LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Geek chic will soon be back when Napoleon Dynamite returns in an animated TV show and joins “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons” on the Fox network’s “Animation Domination” night. “Napoleon Dynamite,” the 2004 independent film about a socially awkward teenager in a small town, directed by […]
IMF: Latin America Faces ‘Toxic’ Threat in Europe Crisis – Bloomberg
IMF: Latin America Faces 'Toxic' Threat in Europe CrisisBloombergThe European debt crisis and falling commodity prices may become a “toxic mix” for Latin American economies, the International Monetary Fund said today. Latin America may suffer from tighter credit because Euro area banks account for a quarter of bank … and […]
Solar tariff ruling appeal lodged
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Latin America to Play Big Role in Monsanto Earnings – TheStreet.com
TheStreet.com Latin America to Play Big Role in Monsanto EarningsTheStreet.comThe first quarter for Monsanto is a small seasonal one but in a fourth-quarter earnings presentation, the company noted that "growing contribution from Latin American business begins to reflect larger percentage of full-year earnings. …
VIDEO: Japanese workers pray for good business
Thousands of Japanese businessmen and women gather at Tokyo’s Kanda Myoujin shrine to pray for a successful year
Bell warns England against complacency vs Pakistan – AFP
Northampton Chronicle & EchoBell warns England against complacency vs PakistanAFPEngland rose to number one in the ICC (International Cricket Council) rankings in August last year by blanking India 4-0 at home, but faces a big test in the series shifte…
New InfoTrends Study Reports that Latin America is Primed for Office Document … – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
New InfoTrends Study Reports that Latin America is Primed for Office Document …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)… may penetrate or even leapfrog document business process solutions without ever requiring printing as a point of information consumption. Vendors must think beyond their traditional communications vehicles in emerging economies like Latin America. […]
Swiss bank denies dealing claims
The Swiss central bank has said claims about the currency dealings of its chairman, Philipp Hildebrand, and his wife are ‘partly incorrect’
Microsoft sues Comet over ‘fakes’
Microsoft says it is suing the electrical retailer Comet for allegedly producing and selling 94,000 counterfeit Windows recovery CDs.
Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’ earns songwriter The-Dream $15 million – Digital Spy
HipHopDXRihanna's 'Umbrella' earns songwriter The-Dream $15 millionDigital SpyThe-Dream has revealed that writing Rihanna's international hit 'Umbrella' has earned him $15 million in royalties. The singer-songwriter made the rev…