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7-Eleven owner buying Millennium Retailing 
BusinessWeek - Dec 26 7:17 PM
DEC. 26 1:43 P.M. ET Seven & I Holdings Co., owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan and the United States, said Monday it will pay 131.1 billion yen ($1.13 billion) to buy department store operator Millennium Retailing Inc. in a deal creating Japan’s biggest retailer.Save to My Web

Japanese stocks decline on jobless data 
BusinessWeek - Dec 27 3:47 AM
DEC. 27 6:16 A.M. ET Japanese stocks dipped Tuesday, after lackluster unemployment figures undercut the benchmark index’s advance to its highest level since October 2000. The dollar was higher against the yen.Save to My Web

Report: Italian president signs savings law 
BusinessWeek - Dec 28 5:48 AM
DEC. 28 6:54 A.M. ET Italy’s president has signed legislation to reform the Bank of Italy, clearing the way for the appointment of its next governor after the resignation earlier this month of Antonio Fazio, news reports said Wednesday.Save to My Web

DaimlerChrysler sells diesel-engine maker 
BusinessWeek - Dec 28 5:48 AM
DEC. 28 8:03 A.M. ET Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday it is selling diesel-engine maker MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH to financial investor EQT as part of a drive to focus on its core vehicles business.Save to My Web

EU launches 1st Galileo program satellite 
BusinessWeek - Dec 28 5:48 AM
DEC. 28 7:41 A.M. ET The first satellite in the European Union’s Galileo navigation program was launched from Kazakhstan on Wednesday, a major step forward for Europe’s answer to the U.S. Global Positioning System.Save to My Web

You Don’t Know Jack
Smart Money - What was most remarkable about those years, however, wasn’t apparent to anyone outside the company until recently. The bar might have been set artificially high. During the last five years of the Welch era, ended in 2001, GE’s reported earnings

Company News
Business Report - Unilever has said that it has signed a seven-year contract with International Business Machines outsourcing financial transaction services in more than 20 European countries. German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp has said it will consider an

Life is good for the wealthy
World Socialist Web Site - A new report has found that the gap between rich and poor in Germany has grown considerably and will continue to do so. The report, published recently by the Economics and Sociological Institute (WSI) of the trade-union financed Hans B ckler

NeoMedia to Distribute PPG
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Wildfires Ravage Areas in Texas, Oklahoma
WXXA - WASHINGTON — For the first time since Operation Desert Storm, the Army plans to announce this week an involuntary mobilization of thousands of troops from the Individual Ready Reserve, the latest signal that the service is struggling to bolster

November 2005
Outside Beltway - Brian Weatherson , who has his Ph.D from Australia’s Monash University and is tenured at Cornell [CV in PDF], argues that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, going to graduate school in the humanities is a grand idea. His argument, though, is

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Meijer chooses Insurity software to cut comp costs
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Most Asian markets higher, but Tokyo falls 
BusinessWeek - Dec 27 3:47 AM
DEC. 27 6:10 A.M. ET Most Asian markets rose Tuesday, but Japanese stocks dipped after lackluster unemployment figures undercut the benchmark index’s advance to a 5-year high in the previous session.Save to My Web

Business digest 
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Dec 28 2:33 AM
FINDLAY, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., the second-biggest U.S. tiremaker, said it got government approvals for control of a joint venture in China with Chengshan Tire Co.’s passenger and truck-tire units.Save to My Web

2005 year in review 
Laurel Outlook - Dec 29 2:49 PM
Laurel started the year with newly elected representation in Helena and Montana got a new Democratic governor, Gov. Brian Schweitzer. Former House Speaker Dan McGee was sworn in to fill the senate seat vacated by two-term senator Ken Miller.Save to My Web

Gains in gold sector take TSX closer to record high; NY lower as oil climbs 
Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Dec 29 2:32 PM
TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market closed positive Thursday as higher gold prices lifted precious metal stocks while the telecom sector also provided support.Save to My Web

The Inside Scoop on 2006 
BusinessWeek - Dec 29 8:44 PM
The economy keeps chugging along, the housing bubble develops a slow leak, Apple surprises again… You read it here first Save to My Web

Samsung in talks with Sony over NAND chips 
BusinessWeek - Dec 26 7:17 PM
DEC. 26 9:42 P.M. ET Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip maker, confirmed Monday that it is in talks with Sony Corp. to supply NAND flash memory chips.Save to My Web

DaimlerChrysler sells diesel-engine maker 
BusinessWeek - Dec 28 5:48 AM
DEC. 28 8:03 A.M. ET Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday it is selling diesel-engine maker MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH to financial investor EQT as part of a drive to focus on its core vehicles business.Save to My Web

Citigroup to boost stake in Shanghai bank 
BusinessWeek - Dec 27 3:47 AM
DEC. 27 5:21 A.M. ET U.S. financial services giant Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday it plans to increase its stake in China’s Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to 19.9 percent, the maximum legal holding for a single foreign bank in a local lender.Save to My Web

Japanese deflation shows signs of ending 
BusinessWeek - Dec 26 7:17 PM
DEC. 26 9:42 P.M. ET Japanese consumer prices rose in November for the first time in more than two years, the government said Tuesday, offering the latest sign the country is emerging from years of falling prices that have prolonged its economic slump.Save to My Web

Parks & Reserves Reservation
Republic of Botswana, Botswana - Dec 28, 2005 Several companies, among them Volvo automobile and Morkels furniture stores Board , Botswana Building Society, Botswana Export Credit Insurance and Guarantee

Allianz sees FY growth in automobile insurance ops
Forbes - Dec 27, 2005 FRANKFURT (AFX) - Allianz AG expects to post full year growth in its automobile insurance operations after it substantially cut premiums this year to win new

Driver Safety program offered in Newport
Newport News Times, OR - Dec 28, 2005 10 at Pacific West Ambulance. Drivers age 55 and older can receive a multiyear discount on automobile insurance premiums after completing this course.

FDI gain: $30 bn and counting
Business Standard, India - 11 hours ago Automobile companies have decided to open up an India presence, and companies like when the FDI guidelines in the financial sector (banks, insurance and pension

kWallet for MS Smartphone released 
MS Mobiles - Dec 26 2:19 PM
Personal Management Tool that can store safely your private inofrmaiton. Appart from application for MS Smartphone it contains also helper application for Windows XP.Save to My Web

Chelsea automobile insurance probe set 
Boston Globe - Dec 27 12:09 AM
Expanding a statewide effort to crack down on automobile insurance fraud, officials will announce a new task force today in Chelsea that they said could lead to arrests within months.Save to My Web

Jackson County News… 
MainStreet Newspapers - Dec 29 9:02 AM
Notice of Sale Notice of Sale Under Power Georgia, Jackson County By virtue of the power of sale contained in a Security Deed from Angela K. Gailey to First Horizon Home Loan Corporation dated April 5, 2001, recorded in Deed Book 23-D, Page 226, Jackson County Records, and last assigned to Chase Home Finance LLC s/b/m to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, conveying the after-described property Save to My Web

Driver Safety program offered in Newport 
Newport News-Times - Dec 28 8:43 AM
The AARP Driver Safety Program, an eight-hour classroom refresher course for seniors aged 50 and older will be offered from 9 am. to 1 p.m. on both Monday, Jan. 9 and Tuesday, Jan. 10 at Pacific West Ambulance.Save to My Web

Here Are My 10 Favorite Value Stocks for 2006: John Dorfman 
Bloomberg.com - Dec 27 9:42 PM
Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) — My favorite stocks for 2006 range from well-known names like New York Times Co. to obscure ones like Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc.Save to My Web

Is the 2006 Economic Outlook Rosy or Just Rose-Tinted? 
Spiegel Online English - Dec 30 7:11 AM
On the last working day of the year, German commentators indulge in the venerable tradition of wondering if this will be the year when the country’s stop-start economy will finally get back on its feet. Common consensus is that 2006 could be the year of recovery — before things grind to a halt again in 2007.Save to My Web

OVERVIEW - CHINA’S INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN JAN-NOV 2005 
Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance - Dec 29 9:18 PM
Health / Pharmaceuticals China’s insurance industry raked in premiums totaling 454.813 billion yuan (US$56 billion) in the first eleven months of 2005, up 13.83 per cent year-on-year, according to statistics published by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC).Save to My Web

Senior driving program offered 
North County Times - Dec 27 5:43 PM
FALLBROOK —- The AARP Safe Driving Program will be offered at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 3 and 17 at the Fallbrook Senior Center, 399 Heald Lane. Fee is $10, with the check payable to AARP. Completion allows graduates a discount on their automobile insurance premiums. For information, call (760) 728-4498.Save to My Web

Insurance Company Helps Police Teach Teens About the Dangers of Drinking and Driving 
The Auto Channel - Dec 27 11:12 PM
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 27, 2005 — The positive impact of a Mercury Insurance Group-sponsored “Every 15 Minutes” program may go unnoticed this holiday season, particularly if it is effective and fewer students drink and drive.Save to My Web

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More pump pain to tax consumers
Asheboro Courier-Tribune - RALEIGH Look for the price at North Carolina gas pumps to go up another 2.8 cents per gallon, effective New Year s Day. Gov. Mike Easley s response to requests to rescind or freeze the state gas tax increase? Get used to it. The state can t

Polson students, staff rally around school secretary
Lake County Leader Advertiser - Polson Middle School students and staff have spent much of the past week raising money to help school secretary Peggy Kayser, who was severely injured in a

U.S. braces for Katrina car scams
Orlando Sentinel - Stain marks, rust, mildew, sand or silt under the floorboard carpet Dried mud under the dashboard, behind wiring harnesses and in alternator crevices Rust on screws in the console and other areas where water normally would not reach Rust and water

Medical Properties Trust Makes $40 Million Mortgage Investment in
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2005: From Big Oil to Big Mama
Kansas City Star - R andom thoughts for random thinkers, year-end edition. Here are a few big-picture things to ponder as we toast the passage of another year: Resilience . The single most notable thing about 2005 was the resilience of the economy in the face of

Life is good for the wealthy
World Socialist Web Site - A new report has found that the gap between rich and poor in Germany has grown considerably and will continue to do so. The report, published recently by the Economics and Sociological Institute (WSI) of the trade-union financed Hans B ckler

Take some simple steps toward a richer 2006
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Click here or call 1-877-READ-SUN. What’s the most important step you can take in 2006 to improve your personal finances? If you’re not sure, here are some suggestions from financial planning experts around the nation. Ted Beck, president and chief