Reuters AfricaYen Advances as Bank of Japan Unlikely to Announce Extra EasingBusinessWeekSept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The yen rose against most major currencies as economists predicted the Bank of Japan will forego announcing fresh liquidity injections at the end of a policy meeting today, boosting demand for ...Aussie Dollar Is Near Four-Week High as Central Bank […]

Moneycontrol.comObama to Push Tax Break for Business InvestmentWall Street JournalPresident Barack Obama, in one of his most dramatic gestures to business, will propose that companies be allowed to write off 100% of their new investment in plant and equipment through 2011, a plan that White ...Factbox: Obama proposes $50 billion for road, rail, airwaysReuter […]

Seer PressNew credit law's rules don't apply to business cardsUSA TodayIf you're joining the ranks of the self-employed, you'll need to take certain steps to show you're serious about your business. A designated home office is a good idea. So is a professional-looking website. You may also want to invest ...Beware new credit card off […]

Motorward (blog)MMC, Peugeot to make electric cars in Spain -NikkeiReutersTOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T) and partner Peugeot SA (PEUP.PA) plan to build a compact electric vehicle at the French company's plant in Spain, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday. The two automakers will begin ...Mitsubishi, Peugeot […]

Air Products raises offer for Airgas to $5.5 blnFOXBusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Air Products and Chemicals said Monday it raised its bid for Airgas Inc to $5.5 billion, the latest salvo in its hostile bid for therival company. The new Air Products cash offer of $65.50 a sharerepresents a 3 percent increase ...Air Products Raises Offer for AirgasWall Street J […]

ReutersFormer HP Chief Joins Oracle as Co-PresidentNew York TimesSAN FRANCISCO — In naming Mark V. Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, as Oracle's new co-president, Lawrence J. Ellison, Oracle's chief executive and largest shareholder, really has put his money where his controversial ...Hurd's Move to Boost Rivalry Between H-P […]

Telegraph.co.ukDiamond to be new head of BarclaysFinancial TimesMr Diamond, currently the company's president and head of the investment banking arm Barclays Capital and who is estimated to be worth £95m and is head of his own family's foundadtion, will take over from John Varley. ...Bob Diamond to replace John Varley as Barclays chief executiveTel […]

RisMedia.com (press release)AHEAD OF THE TAPE: The Good News About Higher Mortgage RatesWall Street JournalRising mortgage rates may seem like the last thing the economy needs right now. Then again, they may prove a tonic. One indication of whether that may be the case will be the coming weekly tallies of mortgage-application activity from ...Halifax offers […]

Los Angeles TimesAfter $75000, Money Can't Buy Day-to-Day HappinessBusinessWeekMONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Money can help buy happiness -- at least if you're bringing in about $75000 a year, new research shows. While happiness increases along with annual household incomes up to about $75000, ...How Much Money Do We Need to Be Happy? Just $7 […]

CBC.caBP spill: White House says oil has gone, but Gulf's fishermen are not so sureThe GuardianHigh tide, and the remains of a late summer storm, and it is hard to tell on this strip of land between the Mississippi and the marsh where land ends and water begins. It was here – in the most southerly reaches of Louisiana on terrain that is slowly ...US won […]