http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/latest-nation-world-business-headlines-4413.html en-us Copyright 2009 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:57:01 GMT 2009-11-21T23:57:01Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/epa-uranium-from-polluted-mine-in-nev-wells-414232.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 YERINGTON, Nev. - Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:00:10 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/epa-uranium-from-polluted-mine-in-nev-wells-414232.html SCOTT SONNER 2009-11-21T11:00:10Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/obama-trumpets-asia-trip-as-boost-to-us-economy-413922.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:59 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/obama-trumpets-asia-trip-as-boost-to-us-economy-413922.html PHILIP ELLIOTT 2009-11-21T16:00:59Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/more-americans-expected-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-414237.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 WASHINGTON - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:09:21 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/more-americans-expected-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-414237.html NAFEESA SYEED 2009-11-21T11:09:21Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/comparison-of-democratic-health-care-bills-414293.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 ___ The Senate Democratic bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act): WHO'S COVERED: About 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 - compared with 83 percent now. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:58:50 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/comparison-of-democratic-health-care-bills-414293.html RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 2009-11-21T11:58:50Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/lyondellbasell-gets-buyout-offer-from-reliance-414160.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 HOUSTON - LyondellBasell Industries said Saturday Reliance Industries offered to acquire a controlling interest in the beleaguered chemical company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:28:19 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/lyondellbasell-gets-buyout-offer-from-reliance-414160.html 2009-11-21T09:28:19Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/hawaii-anxiously-watching-year-end-tuna-supply-414190.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 HONOLULU - On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:29 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/hawaii-anxiously-watching-year-end-tuna-supply-414190.html AUDREY McAVOY 2009-11-21T10:00:29Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/gop-health-test-recommendations-could-affect-care-413386.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 WASHINGTON - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:25 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/gop-health-test-recommendations-could-affect-care-413386.html LAURIE KELLMAN 2009-11-20T16:09:25Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/russia-president-criticizes-ruling-party-over-vote-413924.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 ST.PETERSBURG, Russia - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:33:24 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/russia-president-criticizes-ruling-party-over-vote-413924.html IRINA TITOVA 2009-11-21T15:33:24Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/philly-transit-union-ratifies-labor-pact-413655.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 PHILADELPHIA - A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:03:02 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/philly-transit-union-ratifies-labor-pact-413655.html 2009-11-21T08:03:02Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/texas-high-court-agrees-to-rehear-exxon-case-413391.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 DALLAS - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:07 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/texas-high-court-agrees-to-rehear-exxon-case-413391.html JOHN McFARLAND 2009-11-20T15:52:07Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/13-charged-in-19m-central-oregon-bank-fraud-413477.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 PORTLAND, Ore. - The collapse of a Bend real estate development company has resulted in charges against 13 people in what prosecutors say is the largest Oregon fraud case to emerge from the national real estate boom and bust. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:16:32 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/13-charged-in-19m-central-oregon-bank-fraud-413477.html WILLIAM McCALL 2009-11-21T17:16:32Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/pa-residents-sue-gas-driller-over-polluted-wells-413284.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 DIMOCK, Pa. - Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:32 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/pa-residents-sue-gas-driller-over-polluted-wells-413284.html MICHAEL RUBINKAM 2009-11-20T14:40:32Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/more-ethics-rules-issued-for-nc-treasurer-workers-413519.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 RALEIGH, N.C. - State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:07:02 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/more-ethics-rules-issued-for-nc-treasurer-workers-413519.html 2009-11-21T06:07:02Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/ex-vivendi-ceo-i-made-mistakes-but-never-misled-413505.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 NEW YORK - Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:35:28 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/ex-vivendi-ceo-i-made-mistakes-but-never-misled-413505.html JENNIFER PELTZ 2009-11-21T17:35:28Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/uconn-merger-with-hartford-hospital-not-feasible-413504.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 FARMINGTON, Conn. - University of Connecticut officials say a plan to merge the UConn Health Center in Farmington with Hartford Hospital is unlikely to win official approval. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:36:24 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/uconn-merger-with-hartford-hospital-not-feasible-413504.html 2009-11-21T17:36:24Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/monsanto-aims-to-stop-leaks-at-idaho-mine-dump-413483.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 BOISE, Idaho - Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to make its Roundup weedkiller to stop the leakage of selenium and heavy metals into a tributary of the Blackfoot River. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:28:25 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/monsanto-aims-to-stop-leaks-at-idaho-mine-dump-413483.html JOHN MILLER 2009-11-21T17:28:25Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/moody-s-downgrades-liberty-media-llc-ratings-413473.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 NEW YORK - Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:12:59 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/moody-s-downgrades-liberty-media-llc-ratings-413473.html 2009-11-21T17:12:59Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/more-ethics-rules-issued-for-nc-treasurer-workers-413387.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's state treasurer has unveiled rules banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:31 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/more-ethics-rules-issued-for-nc-treasurer-workers-413387.html 2009-11-20T15:45:31Z http://www.journal-news.com/entertainment/-going-rogue-is-going-big-413444.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 NEW YORK - "Going Rogue" is going big. Publisher HarperCollins said Friday that Sarah Palin's memoir sold 300,000 copies its first day, among the best openings ever for a nonfiction book. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:01 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/entertainment/-going-rogue-is-going-big-413444.html 2009-11-20T16:41:01Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/southwest-airlines-changes-board-election-rules-413460.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 DALLAS - Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday it will require uncontested candidates for its board of directors to win a majority among shareholder votes cast to be elected, instead of just a plurality. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:35 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/southwest-airlines-changes-board-election-rules-413460.html 2009-11-20T16:40:35Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/west-virginia-regulators-approve-gas-rate-increase-413438.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia's Public Service Commission has approved a 5 percent rate increase for Hope Gas Inc. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:52 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/west-virginia-regulators-approve-gas-rate-increase-413438.html 2009-11-20T16:31:52Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/sun-times-media-names-john-barron-group-publisher-413367.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 CHICAGO - Sun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly created group publisher position and as senior vice president of news and editorialoperations. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:42 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/sun-times-media-names-john-barron-group-publisher-413367.html 2009-11-20T15:28:42Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/la-businessman-indicted-in-alleged-ponzi-scheme-413448.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana businessman was charged Friday with engaging in a Ponzi scheme to defraud about 160 investors - mostlyelderly people - out of roughly $19.5 million and using some of the money to pay for cars, cruises, sports tickets and a house. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:36 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/la-businessman-indicted-in-alleged-ponzi-scheme-413448.html MICHAEL KUNZELMAN 2009-11-20T16:27:36Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/colo-billboard-links-obama-with-jihadists-413407.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:52 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/colo-billboard-links-obama-with-jihadists-413407.html KRISTEN WYATT 2009-11-20T16:00:52Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/former-iowa-slaughterhouse-manager-seeks-acquittal-413435.html?cxtype=rss_business_4413 IOWA CITY, Iowa - A former kosher slaughterhouse manager convicted of financial fraud has asked for an acquittal or new trial, saying prosecutors unfairly brought in evidence of immigration violations. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:50 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-business-news/former-iowa-slaughterhouse-manager-seeks-acquittal-413435.html NIGEL DUARA 2009-11-20T16:24:50Z