Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best (AP)

AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.

Stock futures rise ahead of jobless claims data (Reuters)

Reuters - Stock index futures rose for a sixth day in seven on Thursday ahead of weekly data expected to show a tick down in applications for unemployment insurance.

Web Impostors May Face Prison in California (BusinessWeek)

BusinessWeek - California Web impostors beware: You may soon be breaking the law, even if you aren't one of the perpetrators targeted by the state's "e-personation" bill.

To Find Alien Volcanic Eruptions, Look for Foul Gas (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers may be able to detect volcanic eruptions on Earth-like alien planets, a new study suggests.

Obama firm against tax cuts for rich (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama stood firm on Thursday in opposition to a Republican push to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich but stopped short of threatening to veto such a measure if passed by Congress.

Toys R Us to double U.S. store print for holiday season (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. retailer Toys R Us, which has filed for an initial public offering, said it plans to open about 600 temporary stores in malls and shopping centers nationwide, doubling the number of store locations for the holiday season.

British MPs to grill BP CEO Hayward (Reuters)

Reuters - British Members of Parliament (MPs) will next week grill outgoing BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward, as part of an investigation into risks around deepwater drilling in the North Sea.

British MPs to grill BP CEO Hayward (Reuters)

Reuters - British Members of Parliament (MPs) will next week grill outgoing BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward, as part of an investigation into risks around deepwater drilling in the North Sea.

"BP Spillcam" deemed top TV word."Guido" close behind (Reuters)

Reuters - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the success of the TV show "Jersey Shore" made words like "BP Spillcam" and "Guido" among the most used words of the 2009-2010 TV season, according to a global language survey released on Thursday.

Bank of England holds rates at 0.5 percent (Reuters)

Reuters - The Bank of England kept interest rates at 0.5 percent for the 18th month in a row and announced no new quantitative easing purchases, in a widely expected decision on Thursday.

Male Menopause: Reality or Myth? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - For women of a certain age, menopause is a fact of life. But this middle-age change no longer looks so feminine.

Struggling Spain OKs labor market reforms (AP)

AP - Spain gave final approval Thursday to labor market reforms designed to shake up a listless economy and help slash a bloated deficit that has prompted European-wide worries of another Greek-style debt crisis.

Hotel industry seeks ways to make up lost revenue

ISTOCKPHOTO The nation’s hotel industry, already struggling to pull out of its worst slump in decades, is now suffering from another loss in revenue because of the booming popularity of cell phones and laptop computers. In the past, hotel operators...

Oil prices rise before US inventory data (AFP)

AFP - Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday as the market awaited key inventory data from the United States -- the world's biggest consumer of energy.

Industry Leaders To Present Winners Of The First Annual Boutique & Lifestyle Hospitality Awards

Hospitality leaders and design luminaries from cutting-edge architecture, interior design, purchasing, consulting firms, and from across industry segments including restaurants, hotels, spas and more, will gather together at a special awards luncheon on September 15, 2010 from 12:30 -2 p.m.

UK watchdog fines Goldman Sachs $27 million (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain's financial watchdog slapped a 17.5 million pounds ($27 million) fine on Goldman Sachs on Thursday for inadequate disclosure of a U.S. probe into the Wall Street powerhouse.

Greek Industrial Output Declines In July

(RTTNews) - Greek industrial output declined 8.6% year-on-year in July, but at a slower pace compared to the 10.2% fall recorded during the same month a year ago, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said Thursday.

The nation's weather (AP)

AP - Tropical Depression Hermine was expected to continue producing significant rainfall as it lifted northward into southern Kansas on Thursday.

Dutch Industrial Output Growth Slows

(RTTNews) - Dutch industrial output increased 6.6% year-on-year in July, but slower than a 7.8% growth in the previous month, the Statistics Netherlands said on Thursday. In May, production was up 8.8%.

India car sales hit all-time high in August (AP)

AP - Car sales in India surged to a record for a second straight month in August on strong demand before the holiday season, despite rising prices and supply constraints.

Bank of Korea keeps interest rate near record low (AP)

AP - South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate near a record low Thursday for a second straight month as the risk of slowing global growth outweighed a buoyant outlook for the local economy.

Lebanon industrial buildings to be auctioned

Two industrial buildings in Lebanon will go to auction at 2 p.m. Sept. 14, the real estate group handling the auction today said.

UK Game Industry Only 4 Percent Female, Study Claims

The number of females employed in the UK video game industry has fallen from 12 percent in 2006 to just 4 percent in 2009, claims a report highlighted by the British Sociological Association. The report, based on research carried out by University Of Liverpool PhD student Julie Prescott, attributes the decline to the industry's long working hours and dissatisfaction with companies and their ...

BP seeks to shift blame for oil spill (AFP)

AFP - BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, setting off a battle of oil industry giants with tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities at stake.

Factory worker spared the rod

SHAH ALAM: He may be spending Hari Raya in jail but factory worker Ahmad Tajudin Satar can sleep easier knowing he has been spared a whipping.

Part 11 - Knitting Factory releases Fela Kuti "Zombie" batch

Knitting Factory Records' meticulous, immaculately packaged and altogether exemplary m: Fela Kuti reissue program reaches its third, broadly chronological chapter with the six-disc "Zombie" batch, comprising eleven LPs originally released between 1976--1980. The batch chronicles Kuti's music from shortly before the Nigerian army's destruction of his live/work commune, Kalakuta Republic, in 1977 ...

Industrial growth to slow down: Montek

India's industrial expansion is likely to slow down in coming months, though farm growth would pick up in the second half of the year, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, said on Thursday.

Malaysian Industrial Output Growth Slows In July

(RTTNews) - Malaysian industrial production recorded an annual growth of 3.2% in July, smaller than the revised 9.3% increase seen in June, data from the Department of Statistics showed Thursday. Economists had expected the output growth rate to ease to 5.7%.

Economists cut U.S. growth forecast again (Reuters)

Reuters - Projected U.S. economic growth for the rest of this year and next was revised down for a third month in a row by a panel of about 50 economists.

FDIC's Bair warns of government "exposure" in mortgages (Reuters)

Reuters - A key U.S. banking regulator raised concern on Wednesday about the risk of "exposure" the government is taking on in the mortgage market and urged more stringent standards for underwriting mortgages.

Immune System Genes Show Links to Type 1 Diabetes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes.

2 Genes Have Possible Link to Deadly Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Mutations in two genes may be associated with one of the most deadly types of ovarian cancer, U.S. researchers have found.

Spotted owl to get revised recovery plan (AP)

AP - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.

Five missing on third day of Colorado wildfires (AFP)

AFP - Five people remained missing as firefighters battled for a third day to contain a major wildfire in the western US state of Colorado, officials said.

Light bulb factory closes; End of era for U.S. means more jobs overseas

WINCHESTER, VA. - The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s. Light - Business - Business and Economy - China - Incandescent light bulb

BP points fingers in oil spill blame game (Reuters)

Reuters - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill.

Obama: Democrats in trouble if election based on economy (AFP)

AFP - President Barack Obama admitted Wednesday if US voters in the upcoming midterm elections make their choices based on their opinion of the economy, his Democratic Party could be in big trouble.

Spartech posts fiscal 3Q loss, misses expectations (AP)

AP - Plastic sheet and packaging maker Spartech Corp. reported a net loss for its fiscal third quarter on Wednesday and said that despite higher revenue, the overall market recover is slower than expected.

Letters: Factory-farmed eggs risky; grow your own

Asteroid Near-Misses Actually Common, Scientists Say (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Two asteroids swooping past Earth Wednesday may have caught the attention of the public, but events like these are not actually rare, NASA scientists say.

Bankers urge government to pull plug on Fannie, Freddie (Reuters)

Reuters - The federal government should take mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac off life support sooner rather than later, the Mortgage Bankers Association urged on Wednesday.

Turtle egg rescue at space center billed success (AP)

AP - The unprecedented turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down.

Industrial development proposed in Holbrook

Officials are considering a proposal to develop an industrial park and extend an Avon roadway to Holbrook to reach it. Former planning board chairman and industrial development committee member William Pritchard outlined his plan during the board of selectmen’s Aug. 24 meeting. Pritchard, who first pitched the idea to the board a few months ago, said that 350 acres of undeveloped land off Spring ...

Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur? (AP)

AP - The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.

Quasimodo dino leaves experts grappling for a hunch (AFP)

AFP - Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet.

Water main break at space center stalls shuttle (AP)

AP - A water main break at NASA's spaceport put launch preparations on temporary hold Wednesday for the next-to-last shuttle flight.

Factory-built home earns LEED Platinum rating

The U.S. Green Building Council has given a LEED Platinum rating to a factory-built home in East Hampton. Built by New Jersey-based New World Home, the pre-constructed home is the first of its kind on Long Island to earn a LEED certification, according to a company statement. New World Home founder Tyler Schmetterer said the financial benefits [...]

IT industry terms Ohio's outsourcing ban 'discriminative'

Indian IT industry today termed the Ohio state's bill to ban outsourcing of its IT projects discriminative and counter-productive to the US government thrust on reducing public deficit.

Wall Street up as fears for European economy ease (AFP)

AFP - US stocks were slightly up on Wednesday after news of a successful Portuguese debt auction eased the previous day's concerns about the European economy.

Pharmaceutical Industry Insiders, VIPs All Coming Together for Future of Pharma Market, Pharmaceutical Competitive ...

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Today every major pharmaceutical industry executive searches for ways to succeed when looking toward the future of pharma. In an unprecedented move, they're all coming together in just a few weeks. All the big names in pharma. All in one place. That's the scene you'll find on September 21-22, 2010 at the Pharma CI Conference & Exhibition at the ...