AFP - Retail sales across the 16 nations sharing the euro rose by a modest 0.1 percent in July, after a 0.2 percent increase in June, with drops in Germany and Spain, European Union data showed on Friday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:40:48 GMT
Brazil oil firm Petrobras plans $65 billion stock sale
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Reuters - Brazilian state oil company Petrobras will sell up to $64.5 billion in new stock -- one of the largest in capital markets history -- to raise funds for the world's biggest oil exploration investment plan.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:36:06 GMT
AP - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, has been cleared to return home to the United States after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said Friday.
AP - Former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt was more concerned with protecting the couple's luxurious homes than dealing with baseball matters and didn't want to take the risk associated with buying one of baseball's most storied franchises six years ago, her estranged husband said.
AP - New UNLV coach Bobby Hauck laughed before answering the question of just exactly how a team might stop No. 12 Wisconsin's power running attack featuring junior standout John Clay.
Hair Gives a Heads-Up On Heart Attack Risk
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- LiveScience.com - Stress may make you want to pull out your hair, but those tresses could be the key to measuring just how much stress you're under, according to a new study.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:40:31 GMT
Dolce & Gabbana to part ways with Selfridges
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Reuters - Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana will stop the distribution of its two main lines at London shopping temple Selfridges after reports of a dispute over space in the department store chain, the designers said on Thursday.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:05:25 GMT