Archive

June 25, 2011

• Chinese Activist Hu Jia Released After Serving Prison Sentence, Wife Says
• Canadian Lawmakers Vote to End Postal Work Stoppage After Marathon Debate
• Telstra NBN Compensation May Be Used for Dividends, Expansion, Thodey Says
• Federer Joins Champions Serena Williams, Nadal in Wimbledon Fourth Round
• Bristol-Myers, AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Shows Bladder, Breast Cancer Risk
• Syrian Forces Reported to Kill Five; Libyan Civilian Deaths Denied by NATO
• Spain Beats Switzerland 2-0 for European Under-21 Soccer Title
• Roger Federer Joins Champions Williams, Nadal in Fourth Round of Wimbledon
• Argentina to Collect $8 Billion From Soybean Exports in 2011
• BTG Pactual Raises $1.6 Billion for Brazil Fund, Veja Reports
• Greek Power Workers Ordered to Obey Court Order
• Admiral Tells Congressman NATO Is Trying to Kill Qaddafi, Magazine Reports
• New York Becomes Sixth State to Pass Gay-Marriage Law
• FARC Seeking Financing Thru Public Works Contracts, Santos Says
• Washington Nationals to Name Davey Johnson Manager, ESPN Says
• Obama Steps Into U.S. Budget Deficit Negotiations Seeking to Break Impasse
• Sri Lanka Beats England by 9 Wickets in Twenty20 Cricket Match
• Libya Orders $3 Billion of Food to Last 6 Months Amid Rebellion
• Lan Resumes Buenos Aires Flights After Volcanic Ash Disruptions
• Disney’s ‘Cars 2’ Movie Opens With Friday Sales of $25.7 Million
• Saudi Shares Rise on View Oil Prices to Rebound After Stockpiles Released
• Lewis Charity Toasts Profit, Ex NFLer, Yale Investment Wiz
• U.S. Sees Chavez in Critical State of Health in Cuba, Nuevo Herald Says
• Ukraine Seeks to Remove Restrictions on Sale of State Assets
• British Open Increases Champion’s Prize Money to $1.43 Million
• Crusaders Beat Sharks 36-8 to Set Up Super Rugby Semifinal Versus Stormers
• China’s Inflation Rate to Slow, Xinhua Says, Citing Forecaster
• Brazil May Delay Bullet-Train Auction a Third Time, Folha Says
• Galliano Fashion House Names Bill Gaytten Creative Director
• Afghan Suicide Car Bombing Kills at Least 20 at Logar Hospital
• Red Bull’s Vettel Wins Pole Position F-1 European Grand Prix
• Endemol, Producer of ‘Big Brother,’ Says CEO Kreiz Stepped Down
• Volcano Ash Chile Volcano Prompts Flight Delays in Argentina
• Hungary to Consolidate Debt of State Railway in 2011, MTI Says
• Al-Qaeda in North Africa Destroy Mauritania Military Vehicles, ANI Reports
• Ukraine Says It Should Get Double Gas-Transit Price From Russia
• North Rhine-Westphalia Owns Greek Debt, Wirtschaftswoche Says
• Germany’s Opposition to Block Tax Cuts, Welt am Sonntag Reports
• Former Champ Sharapova Defeats Zakopalova in Wimbledon Third-Round Match
• Russian Billionaire Nets Owner Prokhorov Voted Head of Political Party
• Greeks Sending Money Abroad Amid Crisis, Wirtschaftswoche Says
• Qatar Assists Britain, France to Arm Libyan Rebels, Times Says
• U.K. Has 10 Billion Pound Gap in Defense Budget, Telegraph Says
• Egypt’s Radwan Says Nation Doesn’t Need IMF, World Bank Money ‘At Moment’
• Peugeot Citroen Sees Record Sales, Automotive News Europe Says
• Mugabe Legitimizing Attacks on Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe’s Power-Share MDC Says
• Roche, Sanofi Curb Greek Drug Supply on Unpaid Bills, Times Says
• Magyar Telekom Sets Aside $62.4 Million Provision on U.S. Probe
• Lebanon Takes in About 1,000 Refugees From Syria, Guardian Says
• Germany’s Schaeuble Sees Little Leeway for Tax Cuts, Bild Says
• Germany’s Horst Seehofer Says More Tax Cuts to Come, Focus Says
• Obama Says Manufacturing Jobs Will Aid U.S. Economic Growth
• NordLB Extends Contract of Chief Executive Officer Gunter Dunkel
• China Tells Domestic Companies to Favor Chinese Auditors
• OHL May Bid for Brazilian Airports Concessions, Cinco Dias Says
• Carlos Slim Increases Stake in Criteria CaixaCorp, Filing Shows
• Malev Gets Capital Boost, Needs Another $97 Million, Hirlap Says
• Repower Keeps Forecast for Lower Profit in 2011, Finanz Reports
• U.S. Sports Deals May Increase Amid Financial Problems, FT Says
• ArcelorMittal Ukraine Names Cornier Head of Supervisory Board
• China’s Top Priority Is to Tackle Inflation, Vice Premier Li Keqiang Says
• Israel Makes Final Diplomatic Push to Halt Flotilla Bound for Gaza Strip
• Grilli May Be Named Bank of Italy Governor on June 30, Il Sole Reports
• U.K. Government to Lease High Speed Rail Line to Funds, FT Says
• Bigger Yuan Role Needs More Open Capital Account, Ex-PBOC Adviser Fan Says
• U.K.’s Wealthy Turn to Pawnbrokers for Credit, FT Newspaper Says
• China Threatens Airbus Order in EU Carbon Rules Protest, FT Says
• Burnett Becomes First New York Yankee to Strike Out 4 in a Single Inning
• German Government Bonds Climb for Third Week on Greek Debt-Crisis Concern
• GCC Stock Markets Lost $12.2 Billion in May, Times of Oman Says
• Nationals Defeat White Sox 9-5 in 14 Innings One Day After Manager Quits
• Pound Drops Versus Dollar on Bank of England’s Rate Outlook, Euro Crisis
• Rain Prompts Philippine Evacuations; Storms Damage Homes, Cars
• Egypt Scraps Plan to Apply For $3 Billion IMF, World Bank Loan, FT Reports
• Bloomberg Joins Council in Budget Deal Saving 4,100 Teacher Jobs
• Winnipeg’s Relocated NHL Franchise Named Jets, Reviving a 24-Year History
• Madoff Trustee Demands $19 Billion in Damages From JPMorgan in New Lawsuit
• James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, Arrested With $800,000, Seeks Taxpayer-Paid Lawyer
• Conrad Black Must Return to Prison After New 3 1/2-Year Sentence Imposed
• Google Says FTC Begins Review of Search, Advertising Practices
• Ex-Egypt Bank Chief Pleads Guilty in Pierre Sex Abuse Case, Avoids Jail
• U.S. Stocks Fall as Concern About Europe Debt Crisis Intensifies
• Anschutz Buys Out L.A. Hotel Partner, Creating Teachers’ Pension Fund Loss
• Obama Must ‘Show Leadership’ on Debt-Limit Negotiations, McCarthy Says
• Scene Last Night: Matelli’s Meat, KAWS, Erik Parker, Todd James
• Vegas Showgirls Shaking Feathers Mimic Male Birds: Lewis Lapham
• Harvard’s Homosexualists; Joely Richardson Unstrung: N.Y. Stage
• Cameron’s Cursing Teacher Swipes Cash From Kids; ‘Cars 2’: Film
• Swiss Franc Climbs to Record High Versus Euro Amid Concern on Debt Crisis
• Treasury Two-Year Note Yields Approach Record Low on Greece, Fed Outlook
• Center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Selected by Edmonton With Top Pick in NHL Draft
• NBA, Union Agree to Talk Again in Last Days Before Possible July 1 Lockout
• House Votes Not to Restrict U.S. in Libya
• Anti-Obama American Crossroads Group Raises $3.8 Million So Far This Year