Archive for July, 2008



Asia stocks gain but caution remains

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Most Asian stock markets rose on Thursday after a move by central banks to boost liquidity in financial markets offset a $4 rebound in oil prices, while a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs indicator kept the dollar well bid.

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Potentially Disruptive Lender Rule Is Delayed

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

The board that sets accounting rules for U.S. corporations yesterday postponed by a year a plan that could require banks and other financial services companies to raise mountains of new capital to protect themselves against financial exposures not currently reflected on their balance sheets.

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Scrabulous goes off Facebook, but Scrabble goes down

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

A computer attack on the authorized version of the game deals a blow to Hasbro.


Hasbro Inc. to Scrabulous: N-I-X-E-D, for a minimum of 13 points.

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ALL BUSINESS: Glass-half-full take on the economy

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

NEW YORK — Just for a minute let’s set aside all the bad things plaguing the financial world. Even in these gloomy times, there’s some good news worth checking out.

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US STOCKS-Wall St seen falling after GDP, jobless claims data

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

* US GDP grows a lower-than-expected 1.9 pct in Q2 * Weakly jobless claims jump, suggesting weak labor market

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Marketing in Your Free Time Posted By : Kaye Z. Marks

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

You might have the weekend off, but that isnt any reason to stop promoting your business. A small business owner is going to eventually come to realize that if you really want to get your sales going youre going to have to embrace your marketing a lot more than most companies.

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Comcast Illegally Interfered With Web File-Sharing Traffic, FCC Says

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

A majority of the Federal Communications Commission has concluded that cable operator Comcast unlawfully disrupted the transfer of certain digital video files, affirming the government’s right to regulate how Internet companies manage Web traffic.

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SoCal earthquake has everyone a-Twitter

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

Blog: Twitter was first on the scene again when an estimated 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Los Angeles today.

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Japan’s jobless rate climbs to 4.1 percent

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

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ESPN plans to launch online network dedicated to ‘action sports’

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 10:07 pm

Websites will court fans of such activities as surfing, skateboarding, motocross and snowboarding — sports that don’t get carried on mainstream television.


ESPN, looking beyond the middle-aged male sports fan, will unveil a new digital strategy Wednesday aimed at the Dogtown crowd.

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