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News: Business News</a></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110611/bs_nm/us_usa_stocks_weekahead" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Troubling signs point to more losses <br /> (Reuters)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; "><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110611/bs_nm/us_usa_stocks_weekahead"><img class="rsspal" style="float:left; margin:5px" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20110610/i/r1777227217.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=9x1yBg8pv1eWUgMSyCac9A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, February 15, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua Lott" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Don't be surprised if Wall Street racks up a seventh consecutive week of losses as the likelihood of more poor economic data and other disconcerting signals outweigh any thoughts that stocks are cheap.</p><br clear="all"/></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110612/bs_nm/us_prada_ipo" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Prada IPO five times subscribed: source <br /> (Reuters)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; "><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110612/bs_nm/us_prada_ipo"><img class="rsspal" style="float:left; margin:5px" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20110612/i/r1979763291.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=tbEnQu_opRdo9_27RT62Iw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Mainland Chinese visitors take a picture outside a Prada store in Hong Kong June 12, 2011. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Italian fashion house Prada, which is seeking to raise up to $2.6 billion through a Hong Kong IPO, has generated five times demand for its offer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110612/bs_nm/us_glencore_enrc" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Glencore eyes $19.5 billion ENRC takeover: paper <br /> (Reuters)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; "><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110612/bs_nm/us_glencore_enrc"><img class="rsspal" style="float:left; margin:5px" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20110612/i/r2063832633.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=cCTwCpNexgH09qEbUxWV.g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Brochures for Glencore International's IPO are seen at a news conference in Hong Kong May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Commodities trader Glencore (0805.HK) is considering making a 12 billion pound ($19.5 billion) takeover bid for ENRC , the Kazakh miner hit by a bitter boardroom battle, the Sunday Times reported.</p><br clear="all"/></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110612/bs_nm/us_imf" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Indonesia backs Lagarde as IMF candidates seek support <br /> (Reuters)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; "><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110612/bs_nm/us_imf"><img class="rsspal" style="float:left; margin:5px" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110611/capt.photo_1307814060414-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=jkIBGFfkK.VZjGU85PsWaw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer, pictured here in 2003, said Saturday he was in the race to become the next head of the International Monetary Fund.(AFP/LEHTIKUVA/File/Tor Wennstrom)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - G20 member Indonesia threw its backing behind France's Christine Lagarde for the head of the IMF on Sunday, marking her first public endorsement from a major emerging market and padding her lead in a three-way race.</p><br clear="all"/></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110612/bs_nm/us_china_economy_inflation" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">China inflation may top 6 percent in June: expert <br /> (Reuters)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">Reuters - China's inflation rate may accelerate to more than 6 percent year-on-year in June, which could bring the full-year consumer price index for 2011 to as high as 5 percent, a government researcher said in remarks reported on Sunday.</td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110610/ap_on_bi_ge/as_hong_kong_samsonite_ipo" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Samsonite sells HK IPO shares at low end of range <br /> (AP)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">AP - Samsonite International S.A. raised $1.25 billion by selling shares at the lower end of the proposed price range in its Hong Kong IPO, a person familiar with the deal said Friday, amid waning investor interest as stock markets slump.</td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110610/bs_nm/us_usa_economy_imports" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Import prices rise for 8th straight month <br /> (Reuters)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">Reuters - Import prices rose for an eighth straight month in May despite a drop in fuel costs, with the year-on-year increase reaching its highest level in nearly three years, according to data on Friday.</td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110610/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_brown_forman" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Vineyard sale boosts Brown-Forman 4Q earnings <br /> (AP)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; "><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110610/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_brown_forman"><img class="rsspal" style="float:left; margin:5px" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110609/capt.77b89ff3a3a64206af89057a3a0b86b2-77b89ff3a3a64206af89057a3a0b86b2-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=N1wK6C2Zn2Fa4l7q5sktbA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="FILE - In this March 6, 2011 file photo, bottles of Korbel sparkling wines are displayed at a liquor store in Palo Alto, Calif. Liquor company Brown-Forman Corp. said Thursday, Junw 9, 2011, that its profit more than doubled in its fiscal fourth quarter as the company sold its California-based Fetzer Vineyards while its flagship Jack Daniel's brand posted strong international sales. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brown-Forman Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit spiked from the sale of its California-based Fetzer Vineyards, capping a year that showed strong growth for its flagship Jack Daniel's brand and el Jimador tequila.</p><br clear="all"/></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110612/ap_on_re_eu/eu_spain_protests" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Spanish protesters end 3 week camp-out in Madrid <br /> (AP)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; "><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110612/ap_on_re_eu/eu_spain_protests"><img class="rsspal" style="float:left; margin:5px" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110612/capt.f0155b9c3d4d4e579a3eaf01cb880e08-f0155b9c3d4d4e579a3eaf01cb880e08-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=m7F3ybpQj5EMMHlPwB1o4g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Demonstrators dismantle the camp in Madrid's Puerta del Sol, Sunday, June 12, 2011. Young demonstrators who camped out in one of Madrid's busiest squares to protest bleak economic prospects have begun leaving the plaza to squads of municipal cleaners after voting to end more than three weeks of vociferous protest. The protests began May 15 and spread to cities across Spain and elsewhere in Europe, striking a chord with hundreds of thousands of sympathizers. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Young demonstrators who camped out in one of Madrid's busiest squares to protest bleak economic prospects began leaving the plaza to squads of cleaners Sunday after voting to end more than three weeks of vociferous protest.</p><br clear="all"/></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/fool/20110610/bs_fool_fool/rx132553" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Wal-Mart Can't Just Duct Tape This Massive Problem <br /> (The Motley Fool)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">The Motley Fool - The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News), saw its revenue rise in the latest quarter, but U.S. same-store sales figures fell for the eighth consecutive quarter. U.S. operations have been struggling since the recession, and now, rising crude oil prices and budget-conscious shoppers are chipping in to spoil the party.</td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110612/bs_afp/imfsuccessionegyptfrancelagarde" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Egypt backs Lagarde for IMF top job <br /> (AFP)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; "><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110612/bs_afp/imfsuccessionegyptfrancelagarde"><img class="rsspal" style="float:left; margin:5px" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110612/capt.photo_1307877217433-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=g8Tslo80NicryCAgvG1fZQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="French Finance minister Christine Lagarde has said she was "confident" of her chances of heading the International Monetary Fund, while declining to comment on her Israeli rival for the post.(AFP/File/Lionel Bonaventure)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi on Sunday announced Egypt's support for French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to head the International Monetary Fund.</p><br clear="all"/></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110608/bs_nm/us_nrf_crime" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">More retailers hit by organized crime: survey <br /> (Reuters)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">Reuters - Sophisticated technology, less staff at stores and more gang activity are all contributing to more U.S. stores being hit by organized crime, according to a survey by an industry group.</td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110610/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tamarack_owner_whereabouts" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Idaho developer now wanted by judge <br /> (AP)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">AP - An Idaho judge on Friday declared the French developer of a failed central Idaho ski resort in contempt of court for missing yet another hearing in the resort's ongoing foreclosure case.</td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110612/ap_on_re_af/af_zimbabwe_gas_fire" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">3 die in Zimbabwe gas truck fire, official says <br /> (AP)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">AP - A Zimbabwean official says at least three people died after a gasoline truck overturned in the capital and burst into flames after people rushed to the vehicle to take the leaking gas.</td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110610/ap_on_bi_co_ne/us_small_talk" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Businesses hit by natural disasters get tax breaks <br /> (AP)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">AP - Small businesses that were hit by severe weather this spring can get some tax breaks from the government.</td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110611/us_ac/8621651_economy_and_gas_prices_forcing_travelers_to_stay_close_to_home" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Economy and Gas Prices Forcing Travelers to Stay Close to Home <br /> (ContributorNetwork)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">ContributorNetwork - Summer vacations have long been a constant in the lives of Americans across the country.</td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: #f1eded; color: #000000; "><b><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20110610/bs_bw/may2011bs20110519149428" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Maximizing Returns on Executive Education <br /> (BusinessWeek)<br /> </a></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="rsspal" style="width:100%; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; ">BusinessWeek - As an educator, I believe that knowledge for the sake of knowledge has enduring social value. As the head of executive education for Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management (Kellogg Executive Education Profile), this philosophy has no place in my mission. Having experienced managers show up at my door just to learn about a topic -- in the absence of knowing what specific issues they are there to address -- may not seriously harm their businesses, but it certainly will damage mine over time.</td></tr> </table>
