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Is capitulation on the cards?

STONERS — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:01:45 EDT

Profit warnings, breaches of key index levels, record oil prices, stressed consumers and investors seeking safety provide the background for markets this week, and many people are wondering how long this will all last.

Channel: Money Tags: Capitulation On The Cards Profit Warnings Breaches Stressed Consumers

Blast in Pakistan capital kills more than 10

STONERS — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:55:27 EDT

A suicide attacker detonated explosives near a police station in Pakistan's capital on Sunday, killing more than 10 police officers, officials said.

Channel: News Tags: Blast Pakistan Capital Kills More Than Ten

South Korea announces first oil contingency measures

STONERS — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:01:56 EDT

South Korea said on Sunday it was implementing a multi-stage contingency plan aimed at reducing energy consumption before the skyrocketing oil prices push Asia's fourth-largest economy into a full-fledged crisis.

Channel: News Tags: South Korea Announces First Oil Contingency Measures

Bush, Fukuda lay out goals for G-8 summit in Japan

STONERS — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:28:50 EDT

Global challenges like soaring oil prices and the Earth's rising temperature await President Bush at a summit of top industrialized nations, but first he set out to soothe emotions on a sensitive Japanese issue that's entangled in the nuclear standoff with North Korea.

Channel: News Tags: Bush Fukuda Lay Out Goals G 8 Summit Japan

Hawaiian volcano spewing more lava than usual

STONERS — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:56:27 EDT

More lava than usual is spilling from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano into the ocean.

Channel: News Tags: Hawaiian Volcano Spewing Lava

FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses

STONERS — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:31:05 EDT

The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: FDA Reports More Cases Salmonella Illnesses

Taliban fighters free two Pakistani journalists

STONERS — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:27:42 EDT

Taliban militants released two Pakistani journalists on Saturday more than 36-hours after they were abducted in a tribal region near the Afghan border.

Channel: News Tags: Taliban Fighters Free Two Pakistan Journalists

Foreclosures to rise whoever wins White House

STONERS — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:05:17 EDT

Home foreclosures will keep rising next year no matter who is elected president in November.

Channel: News Tags: Foreclosers Rise Whoever Wins White House

Afghan official: US strikes kill 22 civilians

STONERS — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:55:29 EDT

The U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed.

Channel: News Tags: Ahghan Official US Strikes Kill 22 Civilians

White House says ruling could free detainees in US

STONERS — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:39:49 EDT

The White House said Thursday that dangerous detainees at Guantanamo Bay could end up walking Main Street U.S.A. as a result of last month's Supreme Court ruling about detainees' legal rights. Federal appeals courts, however, have indicated they have no intention of letting that happen.

Channel: Politics Tags: White House Ruling Could Free Detainees US

U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico: CNN

STONERS — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:00:48 EDT

The investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported on Thursday.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: U.S. Salmonella Probe Expands Mexico

Father without baby sitter accused of caging kids

STONERS — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:53:24 EDT

A suburban Chicago man locked his two young daughters in a wire cage hidden in the back of his pickup truck because he didn't have a baby sitter, officials said Thursday.

Channel: News Tags: Father Without Baby Sitter Accused Caging Kids

Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid

STONERS — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:35:01 EDT

Archeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities.

Channel: Science Tags: Researchers Open Secret Cave Mexican Pyramid

Big cheese carving celebrates U.S. Independence Day

STONERS — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:27:58 EDT

A sculpture of the signing of the Declaration of Independence made from a one-tonne block of cheddar cheese glistened on the sidewalk of Times Square in New York on Thursday as an artist's tribute to the Fourth of July.

Channel: News Tags: Big Cheese Carving Celebrates U.S. Independence Day

Tropical Storm Bertha forms in the Atlantic

STONERS — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:51:44 EDT

Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

Channel: News Tags: Tropical Storm Bertha Forms Atlantic

High gas prices threaten to shut down rural towns

STONERS — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:32:57 EDT

This community may be an extreme example of how rising gas prices are hitting rural Americans particularly hard, but people in small towns from Maine to Alaska are in a similar bind as those here.

Channel: Money Tags: High Gas Prices Threaten Shut Down Rural Towns

Iran says any attack would provoke fierce reaction

STONERS — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:04:07 EDT

With Middle East tensions building, Iran's oil minister warned Wednesday that an attack on his country would provoke an unimaginably fierce response.

Channel: News Tags: Iran Any Attack Provoke Fierce Reaction

Why big range in gasoline prices?

STONERS — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:45:08 EDT

The high price of gasoline is a bit hard to swallow these days, and it has helped fuel theories about speculators causing gas prices to rise and concerns about plain old price gouging. Dunbar didn't directly ask, but here's what you're paying for when you purchase a gallon of gas:

Channel: Money Tags: Why Big Range Gasoline Prices

Sept. 11 memorial head wants to open by 9/11/11

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:13:30 EDT

The head of the foundation building the Sept. 11 memorial told supporters Tuesday it's "essential" to open the memorial by the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, disputing a report that the project couldn't be finished on time.

Channel: News Tags: Sept. 11th Memorial Head Wants To Open By 10th Anniversary

Manufacturers struggle to overcome rising prices

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:24:38 EDT

Each week, Ira Cooper opens a letter from another supplier with the same message as the last: We're raising our prices, effective immediately. We can't tell you how long the new prices will last.

Channel: Money Tags: Manufactures Struggle Overcome Rising Prices

Citibank ATM breach reveals PIN security problems

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:09:46 EDT

Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores and stole customers' PIN codes, according to recent court filings that revealed a disturbing security hole in the most sensitive part of a banking record.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Citibank ATM Breach Reveals PIN Security Problems Hackers

Retail gasoline demand down on $4 pricetag

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:24:53 EDT

U.S. retail gasoline demand remained in a slump as high prices at the pump trimmed demand for the fuel, MasterCard Advisors said Tuesday.

Channel: Money Tags: Retail Gasoline Demand Down Four Dollar Pricetag

Children ill after water poisoned in China school

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:19:47 EDT

More than 60 children fell ill after drinking water that may have been deliberately poisoned at a primary school in southern China, state media reported on Tuesday.

Channel: News Tags: Children Ill Drinking Water Poisoned China School

U.S. leads world in substance abuse, WHO finds

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:53:43 EDT

The United States leads the world in rates of experimenting with marijuana and cocaine despite strict drug laws, World Health Organization researchers said on Tuesday.

Channel: News Tags: U.S. Leads World Substance Abuse

US beef goes on sale in South Korea

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:49:11 EDT

U.S. beef returned to South Korean store shelves Tuesday under a new import agreement that has failed to stem anti-government protests, which have raged for weeks and turned central Seoul into a riot zone.

Channel: Food Tags: US Beef Goes On Sale South Korea

U.S. criticizes report Israel likely to attack Iran

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:44:41 EDT

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday criticized reported comments by a senior defense official who said there was an increasing likelihood Israel would attack Iran over its nuclear program.

Channel: Politics Tags: U.S. Criticizes Israel Likely To Attack Iran

Drug chains and benefits managers team on e-prescriptions

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:19 EDT

Chain drug stores including Walgreens (WAG.N) and pharmacy benefits managers like Medco Health Solutions (MHS.N) are combining their electronic networks to speed adoption of computerized prescriptions.

Channel: News Tags: Drug Chains Benifits Manager Team Speed Up E Prescriptions

Iraq sues companies over oil-for-food kickbacks

STONERS — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:11:12 EDT

The Iraqi government sued dozens of companies, including oil giant Chevron Corp., for more than $10 billion on Monday, saying they paid kickbacks to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's government under the U.N. oil-for-food program.

Channel: News Tags: Iraq Sues Companies Oil For Food Kickbacks

Medicare proposes changes for imaging, tests

STONERS — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:48:11 EDT

The U.S. government on Monday proposed payment changes in the Medicare health insurance program that could affect use of medical imaging and diagnostic testing services, among other health services.

Channel: News Tags: Medicare Proposes Change For Imaging Tests

Glaxo's Cervarix vaccine faces further delay

STONERS — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:34:15 EDT

GlaxoSmithKline Plc does not expect to win U.S. approval for its cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix until late 2009, marking a further delay for the key product, the world's second largest drugmaker said on Monday.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: Glaxo Cervarix Vaccine Further Delay

Oil hits record on Israel-Iran tensions

STONERS — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:30:37 EDT

Oil rose more than $3 a barrel on Monday to a new record above $143, propelled by heightened market fears of conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.

Channel: Money Tags: Oil Hits Record Israel Iran Tensions

Fast food chains ditch trans fats to meet NYC ban

STONERS — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:49:17 EDT

Fast food restaurants have been changing their recipes to adapt to New York City's trans fat ban. Here are some of the menu overhauls at major chains:

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: Fast Food Chains Ditch Trans Fats NYC Ban

Israel in no position to attack Iran: minister

STONERS — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:31:32 EDT

Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday he did not believe Israel was in a position to attack his country over its nuclear programme, while an Iranian general announced plans to prepare 320,000 graves for enemy soldiers.

Channel: News Tags: Israel No Position Attack Iran

Midwest floodwaters falling, costs rising

STONERS — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:27:58 EDT

Levees on the cresting Mississippi River held on Sunday as the worst U.S. Midwest flooding in 15 years began to ebb, but multibillion-dollar costs from major crop losses and other damage may last years as may effects on world food prices.

Channel: News Tags: Midwest Floodwaters Falling Costs Rising

UN official: Afghan civilian deaths up 60 percent

STONERS — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:54:14 EDT

A senior U.N. official says the number of civilians killed in fighting in Afghanistan has soared by nearly two-thirds.

Channel: News Tags: UN Official Afghan Civilian Deaths Up Sixty Percent

Beef dispute confronts Rice on Korean visit

STONERS — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:09:44 EDT

America's chief diplomat found herself vouching for the purity of U.S. cattle Saturday, wading into a bitter trade dispute that for South Koreans has eclipsed the long-running drama over North Korea's nuclear activity and threatened the government of President Lee Myung-bak.

Channel: Politics Tags: Beef Dispute Confronts Rice Korean Visit

Dire predictions about gasoline prices

STONERS — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:46:38 EDT

Their cars may not be left to rust away by the roadside, but economists from one of North America's largest banks say millions of Americans will not be able to afford to drive their cars within the next few years because the price of gasoline will have risen so much.

Channel: Money Tags: Dire Predictions Gasoline Prices

Smoky skies threaten health in fiery California

STONERS — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:22:20 EDT

Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities.

Channel: News Tags: Smoky Skies Threaten Health Fiery California

Pakistan launches strike at Taliban hideouts

STONERS — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:51:48 EDT

Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hideouts with mortar shells Saturday as the government launched a major offensive against Taliban fighters threatening the main city in the country's volatile northwest, officials said.

Channel: News Tags: Pakistan Launches Strike Taliban Hideout

Report: Iran to hit Israel if attacked

STONERS — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:46:45 EDT

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned that Tehran would respond to an attack against it by barraging Israel with missiles and controlling a key oil passageway in the Persian Gulf, said a newspaper report published Saturday.

Channel: News Tags: Iran To Hit Israel Attacked Missiles Oil Passageway