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WORLD Tue Aug 19, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

rss.cnn.com -- Meet the iPod doctorMore VideosiPod: Fully loadedMore VideosTOKYO (AP) -- Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a go.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Tue Aug 19, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

rss.cnn.com -- Meet the iPod doctorMore VideosiPod: Fully loadedMore VideosTOKYO (AP) -- Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a go.. Read More

WORLD Tue Aug 19, 2008 @ 9:02am neoform

rss.cnn.com -- Meet the iPod doctorMore VideosiPod: Fully loadedMore VideosTOKYO (AP) -- Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a go.. Read More

GENERAL Mon Aug 18, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

news.yahoo.com -- 1 hour, 38 minutes ago (Reuters) - Bankrupt home furnishings retailer Linens 'n Things has devised a plan to emerge from bankruptcy early next year, the New York Post reported. Under the plan, the retailer will reverse many of the strategies introduced.. Read More

GENERAL Sun Aug 17, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

news.yahoo.com -- 2 hours, 36 minutes ago FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The financial crisis will probably not end until next year or even 2010, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper quoted Morgan Stanley (MS.N) co-President Walid Chammah as saying in a preview of its Monday edition... Read More

GENERAL Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

news.yahoo.com -- Mon Aug 11, 1:48 AM ET (Reuters) - Five of North America's largest credit unions are reporting big paper losses on mortgage-related securities, a sign that housing-market distress is spreading even to the most risk-averse financial sectors, the Wall Str.. Read More

M & A Sat Aug 9, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Continental (XETRA:CONG.DE - News) is considering buying a peer company as part of its defense against a hostile 11.3 billion euro ($17 billion) bid from Schaeffler Group, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. The paper quoted.. Read More

M & A Tue Aug 5, 2008 @ 6:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSS Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CSS - News) announced today that its Berwick Offray LLC company has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the business and assets of Hampshire Paper Corp., a leading manufacturer and su.. Read More

M & A Mon Aug 4, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Timber and wood products producer Weyerhaeuser Co. said Monday it completed the sale of its containerboard packaging and recycling business to International Paper for $6 billion in cash. Weyerhaeuser said it plans to use a substantial po.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Aug 2, 2008 @ 9:02am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Barack Obama's economic policy director joined the campaign just after touting a health care reform idea embraced by John McCain and rejected by Obama. In a paper published in May, Jason Furman provided a primer on tax policy changes included in major he.. Read More

M & A Sun Jul 13, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- HADERA, Israel, July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hadera Paper Ltd. (Amex: AIP - News) [AIPM] announced today that following the Company's previous announcements dated July 2, 2008 and July 8, 2008, the Company announced that on July 10, 2008 it has signe.. Read More

GENERAL Mon Jul 7, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

news.yahoo.com -- Mon Jul 7, 2:22 AM ET (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co (MER.N) is moving closer to selling stakes in financial firm BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) and information provider Bloomberg LP in an effort to raise cash to make up for $6 billion in coming write-downs, the.. Read More

GENERAL Mon Jul 7, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

news.yahoo.com -- Mon Jul 7, 1:15 AM ET (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N) is planning to cut thousands of white-collar jobs and is considering whether it should sell or stop production of more of its brands, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 2, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Would you pay over $5 for all-natural cleaner made with eucalyptus essence? How about a 20% premium for paper towels made from 100% unbleached recycled paper? Shoppers are often asked to pay more for environmentally friendly goods, but they might want to.. Read More

M & A Thu Jun 19, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK & HEBEI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orient Paper Inc. (OTCBB: OPAI - News), a large paper milling manufacturer based in the Hebei Province of China (the “Company”), announced today that the Company has issued a merger offer to Inner Mongolia Sha.. Read More

M & A Wed Jun 18, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK & HEBEI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orient Paper Inc. (OTCBB: OPAI - News), a large paper milling manufacturer based in the Hebei province of China (the “Company”), announced today that the Company has signed a Letter of Intent to merge with Lin.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat May 24, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The American Forest & Paper Association spent nearly $1.1 million in the first quarter to lobby on forestry and other related issues, according to a disclosure report. The nation's leading timber industry lobbyist also lobbied the fede.. Read More

WORLD Thu May 8, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The U.S. Commerce Department sided with a Wisconsin papermaker in its complaint alleging illegal subsidies and dumping by China and Germany on imports of lightweight receipt paper. In a preliminary determination, the Commerce Department.. Read More

M & A Mon May 5, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (Nasdaq: KPPC - News) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. $ 000's Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 2007 Net Sales $67,129 $65,427 N.. Read More

M & A Mon May 5, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its Hart-Scott-Rodino review of International Paper's (NYSE: IP - News) announced acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's containerboard packaging and recycling business. R.. Read More