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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-19 23:25 HKMA says injected HK$2.3 bln in New York trading (Interactive Investor)

HONG KONG, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Thursday it had injected HK$2.325 billion ($298 million) into the money ...

New York Debate Audience Can't Decide if Google Is "Evil" (Broadcast Newsroom)

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 11/19/08 -- Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford style debate series sponsored by The Rosenkranz Foundation, announced the results of ...

MLB: New Yankee Nick Swisher high on CC Sabathia (Honolulu Advertiser)

NEW YORK — At Nick Swisher's personal Web site, there is a photo of the Yankees' newest acquisition with a smiling CC Sabathia, taken at ...

Cliff Freeman Names a New CEO (AdWeek)

NEW YORK Cliff Freeman and Partners has replaced Jeff McClelland, the agency's CEO since late 2005, with Clayton Ruebensaal III, a senior account director at ...

Loyola still New York bound (Chicago Tribune)

Loyola didn't make it to next week's semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals in Madison Square Garden, but the Ramblers still will be playing ...

Raids Target New Drug in WNY (WGRZ-TV Buffalo)

The Drug Enforcement Agency says three morning raids in Western New York targeted manufacturing operations of a relatively new drug known as DMT. According to ...

South Korean won slides to new multi-week low against US dollar (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) - The South Korean won edged down against the US dollar during early Asian deals on Thursday. At 7:05 pm ET, the won touched ...

Taiwan Dollar Slips To New Multi-week Low Against Dollar (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) - The Taiwan dollar fell to a new multi-week low of 33.4090 against the US currency during early Asian deals on Thursday. If the ...

New Catholic schools superintendent looks toward future (The Journal News)

Timothy J. McNiff considers the Archdiocese of New York as the flagship for Catholic education in the country. ...

New York City man charged with killing girlfriend on day she was due to give birth (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

NEW YORK - Prosecutors have charged a New York City man with stabbing his girlfriend to death on the day she was due to give ...

Landfill opponents denounce New York's siting plan (The Ithaca Journal)

ALBANY — Environmental groups and people who live near the only commercial hazardous waste landfill in the Northeast are speaking out against a New York ...

New York Times: Clinton Hesitant about Accepting US Secretary of State Job (Novinite.com)

Former First Lady and New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has reservations about accepting an appointment as Secretary of State in the administration of the ...

Barclaycard Expands Global Operations in U.S. with New Office in New York (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Barclaycard, the credit card division of Barclays PLC, today announced that it is expanding its increasingly global operations by opening a new administrative office in ...

New York says coaster risks were known (UPI)

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Lawyers for New York City contend a California man fatally injured on a Coney Island roller coaster should have ...

Naslund enjoying life in New York (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)

When Wayne Gretzky retired with the New York Rangers in 2000, he told every player in the NHL to play in the Big Apple if ...

Next season not even a thought for New York Jets' veteran QB Favre (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Brett Favre is having too much fun leading the first-place New York Jets to even think about next season. ...

Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund, Inc. today released its monthly portfolio update as of October 31, 2008. ...

Miu Miu Opens New York Store (Display & Design Ideas)

Prada's boutique brand Miu Miu is taking over the former Jil Sander space on East 57th Street, according to the New York Post. Prada, which ...

New York City tightens inspections to prevent overcharging by heating oil delivery trucks (Canadian Business)

NEW YORK (AP) - As cold weather sets in, New York City officials say they are tightening inspection procedures for delivery trucks in a move ...

Cinema | The Polarizing Express: It's OK to find both the self-indulgence and the brilliance in Synecdoche, New York (Salt Lake City Weekly)

Rex Reed of The New York Observer has already proclaimed it the worst movie ever made. Roger Ebert has embraced it as a masterpiece. This ...

Clive Barnes, Longtime New York Drama and Dance Critic, Dies at 81 (Playbill via Yahoo! News)

Clive Barnes, who covered the New York theatre and dance worlds for four decades, first as a critic for The New York Times and then ...

Watch the Unedited Video of a Dangerous Drug Raid in Western New York Today. Only Eyewitness News Cameras were there. (WKBW-TV Buffalo)

Watch the Unedited Video of a Dangerous Drug Raid in Western New York Today. Only Eyewitness News Cameras were there. ...

Fitch Rates Dormitory Authority of New York's $657MM Mental Health Bonds 'A+' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to approximately $72 million Dormitory Authority of the State of New York mental health services facilities improvement revenue ...

New York Festival Of Song's Fugitives , with Kaiser and Lindsey, Performs in NY Nov. 18-20 (Playbill Arts)

New York Festival of Song is currently presenting an evening of music by notable composers who fled Hitler's Europe. Entitled Fugitives , the program ...

Deutsche Bank May Cut 900 Jobs in London, New York (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG , Germany's biggest bank, plans to cut about 900 jobs in its global markets division as the credit ...

Greenberg Traurig’s New York Office Helps Spearhead Housing Court Pro Bono Project (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

In response to a request from Judge Fern Fisher, Administrative Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, the New York office ...

Anheuser-Busch to De-list from the New York Stock Exchange (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. announced today the intended withdrawal of its 6 1/2% Debentures due January 1, 2028, and of its common stock from the New ...

Lawyer: three New Orleans Saints players took no steroids (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

NEW YORK - The lawyer for three New Orleans Saints players facing suspension said Wednesday the NFL's independent drug adminstrator acknowledged he did not inform ...

Clive Barnes - 1927-2008: New York arts critic was a 'genuine legend' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Clive Barnes, the avuncular and quotable critic who covered New York's theater and dance scene for more than 40 years, died early Wednesday in Manhattan. ...

With release of new album and new movies, Beyonce starts to reveal more of her 'Sasha' side (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

NEW YORK - With a new album and two movies on the horizon, it appears the Season of Beyonce has begun. Then again, one could ...

Prudential Financial, Inc. Announces Details for New York Investor Day (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEWARK, N.J.----Prudential Financial, Inc. has announced details for its New York conference for analysts and investors on December 4, 2008, at the New York Palace ...

GE plans to cut costs New York, Nov. 19: (The Telegraph)

General Electric is planning to slash costs by $2 billion in 2009 at its finance arm GE Capital. In a statement issued here, the company ...

Feds: Drug ring sent shipments to York (The York Dispatch)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A Canadian drug trafficking ring used the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in upstate New York to smuggle more than 22,000 pounds of ...

New York’s Fifth Avenue Rents Rise 23%, Stays Top Retail Street (Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Retail rents on New York’s Fifth Avenue rose 23 percent over the past year, making it the world’s most expensive shopping ...

The Business of New York Real Estate: Timely Information, Trusted Analysis and Valuable Resources Online (GlobeSt.com)

NEW YORK CITY-Jonathan Rose Cos. broke ground Tuesday for what reportedly will be East Harlem’s first–ever affordable and mixed-income residential rental development designed to LEED ...

New York Times Editorial Calls U.S. Chronic Disease Care 'Abysmal' (Medical News Today)

A recent study by the Commonwealth Fund that found U.S. residents with chronic diseases are more likely to forgo medical care because of high costs ...

New York Times: SD's Tom Daschle to take Human Services cabinet post (Grand Forks Herald)

A senior aide to President-elect Barack Obama said that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle would be Obama's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human ...

New York artists paired with local dancers (Park Hills Daily Journal)

Professional dancer Uthman Ebrahim and musical theatre artist Mark Gelsomini, both of New York, are rehearsing with local students of dance for “The Nutcracker,” the ...

Tim Robbins - Robbins Invited To Help New York Voting Board He Wants To Sue (ContactMusic)

TIM ROBBINS has been urged to record a public service announcement (PSA) for the New York City Board of Elections - despite the actor seeking ...

Promising Researchers Honored With Second Annual New York Academy Of Sciences Blavatnik Awards For Young Scientists (Medical News Today)

Five outstanding faculty and postdoctoral fellows at four New York-area academic institutions have been named winners of the second annual New York Academy of Sciences ...

Southwest To Buy Slots At New York's LaGuardia From ATA (The Tampa Tribune)

Southwest Airlines intends to buy seven daily round-trip takeoff and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport from bankrupt ATA Airlines, which would allow Southwest to serve ...

Clive Barnes, Longtime New York Drama and Dance Critic, Dies at 81 (Playbill)

Clive Barnes, who covered the New York theatre and dance worlds for four decades, first as a critic for The New York Times and then ...

Vancouver Canucks (10-6-2) at New York Rangers (14-5-2), 7:30 p.m. (Miami Herald)

The Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers will shoot for a fourth consecutive victory tonight, when they welcome the Vancouver Canucks for a matchup at Madison ...

New York Times Examines Controversy Over Proposed HHS Conscience Rule (Medical News Today)

A rule proposed by HHS that would allow health care providers who receive federal grants to opt out of care based on their moral or ...

Pluckemin Boy Scout Troop 154 scales news heights in preparation for trip to New York state (The Somerset Reporter)

COURTESY JANE LICHTIGBoy Scouts from Pluckemin Boy Scout Troop 154 recently visited a rock climbing gym in preparation for their annual climbing and camping trip ...

New York’s Fifth Avenue Rents Rise 23%, Stays Top Retail Street (Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Retail rents on New York’s Fifth Avenue rose 23 percent over the past year, making it the world’s most expensive shopping ...

Good Films at the New York Film Festival? Um, Yeah. (New York Press)

I’m a fan of the New York Film Festival . This may strike some people as hypocritical after last week’s “Have You Ever Been to ...

New York City Transit Fares and Tolls May Increase 23 Percent (Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Fares and tolls for New York bridges, buses, trains and tunnels would rise as much as 23 percent under a plan ...

New York City's Triborough Bridge renamed for Robert F. Kennedy (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

NEW YORK - Several generations of Robert F. Kennedy's family have gathered for a ceremony renaming New York City's Triborough Bridge in honor of the ...

Job hunting New York man dons suit, tie and a sandwich board (CNews)

NEW YORK - After nine fruitless months of looking for work, Paul Nawrocki has turned to a Depression-era tactic to find a job. ...

The High Line in New York (33 pictures) (Guardian Unlimited)

The High Line elevated railway in New York - disused since 1980 - is now being rebuilt as a mile-and-a-half long public park. See the ...

Top New York Architects Design Pet Houses for Charity (Interior Design)

Each pet house was inspired by an existing design from around the world. Feeling dog tired? Need a cat nap? Three lucky pets will sleep ...

Pedro Martinez wants to remain with New York Mets (The Times of Trenton)

Pedro Martinez's agent spoke with a New York City tabloid, hinting that the 37-year-old pitcher is not finished in Flushing and wants to return to ...

Budget cuts: Proposed cuts for every New York school district (The Journal News)

Five school districts in Westchester could receive 9 percent cuts to their 2008-09 state aid under Gov. David Paterson's proposal to slash spending throughout New ...

New York's Cuomo Queries AIG on Bonuses and Raises (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo demanded to know if American International Group Inc. will give bonuses or pay raises, a ...

New York Mills' Lund Boats plant lays off 140 workers (Grand Forks Herald)

Slumping boat sales - worse than at any time in 40 years - forced a layoff of about 140 workers at the New York Mills ...

Retail Rents Rise in New York, Hong Kong, CB Richard Ellis Says (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Retail rents rose in the second and third quarters in New York, Hong Kong and London in what may be the ...

Price tours security sites in New York (The News & Observer)

U.S. Rep. David Price, whose district includes a large part of the Triangle, on Monday toured security sites in New York City, met with N.Y. ...

Crude Oil Rises, Rebounding From a 22-Month Low in New York (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Oil rose, rebounding from a 22-month low in New York to trade around $55 a barrel. Crude oil for December delivery ...

New York Knicks (6-4) at Boston Celtics (9-2), 7:30 p.m. (Miami Herald)

The Boston Celtics will be without star forward Kevin Garnett when they begin a short two-game homestand by welcoming division-rival New York to TD Banknorth ...

Award-winning Creative, Michael Ferrare, Launches New York City-Based Agency Magma (Broadcast Newsroom)

NEW YORK , Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Ferrare , founder, has launched Magma, a creative content agency that helps brands explore new and innovative ...

Lund Boats plant in New York Mills, Minn., lays off 140 workers (Fargo Forum)

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. - Slumping boat sales - worse than at any time in 40 years - forced a layoff of about 140 workers ...

New York City Native Pegged For Attorney General (NY1 News)

There's word President-elect Barack Obama has named a New York City native as his attorney general. The Associated Press is reporting that Obama has selected ...

Sugar Falls in New York as Recession Hurts Demand, Dollar Gains (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Sugar fell in New York on speculation that a global recession is hurting demand and as a strengthening dollar increased the ...

New York's Cuomo Queries AIG on Bonuses and Raises (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo demanded to know if American International Group Inc. will give bonuses or pay raises, a ...

Dollar Falls Against Euro on Drop in New York Manufacturing (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell against the euro as New York State manufacturing contracted this month at the fastest pace on record, adding ...

Rogers Chosen to Design New York Bus Terminal Tower (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- British architect Richard Rogers 's firm was chosen to design a 1.3 million square-foot office tower to be built above New ...

Dollar May Extend Drop Versus Euro on New York Factory Decline (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar may drop against the euro for a second day as New York State manufacturing contracted this month at the ...

Crude Oil Rises in New York on Signs U.S. Manufacturing Climbed (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose in New York on signs that U.S. manufacturing increased, raising expectations that fuel demand may improve in the ...

New York Deer Hunter Kills Toddler With Stray Bullet (Fox News)

An upstate toddler was killed by a stray bullet when a New York City deer hunter fired his rifle too close to her grandparents' Hudson ...

Parts of New York get 2 feet of snow (UPI)

BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Parts of New York were coated with up to about two feet of Lake Erie-effect snow Monday, meteorologists said. ...

Dollar May Extend Drop Versus Euro on New York Factory Decline (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar may drop against the euro for a second day as New York State manufacturing contracted this month at the ...

U.S. Treasuries Gain as New York Manufacturing Index Plummets (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries advanced, led by 10-year notes, after a gauge of manufacturing in New York fell to the lowest since 2001 amid ...

Crude Oil Rises in New York on Signs U.S. Manufacturing Climbed (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose in New York on signs that U.S. manufacturing increased, raising expectations that fuel demand may improve in the ...

New York U.S. Attorney to Join Kirkland & Ellis (Law.com)

Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia informed the Justice Department on Monday that he will step down effective Dec. 1. Garcia, who ...

New York Suitors Prepare for James (New York Times)

LeBron James is coming to New Jersey, and the Nets may be primping themselves for courtship. A week later, James and the Cavaliers visit New ...

Retail Rents Rise in New York, Hong Kong, CB Richard Ellis Says (Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Retail rents rose in the second and third quarters in New York, Hong Kong and London in what may be the ...

Satoko Fujii / New York Big Band | Summer Suite (All About Jazz)

Continuing the stream of recordings in her 50th birthday year, pianist Satoko Fujii presents Summer Suite from the New York big band, as well as ...

Dollar Falls Against Euro on Drop in New York Manufacturing (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell against the euro as a contraction in New York State manufacturing added to evidence the world's largest economy ...

New York AG urges top Citigroup execs to forgo bonuses (Market Watch)

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday urged Citigroup Inc.'s C top executives to forego their bonuses this year, saying ...

U.S. Treasuries Gain as New York Manufacturing Index Plummets (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries advanced, led by 10-year notes, after a gauge of manufacturing in New York fell to the lowest since 2001 amid ...

Dollar Falls Against Euro on Drop in New York Manufacturing (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell against the euro as New York State manufacturing contracted this month at the fastest pace on record, adding ...

Fed survey: New York economy declining (CNN Money)

Economic conditions in New York continued to deteriorate in November, with a survey of regional manufacturers released Monday coming in at its weakest level in ...

New York Manufacturing Index Fell to Record Low in November (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Manufacturing in New York contracted in November at the fastest pace on record as orders and sales plunged. The Federal Reserve ...

Treasuries Rise as Report Shows Drop in New York Manufacturing (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries advanced after a gauge of manufacturing in New York fell to a seven-year low amid the seizure in credit markets. ...

Treasuries Rise as Report Shows Drop in New York Manufacturing (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries advanced after a gauge of manufacturing in New York fell to a seven-year low amid an economy hobbled by the ...

Sugar Drops in New York as Dollar Gains, Crude Oil Declines (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Sugar dropped in New York as the dollar strengthened, raising the costs of materials traded in the U.S. such as crude ...

Dollar Falls Against Euro on Drop in New York Manufacturing (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar dropped against the euro as a contraction in New York state manufacturing added to evidence that the U.S. economy ...

Treasuries Rise as New York Manufacturing Drops to 7-Year Low (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries advanced after a gauge of manufacturing in New York fell to the lowest since 2001 amid an economy hobbled by ...

Dollar Falls Against Euro on Drop in New York Manufacturing (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell against the euro as a contraction in New York State manufacturing added to evidence the world's largest economy ...

U.S. Treasuries Gain as New York Manufacturing Index Plummets (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries advanced, led by 10-year notes, after a gauge of manufacturing in New York fell to the lowest since 2001 amid ...

New York Giants rush for 207 yards against Baltimore Ravens in win (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants needed only two plays to show they could run the ball against Ray Lewis and the NFL's ...

Defending champs New York Giants getting better by the week (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Before they went to Pittsburgh on Oct. 26, there were legitimate questions about the New York Giants because their five wins ...

Recap: New York vs. Dallas (Miami Herald)

Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 39 points and hauled in 15 rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 124-114 overtime victory over the New ...

Alternatives to auctioning off New York flight slots (USA Today)

A plan to cap flights at all New York airports and sell takeoff and landing slots to the highest bidders is running into stiff headwinds. ...

NBA: Dallas 124, New York 114 (OT) (UPI)

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 39 points Sunday to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 124-114 overtime win over ...

New York Dolls Tap Todd Rundgren To Produce New CD (antiMUSIC)

The New York Dolls and legendary record producer Todd Rundgren have been reunited for the first time in 36 years. ...

New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens should be slugfest (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants have run for 200 yards or more in two straight games. The Baltimore Ravens have allowed just ...

Vikings' Kevin and Pat Williams to attend appeal in New York (Pioneer Press)

Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams are scheduled to attend an appeal in New York late this week, according to a person close ...

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