http://www.financiarul.org Noi cream imaginea in business ro http://www.financiarul.org/images/logo.jpg http://www.financiarul.org http://www.financiarul.org/news-163-Politicking clouds economic decision_making, with economists more optimistic than public .html Midterm politics are distorting economic decision-making as leaders of both parties spin rival views of the road ahead, offering visions based on questionable economics.The resulting political angst is leaving a mark on major legislation. A far-reach Politics Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:23:52 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-162-Obama`s oil spill commission had web of BP and oil industry interests.html Oil runs so deep in American life that when President Barack Obama formed an independent commission to investigate the Gulf spill, he ran into something of an oil patch of his own. Both commission chairmen had stock in BP as well as broader interests Politics Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:21:58 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-160-Burundi’s Military on High Alert Following Uganda Attack .html An official with Burundi`s army said the military has been put on high alert to protect unarmed civilians, as well as the country`s sensitive installations, following Sunday night;rsquo;s deadly twin blasts in Uganda`s capital, Kampala. The explosion Politics Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:29:50 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-157-Castro shifts to market reforms to tackle economic crisis.html Cubans is preparing to abolish ration books and free lunches for workers in a shift away from the communist policies that have shaped the country for more than half a century. President Raul Castro, 79, is ush ering in a raft of market reforms design Politics Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:10:11 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-167-Insurers kept surplus while hiking premiums.html Non-profit Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans stockpiled billions of dollars during the past decade, yet continued to hit consumers with double-digit premium increases, Consumers Union found in an analysis of 10 of the plans` finances. Insurers Business Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:36:03 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-164-Big Oil plans rapid response to future spills.html ExxonMobil, Chevron Corp., Conoco Phillips and Shell Oil said Wednesday they`ve agreed to pool $1 billion to form a new company that would respond to offshore oil spills at up to 10,000 feet underwater. The system would deploy equipment that could ar Business Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:25:47 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-153-U.S. Business Faces Burden From New IRS Rules.html An Internal Revenue Service watchdog warned Wednesday the paperwork burdens on small businesses may outweigh the benefit of tax collections generated as part of the new health-care law. Starting in 2012, about 40 million businesses, charities and oth Business Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:23:15 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-150-McDonald`s reports $1.22 billion profit in fourth_quarter.html McDonald`s Corp reported a higher quarterly profit on Friday as strength in international markets offset its weak U.S. business, which is grappling with high unemployment and rampant discounting, informs Reuters. ;quot;McDonald`s 2009 results refl Business Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:22:31 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-141-Data from a clinical trial of NGX426 to be announced.html Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp., today announced that data from a clinical trial of NGX426, the Company`s orally administered non-opioid, AMPA/kainate antagonist, will be presented at the 12th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of N Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:41:09 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-139-US Health Care Reform Bill Will Include Government_Run Plan.html U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday his chamber`s health care reform bill will include a government-run insurance plan that states could participate in voluntarily. A government-run alternative to private health insurance has been extr Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:22:36 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-128-One in 91 afffected by autism.html A new report out yesterday places autism rates among U.S. children at one in 91, with autism now affecting one in 58 boys. These new numbers, from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:24:16 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-124-Linda Hamilton was elected as president of Minnesota Nurses Association.html Linda Hamilton, RN has been elected to lead the 20,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association as the organization pursues an aggressive agenda of activism by nurses on behalf of the patients in their care. Hamilton has been a registered nurse f Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:52:12 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-155-Spain|s World Cup win down to possession, not goals.html Spain`s ugly 1-0 triumph over the Netherlands in Johannesburg on Sunday was a match most neutral football fans will want to forget as soon as possible. But the way the Spanish claimed the title is truly memorable. Spain scored only eight goals in se Sport Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:19:49 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-38-US Soccer Team Prepares to Face Five_Time World Champ Brazil.html The U.S. men`s soccer team is set to play its second match in FIFA`s eight-nation Confederations Cup tournament in South Africa. After to reigning World Cup champion Italy, it does not get any easier for the Americans, who face five-time World Cup ch Sport Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:15:03 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-16-Safina, Kuznetsova in French Open final.html Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova, meeting in their third finals in five weeks, advanced Thursday to the championship match of the French Open in Paris. Safina advanced with a 6-3, 6-3 win over 20th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova while Kuznetsova sur Sport Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:42:05 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-7-Mason Girls Soccer Wins State Quarterfinal, Prepares for Radford.html The George Mason girls varsity soccer team soundly defeated, 14-0, their Washington ;amp; Lee competition in the state quarterfinal championship. 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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion confirmed Tuesday night that some users of the smartphone in the Americas Technology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:02:01 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-143-Turkcell and RIM Introduce the White BlackBerry Bold in Turkey.html Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading communications and technology company in Turkey and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation today announced the availability of the elegant white BlackBer Technology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:58:59 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-83-Third Space Shuttle Delay Due to Weather.html Once again, thunderstorms have forced a delay for the launch of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour. It is the third evening in a row that NASA has canceled the liftoff due to weather. Monday`s postponement comes after two abortive attempts last month Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:57:03 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-74-Endeavour launch has been postponed.html Officials at NASA`s Kennedy Space Center in Florida called off Sunday`s planned liftoff due to inclement weather. Cumulus clouds and lightning violated rules for launching Endeavour because of weather near the Shuttle Landing Facility. The runway wou Technology Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:42:46 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-156-BMW Group raises sales volume and earnings forecast for 2010.html Improved business conditions on the international automobile markets mean that the BMW Group now expects to report much better second-quarter and full-year earnings than previously forecast. ;nbsp; 13.1% more cars were sold during the first half of Auto Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:53:15 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-137-BMW national teams aim to close points gap in Japan.html The 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship is approaching the finish line. This weekend sees the BMW national teams contest rounds 21 and 22 in Okayama (JP), with the final two races being hosted three weeks later by the Guia Circuit in Macau (CN). Auto Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:18:10 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-131-Prius Plug_in Hybrid Concept Debuts at Frankfurt Motor Show.html The Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) Concept made its long-awaited debut on Tuesday, September 15, at the Frankfurt Motor Show. In late 2009, 500 PHV test-fleet vehicles will roll out globally, with 150 of those vehicles coming to the United States for tes Auto Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:57:55 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-130-BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo will make its North American debut.html The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo will make its North American debut at the South Florida International Auto Show October 23-November 1. 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HollywoodLife.com can confirm that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are still very much a couple despite recent reports sug Entertainment Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:39:42 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-149-Sci_fi blockbuster Avatar .html ;nbsp; Sci-fi blockbuster Avatar has climbed back to the top of the UK film chart, becoming 2010`s first number movie. ;nbsp; James Cameron`s epic took ;pound;5.9m, while Christmas chart-topper Alvin and the Chipmunks fell to third place. The new Entertainment Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:18:26 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-146-James Blunt`s album was named the biggest selling album of decade.html James Blunt`s album Back to Bedlam has been revealed as the biggest selling album of the decade. On the second place of the most popular is Dido`s No Angel, followed by Amy Winehouse`s 2006 album Back to Black. The most recent album to make the top Entertainment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:32:31 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-169-Brewing tropical rainstorm halts work to plug well.html Tropical rainstorms moving toward the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday threatened to shut down undersea efforts to seal BP`s ruptured well, interrupting work just as engineers get close to plugging the leak with mud and cement.A weather system brewing in Local news Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:41:08 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-168-Arizona Immigration Law Court Battle Begins.html A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday from lawyers for the governor, the U.S. government and civil rights groups over whether Arizona`s new law requiring police to run checks on immigration status should take effect in a week. U.S. District Ju Local news Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:38:22 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-165-The Poisoning.html On July 15th, just as this article was going to press, BP lowered a 75-ton cap over the damaged wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico and closed ;mdash; at least temporarily ;mdash; the gushing hellmouth of oil. How long that cap will hold is not clear. At Local news Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:27:59 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-161-Arizona|s Libertarian, Green parties hope to tap voter frustration.html Arizona`s third-party candidates, representing the Libertarian and Green parties, hope to tap into voter frustration over the economy and the state budget to win election to the Governor`s Office. Although they face an uneven contest that heavily fav Local news Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:40:46 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-159-Israeli Probe Faults Military Planning in Deadly Raid on Gaza Aid Flotilla.html Israel has published its first internal investigation of the deadly raid on an aid flotilla heading to the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip. An Israeli military inquiry said the army was poorly prepared for the raid on an aid flotilla trying to break th International Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:28:15 GMT http://www.financiarul.org/news-158-Somali Militants Claim Uganda Bomb Attacks.html Al-Qaida`s affiliate in Somalia, al-Shabab, has taken responsibility for two separate bombings late Sunday in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. The death toll has risen to more than 70 and dozens more remain seriously wounded. Speaking to reporters from International Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:15:09 GMT