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Iran puts first satellite in Orbit: agencies (AFP)

Iran puts first satellite in Orbit: agencies 
    (AFP)

An Iranian Safir Omid rocket shown on August 16, 2008. The country has placed its first homemade satellite in orbit using a Safir-2 rocket, two local news agencies have reported without quoting sources.(AFP/File/Vahidreza Alai)AFP – Iran has placed its first homemade satellite in orbit using a Safir-2 rocket, two local news agencies reported Tuesday without quoting sources.


January could mark new low for retail sales data (Reuters)

January could mark new low for retail sales data      (Reuters)

A couple (L) walks with their purchase as shoppers buy gifts on Christmas Eve day at the Beverly Center shopping mall in Los Angeles, California December 24, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters – A drop in gift-card use and a reliance on post-holiday clearance sales are likely to be the main culprits when major U.S. retailers report lower January sales results this week.


Officials say Obama to nominate Gregg for Cabinet (AP)

Officials say Obama to nominate Gregg for Cabinet 
    (AP)

File photo of Republican Senator Judd Gregg (C) speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gregg is to be announced Tuesday as US President Barack Obama's pick for commerce secretary, a White House aide told AFP.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AP – President Barack Obama plans to nominate Sen. Judd Gregg as commerce secretary on Tuesday, the White House confirmed on the eve of the announcement as the New Hampshire Republican disclosed an apparent deal that would keep his seat out of Democratic hands.


UBS talked with Morgan Stanley on U.S. brokerage: source (Reuters)

UBS talked with Morgan Stanley on U.S. brokerage: source 
    (Reuters)

The logo of Swiss bank UBS is pictured behind a traffic light, on a building in Zug in this October 17, 2008 file photo. (Michael Buholzer/Files/Reuters)Reuters – Swiss bank UBS AG held talks with Morgan Stanley late last year over the sale of its U.S. brokerage unit, UBS Financial Services, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.


China PM’s trip to Britain ends in shoe protest (AFP)

China PM’s trip to Britain ends in shoe protest 
    (AFP)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao gives a speech at Cambridge University in Cambridge at the end of Wen's three day visit to the UK. British police said they have charged the protester who hurled a shoe at Wen as he addressed Cambridge University.(AFP/POOL/Darren Staples)AFP – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s European tour ended dramatically when a protester hurled a shoe at him as he gave a speech at Britain’s Cambridge University.


Australia unveils new stimulus as BOJ help for banks (Reuters)

Australia unveils new stimulus as BOJ help for banks 
    (Reuters)

A migrant worker yawns as he sits next to his colleagues and their belongings at Beijing Railway Station February 2, 2009. (Jason Lee/Reuters)Reuters – Australia unveiled a $26 billion second stimulus plan on Tuesday aimed at staving off a recession already engulfing much of the rich world, and the Bank of Japan said it would buy up to $11 billion of shares held by banks.


Citgroup to deploy $36.5 billion to boost loans: report (Reuters)

Citgroup to deploy $36.5 billion to boost loans: report 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Citigroup plans to use some $36.5 billion of its U.S. government capital infusion for new mortgages, credit card loans and to buy mortgage-backed securities in the coming months, the Associated Press reported on Monday.

Obama picks Republican senator for commerce job (Reuters)

Obama picks Republican senator for commerce job 
    (Reuters)

Lead negotiator for Senate Republicans in the financial bailout talks, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) speaks to reporters in the Capitol in Washington October 1, 2008. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)Reuters – President Barack Obama will name a third prominent Republican to his cabinet on Tuesday, nominating Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire as commerce secretary, a White House official said on Monday.


Republicans want mortgage relief, larger tax cuts (AP)

Republicans want mortgage relief, larger tax cuts 
    (AP)

President Barack Obama speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, during his meets with Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP – Senate Republicans circulated a sweeping plan to drive down the cost of mortgages by expanding the federal government’s role in the industry, officials said Monday night as debate opened on an economic stimulus bill at the top of President Barack Obama’s agenda.