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Raleigh News & Observer - Hakim Warrick posted 23 points and seven boards to pace the Grizzlies, who went winless on a three-game road trip. Rudy Gay tallied 20 points and 11 boards, while Juan Carlos Navarro also scored 20 points in defeat. Memphis will now put its 11-22 home

Australian shares outlook - Flat to higher as credit woes weigh
Forbes - Yesterday, the S&P/ASX 200 closed down 119.9 points or 2.3 percent at 5,087, after moving between 5,039.6 and 5,183.6. The All Ordinaries was off 115.3 points or 2.2 percent at 5,173.2.

News.com.au - US shares pended mixed today as the euro, oil and gold hit new peaks and consumers slammed the brakes on auto sales amid a severe housing slump and credit crunch. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.13 points (0.04 per cent) to 12,261.26 just

American Axle strike to idle General Motors’ Moraine, Ohio, plant
Detroit News - The week-old United Auto Workers strike against Detroit-based American Axle Manufacturing Holdings Inc. has rippled out to idle a fifth General Motors Corp. plant. GM spokesman Tom Wickham said this morning that GM’s Moraine, Ohio, assembly plant was

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February Auto Sales: BMW
Forbes - WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. (AP) - BMW Group said Monday its February U.S. sales fell slightly on lower demand for its namesake brand cars and light trucks. BMW sold a total of 24,190 vehicles, down 1.8 percent from 24,642 in the same month of 2007

Daylight-Saving Time: Lose an Hour, Gain a Good Night’s Sleep
StreetInsider.com - This situation results in slower thinking and reaction time, as evidenced by the increase in auto accidents in the two days following the Daylight-Saving Time shift - more than on any other day of the year.

PeopleFirst Founders First Again With Paperless Lending
San Diego Business Journal - Their first startup, PeopleFirst.com, provided auto loans to the cr me de la cr me of borrowers, sending them a blank check the next day, huge leverage in getting the best deal.

Despite all the complaints, new car finding acceptance
NASCAR - Sunday’s victory was his second in a row this season — his second in less than a week, actually (thanks to the interminably rain-delayed Auto Club 500 in California that didn’t wrap up until last Monday)

Greg Becker Promoted to President of Silicon Valley Bank
Forbes - Previously Webb was a vice president in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs, the chief information officer of Finance One at Bank One Corporation and chief technology officer for GE Capital’s Auto Finance business.

Manic Monday: Sensex crashes over 900 pts
Hindustan Times - The major contributor to the fall were shares in metal, capital goods, oil and gas, bank, PSU realty, power, IT and auto. As the selling pressure spilled over a wide-front, small cap stocks index tumbled by 389.78 points to 9,238.35 and midcap index

Los Angeles Business Journal - The parcel near the corner of Anaheim Street and Banning Boulevard, which New York-based Warren Resources Inc. bought from Exxon-Mobil Corp. in 1999, was for decades home to a series of wells that were essentially vertical holes in the ground.

McGrath to build $3.6M Sev-Rend headquarters in Collinsville
MSN MoneyCentral - The company will move from its current home at 1920 Kingshighway Blvd. in St. Louis to 5301 Horseshoe Lake Road in Collinsville. Sev-Rend has been in St.

Hamas claims Gaza “victory” as Israel pulls back
Reuters South Africa - You are here: Home > News > International > Article By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas declared victory after Israeli troops pulled out of the Gaza Strip on Monday

Builders expand into care home market
This Is Bolton - CONSTRUCTION firm G&J Seddon is building on its success with a new regional office. The company, based in Plodder Lane, Bolton, opened a Scottish office last October and has since taken advantage of a building bonanza in the care home sector. It

Best Buy To Pay Some DIRECTV Customer Bills
HULIQ.com - Connecting to an HD source, using the right cables, adding surround sound and having the home theater professionally installed are all vital elements of HD.

Bush Says Gains in Iraq Will Continue
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - For now, Bush says his decision on bringing more U.S. troops home will be based on how such a move will affect success in Iraq. He says he won’t reach a conclusion until he hears from Petraeus, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs of

Six Flags Releases New Elements of ‘The Dark Knight’ Coaster
Forbes - Entertainment Company, is the largest English- language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman.

Clinton in Ohio, Texas: End of the road?
Reuters South Africa - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, the prohibitive favorite in the Democratic presidential race just months ago, faces the possible end of her White House road on Tuesday in Ohio and Texas. The New York senator battled on Monday to save her

RazorSharks extend home win streak
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - (March 3, 2008) Having not played in a week, the Rochester RazorSharks started off a little rusty Sunday, but it didn’t take long for their offensive firepower to kick in. After surrendering the game’s first 11 points, Rochester battled back for

International Herald Tribune - But people are only allowed to register with one clinic, close to their home. Otherwise, they must pay for private health care. That, combined with limited hours for appointments, means that British employees spend 3.5 million workdays a year

Common indecency
Baltimore Sun - Love was singled out by fans because he had spurned his home state to play for the Bruins. His father, Stan Love, who was in the crowd, had starred at Oregon and later played for the Baltimore Bullets.

Suicide Bomber Kills 40 in Pakistan
Guardian Unlimited - Aitzaz Ahsan, the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, said police who had been restricting him to his home in Lahore have left. Hours after being freed, he led a rally of lawyers calling for the judges to be reinstated.

5 prominent housing aid proposals
Forbes - Allow about 8 million homeowners who owe more than their homes are worth to refinance into government-backed loans, giving lenders the ability to share some of the gains if the home is eventually sold at a higher price.

Allentown residents evacuated after police raid home
Allentown Morning Call - Residents around 8th and Tilghman streets were evacuated from their downtown Allentown homes a little before 2 p.m. today after police raided a rowhome, neighbors said. Police have yet to release any information about the raid, but witnesses said

Padres go to source for stars of future
San Diego Union-Tribune - The expectation is that the facility, a year-round home to some 60 players and support staff in Najayo, San Cristobal, will help the Padres better recruit and develop players from several Latin American countries.

AP Top News at 12:47 p.m. EST
Newsday - He told audience members they would feel right at home at his church in Chicago. Obama said misinformation — including long-standing suggestions that he is a Muslim — is being spread by his opponents.

Teen Romance Suspected in 3 Texas Deaths
Salon - Four suspects, including the 16-year-old daughter, remained in custody on capitol murder charges Sunday, a day after the pre-dawn attack on the rural East Texas home of Terry and Penny Caffey.

Cat down to 7 lives after surviving tornado, fire
MSNBC - Donna and Danny Pistole’s black-and-white cat survived a February tornado that destroyed the family’s mobile home, coming out of nearby woods skittish but no worse for wear. However, the cat took up refuge in a large pile of debris from the storm

After 3 kids die in fire: ‘Why?’
Baltimore Sun - There was a smoke detector found inside the home,” Cartwright said. “Whether or not it was operational will be determined as part of the investigation.

Reuters UK - This week I made a bunch of birdies to advance. I had a great feel for the greens and, once I got the pace, they (the putts) kept falling.” Continued.

Deck Collapse at Chattanooga Nightclub Injures At Least 25
Eyewitness News - Chattanooga, TN - Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deck to collapse at a Chattanooga nightclub late Saturday night. Police say at least 25 people were hurt when the deck they were on at “Club Deep Blue” gave way, falling about 6

Recession or Not? the Question Remains
Forbes - The Producer Price Index is expected to have risen 0.3 percent in January after falling 0.1 percent in December, and the core index, which excludes food and energy, is expected to have risen 0.2 percent, the same as the prior month.

Only goals missing from United display
Courier - And Kalvenes really should have put them to the sword with 11 minutes left when from Wilkie s knockdown of a Willo Flood corner, falling backward, he hooked the ball over the bar from seven yards.

Sunday Political Outlook
ABC News - You’re going to see those of us who are super delegates falling in line, in effect, with where the party is, in my view,” he said. More on Biden’s appearance from ABC’s Mary Bruce

Reliance Power dangles carrot, issues bonus shares
IBN LIve - But the fact that seven Mauritius-based FIIs had sold which defies all logic that in a falling market you keep selling. I can understand that in a rising market you will sell, but if in a falling market you keep selling them, (then) there is got to

Labour has ‘work to do’ to win back support - Clark (+video)
New Zealand Herald - Media speculation about her leadership resurfaced at the weekend after the Fairfax poll showed her personal rating falling 9 points on three months ago to 29 per cent.

Primary school pupils ‘need extra language’
News.com.au - Associate Professor Scarino said Australia was falling behind the rest of the world. “Most developed countries are teaching a second language, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, which are to be envied,” she said.

US News and World Report - Default rates on auto loans have been rising just as they have for mortgages, which means lenders are shunning risky borrowers but wooing those with good credit. And with overall sales slipping, automakers have already started upping rebates and

PR Newswire Photo Advisory for Wednesday, February 20, 1 p.m. EST
Forbes - XC60 Will Go On Sale in the US In Early 2009 (PRNewsFoto/Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, Henrik Ottosson) PRN3 02/20/2008 VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC VOLVO XC60 - The New Volvo XC60 Will Make its Global Debut at the upcoming Geneva Auto Show

GMAC to cut 930 auto finance jobs, close offices
CNBC - DETROIT (Reuters) - Finance company GMAC on Wednesday said it would restructure its auto finance unit by eliminating about 930 jobs and closing smaller offices in the face of tighter credit markets and slumping new car sales. The job cuts represent

Guardian Unlimited - Cadbury said it remained on track to make “meaningful progress” towards its goal for the confectionary business of “mid-teen” percentage operating margins by 2011. Some investors would prefer some more immediate benchmark targets. For 2007, Cadbury

Wisconsin will test Clinton’s support
Boston Globe - In a campaign in which race has formed a clear dividing line between her and Obama, Clinton has so far forged an 11 percentage point advantage among whites, helping offset his lopsided edge among blacks. Forty-eight percent of Wisconsin’s Democrats

Aiming for a second term
CNN - The $455 billion deficit in 2003 was a record in sheer dollar terms, though not as a percentage of the overall economy. But the president has insisted that the war on terrorism and Homeland Security needs, along with overspending by Congress, also

Grand Theft Roto: Targeting bad teams
ESPN.com - He is a percentage-killer but can help a fantasy team make a move in categories that are easier to climb late in the season: 3-pointers, blocks and steals. Watson is something of a one-trick pony (assists), but he produces just enough in 3-pointers

Tax chat with Mark Misselbeck
Boston Globe - number was added to my regular wages. I had agreements with each person I referred to pay him/her 50% of the bonus amount. As a result I did not benefit from the full amount of the bonus. Is there any way to shift the tax burden of the percentage

Reuters - ZURICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS AG (UBSN.VX: Quote , Profile , Research ) named Jerker Johansson the head of its investment bank, placing a little known banker at the helm of the unit that caused billions of dollars of write-downs on

Ledyard National Bank Announces Grand Opening of Ledyard Financial
MSN MoneyCentral - Ledyard Financial Advisors, a division of Ledyard National Bank, is proud to announce the grand opening of its new headquarters located at 2 Maple Street, Hanover, New Hampshire. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2008

Portugal’s BES plans to launch bank in India; open new branches in
CNBC - LISBON (Thomson Financial) - Portugal’s Banco Espirito Santo SA plans to launch a new bank in India, a spokesman for the bank said, confirming statements by BES CEO Ricardo Salgado. BES is still analysing whether the bank will be launched with local

Associated Banc-Corp to Present at Upcoming Bank Conferences
Forbes - Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ:ASBC) Chairman and CEO Paul Beideman will present an update on the company Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, at the 2008 Midwest Super-Community Bank Conference in Chicago and Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at the Keefe, Bruyette

MPS Group to Present at Deutsche Bank Securities 2008 Small- and Mid
Forbes - MPS Group, Inc. (NYSE:MPS), a leading provider of specialty staffing, consulting, and business solutions, today announced that Timothy D. Payne, president and chief executive officer, and Dean Curtis, Vice President and Divisional Chief Financial

Ariba Executives to Present at Deutsche Bank Small and Mid Cap Growth
Forbes - Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that Kevin Costello, President and Elaine Kitagawa, VP of Investor Relations of Ariba, will present at the 2008 Deutsche Bank Small and Mid Cap Growth

FOXSports.com - We shot a very high percentage from the field, and we stretched the defense,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. “With their size, we had to stretch them and make some perimeter jumpers. We were able to do that.” The second half would start much the

Lufthansa January Traffic Rises 7% as Flights Added (Update2)
Bloomberg - The load factor, or proportion of seats filled, increased 0.9 percentage point from a year earlier to 76.9 percent, the Cologne, Germany-based airline said in a statement today. The number of passengers rose 7.6 percent to 4.14 million.

Numbers elusive in tight race between Clinton, Obama
Los Angeles Times - He also trailed in Washington state, where caucus results are still being tallied, by only two percentage points. The contests had little effect on the delegate count, but were a clear indication that McCain, although he has the nomination all but

US STOCKS-Wall St drops as AIG fuels credit worries
Reuters - Shares of AIG fell 11.2 percent to $45, a five-year low and its worst one-day percentage drop since the 1987 stock market crash. That dragged on shares of other financial companies, with the S&P financials index down 2.6 percent. Economic jitters

Corn, Soybeans Fall as Rains Boost Brazil, Argentina Crops
Bloomberg - A close at that level would be the biggest percentage drop since Jan. 23. Most-active futures advanced 4 percent last week, touching a record $13.745 on Feb. 8. The price has risen 77 percent in the past year after U.S. farmers planted the fewest

Blueprint to improve team competitions comes under much scrutiny
ESPN.com - And to substantiate its position, the ITF distributes a good percentage of the profit from these competitions to fund programs, including grassroots projects, in an effort to bring the sport to nations around the globe. The ITF tends to hear more

AP Poll: Method, Questions and Results
FOX News - No more than one time in 20 should chance variations in the sample cause the results to vary by more than plus or minus 3.1 percentage points from the answers that would be obtained if all people in the U.S. were polled. The margin of sampling error

Samsung sees double-digit oper margins
Reuters India - The company says its market share could reach a percentage range in the high-teens if it hits 2008 sales goal, depending on the global market size. In addition, Samsung hopes to have a phone based on Google’s Android mobile phone software platform by

Analyst Actions: Apple, Level 3 Communications, Neurometrix
BusinessWeek - Gardner thinks the percentage of iPhones unlocked, used on networks where Apple receives no residual will decline as Apple launches iPhone in more countries. He has a $212 price target on the stock CREDIT SUISSE DOWNGRADES LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS TO

ShopLocal Index Reflects Softness in Retail
Forbes - The twenty percent growth is the lowest monthly percentage increase since the Index was launched in January of 2007. These findings are consistent with the recent release of the January retail sales figures that showed only a 0.2

Bloomberg - A basis point is 0.01 percentage point. The yield was 1.837 percent on Jan. 23, the lowest since April 2004. Two-year rates will drop to 1.5 percent within a month, Ting said. Pictet Asset, part of Switzerland’s largest closely held

Afghan province counting on Marines
Los Angeles Times - With 78 soldiers and one diplomat killed since 2002, Canada has the highest casualty percentage among all nations in the NATO forces, and Canadian officers say attacks against troops in Kandahar rose by 50% last year from 2006. Laroche said there is

BSkyB revenues up
International Herald Tribune - The company reported a first half operating profit of 295 million pounds, above average analyst forecasts of 287 million pounds. Churn, or the percentage of total customers who dropped their subscription, was reduced to 10 percent. It added 260,000

OUTLOOK US crude, gasoline stocks rose last week; distillates seen
Forbes - Refinery runs, meanwhile, are thought to have lost 0.03 percentage points last week. anealla.safdar@thomson.com as/lam COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson

Oil Below $88 on Recession Concerns
Forbes - Refinery use was seen falling 0.1 percentage point to 84.9 percent. Heating oil prices fell 1.05 cents to US$2.436 a gallon (3.8 liters) while gasoline prices lost 1.81 cents to US$2.2466 a gallon. Natural gas futures added 5.3 cents to US$7.995 per 1

Recession? Where to put your money now
CNN Money - Since mid-September, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has reduced the target for the Fed funds rate by 2.25 percentage points, with the biggest move, a sudden 75-basis-point cut, coming on Jan. 22. On Jan. 30, the Fed cut another half-point

The portents of Tuesday s split decision
MSNBC - Obama won Middletown with 54 percent of the vote, about the percentage Lamont won in 2006. Obama won New Haven with two-thirds of the vote, far out-performing Lamont s 51 percent in the 2006 primary. New Haven has a significant black population.

UPDATE 1-LVMH 2007 net profit up 8 pct, raises dividend
Reuters - All LVMH’s main business units posted double digit percentage growth in operating profit and the group proposed a 14 percent rise in its 2007 dividend to 1.60 euro per share. Losses from “other activities” rose to 168 million euros as the group sold