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Archive for November, 2008

Asian Stocks Fall This Week on Profit Concerns; China Surges

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By Chua Kong Ho Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks fell this week, ending a two-week rally, as companies lowered earnings forecasts amid mounting evidence economies are slowing. Commonwealth Bank of Australia fell 20 percent after saying bad loans may double and Australian business confidence fell to a record low. Citizen Holdings Co. dropped 9.7 percent after cutting its profit forecast. Hana Financial Group Inc. tumbled 36 percent after Fitch Ratings cut its outlook on South Korea banks. China’s CSI 300 Index posted the biggest weekly gain since April, led by steelmakers, after the government announced a $586 billion stimulus plan. “Investors... read more >>

U.S. Stocks Drop as Retail Sales Slump Spurs Consumer Concern

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By Elizabeth Stanton Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks tumbled, capping a second straight weekly loss, as a record decrease in retail sales and weaker demand for mobile phones raised concern about the depth of the recession. Sears Holdings Corp., Home Depot Inc. and Office Depot Inc. sank more than 7.6 percent on government data showing sales at retailers declined 2.8 percent last month. Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of mobile-phone chips, slid 5.4 percent and Motorola Inc. dropped 11 percent after Nokia Oyj predicted global shipments will shrink next year. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index erased about two-thirds of yesterday’s... read more >>

Shuttle Launches on Mission to Space Station

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The space shuttle Endeavour lighted the evening skies over Florida on Friday, rising beneath a brilliant moon as it raced toward the International Space Station. The shuttle thundered off the launching pad at 7:55 p.m., hurtling through a high, thin bank of clouds that rippled and dispersed with its passing. Its 15-day mission is devoted to construction on the $100 billion orbiting outpost. But while previous missions have often focused on adding modules or solar panels to the station, much of the equipment for this trip will transform the inside so that crew size can be doubled to six. Michael T. Suffredini, the... read more >>

Obama weighs Clinton, Richardson as sec. of state

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama has interviewed primary election rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson for secretary of state, according to Democratic officials who revealed his secret meetings with both as he weighed the decision on folding former foes into his new administration. Obama met with Richardson late Friday afternoon, a day after conferring one-on-one with Clinton at his Chicago office, said several Democratic officials. He plans to meet there Monday with his Republican opponent, John McCain, but advisers to both of the general election rivals say they don’t expect Obama to consider McCain for an... read more >>

Preview of Shiva Pro WordPress Theme

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  Ok, a lot of people have been emailing us and asking to show a preview of our Shiva Pro WordPress Theme. We really didn’t want to leak the design in anyway till the release date but because of all the interest and all the emails we have received we decided to go ahead and post it on our site. Here is a simple preview of our new theme and how its going to look. All feedback is always appreciated. The Shiva Pro theme will be ready for purchase and you can purchase it from www.themespinner.com       when the theme is released. Please stay tuned for release date, discount codes and much more.          Read More →

Shiva Update

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  New Theme ? We have great news. We have a very special theme that we have been working on for some time now and we are almost finished with our Shiva Pro theme. We have just reserved our domain name for this particular theme to provide support, updates and general info about this unique new theme. Please check out www.ShivaPro.com for updates and release date. Price ? Well, I’ll be honest… we have put a lot of manpower, time, funds, and effort in this theme and we still aren’t 100% finished till this day. Our price for a single license will be $89 and for a developer license price will be $169 -   If you have any questions please contact... read more >>