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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Africa Leader.com http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:30:01 -0400 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:30:01 -0400 30 U.S. stocks ended sharply higher Tuesday, a day after posting their biggest one-day loss ever. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/413170/cs/1/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:03:34 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/413170/cs/1/ With US stock indexes on Tuesday pushing forward from the prior session's historic rout, optimism returned that a rescue plan would make a comeback in coming days on Capitol Hill. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/413171/cs/1/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:21:15 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/413171/cs/1/ Volatile markets could have become more erratic due to the ban on short selling. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/413172/cs/1/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:44:08 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/413172/cs/1/ The prognosis for Italy's ailing national airline has become a little brighter after a union of flight attendants signed a deal meant to keep the airline operating. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412974/cs/1/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:54:10 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412974/cs/1/ Russia's United Aircraft Corporation has started talks with Indian firms on the delivery of SuperJet-100 passenger airliners and other civil aircraft to the country. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412976/cs/1/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:59:28 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412976/cs/1/ New Tom Cruise movie, “Valkyrie,” has critics believing it will be hard to find an audience for the movie. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412972/cs/1/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:50:50 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412972/cs/1/ In the latest US bank consolidation effort, banking giant Citigroup will buy the bulk of the operations of fourth-largest bank Wachovia Corp. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412735/cs/1/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:35:35 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412735/cs/1/ Commercial banks in Europe are hanging on to their money as the US financial crisis spreads worldwide. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412734/cs/1/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:32:26 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412734/cs/1/ British Airways and Ryanair are expecting to decrease flights with the oncoming winter season. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412733/cs/1/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:29:53 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412733/cs/1/ About 600 Starbucks coffee shops are to be rationalized while management looks at the company’s overall operations. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412732/cs/1/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:28:12 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412732/cs/1/ In its biggest single-day loss in eight years, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) sank more than 840 points after the US House of Representatives rejected the $700-billion bailout for Wall Street Friday. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412753/cs/1/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:28 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412753/cs/1/ New York, Sep 30 (Xinhua) Wall Street plunged Monday after US House of representatives unexpectedly rejected the financial bailout plan. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412748/cs/1/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:02:24 -0400 Africa Leader.com http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/412748/cs/1/ The pivotal deal brokered by the government for Lloyds TSB to rescue beleaguered mortgage bank HBOS is in jeopardy tonight after a plunge in the value of HBOS shares. City investors fear that Lloyds i... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228119/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:09:03 -0400 Guardian http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228119/ saw the benefits of this trend after it posted a 10.0% increase in first-half profits, bucking the gloomy retail sector. Shares of Tesco (other-otc: http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228126/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:08:22 -0400 Forbes http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228126/ ATLANTA (Reuters) - Retail leader Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Tuesday that it was expanding health benefits for workers, including offering a 2009 program that provides pre-pregnancy and child develop... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228165/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:48:31 -0400 Reuters http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228165/ EUROPEAN stock markets closed higher today, getting a boost from a rebound on Wall Street as investors hoped another vote on the US financial bailout package will see the plan passed. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228168/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:47:59 -0400 The Daily Telegraph http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228168/ Posted: September 30, 2008, 10:25 AM by Kenny Yum Welcome to a live question and answer session with Jonathan Chevreau, the Financial Post's personal finance columnist. Today, he's going t... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228174/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:46:23 -0400 Financial Post http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228174/ Posted on: Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 13:00 CDT While much attention on Sept. 29 was fixed on the failed bailout vote in Congress and its impact on the Dow Jones industrial average, tech stocks also... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228108/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:17:01 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228108/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. lawmaker urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday to reinstate an index arbitrage rule to halt market volatility. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228182/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:45:19 -0400 Reuters http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228182/ Microsoft millionaire Charles Simonyi will be returning to the International Space Station in the spring of 2009 after two years on terra firma. The news, announced this morning by Space Adventures, w... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228161/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:49:33 -0400 Wired News http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228161/ US President George W Bush vowed to fight to rescue the US economy today as world leaders, including Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, clamoured for action after Congress blocked a $US700 billion ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228171/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:47:57 -0400 The Courier Mail http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228171/ The credit crunch has pushed up the cost of borrowing so one way to recession-proof your finances is to use any spare savings to pay off as much debt as you can afford. Credit card debt is the most ex... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228124/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:08:50 -0400 Guardian http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228124/ FULT ) today announced that it will distribute its third quarter earnings news release and accompanying charts on Tuesday, October 21 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The Corporation wil... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228112/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:13:41 -0400 Market Wire http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228112/ ’s banking operations. New York-based Citigroup will pay $2.1 billion to Wachovia for its retail bank, corporate and investment bank and wealth-management businesses. Wachovia will remain headq... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228133/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:03:08 -0400 Business Journal http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228133/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Allied Capital shares slumped 34% on Tuesday after the lender said Ciena Capital, one of its portfolio companies, filed for bankruptcy. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228113/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:12:15 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228113/ NEW YORK (CBS) ― The stalled financial rescue plan in Washington, D.C. had both bankers in Denver's financial district and small business owners on Littleton's Main Street worried Monday. Exper... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228139/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:01:06 -0400 WBZ http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228139/ TRENTON, N.J. - Pfizer Inc. is shifting its research focus to diseases that have high potential for big profits and for treatment improvements, such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease. The world's bi... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228105/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:18:53 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228105/ NEW YORK – Bank-to-bank lending rates jumped Tuesday and Treasury bill demand eased only slightly, a day after Congress' rejection of the bank bailout plan cast an even deeper freeze over the ba... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228192/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:31:38 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228192/ It's not just on Wall Street where dubious financial decisions are creating casualties. Municipalities, many of which made enormous financial promises when the economy was strong, are now confronting ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228147/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:57:02 -0400 MSNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228147/ Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday the global financial crisis will sap consumer and business spending, affecting all companies, including his own. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228130/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:05:12 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228130/ Business editor Liam Dann on the financial markets Sharemarkets around the Asia-Pacific region bounced back after taking big hits in early trading yesterday as they reeled on the shock news of the ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228141/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:00:43 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228141/ NEW YORK – Americans' confidence in the economy unexpectedly improved in September, but the reading still hovered near a 16-year low and does not fully reflect the financial meltdown that has ro... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228193/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:31:37 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228193/ It looks like, for now, the videogame industry is doing what it has historically always done - fly in the face of economic downturn. Microsoft has just announced that UK sales of Xbox 360 have increas... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228122/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:08:55 -0400 Guardian http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228122/ The recovery in stocks wasn't unexpected as carnage on Wall Street often attracts bargain hunters, though questions remain about how investors will proceed. Without a bailout plan in place to absorb s... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228189/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:37:21 -0400 Wired News http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228189/ Perhaps the most malicious act that malware could possibly do -- even more than wreck your system -- is separate users from their hard-earned cash. Now, a new campaign in the state of Washington has n... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228136/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:02:33 -0400 Beta News http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228136/ National Union of Journalists members at Trinity Mirror's newspapers in Birmingham today cancelled a two-day strike planned for next week after the company guaranteed that there would be no compulsory... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228123/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:08:53 -0400 Guardian http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228123/ include JavaScript framework jQuery in its development environment . At the same time, Nokia announced that it will use jQuery for its mobile-browser development. That’s two more big companies t... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228138/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:01:27 -0400 Wired News http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228138/ A world of big egos. A world where people love to roll the dice with borrowed money. A world of tightwire trading, propelled by computers. In search of ever-higher returns — and larger yachts,... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228195/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:18:18 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228195/ NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Stressed financial markets risk doing severe damage to the broader economy, Atlanta Federal Reserve President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228179/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:45:21 -0400 Reuters http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228179/ NEW YORK: Vikram Pandit, pegged by some critics as too timid for the top job at Citigroup Inc on Tuesday proved his mettle. Pandit, who hailed from the investment banking side of the business, firm... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228196/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:10:22 -0400 Times Of India http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228196/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- The meltdown on Wall Street is extending into the worlds of sports and entertainment. Teams, venues and arenas have received millions of dollars from banks in retu... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228143/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:58:53 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228143/ As Wall Street tries to survive the credit crunch, business schools are planning their own rescue plans: tinkering with their curricula and preparing students for a different job landscape.“Our advi... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228129/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:05:12 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228129/ Stock Buzz ) raised its fourth-quarter earnings outlook on better gross margin expectations and lower operating expenses, sending its shares up as much as 40 percent. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228163/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:48:52 -0400 Reuters http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228163/ Stevenson Jacobs, The Associated Press September 30, 2008 - 2:00 p.m. NEW YORK - Oil prices swung higher Tuesday, recovering from the previous day's plunge as edgy investors trickled back into the ma... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228132/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:04:40 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228132/ Microsoft just announced the obvious: open source is an increasingly critical (and common) component of software today, including proprietary software. The open-source software in question is http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228157/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:51:25 -0400 CNet http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228157/ US mortgage crisis RENO: Presidential candidate Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Tuesday to return to the negotiating table to work on a financial rescue deal and offered a new proposal he said ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228199/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:10:10 -0400 Times Of India http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228199/ Microsoft named Yusuf Mehdi to run marketing for its online MSN and search properties, the company said Monday. His team runs marketing, product management, strategic partnerships, and business develo... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228160/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:51:21 -0400 CNet http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228160/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence was holding up well this month before the latest bout of financial turmoil but house prices suffered another record annual drop during July, according to data ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228181/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:45:18 -0400 Reuters http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228181/ climbed 83.7 points to 4902.5, helped by a recovery among the miners and a rise of around 250 points on Wall Street by the time London closed. Part of the revival was due to a growing hope that the US... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228120/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:09:00 -0400 Guardian http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228120/ Stock Buzz ) plans to continue charging licensing fees from handset makers for using its mobile operating system and not follow the free offerings of Google and Nokia, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer sa... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228162/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:49:00 -0400 Reuters http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228162/ Leveraging the right technology and optimizing its value across the organization leads to increased efficiencies and better communication with customers, partners, suppliers and cross-functional teams... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228144/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:58:39 -0400 eWeek http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228144/ , Thor Chairman. "Our tax rate in the quarter of 59% was negatively affected by these one-time charges and by an increase in our FIN 48 liability," he added.RV sales in the quarter were http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228205/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:06:50 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228205/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Corn futures slumped nearly 5% Tuesday, ending the third quarter with the biggest loss in 12 years, after government reports showed corn inventories rose sharply from last ye... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228114/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:12:14 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228114/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- As the U.S. government struggles to agree on a sweeping bailout plan that would send a lifeline to Wall Street, captains of other foundering industries are hoping their ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228116/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:12:10 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228116/ blamed uncompetitive power rates and overall market conditions for the closure. The company earlier in June idled three of its six potlines, equivalent to 120,000 tons, on account of rising local en... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228201/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:07:42 -0400 Morning Star http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228201/ Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever said Tuesday it is recalling some of its Lipton-brand milk tea powder in Hong Kong and Macau after they were found to contain traces of an industrial chemical. The rec... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228152/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:56:00 -0400 CBC News http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228152/ This leaves the field for regular MP3 music wide open now, with many of the major DRM players in music effectively leaving the field. What this holds for the future of DRM is anyone’s best guess... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228172/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:46:38 -0400 Web Pro News http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228172/ /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southern Sauce Company, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOSA) (the "Company") (Southern Sauce Company, Inc. and Tianjin Shengkai Industrial Technology Development Co., Ltd., the ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228207/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:06:45 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228207/ Stock Buzz ) shares plunged as much as 51 percent on Tuesday, a day after the company cut its profit forecast and said it had obtained $1 billion of new financing to replace a credit facility. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228183/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:45:17 -0400 Reuters http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228183/ The Philadelphia-based lender was also upgraded by two analysts, and its shares soared, recovering some of their 71 percent decline on Monday. In afternoon trading, the shares were up $2.64, or 113.3 ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228180/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:45:21 -0400 Reuters http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228180/ Doug Caverly - Tue, 09/30/2008 - 11:33am. Ballmer, Prime Minister meetSo much for Redmond and Washington. According to an announcement made by none other than Steve Ballmer, Microsoft is moving its ma... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228173/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:46:34 -0400 Web Pro News http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228173/ Lloyds TSB ’s all-share offer. Its credit default swap spreads have blown out to 350bps, reflecting fears that Eric Daniels, chief executive, might welsh on his rescue deal.This will be easier said ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228209/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:06:26 -0400 Financial Times http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228209/ By Arun Kumar, Washington, Sep 30: US stock futures rebounded as President George W. Bush Tuesday assured the nation, amid growing signs of a sliding economy, that rejection of a USD 700 billion finan... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228109/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:15:12 -0400 New Kerala http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228109/ NEW ORLEANS - Utility giant Entergy Corp. estimated Tuesday that damage from hurricanes Ike and Gustav cost the power provider $1 billion to $1.2 billion. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228145/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:57:02 -0400 MSNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228145/ House prices in the US posted their sharpest ever annual decline in July, with prices in cities such as Las Vegas falling by almost 30%.According to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city hous... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228125/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:08:47 -0400 Guardian http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228125/ after the stock market closes. Senior management will host a live webcast and conference call to review the results on Wednesday, October 29 http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228203/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:06:52 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228203/ fears of another 1930s-style Great Depression, America's political leaders developed, virtually overnight, a $700bn bail-out plan to resuscitate the country's rapidly deflating financial sector. But, ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228121/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:08:58 -0400 Guardian http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228121/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks snapped back with the broader market, as stocks of petroleum and natural-gas producers recovered more than half of their losses from the historic sell-off in th... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228115/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:12:13 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228115/ and other music-oriented videogames are the latest hotly contested licensing battleground for music, as executives on both sides of the equation question the deals that allow songs to be used in the g... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228190/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:37:20 -0400 Wired News http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228190/ US Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index posted a slight gain in September; Bush says "real prospect of economic hardship for millions of Americans" http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228184/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:45:14 -0400 Financial Post http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228184/ Supermarket giant Tesco has announced it will create more than 350 new jobs across Northern Ireland this year. Some of the jobs will be in Ballymena, where it opens a new store next month. The compa... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228153/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:53:44 -0400 BBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228153/ Microsoft badly trails Google in the key Internet search market. It holds just a 9% share, compared to Google's 60%. The software maker's quick-fix strategy, buying out number two player Yahoo, went d... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228104/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:19:57 -0400 TechWeb http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228104/ BRUSSELS, Belgium - Dexia became the second Belgian bank this week to get a government and shareholder bailout Tuesday when Belgium, France and Luxembourg said they would inject almost $9.2 billion t... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228106/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:18:48 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228106/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Genworth Financial said Tuesday it may spin off its mortgage insurance business as the insurer tries to reduce its exposure to the housing crisis. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228117/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:12:09 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228117/ appears to be relishing an "I told you so" moment thanks to the turmoil striking Wall Street, and wielding it in a bid to vindicate his socialist agenda. http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228202/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:07:28 -0400 Morning Star http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228202/ GRMN invites shareholders and investors to listen to its third quarter 2008 earnings conference call that will be broadcast over the Internet on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 11 a.m. ET, with exec... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228206/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:06:46 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228206/ New York - After Monday's record-breaking plunge, US stocks rallied at opening on Tuesday, recovering up to a a third of losses on revived hopes for a rescue plan for the financial system, with bargai... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228128/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:06:25 -0400 Earth Times http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228128/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - President George W. Bush eased pressure on financial markets Tuesday with assurances that a $700 billion bailout for the financial sector can be revived, but the crisis spread fur... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228177/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:45:24 -0400 Reuters http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228177/ BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. today said it will continue its push to make healthcare more accessible and affordable for its Wal-Mart Stores U.S. and Sam'... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228110/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:15:18 -0400 Hispanic Business Magazine http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228110/ Wal-Mart , the world’s largest retailer, said on Tuesday it was asking its suppliers to stop using cotton from Uzbekistan, joining a boycott by global brands over its use of forced child labour duri... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228210/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:06:17 -0400 Financial Times http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228210/ The administrators of Lehman Brothers' European division have cut 750 jobs at the firm with immediate effect. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, said the move came "despite exhausting all avenues" to save t... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228211/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:06:05 -0400 BBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228211/ STOCKHOLM, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft's chief Steve Ballmer said Tuesday it will establish a new research center in Norway, after a meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo, ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228213/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:04:28 -0400 SINA http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18228213/ Microsoft's Office XP suite. The default installation of Microsoft Word, the group said, includes an explicit love letter from "Bill" to an unnamed recipient. One of the http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222917/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:55:03 -0400 General Sources http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222917/ U.S. stocks headed for a partial rebound Tuesday, a day after logging their steepest losses in years when the House voted down a proposed $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector. Dow Jones i... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222919/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:45:36 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222919/ Highlights for the quarter and year are as follows: -- Sixth year in a row of profitable growth. -- Record sales for the fourth quarter and year -- Net income for the year up 28.1 percent over 2007... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222926/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:17 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222926/ Biomet, Inc. announced today that in conjunction with its Fiscal 2009 First Quarter release, you are invited to participate in the first quarter conference call on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 11:00... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222927/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:15 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222927/ MUMBAI: Crisis-ridden global investment bank Merrill Lynch, which is being acquired by Bank of America, has hired six investment bankers from another troubled US financial major Lehman Brothers for... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222924/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:37:31 -0400 Times Of India http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222924/ The Conference Call for 3rd Quarter Earnings is scheduled for Friday, October 24, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time. Conference Call access information is as follows: http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222929/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:13 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222929/ UIS said today that it will release its third-quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Following the release, Unisys w... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222928/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:15 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222928/ ALAN , today announced preliminary results for its FY 2009 first quarter ending September 30, 2008, and a summary of FY 2008 financial results from its Annual Form 10-KSB. See the Consolidated Fina... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222932/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:12 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222932/ BBOX will release its second quarter of Fiscal 2009 financial results on Tuesday, October 28, 2008. The Company plans to issue a press release announcing its results after the close of the market. ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222931/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:12 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222931/ All Associated Press news SOMERS, N.Y. (AP) - Soft drink bottler Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter profit declined compared with a year-ago period that benefited from a t... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222934/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:09 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222934/ /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Best Energy Services, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BEYS), a U.S. energy production equipment and services provider, today announced its financial performance for the second fi... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222937/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:05 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222937/ The UK's biggest supermarket said it racked up a 10% rise in first-half profits despite the "powerful economic headwinds" facing the business. Tesco, which has lost ground to discounters as hard-pre... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222922/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:39:14 -0400 Ananova http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222922/ Market doubts are growing over the terms of Lloyds TSB's planned takeover of struggling Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS). HBOS's shares fell 12% today and have lost more than half their value in the... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222755/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:59:47 -0400 The Herald http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222755/ NEW YORK – A closely watched index released Tuesday showed home prices tumbling by the sharpest annual rate ever in July, but the rate of monthly declines is slowing. The Standard & Poor'... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222915/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:57:29 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222915/ TKR today raised its estimate for third-quarter 2008 earnings per diluted share, excluding special items, to $1.00 to $1.10, above its prior estimate for the quarter of $0.65 to $0.75 per share. Du... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222939/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:03 -0400 CNBC http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222939/ NEW YORK – Stocks continued a rebound following a private research group report that Americans' confidence in the economy has improved in September. The reading, which doesn't reflect attitud... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222912/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:57:33 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222912/ Bargain-hunting helped lift the London, Paris and Hong Kong stock markets on Tuesday after investors worldwide had dumped shares following the unexpected rejection of a US financial bailout package. D... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222921/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:40:17 -0400 Breitbart http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222921/ WASHINGTON – Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama proposed that the government to insure consumers' bank deposits up to $250,000 by raising the $100,000 federal limit as each sought ... http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222914/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:57:30 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.africaleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/18222914/