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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Zimbabwe Star.com http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:04:33 -0500 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:04:33 -0500 30 U.S. stock indices lightened up on Monday, interrupting a multi-week uptrend. http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280180/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:28:36 -0500 Zimbabwe Star.com http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280180/cs/1/ NEW YORK - The IMF has warned of lower growth in China in view of the economic slump in Europe, and cut its forecast for the world's second largest economy this year to 8.25 per cent from 9 per cent http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275614/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:17:45 -0500 Zimbabwe Star.com http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275614/cs/1/ NEW YORK - Citigroup's Chinese subsidiary has been granted permission to offer its credit cards in China, becoming the first US based bank and the second foreign bank to receive the nod. http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280818/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:05 -0500 Zimbabwe Star.com http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280818/cs/1/ Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than the whole of Microsoft, recent revenue figures have revealed. http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203295552/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:50:05 -0500 ANI http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203295552/cs/1/ BRISTOL - Hundreds of traders and business establishments have signed up for Bristol's own currency to be launched May 21, with the backing of the Bristol Credit Union, a bank run as a cooperative. http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203279652/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:43 -0500 Zimbabwe Star.com http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203279652/cs/1/ ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has said he would continue intense talks with his coalition partners on austerity measures for a 130 billion-euro EU bailout plan second for Greece. http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275612/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:09:56 -0500 Zimbabwe Star.com http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275612/cs/1/ BEIJING - China's Monday asked its airlines not to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union (EU). http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275609/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:58:28 -0500 Zimbabwe Star.com http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275609/cs/1/ ').attr('href', 'http://www2.timesdispatch.com/member-center/logout/').html('Logout').appendTo('#globallinks'); } else { duke_user_checked = true; } ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291361/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:09:29 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291361/ Honeywell is planning to ramp up production of the fiber it makes for bulletproof vests and other ballistic protection items, and Chesterfield County is getting the work.The company is going to ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291362/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:09:15 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291362/ Here's the Twitter world's take on Super Bowl XLVI: Doritos is the most popular brand that advertised on Sunday; pizza is the favorite food of tweeters; beer was the beverage of choice, ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291330/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:03 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291330/ MillerCoors said Monday that it has purchased Minneapolis-based Crispin Cider Co., giving the big brewer a stake in the burgeoning hard cider business. The deal also will lead to an infusion of ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291329/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:59:57 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291329/ Target Corp.'s debut of its limited-edition Jason Wu collection went relatively smoothly Sunday and Monday, especially compared with its chaotic Missoni launch last fall. There were no ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291331/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:59:53 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291331/ LOS ANGELES - Betting that a combination of Internet streaming and kiosk DVD rentals can give consumers the most complete package in a fractured media landscape, Redbox and Verizon are teaming on a ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291332/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:59:48 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291332/ A Minnesota appellate court ruled Monday that Tamitha Hecker is not entitled to retirement funds that once belonged to her ex-husband Denny Hecker, a former auto dealer serving 10 years in federal ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291334/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:59:38 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291334/ WASHINGTON - Perhaps the most attention-getting Super Bowl ad -- other than that dog blackmailing his owner with tortilla chips to keep quiet over a felinicide, of course -- was Clint ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291335/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:59:34 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291335/ NEW YORK -; You may like the food you buy, but is it "Great for You"? Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to help its customers figure that out by adding a new green icon that reads "Great ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291363/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:27 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291363/ SAN FRANCISCO -; Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291322/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:17 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291322/ A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant has cooled down enough for workers to install inspection equipment Monday that may help find a leak among generator steam tubes.Heat transfer tubes are ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291323/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:14 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291323/ Meet San Diego's food trucks The explosion of San Diego's gourmet food trucks, serving everything from seared ahi and grass-fed sliders to New England lobster rolls, has brought them a ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291324/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:11 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291324/ JCPenney's "rebranded" stores were unveiled Wednesday, including the one in Westfield Plaza Bonita in National City, shown here. The department store has a redesigned logo and ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291325/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:08 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291325/ Jacob letter regarding eagle no-fly zones San Diego Gas & Electric helicopters building the Sunrise Powerlink have committed three more violations of the "no-fly" zones set up to ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291326/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:05 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291326/ NEW YORK -; Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Humana Inc., down $4.87 at $85.25 The health insurer said ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291327/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:02 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291327/ TiVo Inc. climbed to its highest since May 2010 as the digital-video recording provider expands technology offerings and benefits from patent-lawsuit settlements and new client contracts.TiVo closed ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291316/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:53:32 -0500 New York Post http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291316/ The sweeping 50-state foreclosure settlement being pushed by the Obama administration seems to be unraveling just when Washington was hoping to wrap it up.At least six state attorneys general were ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291317/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:53:30 -0500 New York Post http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291317/ China’s decision, announced Sunday, to allow Citigroup to issue credit cards in its own name may signal an opening in its banking industry. Citigroup is the first Western bank to be permitted ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291318/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:53:28 -0500 New York Post http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291318/ Medco Health Solutions got sick quickly yesterday - its shares falling 8 percent after a report that its $29 billion merger with rival Express Scripts was in danger.However, a source close to the ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291319/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:53:25 -0500 New York Post http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291319/ shaking their heads . I thought it was a pretty good spot as far as these things go, though I prefer Eastwood’s longer directorial stuff for obvious reasons. Here’s the ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291313/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:48 -0500 Forbes http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291313/ Several of the largest hedge funds that ended last year deep in the red, jumped to good starts in January, giving their wealthy investors reason to believe savvy traders are getting back their magic ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291292/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:32:53 -0500 CNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291292/ Quarterback Eli Manning and his New York Giants may have beaten superstar Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at Sunday's Super Bowl, but none them could outmuscle Madonna -- at least, where ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291294/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:32:47 -0500 CNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291294/ Canada will focus on exporting oil and other goods to China and other booming Asian economies even if Washington overturns its decision to block a pipeline that would have sent more Canadian crude ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291295/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:32:34 -0500 CNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291295/ reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street's view after accelerating sales and operating profit at established restaurants in China helped ease worries that growth in its top ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291296/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:32:27 -0500 CNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291296/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The euro weakened for a second day as Greek leaders tried to forge an agreement to get a rescue package, while Chinese shares fell from a two-month high on concern economic ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291307/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:31:23 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291307/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Fisker Automotive Inc., a recipient of U.S. loans to develop electric cars, said it "temporarily" stopped work on developing a plant in Wilmington, Delaware, after ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291306/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:31:20 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291306/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is the closest it has been in almost 20 years to achieving energy self-sufficiency, a goal the nation has been pursuing since the 1973 Arab oil embargo triggered a ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291309/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:31:18 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291309/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. injected boric acid into a reactor at its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to prevent an accidental chain reaction known as re- criticality after ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291308/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:31:16 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291308/ Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Plans by Genting Bhd., Asia’s second- biggest casino operator by market value, to build a 5,200-room resort overlooking Miami’s Biscayne Bay stalled when a Florida ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291310/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:31:14 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291310/ Paul Allen was the third most generous donor in America last year, and the most generous one still alive. This is Allen's 10th year on the list. Only two donors have made the list more times: ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291342/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:30:35 -0500 Business Journal http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291342/ MIAMI  — Univision and Disney are in negotiations to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday. Both sources declined to ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291345/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:21:38 -0500 MSNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291345/ Look for moreexciting eats and foodie trends on the Bites blog The ad that said eating a Chicken McBite was less risky than petting a pit bull enraged pit bull owners and their defenders. ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291344/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:21:35 -0500 MSNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291344/ By now, the nationalist version of last week's closing of the Electro-Motive Diesel locomotive plant in London, Ont., has been firmly established in the public mind, told and retold in a ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291346/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:17:58 -0500 Leader-Post http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291346/ By now, the nationalist version of last week's closing of the Electro-Motive Diesel locomotive plant in London, Ont., has been firmly established in the public mind, told and retold in a ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291314/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:16:06 -0500 National Post http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291314/ Stephen Hester's bonus of almost 1m for last year, until he decided to waive the shares-only payment. The boss of RBS, which is 83% owned by the taxpayer, had faced growing calls to give up ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291328/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:13:37 -0500 Sky News http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291328/ As Greek debt talks continue to painfully drag on, new EU statistics speak to the success of debt crisis policy prescriptions in counties forced to seek bailouts…THET DEBT, rose in Greece, ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291360/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:28 -0500 Infowars Ireland http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291360/ The French and German leaders told Greece time was running out as it attempts to get a deal on a debt restructuring plan, and warned Athens it would only get its second bailout if it delivers on its ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291297/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:04:53 -0500 Reuters http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291297/ ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek political leaders face crunch talks on Tuesday to hammer out a deal on unpopular reforms that have prompted the country's biggest labor unions to walk off the ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291298/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:04:49 -0500 Reuters http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291298/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook's corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising the hackles of ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291301/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:04:43 -0500 Reuters http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291301/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key U.S. senators raised fresh questions about Lockheed Martin Corp's $382 billion F-35 fighter program on Monday as the Pentagon's top weapons buyer underscored ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291300/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:04:40 -0500 Reuters http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291300/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed slightly lower on Monday as lingering questions about Europe's debt crisis and corporate earnings overshadowed growing optimism about economic growth after a ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291299/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:04:37 -0500 Reuters http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291299/ Dow Jones )- Nigeria's Oando Energy Services Ltd. (OANDO.LA) said it has signed a 12 billion naira ($75 million) drilling contract with Shell Petroleum Development Co., a subsidiary ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291351/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:44 -0500 Fox Business http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291351/ China appeared to signal intentions to keep liquidity tight in the money markets Tuesday by reportedly absorbing 26 billion yuan ($4.1 billion) through 28-day bond repurchase agreements, a move that ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291350/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:41 -0500 Fox Business http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291350/ China Citic Bank Corporation Ltd. (0998.HK) said it has appointed Cao Tong, a vice president of the bank, as an executive director on its board.The Hong Kong-listed Chinese lender said Monday in a ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291352/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:37 -0500 Fox Business http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291352/ MELBOURNE – Chinalco Yunnan Copper Resources Ltd. (CYU.AU), the international investment arm of China's Yunnan Copper Industry, said Tuesday that it has struck a deal to earn a ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291354/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:24 -0500 Fox Business http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291354/ BEIJING – A key Chinese metals lobby said Tuesday that it supports the proposed merger between global commodities trader Glencore International PLC (GLCNF) and copper miner Xstrata PLC ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291355/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:20 -0500 Fox Business http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291355/ BANGKOK – Thailand's Indorama Ventures PCL (IVL.TH) said Tuesday it has singed an agreement to acquire 100% interest in U.S.-based Old World Industries I Ltd. and Old World Transportation ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291356/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:16 -0500 Fox Business http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291356/ French state-controlled nuclear engineering firm Areva SA (AREVA.FR) and utility Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR), also state-controlled, are expected to agree to a strategic partnership, French ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291357/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:12 -0500 Fox Business http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291357/ HONG KONG – Huaneng Power International Inc. (0902.HK) said Monday that its capacity is up 1.9% to 59,079 megawatts after the company completed the trial runs at two new power projects.The ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291358/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:07 -0500 Fox Business http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291358/ McGraw-Hill Cos. (MHP) investor Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have eased their aggregate stake in the company to below a 5% threshold.According to a filing with ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291359/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:03 -0500 Fox Business http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291359/ Microsoft Windows users have relied on the familar start button to find all their programs and documents. When Windows 8 launches, maybe by the end of ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291364/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:56:30 -0500 IBTimes http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291364/ IDG News Service - Microsoft has opened its C++ AMP specification so it can also be used by non-Microsoft compilers to harness the power of GPUs (graphics processing units). "What we see is ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291312/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:11 -0500 CIO http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291312/ Despite this winter shaping up to be one of the warmest in half a century, the cost of heating a home with oil is on the rise. Michelle Miller finds out ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291288/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:51:11 -0500 CBS News http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291288/ Follow this company in San Jose. The store has been under renovation for some time but posters went up in the past week announcing that it will be a Microsoft store. The San Jose store ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291303/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:49:59 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291303/ Macquarie Group, the largest investment bank in Australia, has said it expects full year profits to drop by 25% as a weak market hurts its business. Its trading and investment banking operations ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291290/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:48:51 -0500 BBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291290/ Markets slide for fifth day The Shanghai Composite Index, which tracks the bigger of China's stock exchanges, gained 53.46 points, to 2812.82 at its close, the highest close since May ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291336/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:22:44 -0500 China Daily http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291336/ NEW YORK -- Stock indexes closed slightly lower Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh cost-cutting package required for the country to get more bailout loans. On ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291348/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:14:01 -0500 SINA http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203291348/ BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) -- Coinstar's fourth-quarter earnings soared past analyst estimates as the company's Redbox kiosks for renting DVDs picked up customers who stopped getting their discs ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286439/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:54:26 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286439/ All that glitters is not gadolinium. Even so, that mineral and its 16 "rare earth" cousins -- found in everything from batteries to catalytic converters -- do help make the modern world ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286401/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:44:30 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286401/ POOF GO THE PROFITS: Companies in the S&P 500 earned an estimated 5.8 percent more last quarter than a year ago. Since the start of 2010, profits have grown five times as fast in an average ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286400/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:44:25 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286400/ Carlsbad's ViaSat posted fiscal third quarter earnings on Monday that met Wall Street analysts' expectations, but the company fell short on revenue because of slower orders from its ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286396/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:51 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286396/ COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Redbox, Bob Mudge, right, president of Verizon Consumer and Mass Business Markets, and Paul Davis, CEO of Coinstar, Inc. announced today, ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286397/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:47 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286397/ In this Jan. 6, 2012 photo, attendees check out the unveiling of 4G devices at the Verizon booth during the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Challenging Netflix, Verizon said Monday, Feb. 6, ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286399/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:41 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286399/ James Giddens, the trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global, said on Monday his investigators have now traced most of the $105 billion in transactions made at the bankrupt securities firm in ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286393/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:38:05 -0500 New York Post http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286393/ CHICAGO (MarketWatch) - Coinstar Inc., NCR Corp., Yum Brands and Coca-Cola Co. are among the stocks that could see active trading on ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286350/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:32:42 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286350/ (0) Comments Water-meter manufacturer Badger Meter Inc. on Monday reported a deeper-than-expected drop in earnings and sales in the latest quarter. The company, which plays an active role in ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286438/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:29:22 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286438/ PepsiCo is scheduled to announce its earnings on Thursday, February 9. Once again the snack segment, and not the core soft drink business, is expected to lead the growth. Recent acquisitions in ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286382/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:23 -0500 Forbes http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286382/ Deutsche Bank ended up with a pre-tax loss of EUR351 million ($460 million) for the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing to an end a difficult year for the German ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286383/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:23:49 -0500 Forbes http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286383/ Wall Street investors couldn't even manage their own money in the economic crisis of 2008, so now, post-crisis, we are way less inclined to allow them to manage ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286412/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:16:55 -0500 Christian Science Monitor http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286412/ Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is likely to repeat his case Tuesday for a long period of low rates, and he'll keep markets guessing about whether the Fed will do more quantitative ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286359/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:58 -0500 CNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286359/ The rapid increase shows that ETS -- which allow you to trade market indexes, sectors, commodities and currencies as easily as a share of stock -- have become the preferred method for retail and ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286360/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:50 -0500 CNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286360/ , is expected to report weaker quarterly earnings on Tuesday, hurt by a stronger yen and recent floods in auto-making hub Thailand, but investors will be hoping for an upgrade to its full-year ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286420/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:44 -0500 CNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286420/ Growth of social media company, Facebook depends on its relationships with other companies. CNBC's Julia Boorstin has the details on who is "friending" ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286361/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:43 -0500 CNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286361/ ] were really warranted, especially the 2% spike in the after market.Earnings were certainly bullish; no question there. The owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC chains says its fourth-quarter ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286362/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:35 -0500 CNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286362/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A Hawaiian theme park that propped up the economy of a rural Japanese town in Fukushima prefecture for 45 years was forced to close after the March 11 earthquake. Almost a year ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286373/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:05 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286373/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- MF Global Holdings Ltd., the futures broker that filed the eighth-largest bankruptcy in October, faced a $310 million margin call on its final day that exceeded its market ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286374/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:03 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286374/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Democrats will try for a second time to prohibit fracking for natural gas in the most densely populated U.S. state, after Governor Chris Christie vetoed a ban in ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286375/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:00 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286375/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Caesars Entertainment Corp., the casino chain saddled with more than $22 billion in debt, is planning an $18.1 million initial public offering that some analysts say ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286376/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:13:58 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286376/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) --　Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average retreated from a three-month high as Greek politicians struggled to meet the conditions for a bailout, reviving concern the debt- ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286377/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:13:55 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286377/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Noble Group Ltd. named Yusuf Alireza, formerly co-president of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Asia- excluding-Japan unit, as chief executive officer to lead Asia’s ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286378/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:13:53 -0500 Business Week http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286378/ Follow this company said on Monday it has sued smart thermostat developer Nest Labs Inc. for patent infringement. The lawsuit filed at United States District Court for the District of ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286404/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:12:59 -0500 Business Journal http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286404/ National Automobile Dealers Association shows the average price for a secondhand ride will go up by just under 2 percent this year, for an average of $11,850 for cars or $19,050 for light trucks. ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286414/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:01:24 -0500 MSNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286414/ Wall Street closed lower Monday as investors found little reason to extend a five-week rally on lingering uncertainty over whether Greece would accept the terms of a bailout.Another deadline lapsed ... http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286416/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:01:17 -0500 MSNBC http://story.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203286416/