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Reds Looking For More Green

Forbes: Latest News - 5 hours 7 min ago
Five of the Cincinnati Reds' best players will be looking for significant raises come 2011. The team

China's August trade surplus 2nd highest this year

AP: Business - 5 hours 8 min ago
By JOE McDONALD 2010-09-10T14:41:41Z BEIJING (AP) -- China's trade surplus hit its second-highest level this year in August, likely fueling U.S. demands for Beijing to ease currency controls....

Health costs: They'll spike, then slow down

CNN: Business - 5 hours 8 min ago
It will be at least five years before health care reform triggers a sustained slowdown in the pace of spending, according to new government estimates released on Thursday.

Oil rises to over $75 on U.S. supply outage

Reuters: Financial - 5 hours 9 min ago
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. crude rose more than $1 a barrel to over $75 on Friday due to the shutdown of a major pipeline, but a leading forecaster said demand would stay tepid.


National Semi Plunges To New Low On Weak Forecast

Forbes: Latest News - 5 hours 10 min ago
The company's quarterly results are strong but the limp outlook sends shares lower.

Colo. fire evacuees get chance to check on homes

AP: Headlines - 5 hours 10 min ago
By DAN ELLIOTT and P. SOLOMON BANDA 2010-09-10T14:38:59Z BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Hundreds of residents evacuated by a wildfire burning near Boulder will get another chance to check on their homes....

Nokia brings in Microsoft exec to replace CEO

Reuters: Financial - 5 hours 11 min ago
HELSINKI/LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia has hired Stephen Elop, a Canadian Microsoft executive with Silicon Valley credentials, to replace its embattled chief executive and renew its drive to compete with Apple.


Ex-Oakland official's nephew arrested again

San Francisco Chronicle - 5 hours 12 min ago
The nephew of former Oakland City Administrator Deborah Edgerly was in jail today for allegedly possessing drugs, less than a year after he was sentenced to home detention for a gun conviction. William Lovan, 29, was arrested Wednesday at his home on Lipton...



Prison - House arrest - United States - Gun Control - Anti-Gun Rights

Donated Kidney Wasted After Airline Refuses to Carry It On Board

Fox News: Health - 5 hours 13 min ago

Doctors in the Philippines were forced to throw away a donated kidney after an airline refused to allow the organ on board, Agence-France Presses reported.


Special Report: Power struggles: charging tomorrow's cars

Reuters: Financial - 5 hours 13 min ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Imagine driving across America using a fuel so new you have to carry your own supply wherever you go.


Special Report: Power struggles: charging tomorrow's cars

Reuters: U.S. and International - 5 hours 13 min ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Imagine driving across America using a fuel so new you have to carry your own supply wherever you go.


Greece pledges to overhaul loss-making state rail

AP: Business - 5 hours 16 min ago
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS 2010-09-10T14:33:43Z THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) -- The Greek government pledged Friday to radically overhaul loss-making state rail company OSE, as official data showed efforts to cut the country's bloated budget deficit remained on track, if slightly asthmatic....

Wholesale inventories rise 1.3 percent in July

San Francisco Chronicle - 5 hours 16 min ago
Inventories held by wholesalers surged in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two straight declines. The Commerce Department said Friday that wholesale inventories rose 1.3 percent in July, the best performance since July 2008...



Wholesale - Business - Conferences - Computer Science - Wholesale Trade

July wholesale inventories jump 1.3 percent

Reuters: Financial - 5 hours 17 min ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wholesale inventories surged by the largest amount in two years in July, a government report said on Friday, in a sign firms were anticipating enough demand to boost stock this summer.


Living life after suicide attempt

CNN: U.S. News - 5 hours 17 min ago
From the moment I was admitted to my first psychiatric ward, I was desperate to get out. I hated the smell, the food, most of the staff, the routines, the magazines. I hated the sagging mattresses, the glassless funhouse mirrors, the furniture, the isolation rooms. But as much as I despised the place, there was one saving grace for me there: the other patients.

Nokia Harvests From Mister Softee Management Farm

Forbes: Latest News - 5 hours 17 min ago
Former Microsoft executive Stephen Elop gets the top job at Nokia.

Fiat 500: Chrysler's salvation might be a hit -- south of the border

CNN: Business - 5 hours 18 min ago
The elfin Fiat 500, scheduled to arrive in U.S. showrooms before New Year's, will surely be a hit with some. The important question is: How few?

Cipro ";Pay-To-Delay" Case Is Ideal Supreme Court Fodder

Forbes: Latest News - 5 hours 20 min ago
A controversial practice to delay generic drugs might wind up before the Supreme Court

E.P.A. to Study Chemicals Used to Tap Natural Gas

New York Times: U.S. - 5 hours 22 min ago
The agency is preparing for a scientific study of the effects on drinking water and public health of a drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

Stocks edge higher, continue September rally

AP: Headlines - 5 hours 22 min ago
By STEPHEN BERNARD 2010-09-10T14:26:59Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks edged higher Friday as investors placed more bets that the economy will continue to grow....
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