U.S. Retail Video Game Sales Off 34% In January From Yr Ago

U.S. Retail Video Game Sales Off 34% In January From Yr Ago

U.S. Retail Video Game Sales Off 34% In January From Yr Ago

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:35 PM PST

U.S. retail sales of new video game products fell 34% in January to $750.6 million from $1.14 billion a year ago, according to new data from NPD Group. Video game hardware sales were down 38%; software sales were down 38%, or 37% including PC games; accessories sales were down 18%. NPD ??said that the weak ...


Mines nationalization not South Africa's policy: Zuma

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:54 PM PST

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma said on Friday nationalizing mines was not the policy of his African National Congress (ANC)government, as he sought to lay to rest speculation over government intentions for the mining industry.

Military kills 11 militants in NW Pakistan: officials

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:50 PM PST

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces killed 11 militants and wounded 19 in the northwest on Friday, security officials said, in a crackdown in the Kurram tribal region near the border with Afghanistan.

VIDEO: Caught out on live TV - it's Odd Box

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:28 PM PST

The toddler who's great at table tennis, the runaway rhino and the presenter not quite ready for her live broadcast - the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.


VIDEO: Greece: 'You have to do more'

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:28 PM PST

Eurozone finance ministers say more work must be done before they'll give Greece another 130bn euro bailout.


Sierra Wireless Q4 In Line; Q1 Outlook Tops Street; Shrs Rally

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:06 PM PST

Sierra Wireless shares traded sharply higher after hours Thursday on better-than-expected guidande for the March quarter. For Q4, the provider of wireless modems reported revenue of $147.2 million and profits of 8 cents a share, about in line with the Street at $147.8 million and 8 cents. For Q1, Sierra sees revenue of $143 million ...


UN delegation arrives amid Maldives unrest

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:26 PM PST

Former president Mohamed Nasheed awaits arrest as top UN envoy appeals to "all actors" to avoid violence.


Death toll in Philippines earthquake rises to 35 (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:50 PM PST

Reuters - The death toll from landslides triggered by an earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to 35 and scores of missing are feared dead as rains and aftershocks hamper rescue efforts, disaster officials said on Friday.


Police strike threatens Rio carnival crime wave

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:58 PM PST

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police went on strike in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, risking a surge in crime just days before the beach city's famed carnival celebrations.

Death toll in Philippines earthquake rises to 35

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:50 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - The death toll from landslides triggered by an earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to 35 and scores of missing are feared dead as rains and aftershocks hamper rescue efforts, disaster officials said on Friday.

Network Effectively to Reach Your Goals

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:23 PM PST

Networking is typically the best way to learn about new opportunities, whether it is work related or otherwise. But random efforts produce random results. If you are not getting the results you had hoped for by attending events or "hanging out" with friends, then perhaps your preparation for those meetings needs a little work. Being ...


Sovereign Debt and Deficit by Country

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:00 PM PST

In Freedom Investing 2012 I analyzed the latest Index of Economic Freedom from The Heritage Foundation. Here I present some simple analysis of sovereign debt and deficit by country using data from the Heritage Foundation. The economic freedom raw data from the Heritage Foundation included the following three statistics for each country: Tax Burden as ...


VIDEO: Greece: 'You have to do more'

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:28 PM PST

Eurozone finance ministers say more work must be done before they'll give Greece another 130bn euro bailout.


Malaysia detains Saudi accused of prophet insult (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:25 PM PST

AP - Malaysian police say they have detained a Saudi journalist who apparently fled his country after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad on Twitter.


Ex Models, Singers, Starlets & TV Personalities Strut Their Stuff At NY Fashion Week

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:50 PM PST

The Heart Truth?s Red Dress Collection show is the kick off event to fashion week, a glittering affair where actresses, television stars and fashion journalists take their turns as models on the runway. This season had former models Rebecca Romijn and Christie Brinkley sharing the fashion stage with singers Roberta Flack and Gloria Estefan, starlet ...


FDA says it monitored workers’ e-mail to investigate potential leak

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:27 PM PST

The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it monitored the personal e-mails of employees who had concerns about unsafe medical devices beginning in April 2010 but said it did so to investigate allegations that the employees had leaked confidential information to the public.

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NY Fashion Week Day 1: BCBG Max Azria, Costello Tagliapietra And Juan Carlos Obando

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:30 PM PST

If we were to just go by the colors on the runways of the fall/winter 2012 season in , it is easy to make the mistake that one is looking at clothes for warmer, tropical climes. BCBG Max Azria opened fashion week with a collection of contemporary clothes with different colored panels like the first ...


Arrest warrant issued for close Uribe associate (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:25 PM PST

FILE - This Feb. 3, 2009 file photo, shows Colombia's former Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, center, arriving for a press conference in Villavicencio, Colombia. Colombia's Attorney office asked a judge in Bogota to issue an arrest warrant against Colombia's former Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, who faces charges on the alleged false demobilization of some rebels of Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC.(AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, file)AP - The chief prosecutor's office obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for ex-President Alvaro Uribe's longtime peace commissioner for allegedly choreographing the bogus surrender of a column of leftist guerrillas.

Program to Win Over Afghans Fails

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:30 PM PST

As the American involvement in Afghanistan is winding down ahead of the pullout of most forces in 2014, the road-building saga stands as a reminder of the limited progress the U.S. and its allies have achieved here over the past decade—and at how high a cost.


Greece Sets Austerity Plan

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:37 PM PST

Greece's leaders agreed on austerity moves needed for a new bailout, but euro-zone finance ministers demanded the measures formally pass the Greek parliament.


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