Tuesday, January 17, 2012

17 JAN 2012, TUE: Bus & Health

Business


Australian stocks gain ahead of key Chinese data

The Australian - 
AUSTRALIAN shares gained today after a well-received French bond auction and ahead of key data from China. The S&P/ASX 200 index advanced 0.9 per cent to 4184.30 in early trading.

Nov. '11 remittances hit new high of $1.78-B

GMA News - 
Remittances of overseas Filipinos hit $18.3 billion in the first 11 months of 2011 with a boost of $1.78 billion—a new monthly record high—last November, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday.

Aquino cites labor gains, opens luxury bag factory

Inquirer.net - 
By Jo Martinez-Clemente President Benigno S. Aquino III gestures during the inauguration of D' LUXE Bags Philippines, Inc. in Barangay.

SM redeveloping Baguio City mall

Manila Bulletin - 
By JAMES A. LOYOLA MANILA, Philippines - SM Prime Holdings Inc. is planning to undertake a major one-year redevelopment program for its Baguio City mall starting this month.

New duty-free EO: Good for BOI, bad for customs

ABS CBN News - 
By Mia Gonzalez, BusinessMirror MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang is working on an executive order that would re-impose the duty-free importation of capital equipment to Board of Investments (BOI)-registered firms to spur investments in the country.

Qatar eyes PH partners for $1B investment

ABS CBN News - 
By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - Local businessmen, including representatives from San Miguel Power Corp.

Phoenix completes SPPT acquisition

Inquirer.net - 
Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. has completed its acquisition of Subic Petroleum Trading and Transport Philippines Inc. (SPPT).

Sales of imported vehicles buck supply chain disruptions

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
VEHICLE IMPORTERS fared better than assemblers last year, with the former reporting a positive end to 2011 that was marked by supply chain disruptions.

Robinsons Land profit at P4B

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
PROPERTY DEVELOPER Robinsons Land Corp. reported a double-digit boost to its net income for the 2011 fiscal year versus the previous year on the back of growth in all its business segments, documents filed with the Philippine Stock Exchange showed ...

Stock Market

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
STOCKS sank on Monday after Standard & Poor's downgrades of nine euro zone economies triggered another bout of profit taking among investors.

Activists accuse Jonathan of misusing army

The Nation Newspaper - 
By Wale Ajetunmobi 6 minutes ago A pro-democracy group, the Human Rights Writers'Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has condemned the deployment of soldiers in Lagos.

CJHDevCo secures 46 building permits

Manila Bulletin - 
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT MANILA, Philippines - Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevCo) has secured 46 building permits in the past two years from the One-Stop Action Center (OSAC) in Camp John Hay despite claims by the Sobrepena-led company that ...

PhilHealth uncovers premium payment scam

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said Saturday that checks for premium payment of Accenture, Inc. have not reached its office.

Poster boys of hypocrisy

Business Mirror - 
REPS. Niel Tupas, Jr. and Ro-mero Quimbo have a lot of gall leading the charge against Chief Justice Renato Corona in the impeachment charges filed against him, blitzkrieg-style, in the House of Representatives.

Aquino: Alleged WB loan misuse proves need for judicial reforms

Business Mirror - 
PRESIDENT Aquino said on Monday that a World Bank document questioning some procurements and disbursements in the Supreme Court related to a project that it partly funded is “additional proof” of the “shortcomings” that need to be resolved by the ...

Freedom Fading in US As Obama Disses Constitution

Fox News - 
AP Graphics By Examiner Editorial Every year that Barack Obama has occupied the Oval Office, the United States has fallen lower in the Economic Index of Freedom compiled annually by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal.

Ex-military comptroller pleads not guilty to tax evasion

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
EX-MILITARY COMPTROLLER Jacinto Y. Ligot and wife Erlinda yesterday pleaded not guilty to four tax evasion cases totaling P428 million.

Economic team has conservative outlook for 2012

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
A REVIEW of this year's macroeconomic targets has been started by the Development Budget Coordination Committee's (DBCC) Executive Technical Board (ETB), a Finance official yesterday said.

DBP income up 9% in 2011

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has reported a nine-percent increase in net income, or from P3.68 billion in 2010 to P4.02 billion this year.

Shareholders approve change in ATR Kim Eng's corporate name

GMA News - 
ATR Kim Eng Financial Corp. on Monday announced that its shareholders approved the change in corporate name to MayBank ATR Kim Eng Financial Corp (Maybank ATR KE Financial).

Health


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Anaheim, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/16/2012 -- HCG Slim Xpress now introduces its tested and recommended HCG diet and drop plan in Santa Monica.

FDA fines Red Cross nearly $9.6 million for blood safety lapses

msnbc.com - 
The American Red Cross is facing a new multi-million-dollar fine for problems with blood collection and distribution. By JoNel Aleccia Federal health officials have fined the American Red Cross nearly $9.6 million for sloppy and unsafe blood management ...

Tuberculosis strain in India 'totally drug-resistant'

Los Angeles Times - 
At least a dozen people in India are infected with a type of tuberculosis that is resistant to all antibiotics used to treat the disease.

Blue Monday: Most depressing day of the year or marketing scam?

Daily Mail - 
By Daily Mail Reporter The third Monday of January is allegedly the most depressing day of the year - when we forget our good intentions for a healthy diet and exercise and wallow on the couch in a cloud of self-pity while bemoaning the miserable ...

London 2012: Mass gathering risks disease spreading

BBC News - 
The Olympic Games will see an influx of people to London, from around the world. Mass gatherings, such as the London 2012 Olympics, can be a hotbed of diseases from across the world, public health experts have warned.

Quitting — there's no right time

Drayton Valley Western Review - 
By Votham Anastasiadis National Non-Smoking Week is being held Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, just in time to remind me of my current failure.

Energy drinks blamed for caffeine poisoning

TODAYonline - 
SYDNEY - The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is calling for warning labels and even age restrictions on caffeinated energy drinks, after a worrying rise in the number of teenagers reporting heart problems, tremors and stomach upsets.

Breast implant scandal: why should the public pay?

Telegraph.co.uk - 
The NHS should not have to pick up the bill for cheap and dangerous breast implants. By Max Pemberton Last weekend, I was in a queue in Boots, waiting for the cashier, when I noticed a poster.

Regina woman cheers bald Barbie campaign

Regina Leader-Post - 
By Pamela Cowan, Leader-Post January 16, 2012 4:40 PM Dionne Warner, a seven-time cancer survivor, has come out in favour of a campaign trying to convince toymaker Mattel to release a bald version of their iconic Barbie doll to help young girls dealing ...

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