November 30, 2009

Iran holds yacht with 5 UK nationals (AP)

Iran is holding five British sailors after stopping their racing yacht in the Persian Gulf, the British government said Monday. The move could heighten tensions between Iran and major world powers, including Britain, that are demanding a halt to its nuclear program.

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Stocks fall as investors worry about consumers (AP)

Nagging worries about the strength of the holiday shopping season weighed on stocks Monday, sending them modestly lower.

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A Tour De Force in DLP® and LED at I/ITSEC’09: Christie Matrix StIM, Christie® MicroTiles and World’s First WQXGA Development (Business Wire)

ORLANDO, Fla.—-Christie® will showcase a tour de force in DLP® and LED-powered technologies with the world’s first LED simulation projection system with simultaneous visible and infrared illumination, the Christie Matrix StIM™, and the first modular, ultra-high resolution digital display system, Christie® MicroTiles™ on its booth at I/ITSEC, #1449.

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Oil prices spike after Iran seizes yacht (AP)

Oil prices jumped Monday after Britian said a racing yacht carrying five U.K. nationals had been stopped by Iranian naval vessels and that they are now being held in Iran.

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Kinder Morgan Promotes Natural Gas Executives (Business Wire)

HOUSTON—-Kinder Morgan announces the following organizational changes within its Natural Gas Pipelines Group.

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SDM Software Named 2009 Editors’ Best Gold Award Winner by Windows IT Pro Magazine (Business Wire)

SAN ANSELMO, Calif.—-SDM Software, the industry expert on Windows® Group Policy, today announced that its GPExpert® Group Policy Automation Engine 2.0 was named as the Gold medal winner of the “2009 Editors’ Best Awards” in the Active Directory and Group Policy category by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro magazine.

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Inergy reports wider loss in fiscal 4th quarter (AP)

Propane distributor Inergy L.P. on Monday said its fourth-quarter loss widened from a year ago as sales of propane declined.

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PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Coalcorp Mining Inc., Origin Agritech Limited, Kimber Resources Inc., instaCare Corp. and Aquila Resources Inc. (Business Wire)

NEWARK, Del.—-PicksThatMove is pleased to bring investors special situation stocks which have a high potential for price appreciation. These companies have interesting business models and they have to execute on the business development level to bring value to shareholders.

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Fitch Affirms Western Minnesota Muni Power Agency/MO River Energy Services at ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable (Business Wire)

NEW YORK—-As part of its ongoing surveillance effort, Fitch Rating has affirmed its ‘AA-’ rating on Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency/Missouri River Energy Services $203.7 million power supply revenue bonds, series 1996A, 2003A&B and 2006A.

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Rosland Capital’s Senior Economic Advisor’s Latest Comments on the Gold Price Correction and Dubai Crisis (Business Wire)

NEW YORK—-Jeffrey Nichols, Managing Director of American Precious Metals Advisors and Senior Economic Advisor to Rosland Capital, today made the following statement on Friday’s price correction of gold on news that Dubai is having trouble making payments for infrastructure construction and real estate developments:

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