Reuters - The relatively strong performance of their economy means Canadians have every reason to be confident despite global economic uncertainty, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Thursday. "In a global economy that remains uncertain, Canadians have every reason to be confident. Our country has weathered (the slowdown) ... in far better shape than other major industrialized countries," he told a news conference in Kitchener, Ontario.

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Data shows economic recovery still on track (Reuters)

Reuters - New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to a two-month low, while the trade deficit narrowed sharply in July, hopeful signs for the stuttering economic recovery.

July industrial output growth below expectation

MALAYSIA'S industrial production grew significantly slower than market expectations in July, at 3.2 per cent. The Statistics Department said that manufacturing output increased by 7.2 per cent, while electricity output was up 4.4 per cent. However, mining - the third sector taking into account in the Industrial Production Index - shrank 5.9 per cent. Standard Chartered Bank economist Alvin Liew ...

Wall Street boosted by upbeat economic data (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks rose on Thursday as better-than-expected jobs and trade gap data improved fragile investor optimism over the economic recovery.

Construction industry group: Enforce law, save jobs for Iowans

The head of an Iowa construction industry group is worried that out-of-state workers could take many of the 300 to 500 construction jobs created by a $131 million project to build a state prison in Fort Madison.

Laugh Factory to continue tradition of hosting Rosh Hashana services

The Laugh Factory, located at 8001 Sunset Blvd., will hold its 28th annual Rosh Hashana service at 11 a.m. today, open free to anyone.

Board Approves Resolution to Support Marcellus Shale Tax (PR Newswire)

PR Newswire - HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today approved a resolution to support the efforts to implement a severance tax on Marcellus Shale gas extraction, and encouraged legislators to ensure that a portion of those funds are directed to the state's four resource agencies, including the Game Commission, to help fund the monitoring of the environmental impacts of the drilling processes.

Struggling Spain OKs labor market reforms (AP)

AP - Spain gave final approval Thursday to labor market reforms designed to shake up a listless economy and help slash a bloated deficit that has prompted European-wide worries of another Greek-style debt crisis.

Hotel industry seeks ways to make up lost revenue | nj.com

The nation’s hotel industry, already struggling to pull out of its worst slump in decades, is now suffering from another loss in revenue because of the booming popularity of cell phones and laptop computers. In the past, hotel operators could expect to collect extra money by charging guests for in-room phone calls and on-demand movies.

Mining industry’s net proceeds soar

ELKO — Nevada’s mining industry’s prepayment of net proceeds taxes totaling roughly $123 million for 2010 was far more than expected, John Dobra, director of the Natural Resource Industry Institute and an associate economics professor at the University of Nevada, Reno said Wednesday.

UK watchdog fines Goldman Sachs $27 million (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain's financial watchdog fined Goldman Sachs Group Inc 17.5 million pounds ($27 million) for failing to tell the regulator that it was the subject of a U.S. probe, reviving disclosure headaches for the Wall Street powerhouse.

McDonald's shares fall on limp sales in France (Reuters)

Reuters - McDonald's Corp reported softer-than-expected August sales in Europe, its biggest revenue market, due to weakness in France, sending its shares down nearly 3 percent.

Industrial Directory Reports Massachusetts Lost Fewer Industrial Jobs Over Past Year

Industrial employment in Massachusetts fell 1.2% over the past twelve months according to the 2011 Massachusetts Manufacturers RegisterÂ®, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc.

US trade deficit narrows sharply in July (AFP)

AFP - The US trade deficit dropped more than expected in July as exports reached their highest level in two years, official data showed Thursday, boosting hopes for the US economic recovery.

Wolverhampton factory burgled twice

Raiders today smashed their way through a Wolverhampton factory wall and fled with brass fittings - the second time the premises has been targeted in two days.

Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best (AP)

AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.

Web Impostors May Face Prison in California (BusinessWeek)

BusinessWeek - California Web impostors beware: You may soon be breaking the law, even if you aren't one of the perpetrators targeted by the state's "e-personation" bill.

To Find Alien Volcanic Eruptions, Look for Foul Gas (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers may be able to detect volcanic eruptions on Earth-like alien planets, a new study suggests.

Obama firm against tax cuts for rich (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama stood firm on Thursday in opposition to a Republican push to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich but stopped short of threatening to veto such a measure if passed by Congress.

Toys R Us to double U.S. store print for holiday season (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. retailer Toys R Us, which has filed for an initial public offering, said it plans to open about 600 temporary stores in malls and shopping centers nationwide, doubling the number of store locations for the holiday season.

British MPs to grill BP CEO Hayward (Reuters)

Reuters - British Members of Parliament (MPs) will next week grill outgoing BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward, as part of an investigation into risks around deepwater drilling in the North Sea.

British MPs to grill BP CEO Hayward (Reuters)

Reuters - British Members of Parliament (MPs) will next week grill outgoing BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward, as part of an investigation into risks around deepwater drilling in the North Sea.

"BP Spillcam" deemed top TV word."Guido" close behind (Reuters)

Reuters - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the success of the TV show "Jersey Shore" made words like "BP Spillcam" and "Guido" among the most used words of the 2009-2010 TV season, according to a global language survey released on Thursday.

Male Menopause: Reality or Myth? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - For women of a certain age, menopause is a fact of life. But this middle-age change no longer looks so feminine.

Hotel industry seeks ways to make up lost revenue

ISTOCKPHOTO The nation’s hotel industry, already struggling to pull out of its worst slump in decades, is now suffering from another loss in revenue because of the booming popularity of cell phones and laptop computers. In the past, hotel operators...

Industry Leaders To Present Winners Of The First Annual Boutique & Lifestyle Hospitality Awards

Hospitality leaders and design luminaries from cutting-edge architecture, interior design, purchasing, consulting firms, and from across industry segments including restaurants, hotels, spas and more, will gather together at a special awards luncheon on September 15, 2010 from 12:30 -2 p.m.

The nation's weather (AP)

AP - Tropical Depression Hermine was expected to continue producing significant rainfall as it lifted northward into southern Kansas on Thursday.

Dutch Industrial Output Growth Slows

(RTTNews) - Dutch industrial output increased 6.6% year-on-year in July, but slower than a 7.8% growth in the previous month, the Statistics Netherlands said on Thursday. In May, production was up 8.8%.

India car sales hit all-time high in August (AP)

AP - Car sales in India surged to a record for a second straight month in August on strong demand before the holiday season, despite rising prices and supply constraints.

Lebanon industrial buildings to be auctioned

Two industrial buildings in Lebanon will go to auction at 2 p.m. Sept. 14, the real estate group handling the auction today said.

Detroit gets rare assist from suburbs for fires (AP)

AP - As exhausted Detroit firefighters battled wind-fed blazes burning wild in some neighborhoods and threatening to char much of the city, a half-dozen departments from surrounding communities brought in sorely needed — and gladly accepted — help.

BP seeks to shift blame for oil spill (AFP)

AFP - BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, setting off a battle of oil industry giants with tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities at stake.

Factory worker spared the rod

SHAH ALAM: He may be spending Hari Raya in jail but factory worker Ahmad Tajudin Satar can sleep easier knowing he has been spared a whipping.

Part 11 - Knitting Factory releases Fela Kuti "Zombie" batch

Knitting Factory Records' meticulous, immaculately packaged and altogether exemplary m: Fela Kuti reissue program reaches its third, broadly chronological chapter with the six-disc "Zombie" batch, comprising eleven LPs originally released between 1976--1980. The batch chronicles Kuti's music from shortly before the Nigerian army's destruction of his live/work commune, Kalakuta Republic, in 1977 ...

Industrial growth to slow down: Montek

India's industrial expansion is likely to slow down in coming months, though farm growth would pick up in the second half of the year, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, said on Thursday.

FDIC's Bair warns of government "exposure" in mortgages (Reuters)

Reuters - A key U.S. banking regulator raised concern on Wednesday about the risk of "exposure" the government is taking on in the mortgage market and urged more stringent standards for underwriting mortgages.

Immune System Genes Show Links to Type 1 Diabetes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes.

2 Genes Have Possible Link to Deadly Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Mutations in two genes may be associated with one of the most deadly types of ovarian cancer, U.S. researchers have found.

Spotted owl to get revised recovery plan (AP)

AP - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.

Five missing on third day of Colorado wildfires (AFP)

AFP - Five people remained missing as firefighters battled for a third day to contain a major wildfire in the western US state of Colorado, officials said.

Light bulb factory closes; End of era for U.S. means more jobs overseas

WINCHESTER, VA. - The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s. Light - Business - Business and Economy - China - Incandescent light bulb

BP points fingers in oil spill blame game (Reuters)

Reuters - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill.

Spartech posts fiscal 3Q loss, misses expectations (AP)

AP - Plastic sheet and packaging maker Spartech Corp. reported a net loss for its fiscal third quarter on Wednesday and said that despite higher revenue, the overall market recover is slower than expected.

Letters: Factory-farmed eggs risky; grow your own

Asteroid Near-Misses Actually Common, Scientists Say (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Two asteroids swooping past Earth Wednesday may have caught the attention of the public, but events like these are not actually rare, NASA scientists say.

Turtle egg rescue at space center billed success (AP)

AP - The unprecedented turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down.

Industrial development proposed in Holbrook

Officials are considering a proposal to develop an industrial park and extend an Avon roadway to Holbrook to reach it. Former planning board chairman and industrial development committee member William Pritchard outlined his plan during the board of selectmen’s Aug. 24 meeting. Pritchard, who first pitched the idea to the board a few months ago, said that 350 acres of undeveloped land off Spring ...

Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur? (AP)

AP - The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.

Quasimodo dino leaves experts grappling for a hunch (AFP)

AFP - Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet.