Lenovo Shares Suspended Pending Release of Statement (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Lenovo Group Ltd. , China?s biggest personal-computer maker, shares were suspended from trading in Hong Kong after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said it expected the company to unveil a ?major restructuring.?

Greenpeace Activists Beam Image of EU Flag on Prague Castle (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Greenpeace activists projected an image of the European Union flag and slogans in English and Czech onto the Prague Castle last night, the group said in a statement on its Web site.

Gome Founder?s Wife Probed for Financial Crimes, Police Say (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd. former director Du Juan is under investigation for ?financial crimes,? the Beijing police said today in a faxed statement without giving more details.

Hyundai?s Czech Unit to Cut Production to Four Days a Week (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hyundai Motor Co.?s Czech unit will reduce output at its plant in Nosovice to four days a week as a result of the drop in demand for new cars, the company said today in an e-mailed statement.

Abu Dhabi Releases Prices of Crude Oil for Loading in December (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. released official selling prices for crude oil loaded in December, the state-owned company said in a statement faxed to buyers.

Impexmetal to Sell Lead Unit for 112.6 Million Zloty to Orzel (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Impexmetal SA plans to sell its lead unit to Orzel Bialy SA for 112.6 million zloty ($38.5 million), the company said in a regulatory statement late yesterday.

German billionaire commits suicide (CNN Money)

German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the richest men in the world, committed suicide on Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis, Merckle's family said Tuesday in a statement.

Daimler, Foton to Form 6.35-Billion-Yuan China Truck Venture (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Daimler AG , the world?s biggest truckmaker, and Beiqi Foton Motor Co. plan to form a 6.35 billion yuan ($929 million) venture in Beijing to make trucks and engines, Foton said in a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange today.

More money for apprenticeships in downturn  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce plans to spend 140 million pounds to create an extra 35,000 apprenticeships later on Wednesday, his office said in a statement.

M?S investors hoping for guidance on profits from Sir Stuart Rose (Daily Telegraph)

Last year's Christmas trading update from Marks ? Spencer ran to little more than one side of A4. In a downbeat - but brief - statement chief executive Sir Stuart Rose warned of a "tough" year ahead as he announced a 2.2pc fall in likeforlike sales.

Satyam chairman's confessional letter

BANGALORE: The chairman of India's Satyam Computer Services, resigned on Wednesday, saying profits had been inflated over the last several years.

Global Economic Environment Adversely Affects Cabot Microelectronics...

Cabot Microelectronics Corporation , the world's leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization polishing slurries to the semiconductor industry, announced today that it has experienced significantly ...

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Columbia Laboratories Raises $750,000 through Sale of Common Stock

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. today announced that it has raised $750,000 through the sale of 451,807 shares of its common stock at a price of $1.66 per share to Numoda Corporation, which provides improved ...

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Taiwan cuts interest rate after exports drop

Taiwan's central bank cut the island's key lending rate by half a percentage point Wednesday, its sixth rate cut in three and half months, to support the export-dependent economy.

Business tax amnesty program is open

Because of the current economic climate, as well as a greater focus on compliance than enforcement, the Central Florida Development Council has worked with the Polk County Tax Collector's Office to create a ...

Marks & Spencer to cut 1,200 jobs

Marks & Spencer said it planned to cut up to 1,230 jobs. These cuts would come through store closures and head office reductions.

Assisted living home working on state correction plan

The Summerville at Potomac assisted living facility has cited hiring problems after state regulators found that the facility did not have a delegating nurse at the facility since August, which regulators say ...

Sequella Lead Drug Compound SQ109 Selected For Phase 1B Clinical Trial Program

Sequella, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on diseases of epidemic potential, announced today that SQ109, its lead drug candidate for the treatment of tuberculosis , was the first drug ...