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Asia stocks mixed after China inflation report

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday, as investors weighed an interest rate cut in South Korea against rising inflation in China. South Korea's Kospi index jumped 1.2 percent to 1,972.70 after the Bank of Korea lowered its benchmark interest

Obama pressed to do more on jobs, stagnant wages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's slowly improving jobs picture hides problems like stagnant wages and fewer working hours that strike directly at President Barack Obama's base of support - young people, racial minorities and the less affluent. As the president

Obama pressed to do more on jobs, stagnant wages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

APNewsBreak: Wrigley halts caffeinated gum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Wrigley says it is taking a new caffeinated gum off the market temporarily as the Food and Drug Administration investigates the safety of added caffeine. The company said Wednesday that it has stopped new sales and marketing of Alert Energy

Charles Ramsey's turbulent 15 minutes of fame

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By DAVID BAUDERAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Helping to free three women from nearly a decade in captivity would seem to be enough. Neighbor Charles Ramsey has also become a star, offering moments of levity in an unspeakably horrible story, free publicity for a restaurant chain and

Need cash? Your biggest competitor is offering - for a price

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By Jeremy Quittner Every small business worries about having its lunch eaten by its largest competitors. So it's a big step to go from eyeing your most formidable competition warily to depending on them as a source of financing. Although banks are beginning to re-open the spigots now for small

Kim Kardashian shows off baby bump in a tiny bikini

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By Robyn Ross, Even at seven months pregnant, Kim Kardashian is proudly strutting her stuff in a bikini. During a trip to Greece last month, Kardashian showed off her growing baby bump in an eggplant-colored string bikini, according to Us Weekly. The trip was part of a family vacation being taped

APNewsBreak: US to provide $100M in new Syria aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press ROME (AP) - The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only and not linked to any decision on arming Syrian rebels. The announcement will be made by

UN predicts boom in trade of 'green' products

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

GENEVA (AP) - The U.N.'s environment agency says the global market for low-carbon and environment-friendly goods and services is projected to almost triple to $2.2 trillion by 2020. The U.N. Environment Program says trade in organic food and beverages is likely to reach $105 billion by 2015, up

McDonald's sales hit by weakness in Asia, Europe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's says a key sales figure slipped again in April, with the world's biggest hamburger chain citing fears over a new strain of avian flu for weakness in China. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based chain says the figure was down 0.6 percent globally. That included a 0.7 percent