wooed by Icahn
The New York Stock Exchange halted trading in Lear shares at 10:41 a.m. Trading did not resume...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Electronics Retailer to Close 70 Stores
Circuit City said it was closing about 70 stores, most of them in Canada, and that its chief merchandising officer had left the company...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Modestly, Stores Beat January Sales Outlook
Retailers rebounded from their disappointing holiday season as shoppers redeemed gift cards to buy winter and spring merchandise...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Aetna Earnings Rise 4% on Higher Medical Membership
Fourth-quarter profit increased 4 percent as growing medical enrollment lifted revenue from health care premiums...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Profit at Embarq, Sprint Spinoff, Rises 25%
The communications company said that fourth-quarter profit rose 25 percent as it added more high-speed Internet subscribers...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Inventories Fall, Hinting at Rebound in Manufacturing
Inventories at the nation?s wholesalers declined in December by the most since May 2003 as sales surged, suggesting a manufacturing rebound in coming months...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
At Disney, a Comeback for Hand-Drawn Animation
Walt Disney animators announced they would bring hand-drawn animation back to the big screen...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Housing Slump Damps Market?s Mood
New signs of weakness in the housing market prompted investors to look past a rebound in major retailers? sales figures...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Earnings Up at Tribune, but Circulation Outlook Is Weak
An extra week in the quarter helped increase newspaper ad sales, but the company forecast a continued decline in circulation revenue this year...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
PepsiCo?s Profit Rises 61% on International Sales
Fourth-quarter profit climbed 61 percent, led by strong performances from its international and Frito-Lay divisions...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Glaxo Expects Slow Growth for This Year
The pharmaceutical company reported a 5 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings but said growth would slow this year as generic competition picked up...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
The Complicated End of an Ex-Law Firm
The bankruptcy of Coudert Brothers continues to be a complicated, messy affair...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Ex-Chief of S.E.C. Joins Perella Weinberg Investment Bank
The addition of William H. Donaldson further expands the roster of brand-name deal makers that Perella Weinberg has recruited since it was founded last year...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
New York Moves Toward Suit Over a 50-Year-Old Oil Spill
New York State moved to sue Exxon Mobil and four other companies to force them to clean up millions of gallons of oil lying under Greenpoint...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
EMI May Sell Recordings Online With No Anti-Copying Software
EMI is said to have discussed proposals to sell unprotected files through an array of digital retailers, including Apple, Microsoft, Real Networks and Yahoo...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Fortress Goes Public, a First for Hedge Funds Inside U.S.
Fortress Investment Group will make its debut at $18.50 a share ? at the high end of its expected price range...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Losses in Home Loans Prompt HSBC to Shake Up Management of Unit
Michael Geoghegan, chief executive of HSBC, said that the loan-loss difficulties were isolated to its American consumer finance arm...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
In a Search Refinement, a Chance to Rival Google
Xerox?s Palo Alto Research Center is licensing patents and technology to a well-financed start-up with the goal of building a search engine that could rival Google...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Advertising: Products No Longer So Personal
Marketers of products whose functions used to be whispered about behind closed doors are throwing open the portals in their commercial spots...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Vornado Chief Loses a Deal but Keeps His Reputation
Steven Roth?s decision to step away from the bidding in the war over Equity Office may cement his image as a man who does not let his ego get the better of his judgment...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
[TS] High & Low Finance: Should U.S. Markets Be Wide Open?
Looser regulation abroad poses risks to American investors while leaving U.S. stock markets at a new competitive disadvantage...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Insider: Hedge Funds Walk a Hard Line Between Silence and Sharing
Hedge funds are notoriously reticent in part because the government requires them to be. But some of them want to speak up...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Footballs, Funhouses and Fries
Daniel M. Snyder, the entrepreneur and owner of the Washington Redskins, has agreed to acquire Johnny Rockets, the 1950s-inspired restaurant chain...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Calm Before and During a Storm
The calm demeanor of Timothy F. Geithner, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is being tested as he tries to monitor the $26 trillion credit derivatives market...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Fox to Begin a ?More Business Friendly? News Channel
Rupert Murdoch said the Fox Business Channel would be friendlier to corporations than CNBC, the leading TV business news outlet...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Kodak Cuts Another 3,000 Jobs
Eastman Kodak, tens of thousands of jobs lighter than it was three years ago, is struggling for a toehold in a competitive digital world...
New York Times - February 9, 2007
Casey confirmed as US army chief
US senators approve the nomination of General George Casey as the country's next army chief of staff...
BBC News - February 9, 2007
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