Sterling faces pressure as election looms, but who’s next? - The Guardian
Sterling is set for a white-knuckle ride in the run-up to the general election, as the fiscal face-off between the Conservatives and Labour keeps the UK’s hefty deficit in the headlines, and investors fret about the consequences of a hung parliament
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New Lilly R&D chief plans bold moves to recharge pipeline - Indianapolis Star
The Indianapolis-based company’s stock is trading at 1996 levels, in the low $30s for the development side of the laboratories, when drugs go through extensive clinical testing and review. Still, he was not a distant bystander. Lundberg was a
Source: www.indystar.com

Setbacks in Wine Country - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The North Coast wine industry, home to the highest concentration of high-end wineries and vineyards in the nation, is reeling from the impacts of a recession that has made it chic to drink cheap wine. Few are immune from the sea change sweeping the
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VT’s former boss and current investor critical of Babcock bid - The Independent
A source close to VT said that the market currently undervalued the company, which focuses on support services contracts in a range of sectors, including nuclear and education. “The market hasn’t fully taken into account VT’s exit from shipbuilding
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Rand tape not damaging - Raleigh News & Observer
RALEIGH — When Tony Rand sat down at lunch in August to discuss his plans to fire the chief executive of a Raleigh surveillance equipment firm, the powerful politician had no idea the employee across the table was wired. Martin Perry, a board member
Source: www.newsobserver.com

Facing Beijing - The Epoch Times
David Kilgour, former Canadian MP and Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, together with Canadian Lawyer David Matas, for their human rights work, in particular their efforts to disclose organ harvesting
Source: www.theepochtimes.com

Greek deal puts Goldman Sachs in the firing line – again - The Guardian
Protesters demonstrate in Athens against the government’s planned budget cuts. Goldman Sachs has become embroiled in Greece’s deficit crisis over a 2001 debt deal. Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/EPA It is the most profitable investment bank on the
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

No tax break for old GM stock after bankruptcy - The Sun News
The Securities and Exchange Commission noted in an advisory relating to GM stock: “In most instances, the company’s plan of reorganization will cancel the existing equity shares.” The old GM stock stopped trading on the New York Stock Exchange on
Source: www.thesunnews.com

B.C. company’s Cuban hotel story long in the tooth and short on bite - Vancouver Sun
The North Vancouver company boasts on its website it has “multiple properties currently under development including five-star hotels, over 4,200 hotel rooms, championship golf courses, and time-share condominiums.” Earlier this month, the TSX Venture
Source: www.vancouversun.com

Cablevision posts 4Q profit, revenue rises 5 pct - KHOU
Cablevision Systems Corp., the nation’s fifth-largest cable TV operator, posted a profit for the fourth quarter as more customers signed up for digital cable TV, phone and Internet services. The only money-losing division was its Newsday newspaper
Source: www.khou.com

Sterling faces pressure as election looms, but who’s next? - The Guardian
Sterling is set for a white-knuckle ride in the run-up to the general election, as the fiscal face-off between the Conservatives and Labour keeps the UK’s hefty deficit in the headlines, and investors fret about the consequences of a hung parliament
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New Lilly R&D chief plans bold moves to recharge pipeline - Indianapolis Star
The Indianapolis-based company’s stock is trading at 1996 levels, in the low $30s for the development side of the laboratories, when drugs go through extensive clinical testing and review. Still, he was not a distant bystander. Lundberg was a
Source: www.indystar.com

Setbacks in Wine Country - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The North Coast wine industry, home to the highest concentration of high-end wineries and vineyards in the nation, is reeling from the impacts of a recession that has made it chic to drink cheap wine. Few are immune from the sea change sweeping the
Source:

VT’s former boss and current investor critical of Babcock bid - The Independent
A source close to VT said that the market currently undervalued the company, which focuses on support services contracts in a range of sectors, including nuclear and education. “The market hasn’t fully taken into account VT’s exit from shipbuilding
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Rand tape not damaging - Raleigh News & Observer
RALEIGH — When Tony Rand sat down at lunch in August to discuss his plans to fire the chief executive of a Raleigh surveillance equipment firm, the powerful politician had no idea the employee across the table was wired. Martin Perry, a board member
Source: www.newsobserver.com

Facing Beijing - The Epoch Times
David Kilgour, former Canadian MP and Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, together with Canadian Lawyer David Matas, for their human rights work, in particular their efforts to disclose organ harvesting
Source: www.theepochtimes.com

Greek deal puts Goldman Sachs in the firing line – again - The Guardian
Protesters demonstrate in Athens against the government’s planned budget cuts. Goldman Sachs has become embroiled in Greece’s deficit crisis over a 2001 debt deal. Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/EPA It is the most profitable investment bank on the
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

No tax break for old GM stock after bankruptcy - The Sun News
The Securities and Exchange Commission noted in an advisory relating to GM stock: “In most instances, the company’s plan of reorganization will cancel the existing equity shares.” The old GM stock stopped trading on the New York Stock Exchange on
Source: www.thesunnews.com

B.C. company’s Cuban hotel story long in the tooth and short on bite - Vancouver Sun
The North Vancouver company boasts on its website it has “multiple properties currently under development including five-star hotels, over 4,200 hotel rooms, championship golf courses, and time-share condominiums.” Earlier this month, the TSX Venture
Source: www.vancouversun.com

Cablevision posts 4Q profit, revenue rises 5 pct - KHOU
Cablevision Systems Corp., the nation’s fifth-largest cable TV operator, posted a profit for the fourth quarter as more customers signed up for digital cable TV, phone and Internet services. The only money-losing division was its Newsday newspaper
Source: www.khou.com