BBC World News, Sep 21, 2011

Top players' new motto: Will work for more weeks off USA Today When we get past the US Open, it's a constant refrain. Well, here we are again … but with a twist. World No. 4 Andy Murray told BBC Sport this week that if the players' calls for schedule adjustments aren't taken seriously, drastic action, ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Teenagers influenced by smoking in movies NHS Choices “Teenagers who watch films showing actors smoking are more likely to take it up, new UK research suggests,” reported BBC News. It said a study of 5000 15-year-olds looked at their exposure to smoking on screen, and whether or not they had tried smoking ... See all stories on this topic »

International Photographic Exhibition Highlighting Patient Burden of ... MarketWatch (press release) He carries out commissions for a broad roster of advertising agencies across the UK, Europe andUSA. Clients for recent assignments include Nike, Nikon, Sony Music, Ernst & Young, Land Rover, EMI, and the BBC. He has run his own advertising photography ... See all stories on this topic »

Scone baking competition fever rising at Wroxham Barns Norfolk Eastern Daily Press Judges, who this year include the EDP's Emma Lee, Helen McDermott from BBCRadio Norfolk and Jane Miller from Produced in Norfolk, will be checking scones for taste, texture and freshness. Plain and fruit scones are sampled with locally made raspberry ... See all stories on this topic » Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Comment: Britain's moral responsibility to Palestine Politics.co.uk Anti-Israel protesters disrupted last night's Proms, forcing the BBC to take the concert off air. The rapid spread of civic unrest across London and the UK points to a problem which runs deep in our communities. Compromise – not legislation – will ... See all stories on this topic »

Aussie Red Alert Against Red Wine Indian Wine Academy Sep 20 : While BBC reported on Sunday that 'new figures show sales of Australian wine have fallen sharply as the industry faces its worst slowdown in a decade and a half', the Aussie Alcohol Policy Coalition challenged on the same day the red wine ... See all stories on this topic »

The latest news in health research Metro.us Results: BBC News reports that “Yellow markings [xanthelasmata] on the eyelids are a sign of increased risk of heart attack and other illnesses, say researchers in Denmark.” Significance: The report stated people with xanthelasmata, comprised mostly of ... See all stories on this topic »

Amy Booth-Steel, Siobhan Dillon Lead EX At Soho Theatre, Previews Nov 10 Broadway World She also appeared on the BBC's I'd Do Anything, as one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's final 12 Nancy's. Siobhan Dillon reached the final show of BBC's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? She made her West End theatre debut in 2007 playing Patty Simcox in ... See all stories on this topic »

Zimbabwe: Mzansi Magic Unmasks South Africa's 'Man of God' AllAfrica.com DStv audiences can tune into BBC Entertainment on DStv every Thursday at 8pm to find out whether love really is blind. Come Dine With Me (Season 3 Premiere): BBC Entertainment presents a third series of the popular primetime cookery show in which ... See all stories on this topic »

Burn The Floor dancing to Birmingham Hippodrome expressandstar.com Birmingham Hippodrome will be the first venue in the UK to host the current tour of Burn The Floor before it transfers to Bradford where it then leaves to tour the USA. Tickets are priced £13.50-£32.50 and can be booked online at ... See all stories on this topic » expressandstar.com

L&R Midland, Inc Adds New Inland Broker The Maritime Executive (press release) ... Texas A&M University at Galveston in Maritime Administration and Economics and served as President of the International Propeller Club. Shawn has previously worked in vessel agency, operations, liner services and chartering at BBC Chartering USA. ... See all stories on this topic » The Maritime Executive (press release)

Unintended Extras Little India She came across the story for her movie on the BBC and pointed it out to her associate Ann Kim when they both worked at public television together. She thought it would make a good film years before she actually shot it in India. ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympic Track and Field: The Earlybird's Desktop Guide to London 2012 Bleacher Report Meanwhile, the usual standbys, NBC and Universal Sports in the USA, BBC across Europe, and ninemsn in Australia will continue to provide the "old" HD technology. Universal Sports, on DirecTV, will offer live (not tape-delay) coverage. ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

The BBC's Sherlock To Go Head To Head With Guy Richie's Movies In Live ... Benzinga (press release) The BBC's Sherlock will go head to head with the Sherlock Holmes movies of Guy Richie in a live worldwide debate on 10th November. Two panels of leading Holmes experts and historians from theUK, USA and Australia will argue which is making the most ... See all stories on this topic »

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CHINA Economy News, Sep 21, 2011

China Growth Forecasts Trimmed by IMF as Export Demand Softens BusinessWeek For the world as a whole, “the forecast is for an increase rather than a decrease in imbalances,” Olivier Blanchard, the IMF's economic counselor, said in the report. China needs to raise the contribution of household consumption to growth, ... See all stories on this topic »

FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, Sep 21, 2011

Debt crisis: as it happened - September 20, 2011 Telegraph.co.uk Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos will also hold talks with Greece's creditors "this weekend in Washington at the annual IMF meeting", his ministry said. 21.40 TheFinancial Times is running with a story on UBS on its front page tomorrow. ... See all stories on this topic »

STOCK, Shares, NYSE News, Sep 21, 2011

Pfizer Announces Expiration of Period, Completion of Offer For Icagen Shares Financial News Network Online Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Icagen (NASDAQ:ICGN) announced the expiration of the subsequent offering period of the cash tender offer by Pfizer's wholly-owned subsidiary, Eclipse Acquisition for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Icagen for ... See all stories on this topic »

NYSE stocks posting largest volume increases BusinessWeek Approximately 28000 shares changed hands, a 908.8 percent increase over its 65-day average volume. The shares fell $.24 or 3.1 percent to $7.45. Brookfld Infrastr : Approximately 4081800shares changed hands, a 1122.8 percent increase over its 65-day ... See all stories on this topic »

5 Stocks and the Shareholders Who Love Them Motley Fool 11, Gol (NYSE: GOL ) , Brazil's second biggest airline, said it would buy up 10% of its preferredshares in a self-professed bid to "add shareholder value" because of "the current price of the shareson the market." When a company splits its stock, ... See all stories on this topic »

Suntech Power Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Motley Fool What: Shares of Suntech Power (NYSE: STP ) were down by double digits again today, setting a new 52-week low of $3 a share earlier in the trading session. So what: The drop appears to be a continuation of yesterday's selloff in Chinese solar stocks, ... See all stories on this topic »

APD To Buy Back $1B Shares Daily Markets Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE:APD) announced the completion of its current $1 billion sharerepurchase program with the repurchase of $299 million shares this quarter. Air Products also announced that its board authorized a new $1 billion share ... See all stories on this topic »

INTC, T, XOM, BMY, NEM are Stocks Trending Up Beacon Equity Research AT &T Inc. (NYSE:T) increased its share price to $28.85 +$0.00% on 20621412 shares traded . AT&T, Inc. is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates provides wireless and wireline telecommunications services and equipment as well as directory ... See all stories on this topic »

Terra Nitrogen Shares Dropped: What You Need to Know Motley Fool What: Shares of fertilizer company Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH ) fell as much as 13% today on nearly three times the normal volume. So what: News wires from Terra were quiet, but Seeking Alpha published an article suggesting selling Terra Nitrogen and ... See all stories on this topic »

Apache Declares Cash Dividends on Common and Preferred Shares MarketWatch (press release) 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Board of Directors of Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) has declared regular cash dividends on the company's common shares and 6% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D. The dividend on the common ... See all stories on this topic »

International Paper near Key Resistance Area TradersHuddle.com New York, September 20th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) are trading very close to calculated resistance at $28.31 with the current price action closing at just $27.22 placing the stock near levels that make it ... See all stories on this topic »

Wedbush Analysts Downgrade Coventry Health Care (CVH) Shares to "Underperform" LocalizedUSA Also, analysts at UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) raised their EPS on shares of Coventry Health Care in a research note to investors on Tuesday, August 2nd. They now have a “neutral” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. They previously had a $39.00 price ... See all stories on this topic »

Goldman Sachs (GS) Analysts Upgrade The Travelers Companies (TRV) Shares to "Buy" LocalizedUSA Analysts at Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) cut their price target on shares of The Travelers Companies from $49.00 to $47.00 in a research note to investors on Wednesday, September 14th. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock. ... See all stories on this topic »

Volume Leaders: BAC, MU, GE Rapid News Network Bank of America Corp (Public, NYSE:BAC). Last Market Price: 6.99, Change: -0.24, % Change: (-3.32%). Shares trade in the range of 6.93 – 7.07 dollars. It has a market capitalization of 70.84B dollars, making it a Large Cap Stock and has 10.13B ... See all stories on this topic »

CRT Capital Analysts Downgrade HealthSouth (HLS) Shares to "Buy" LocalizedUSA HealthSouth (NYSE: HLS) was downgraded by equities research analysts at CRT Capital to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. Separately, analysts at Mizuho initiated coverage on shares of HealthSouth in a research note to ... See all stories on this topic »

Finisar (FNSR) Shares Given a "Overweight" Rating by Piper Jaffray (PJC) Analysts LocalizedUSA Also, analysts at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) raised their EPS on shares of Finisar in a research note to investors on Friday, September 2nd. They now have an “overweight” rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock. Finisar Corporation (Finisar) is a ... See all stories on this topic »

3 Trending Casino, Resort Stocks: MGM, Wynn, Carnival Beacon Equity Research MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) shares rose in today's trading. The stock finished the day 1.38% higher at $11.03, with volume up from daily average of 26.48 million to 31.03 million. MGM Resorts shares rose after Morgan Stanley raised its rating ... See all stories on this topic »

Jeffries Approves 20M Share Buyback Program Financial News Network Online Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new sharerepurchase program authorizing the repurchase, from time to time, of up to an aggregate of 20Mshares of the Company's common stock, inclusive of prior ... See all stories on this topic »

A Hidden Opportunity for Stock Riches Motley Fool When the selling abated, it was time to buy, and the stock climbed 30% in the following six months. The hidden opportunity I mentioned involves Mosaic (NYSE: MOS ) ; 64% of its shares were recently owned by Cargill, a private agriculture company. ... See all stories on this topic »

5 Retailer Stocks Catching a Bid on Positive Sales: TJX, LTD, BBY, CHS, BIG Wall St. Cheat Sheet By Derek Hoffman Shares of TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE:TJX) are trading at $58.79, up $1.42 (+2.5%) from the previous close of $57.37. The TJX Companies, Inc. is an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the United States and worldwide. Stock ... See all stories on this topic »

UBS Analysts Believe You Should Buy Shares of Pulte Homes Financial News Network Online Pulte Homes (NYSE:PHM) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS. The stock closed yesterday at $4.38 on volume of 9.5 Million shares, below the average daily volume of 15 million. Pulte may finally look to rise off the bottom and head back over $5 following ... See all stories on this topic »

The Benchmark Company Analysts Downgrade Moodys Corporation (MCO) Shares to "Hold" LocalizedUSA They currently have a $29.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Piper Jaffray (NYSE: PJC) reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Moodys Corporation in a research note to investors on Monday. They now have a $45.00 price target ... See all stories on this topic »

5 Stocks Insiders Are Bullish On Motley Fool Lou Simpson, a director of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK ) , recently purchased 100000 sharesof Chesapeake stock for a trust. Simpson is a confidant of Warren Buffett, making this purchase significant and confidence-inspiring, if for no other reason ... See all stories on this topic »

Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of TJX Cos, Up 3.3% Financial News Network Online TJX Cos (NYSE:TJX), a company whose shares are moving quickly, is trading 3.3% higher to $59.24. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now trading 1.0% higher to 1216 and the S&P is trading 1.0% higher to 1216. There is a potential upside of 3.1% for ... See all stories on this topic »

Dividend Scan: BKE, HL, O, RLJ, CLNY, JEF NewsyStocks.com Shares gained 2.08 percent or 82 cents to trade at $40.20. Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) declared that Board of Directors has adopted a common stock dividend policy, which links dividend payments to its average quarterly realized silver price in the ... See all stories on this topic »

NYSE stocks posting largest volume decreases BusinessWeek Asia Tigers Fund : Approximately 1600 shares changed hands, a 83.1 decrease from its 65-day average volume. The shares fell $.37 or 2.3 percent to $15.97. BRT Realty Trust : Approximately 200shares changed hands, a 97.4 decrease from its 65-day ... See all stories on this topic »

Goodrich's stock rises another 4% Bizjournals.com Shares of Goodrich Corp. were up nearly 4 percent Tuesday, rising for the third straight day of trading. The increase is linked to speculation United Technologies Corp. is looking to buy Goodrich. Goodrich (NYSE:GR) closed Tuesday at $111.82, up $4.22. ... See all stories on this topic »

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp (RL) Shares Upgraded to a "Outperform" Rating by Cowen ... LocalizedUSA Analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) raised their EPS on shares of Polo Ralph Lauren Corp in a research note to investors on Thursday, August 11st. They now have a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock. Also, analysts at Wells Fargo ... See all stories on this topic »

These Basic Materials Stocks are Getting a Boost Now: NEM, AUY, RGLD, ALB, AVY Wall St. Cheat Sheet By Derek Hoffman Newmont Mining Corporation (Holding Company) (NYSE:NEM) is among the top price gainers in the sector. Its shares are trading at $69.70, up $3.43 (+5.2%) from the previous close of $66.27. Newmont Mining explores and acquires gold ... See all stories on this topic »

3 Active Stocks on the Road to Gains Beacon Equity Research Shares of Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) are soaring in today's trading, moving up after the company reported its third-quarter financial results. The stock reached a high of $33.84 in early trading, and at last check, it was up 5.27% to $33.95, ... See all stories on this topic »

General Motors (GM) Shares Given New $31.00 Price Target by UBS AG (UBS) Analysts LocalizedUSA Analysts at Barclays Capital (NYSE: BCS) cut their price target on shares of General Motors from $40.00 to $38.00 in a research note to investors on Thursday, August 18th. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock. Also, analysts at Ticonderoga ... See all stories on this topic »

Is Reliance Steel & Aluminum Reversing? TradersHuddle.com (NYSE:RS) closed the trading day lower by $1.02 or -2.51% from its previous close. Reliance'sshares price action formed what is considered to be a doji close, where the open and close prices are very close to each other, mainly signaling an indecision ... See all stories on this topic »

Watson Pharmaceuticals Breaking Out? TradersHuddle.com New York, September 20th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:WPI) closed the trading session at $71.98 just above calculated resistance at $68.64 moving to what appears to be a new range, as this move will clearly raise ... See all stories on this topic »

Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Announces Monthly Dividend Galaxy Stocks The stock owned by the Financial Institutions was 26.86% while by insiders was 18.33%. B2B Internet HOLDRs (ETF) (NYSE:BHH) went up 3.88% to close at $1.07 with the total traded volume during last trading session was 0.22 million shares. ... See all stories on this topic »

Home Properties filed for a 5.25 million share common stock offering Beacon Equity Research Home Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HME). Last Market Price: 58.81, Change: -3.38, % Change: (-5.43%).Shares trade in the range of 58.60 - 59.20 dollars. It has a market capitalization of 2.41B dollars, making it a Mid Cap Stock and has 41.00M outstanding ... See all stories on this topic »

United Technologies Goes for Broke Motley Fool But defense stocks? They went absolutely haywire. L-3 Communications (Nasdaq: LLL ) rose a clean 1.5%, more than twice the average gain on the Dow. Boeing (NYSE: BA ) clocked a 1.6% gain. Textron (NYSE: TXT ) nearly 7%. Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL ) ... See all stories on this topic »

Consolidated Edison Bulls in Charge TradersHuddle.com ... 20th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE:ED) booked a new 52 week high today by trading above $57.8, traders are definitely monitoring Edison's price action to see if this move attracts further buying into the stock. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ameriprise Financial (AMP) Share Price Target Cut to $48.00 by Analysts at ... LocalizedUSA Separately, analysts at Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) upgraded shares of Ameriprise Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note to investors on Wednesday, September 14th. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock. ... See all stories on this topic »

Stock Investors Sell Off Shares of salesforce.com, Down 2.6% Financial News Network Online salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) is a company whose shares are active, trading 2.6% lower to $132.51. The Dow is up 0.8% to 11495 and the S&P is currently up 1.0% to 1216. In the past 52 weeks, salesforce.com share prices have been bracketed by a low of ... See all stories on this topic »

Advance Auto Parts Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (AAP) TheStreet.com By TheStreet Wire 09/20/11 - 09:53 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The ex-dividend date for Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) is tomorrow, September 21, 2011. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 6 cents per share ... See all stories on this topic »

Stock Market News Briefs: Boeing Company, BP P.l.c., Cabot, Netflix ... By Zacks Investment Research Shares of Boeing Inc. (NYSE:BA) declined by more than 1.8% after the airline maker said it was unable to deliver its first 747-8 freighter because of issues with its Luxemborg-based customer Cargolux; Shares prices of Cabot Corp. ... DailyMarkets.com

Heico Corp. (HEI) Shares Cross Below 200 DMA | Market News Video In trading on Monday, shares of Heico Corp - (HEI) crossed below their 200 day ... Stock Alerts Free email alerts when your stocks are mentioned in videos ... ( NYSE:HEI) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $48.26, changing hands ... www.marketnewsvideo.com/.../heico-corp-hei-shares-cross-bel...

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