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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Taiwan Sun.com http://www.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:20:25 -0400 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:20:25 -0400 30 Rio Tinto has been made aware of a trial date for four of its workers in China. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613354/cs/1/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:09:02 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613354/cs/1/ Japan's central bank has been encouraging financial institutions to lend more with a new stimulus package. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613349/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:45:14 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613349/cs/1/ The Federal Aviation Administration in the US has ordered Boeing to fix software in hundreds of 777 aircraft. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613342/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:46:51 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613342/cs/1/ Air traffic in Ireland has slumped considerably over the past month. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613351/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:50:59 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613351/cs/1/ U.S. stocks ended the day higher Wednesday, with solid demand foir financial shares taking center-stage. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613330/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:21:26 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613330/cs/1/ Two government advertisements in Britain have been banned because of overstatement. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613341/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:45:09 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613341/cs/1/ A Colorado man has been accused of running an investment-fraud scheme while still under investigation for an earlier securities-fraud case. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613340/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:42:10 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613340/cs/1/ Elite travellers are expected to start flying again soon, with airlines now gearing up for business travellers. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613350/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:47:40 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613350/cs/1/ Talks have begun in Melbourne, Australia between eight nations on how to incorporate other countries in the largest free trade area ever seen. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613145/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:32:09 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613145/cs/1/ Lawmakers in the US have said they want immediate action on the Chinese currency, which they say is being kept artificially low. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613132/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:23:09 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613132/cs/1/ honda, brake, recall http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613129/cs/1/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:11:05 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/613129/cs/1/ An investor looks at a stock price monitor at a private securities company Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Asian stock markets have pushed higher after the U.S. central bank again pledge... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244665/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:50:30 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244665/ FREMONT, Calif. - The union that represents workers at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., known as Nummi, have voted in favor of a proposed severance package for the 4,600 workers about to lose... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244651/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:42:40 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244651/ eMazzanti Technologies was awarded another Microsoft partner competency certification for server platforms. Additional expertise benefits clients http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244641/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:39:46 -0400 PR Web http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244641/ Ireland in group of innovation followers with above average performance according to 2009 European Innovation Scoreboard By Finfacts Team Mar 18, 2010 - 5:57:46 AM > http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244653/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:28:42 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244653/ IMF's Strauss-Kahn says closer cooperation needed in Europe; Commission warns Eurozone’s four biggest countries and Ireland growth forecasts too optimistic By Finfacts Team Mar 18, 2010 - 5:25:09 ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244652/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:28:39 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244652/ When the global economy was on the skids, demand for MBA programs soared. Yet even as the economy recovers from the worst downturn since World War II, students keep flocking to business schools in hop... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244645/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:23:49 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244645/ That doesn't mean it was easy for graduates to find work during the downturn. The slowdown in financial services and consulting hit especially hard, forcing some students to consider positions in indu... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244646/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:23:49 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244646/ March 18 (Bloomberg) -- China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., a Hong Kong-based builder controlled by the Chinese construction ministry, said 2009 profit climbed 48 percent as China’s $586 ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244649/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:23:47 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244649/ March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong air pollution reached “very high” levels at three roadside stations today, prompting a government warning for people with heart and lung illnesses to avoi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244650/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:23:47 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244650/ SAN FRANCISCO: Tired of flipping through hundreds of cable channels to find something to watch? Google may be able to help you. The web search giant has teamed up with Intel, Sony and Logitech t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244643/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:20:19 -0400 Times Of India http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244643/ (CNN) -- New Jersey authorities are investigating an announcement made over a public address system at a southern New Jersey Wal-Mart telling "all blacks" to leave the store. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244627/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:16:27 -0400 CNN http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244627/ March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Most Asian stocks fell, led by Japanese exporters and real-estate companies, amid concerns a rally that drove the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to a two-month high had outpaced prosp... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244644/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:14:11 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244644/ HONG KONG -- China Mobile Ltd. said Thursday its 2009 net income totaled 115.21 billion yuan ($16.88 billion), or 5.74 yuan a share, up 2.3% from 112.4 billion yuan, or 5.62 yuan a share, a year earl... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244656/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:52 -0400 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244656/ TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- The Bank of Japan left its assessment of the broad economy unchanged again in March, saying, as in the previous four months, it is "picking up." But the central bank upgraded its ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244655/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:51 -0400 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244655/ (adds background and comment from analyst) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MELBOURNE -(Dow Jones)- Macarthur Coal Ltd. (MCC.AU) said Thursday it has started agreeing prices for its pulverized, or PCI, coal at... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244658/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:50 -0400 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244658/ AFP )--U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday arrived in Russia for crucial talks on disarmament and a meeting of the international quartet on the Middle East. Copyright © 2009 Dow... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244659/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:49 -0400 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244659/ SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Industry pension funds Cbus and CONNECT announced plans to merge on Thursday. Cbus, one of Australia's largest pension funds, is targeted at the construction, building and infras... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244657/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:48 -0400 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244657/ AFP )--North Korea has executed a top financial official blamed for a bungled currency revaluation that triggered chaos in the communist state, South Korean news reports said Thursday. Pak Nam Ki, w... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244662/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:47 -0400 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244662/ TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. (7911.TO) said Thursday it will promote current vice-president Shingo Kaneko to president in June. Current president Naoki Adachi will become chairman, th... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244661/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:46 -0400 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244661/ MELBOURNE -(Dow Jones)- Murchison Metals Ltd. (MMX.AU) and joint venture partner Mitsubishi Corp. (8058.TO) said Thursday they have increased the planned initial capacity of their A$4 billion Oakajee... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244663/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:45 -0400 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244663/ (Adds prime minister quote) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Thursday that he is waiting on a response from China to his request that Aust... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244664/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:44 -0400 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244664/ ), the world's largest mobile operator, reported its best quarterly profit in a year, beating expectations for little growth, as customers began spending more on value-added services. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244642/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:05:46 -0400 Reuters http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244642/ Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, where he announced he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244636/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:02:06 -0400 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244636/ In this photo taken Aug. 25, 2009, Australian shepherds Baxter, foreground, and Kanga pose for a photo near Elkins, W.Va. The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday March 17, 2010, as it outli... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244640/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:02:05 -0400 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244640/ Virginia Tinsley, of Washington Township, N.J., answers a question Wednesday, March 17, 2010, outside a Wal Mart store in Washington Township, N.J., where she and others complained Sunday about commen... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244639/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:02:03 -0400 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244639/ Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244638/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:02:01 -0400 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244638/ FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, an oil pump works in the Persian Gulf desert field of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices rose above $82 a barrel Wednesday, March 17, 2010, after a report showed U.S.... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244637/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:02:00 -0400 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33244637/ Joshua Makower has a pressing message for those interested in Minnesota's formidable medical technology industry: Speak up, or face dire consequences. Makower has the résumé to speak so... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242267/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:10:08 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242267/ Facing criticism over the slow progress of its foreclosure-prevention efforts, the Obama administration has struck deals with two giant banks that would extend mortgage relief to homeowners with secon... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242266/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:10:07 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242266/ Laura Dreier wants to buy a house someday. A busy 25-year-old, Dreier has a husband, two children and a job in the office at Tartan High School in Oakdale. She's getting financial advice from an unli... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242268/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:10:05 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242268/ SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell toward $82 a barrel Thursday in Asia, paring two days of gains that were fueled by signs U.S. crude demand may be improving. Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 5... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242269/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:10:04 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242269/ MILAN - As Greece wins at least temporary respite from its debt troubles, will Italy be the next to face a crisis? The chronically underachieving nation is saddled with an astonishing level of debt,... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242270/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:10:03 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242270/ SYDNEY - Australia expressed disappointment Thursday that charges of stealing business secrets against one of its citizens would be tried in a closed court in China, and some lawmakers doubted the mi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242271/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:10:02 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242271/ Despite the global recession, China’s economy grew 8.7 per cent in 2009, and the growth momentum continued in the first months of 2010, according to the World Bank’s latest http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242272/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:56:30 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242272/ NEW YORK -- The chief executive of American Express saw his pay package drop 61 percent last year as the credit card company's profits narrowed amid the downturn, according to an Associated Press anal... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242274/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:54:55 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242274/ March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods’s return to golf at the Masters Tournament will give sponsors like AT&T Inc. an unexpected boost from their ad dollars, lifting the value of their TV spot... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242128/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:51:39 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242128/ March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Art lovers who didn’t catch Rembrandt’s “The Storm on the Sea of Galilee” at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum before 1990 can see it on electronic bi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242129/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:51:39 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242129/ March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd’s chief counsel in 2008 traded stock in Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo & Co., American International Group Inc. and ot... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242127/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:51:38 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242127/ March 17 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. wants to lead the U.S. effort to double exports and devise ways to pare health-care costs, Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt said during a speech at t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242130/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:51:37 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242130/ March 18 (Bloomberg) -- China’s banks are financially strong enough to withstand the pressure on profits as non- performing loans increase after record credit growth, according to Standard &... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242131/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:51:36 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242131/ March 18 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of living in the U.S. probably rose at a slower pace in February, restrained by lower gasoline prices and a stagnant home-rental market, economists said before a gover... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242133/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:51:36 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242133/ Aggregate earnings of GCC listed companies showed a second consecutive year of declines in 2009, a new report from Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has said. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242275/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:50:27 -0400 Arabian Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242275/ NEW YORK: The US accounting watchdog has imposed sanctions against two Indian auditors who were affiliated with PricewaterhouseCoopers after they failed to detect at multi-year fraud at technology ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242122/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:48:02 -0400 Times Of India http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242122/ MUMBAI: Continuing its winning streak for the third straight session, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained nearly 54 points, or 0.30 per cent, in the opening trade today on more capita... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242123/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:48:01 -0400 Times Of India http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242123/ SAN FRANCISCO — A jury has awarded communications company VirnetX Holding nearly $106 million after determining Microsoft violated two of its patents. The verdict came Tuesday after a weeklong ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242121/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:47:12 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242121/ Sky News business correspondent Joel Hills broke the news before the company confirmed the news. "They were up against tough competition from the Nissan operation in Barcelona and from http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242265/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:40:34 -0400 Sky News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242265/ Blockbuster Inc.’s shares dropped more than 33% after the movie-retail chain said it is having trouble earning enough money to make payments on its nearly US$1-billion debt load. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242140/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:34 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242140/ "This is not a building," said John Komar, General Motors of Canada's manager of a new landmark research-and-development facility on the outskirts of Toronto, standing next to a five-storey-tall wind ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242139/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:33 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242139/ Once a rising star in renewable energy, Timminco Ltd. announced on Tuesday it has ceased production of solar-grade silicon, its once-prized product line. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242137/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:30 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242137/ The Dow industrials rose for a sixth consecutive session to reach a 17-month high while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also hit fresh multi-month highs. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242136/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:27 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242136/ Canada's benchmark stock index rose for the second straight day Wednesday on the strength of energy stocks, while the loonie drifted ever closer to parity. The S&P/TSX composite index advanced 11... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242135/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:26 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242135/ CALGARY -- A part of Suncor Energy Inc.'s oil sands operation was ranked the most environmentally-friendly compared with eight of its competitors, according to a new study by an organization often cri... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242134/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:25 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242134/ General Motors Co. Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell said the automaker may be profitable in 2010, ending five years of annual losses. The company needs to be profitable to undertake an initi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242141/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:23 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242141/ Transcontinental Inc., Canada's largest printer and a major media publisher, reported a return to first quarter profit Wednesday, citing reduced costs and stabilizing customer advertising. For th... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242142/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:21 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242142/ A huge wave of Canadian corporate debt that starts coming due in 2012 could have negative implications for stocks and bonds but the refunding onslaught will pale in comparison to the United States, gi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242143/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:19 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242143/ Employees are seen at a Rio Tinto office in Shanghai yesterday. Beijing says detained staff from the miner had harmed China's economic interests. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242144/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:17 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242144/ Crude oil rose for a second day after OPEC officials said demand is growing and U.S. Federal Reserve authorities repeated their pledge to keep the main interest rate near zero. "OPEC says demand ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242145/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:16 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242145/ China on March 16 again warned Google not to stop filtering its web search engine results, as rumours swirled about the company's plans following its threat to leave over censorship and cyberattacks. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242146/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:14 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242146/ WASHINGTON -- Producer prices fell more steeply than expected in February, posting their biggest drop in seven months as energy costs tumbled, according to a government report on Wednesday that pointe... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242148/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:13 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242148/ Ivanhoe Energy Inc. posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by lower benchmark crude oil prices. For the fourth quarter, Ivanhoe reported a net loss of $11.9 million, or 4 cents a share, co... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242147/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:12 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242147/ Rising commodity prices and positive economic news pushed stocks higher in Toronto on Tuesday as the Canadian dollar moved closer to parity with the U.S. currency. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242149/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:10 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242149/ MONTREAL -- The era of fearing Canada's high-flying loonie might finally be passed. Trading near US98.6¢, the dollar is now the closest it's been to one-on-one status with the U.S. greenback since J... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242150/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:09 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242150/ Toyota Motor North America President Yoshi Inaba, right, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada President Ray Tanguay wait to testify before the Commons transport committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242151/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:06 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242151/ Cundari has been lambasted for copying Mr. Allen’s distinctive style of work in posters the agency made for Pulpfiction, a Vancouver bookstore. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242153/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:05 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242153/ Sean Durfy said Tuesday he is stepping away from his position as chief executive of WestJet Airlines Ltd. in order to spend more time with his family. Mr. Durfy's wife, Tracy, was diagnosed with a br... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242154/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:03 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242154/ BEIJING -- The World Bank raised its 2010 growth and inflation forecasts for China and recommended a tighter monetary policy as well as a stronger exchange rate to restrain inflation expectations and ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242155/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:35:00 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242155/ Secretary General of The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Abdallah el-Badri speaks during the 156th meeting of the OPEC conference in the new OPEC headquarters in Vienna on 17 ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242156/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:57 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242156/ CALGARY * EnCana Corp. said Tuesday it plans to double its natural gas production in five years -- an aggressive goal which left some observers questioning the company's timing. It also jacked up i... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242158/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:52 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242158/ Ms. Dickson said that revamping rules is the dominant conversation because such flaws are easier to identify than a problem with oversight might be. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242159/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:48 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242159/ WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark rates near zero Tuesday and renewed a promise to keep them exceptionally low for an extended period while pointing to increased momentum in the ec... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242160/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:45 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242160/ Canada's benchmark stock index on Tuesday posted its highest close since late September 2008, and the third day in a row that it has ended above 12,000. The S&P/TSX composite finished up 0.67%, o... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242162/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:43 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242162/ The mid-cap private-equity arm of Onex Corp. is attempting to make its first acquisition of the year. A Dallas-based publicly listed sporting goods and uniform supplier, Sport Supply Group. Inc, annou... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242161/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:41 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242161/ MONTREAL -- Mega Brands Inc. has won formal approval from its lenders and shareholders for a recapitalization plan that saves the Canadian toy company from insolvency. Holders of 91.4% of the company... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242163/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:36 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242163/ VANCOUVER -- Canada needs to do more to resolve safety issues on its airlines, railways and in the marine industry, the country's transportation safety watchdog said Tuesday. The Transportation Safet... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242164/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:35 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242164/ U.S. housing starts fell last month as winter storms in some parts of the country disrupted home construction, and another drop in building permits pointed to underlying weakness in the near-term. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242165/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:33 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242165/ Finance ministers from the 16-country euro zone announced late on Monday they had agreed to the “technical modalities” that would permit aid to be rapidly rolled out to Greece but gave no figures ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242166/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:29 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242166/ The Toronto Stock Exchange is preparing to embark on a landmark mission to China that represents its first attempt to draw Chinese institutional investors into Canadian stocks. On April 7, a grou... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242167/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:27 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242167/ Forestry firm Domtar Corp. said it will exit the coated groundwood paper business and close its mill in Columbus, Mississippi, affecting 219 jobs, and expects related charges of about $25 million. Op... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242168/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:23 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242168/ MDS Inc., which makes medical isotopes and provides other products and services to the health care industry, reported first quarter losses as the company completed its restructuring process. For ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242169/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:20 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242169/ Tree plantation operator Sino-Forest Corp. reported an 18% increase in fourth-quarter profit Tuesday as China's stimulus plan helped rebound log prices. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Sino-Forest... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242171/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:17 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242171/ NEW YORK -- Oil rose 2.4% on Tuesday as the dollar weakened after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero for an extended period, and as OPEC ministers planned to keep oil ou... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242172/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:13 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242172/ LONDON -- World stocks climbed on Tuesday while the dollar was corralled as investors bet the U.S. central bank will repeat its vow of keeping interest rates low for an extended period after its month... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242173/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:11 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242173/ Google should obey Chinese government rules even if it decides to retreat from the country over hacking and censorship complaints, a Chinese government spokesman said on Tuesday http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242174/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:07 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242174/ WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates near zero at a meeting on Tuesday and renew its pledge to keep borrowing costs very low for a long time, but could note a brig... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242175/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:06 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242175/ This is precisely the time for investors to scoop up foreign stocks and real estate in the same way that your relatives in Niagara Falls, Ont., take advantage of currency fluctuations to bolt across .... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242176/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:04 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242176/ Stocks index futures edged up on Tuesday, pointing to a slightly firmer start for Wall Street, ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting where policymakers are expected to reiterate a pledge to keep interest... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242177/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:02 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242177/ With more than 200 businesses, Carlos Slim Helu shapes virtually every industry under the Mexican sol. He's got interests in telecom, retail, energy, tourism and banking. Some folks in Mexico, wh... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242178/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:34:00 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242178/ Toyota representatives convened a news conference in San Diego, near the site of the March 8 report of the "runaway" vehicle, to announce preliminary findings of its examination of the 2008 Prius ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242179/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:33:58 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242179/ News Corp. will earn US$350-million to US$400-million from James Cameron’s Avatar once the world’s top-grossing film is also released on pay television and DVD, said two people with knowledge of i... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242180/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:33:56 -0400 Financial Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33242180/