Media council fights TV merger Oct 8, 2009
The council's lawyer, Angela Campbell of The Institute for Public Representation at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C., will ask the FCC to put a temporary hold on the agreement and will request an investigation into whether the deal violates federal laws barring joint ownership of television stations in a single market. Campbell, formerly an attorney with the Justice Department's antitrust division, also will allege that the deal is anticompetitive since it gives Raycom a 44 percent share of... (Honolulu Advertiser)
East Africa: Free Movement of Goods, Persons a Reality Oct 6, 2009
The current development means that the EAC can now proceed to the next stage of the integration process with the focus on a single market. No details were available on how the three issues raised by Tanzania had been resolved. (allAfrica.com)
CHAT TRANSCRIPT: James Healey answers your questions Oct 3, 2009
Porsche used to depend heavily on the U.S. market, then about went broke when the U.S. went through a previous recession and subsequently ensured that it was relying on worldwide sales, rather than on a single market. The U.S. is about 30% of its total sales these days. (USA Today -- Money)
Shanda Games a winner, year's biggest U.S. IPO Sep 26, 2009
"It is our largest single market, and continues to grow.". McCooey added that Nasdaq has been in touch with a number of Chinese companies who are excited about going public in foreign markets. (Xinhuanet, China)
Charlemagne: A commission report-card Sep 25, 2009
If Ms Kroes launches a probe without fear or favour, she may enrage Germany but could save the single market. In that case, they should stick posters of her all over Brussels. (The Economist)
PrivateBancorp cuts 60 workers Sep 25, 2009
The job cuts, which target about 7% of PrivateBancorps 807 workers, affect mainly administrative and back-office personnel, although in at least one case the head of operations for a single market, Kansas City, was let go, a spokeswoman said. The cutbacks, instituted within the past two weeks, dont represent a major cost-cutting initiative, she says. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Weak Banks Could Hamper Growth Sep 24, 2009
Strengthening innovation, deepening the single market and moving to a low carbon economy are among the areas where reform needs to be accelerated ... Growth would also be boosted by enhancing competitive pressures in the single market, says the report, including the implementation of the Services Directive in a timely and effective manner. (BusinessWeek)
Brussels Empowers Financial Regulators Sep 23, 2009
Once set up, the three authorities will draw up a list of technical standards in their respective areas applicable to all financial institutions in the single market, before passing the list to the commission for final approval. The aim of this single European rulebook is to remove national differences that have caused compliance difficulties for cross-border companies. (BusinessWeek)
EU budget row masks real issue Sep 18, 2009
The case made against this plan is that it would encourage national governments to favour their own farmers, undermining fair competition within the single market. The argument falls down when it is shown that even now there is no such thing as a level playing field in farm aid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
* FEATURE : Singaporean government now sees Mandarin, not English, as the future Sep 17, 2009
China is expected to become Singapores largest single market for non-oil exports this year, overtaking the US, says economist Irvin Seah at Singapores top bank DBS Group. We use the term China-ready, meaning we will just have to grow with them, said IE Singapore chief executive officer Chong Lit Cheong, whose state agency promotes Singapore firms investment abroad. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
California recovery will lag nation's Sep 16, 2009
California is Hawaii's biggest single market for vacationers and the severity of the recession there has contributed to the fastest and most severe downturn in Hawaii tourism in history. Several business leaders and economic experts including Fed Reserve chief Ben Bernanke and chief executive officer Ken Lewis made upbeat comments about the economy Tuesday. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Numonyx regains top spot in NOR flash Sep 16, 2009
Wireless products, specifically cell phones, represent the largest single market for NOR flash memory, which is used to store code in such products, according to iSuppli. Samsung's second-quarter NOR revenue surged by 19. (EETimes)
American-Canadian relationship is close -- but complex Sep 13, 2009
It went nowhere, if only because of growing bonds between the two nations that included the 1965 "Auto Pact" that helped curb tariffs, created a single market for automobile manufacturing and spurred the opening of Canadian plants by the Big Three automakers. Today, parts for the average car cross the U.S.-Canada border a dozen times before it rolls off the assembly line, be it in Michigan or Ontario. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Charlemagne: Germany's oddly vapid election Sep 12, 2009
The crisis has exposed acute new questions, such as how to marry Europe s cross-border single market for finance with the reality that only national governments can and will step in when things go wrong. Any proper European debate will need to hear Germany s answers to those questions. (The Economist)
Real estate vet stimulating tenant interest Sep 8, 2009
(Rodriguez) always told me: There s good deals being made in every single market, Harrison says. The upcoming giveaway at Brass Professional Center, for example, is serving as the kickoff to a broader program that Rodriguez has put into play at two other local office properties as well. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Mayors will help market Isles in L.A. Aug 30, 2009
The Western U.S. is the largest single market for Hawai'i's visitor industry, accounting for about 45 percent of all the tourists that come to the Islands. During the Los Angeles visit, HVCB officials will meet with representatives from more than 60 online and traditional media. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Venturing to distant shores Aug 29, 2009
At the Asian Economic Ministers meeting in Bangkok in August, Miti said that the establishment of the Asean Economic Community, especially the creation of a single market, was on track. The ministers also noted that the initiatives to create a single large market have contributed to the significant increase in intra, regional and external Asean trade. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Charlemagne: Summertime blues Aug 28, 2009
The 27 EU governments have so far broadly stuck to core principles like free trade within the single market ... Misallocating capital may threaten Europe s single market, because national voters expect state aid to go to the defence of domestic jobs ... Any fragmentation of the single market in finance would be especially bad for eastern and central Europe, where catch-up growth in recent years was fuelled by foreign credit. (The Economist)
Allison Mitchell of Buchanan displays her Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog Friday at the Berrien County Youth Fair. John Madill / H-P staff Aug 26, 2009
Grand champion single market rabbit of Miranda Tolsma, $750, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Bill Maschke of St. Joseph and Jim Rabbers of Stevensville; Carol Ott Construction, St. Joseph; Great Lakes Eye Care, Dr. Dave Cook, St. Joseph; Berrien County Farm Bureau, Berrien Springs; Lance Green, St. Joseph; Karl Strefling, Galien; Main Street Orthodontics, Dr. Guyer, Niles; Farm Bureau Insurance, Marty Rudlaff, Berrien Springs; Zielke Homes and Improvement, St. Joseph. Reserve grand champion... (The Herald-Palladium)
Berrien County Youth Fair results Aug 23, 2009
Single market gilt, light weight - Katie Lynn Pappa, Stevensville; reserve, Anthony Medlin, Buchanan ... Single market barrow, light weight - Austin W. Gaul, Three Oaks; reserve, Abigail H. Luther, Three Oaks. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Flat spell in US drags on Billabong Aug 22, 2009
The US business, the company's largest single market, has dragged down the strong European and flat Australasian arms, with pre-tax US earnings in the year falling 11 per cent to $100 million after US shoppers shunned stores. Chief executive Derek O'Neill said overall profit for the group was expected to remain flat this financial year because it was too early to pick a turnaround in the US.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
East Africa: EAC to Conduct Study On Members' Trade Laws Aug 22, 2009
Said he: "This project is another milestone in the EAC integration process. It will create a harmonised legal regime in commercial laws supportive of the single market for general leverage inflow of investments in the region.". Ambassador Mwapachu noted that the project will enhance EAC's efforts to improve the region's investment climate by transforming the relationship between member states from mere co-operation to a fully-fledged integration. (allAfrica.com)
3 HAWAII TV STATIONS TO MERGE Aug 20, 2009
FCC rules prohibit one company from owning more than one television station in a single market. The Media Council said the agreement is an attempt to skirt FCC rules. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Basket of options Aug 15, 2009
He adds that these packages may offer exposure to not just a single market overseas or a particular sector but a combination of both. This year, the company launched the HwangDBS US Access 80 fund, which Gan describes as a bold and contrarian move, as it took place in March when the markets were tumbling. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting opens in Thailand Aug 14, 2009
Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu, who presided over the official opening ceremony, said he is most certain that "the goal for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) can be realized in the near future. This would undoubtedly create a true single market and production base where our goods, services and investment can flow freely across the region and benefit our people.". Moreover, Korbsak said it is crucial that the ASEAN region will be the outward-looking group since it is essential to... (Xinhuanet, China)
TUI Travel Says Profit Surged 57% on Rise in Last-Minute Summer Travelers Aug 12, 2009
Germany is TUI Travels biggest single market. The tour operator, which is controlled by German parent TUI AG, said it reduced losses at its holiday carriers in the U.K. and Germany. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Nokia for 'homegrown' China phone Aug 7, 2009
But Giles said it made economic sense to make TD-SCDMA handsets in China, which is Nokia's biggest single market and accounted for roughly 15 percent of its global sales in the second quarter. PRODUCTS FOR ALL STANDARDS. (India Times)
'Virtual' computers span the digital divide Aug 6, 2009
" While the US is NComputing's biggest single market, more than half of its business comes from developing countries. "There are a billion people on the planet living on less than a dollar a day; they've got big worries on their minds that probably don't include computers," Partridge said. "There are a billion with wealth enough to buy their one-to-one computers. Then, there is this huge group in between that could really benefit from broad access to PCs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
* Ministry distorted ECFA study: DPP Jul 31, 2009
TSU Chairman Huang Kuan-huei () said signing an ECFA with China would be like putting all eggs in one basket by tying Taiwan's economy to a single market X China X instead of expanding its focus to cover the world markets. This story has been viewed 623 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
As seen on TV Jul 31, 2009
The ultimate buzz for an audience is to see their favourite TV star live, in the flesh, says Richard Wright, the general manager of Single Market Events and Brand Events, which toured sell-out shows Top Gear Live (see box below) and Jamie Oliver Live. And it s good for the star, too, because they get interaction with a live audience, which many just don t get on TV. 00004000. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
East Africa: EAC Turning Challenges Into Opportunities [editorial] Jul 29, 2009
This investment conference has been earmarked as an important forum for EAC member States to promote the region as a single market and investment destination to the rest of the world. Already intra-trade among the regional member states has been growing at impressive rates and trade with the outside world grows year- in-year-out. (allAfrica.com)
Independent Show: Panelists Say Broadband's Regulatory Honeymoon Over Jul 28, 2009
Potential phase out of cable compulsory license: Cable compulsory copyright licenses would be replaced by a single market service license, similar to an ASCAP license for music. While those provisions may never make it to the actual SHVERA bill, Cinnamon said the ACA is working hard to educate legislators concerning the importance of small cable operators in bringing broadband to rural areas, the progress they have already made in doing that and the importance less onerous regulations have had... (Multichannel News)
EU ministers support Iceland bid Jul 28, 2009
There's no fast-track for Iceland, but there's obviously a rather shorter track for Iceland because they're already part of the single market and the Schengen Area ... "There's no fast-track for Iceland, but there's obviously a rather shorter track for Iceland because they're already part of the single market and the Schengen Area," he said. (BBC News -- Europe)
* GIO to allow cooperation with Chinese TV series Jul 26, 2009
As television advertising continues to decrease, Taiwanese TV stations have to rely on foreign markets because they cannot survive on one single market, Ho said, adding that he believes that only through joint productions can Taiwanese TV series become prime time programs in China. It will create a virtuous circle, with actors having more opportunities as their popularity rises, and TV stations will make more money from commercials and licensing fees, which will give them the means to invest... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Northwest Biotherapeutics Announces Plans to De-list From AIM and Consolidate its Stock Market Listing in U.S. Jul 24, 2009
One of the purposes of the meeting and the circular and proxy materials is to explain the rationale behind the proposed de-listing and consolidation of trading in the Company's shares on a single market in the U.S. Shareholders will be asked to vote at the annual meeting or through proxies on a resolution to approve the de-listing. Further details will be announced in due course. (PR Newswire)
Aided banks may face asset sale under new EU rules Jul 24, 2009
We need to make banks viable again without state support and to reinvigorate competition in the single market, she said. Last month, Kroes warned partially nationalised British lenders Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds that they may have to sell a large chunk of their assets to comply with EU antitrust rules. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Detroit's automakers face coastal conundrum Jul 24, 2009
In places like California the biggest single market in America Oregon and Washington, and much of the East Coast, Detroit brands are in a decided minority. Last year, only 40. (MSNBC -- Business)
Kenya: Tourism Boost as 3,000 Expected for Trade Talks Jul 23, 2009
It seeks to promote the region as a single market and investment area. The second, the EAC investment conference is expected to bring together policy makers, business leaders and the regional and international investment community to review the investment outlook of the EAC region and discuss investment opportunities. (allAfrica.com)
* Icelanders remain skeptical about EU membership talks Jul 18, 2009
Icelands recently elected government wants to gain full access to the worlds biggest single market, the security of the euro and have a voice in the club that now has 27 members. Inga Jessen last October lost her job in the finance industry and started up a Web site last week that gives tips on free things to do in Reykjavik. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Online gambling: A stacked deck Jul 17, 2009
The European Union s supposed single market, which the commission polices, is fractured over the issue ... Just as important are questions of principle over member countries authority to override the single market on sensitive issues like gambling. (The Economist)
The Law Firm of Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas Continues to Investigate and File Claims Involving 'Preferred' Stocks and Structured Products, Including Principal Protected Notes ('PPNS') Jul 16, 2009
If your financial advisor recommended a portfolio overconcentrated in a single market sector or industry, including but not limited to the financial industry, the law firm of Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas would like to hear from you. Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LLP has a team of attorneys, consultants and staff with more than 100 years of combined experience in the securities industry and in securities law. (Primezone Releases)
FAA is on a recruiting blitz Jul 13, 2009
But if they are only interested in a single market, it could take longer. Local opportunities. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Voice Over Actor Gets Cult Following Jul 13, 2009
Projects range from single market commercials to corporate video narration and even IVR systems (on hold voice mail greetings). D.C. Douglas is represented by Abrams Artists and Associates in Los Angeles for voice over. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
The devil's punchbowl Jul 10, 2009
On June 30th Neelie Kroes, the EU competition commissioner, that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), one of the two large banks the British government rescued and took a stake in, was too big, too complex and highly dangerous to the European single market. The EU has the power to demand the restructuring of a company that has received state aid. (The Economist)
Profile: Jose Manuel Barroso Jul 10, 2009
The word serves to underline his commitment to raising living standards across the 27-nation EU, while vigorously defending the single market ... If he secures a second mandate he would be the first to do so since Jacques Delors, who spearheaded EU integration from 1985 to 1994, laying the foundations for the single market. (BBC News -- Europe)
Showdown with EU over British Banks Jul 7, 2009
Ms Kroes, who is renowned for her tough stance on EU companies taking state aid, said: "[RBS] is not a bank with a sustainable business approach. This bank was not merely too big to fail. It was too big to supervise, too big to operate, too complex to understand, and highly dangerous to the European single market.". After the HBOS rescue, Lloyds has more than 30 per cent of the retail banking market, and a 28 per cent chunk of mortgage lending, while RBS's concentration is in the UK small- and... (BusinessWeek)
Britons Abandon Booze Cruises to Wine Warehouses in France on Weaker Pound Jul 1, 2009
Her parents caught on to booze cruising in the 1980s, when the Sun newspaper began promoting 1-pound day trips on P&O Ferries Ltd. The European Unions single market took effect in 1993, greatly reducing duty-free limits for individuals, and cross-Channel liquor hunting boomed. Four ferry lines now make the 21-mile (34-kilometer) trip between Dover and Calais up to 72 times a day. (Bloomberg -- UK)
* Developed world must not forget the bottom billion Jul 1, 2009
It can generate sustainable growth through industrialization and by creating a single market. It needs to promote production and trade, expand agribusiness and agro-industries, and create wealth and new jobs. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Nokia strategy to increase mkt share Jun 28, 2009
Sounding a word of caution, he added, "Any market leader should not take his position for granted. Every single market leader who has lost in the last 100 years has lost because they were arrogant, complacent or they were unwilling to change.". Nokia is a market leader in India but is facing tough competition from players like Samsung, LG, Apple's iPhone and Blackberry to name a few. (India Times)
Sweden's turn Jun 25, 2009
Sweden also has the job of defending the EU's single market against protectionist pressures fuelled by the economic crisis. CLIMATE CHANGE. (BBC News)
Q1's flow of funds Jun 23, 2009
It can also be read as a warning that the crucial process of dollar recycling rests increasingly on market perceptions of the soundness of one single market - US Treasuries. Financial reform received keen focus this week. (Asia Times Online)
Challenges facing EU chief Barroso's second term Jun 20, 2009
Many hark back to the golden age of the 1980s and early 90s, when France's Jacques Delors as commission president boosted the influence of the EU's central institutions and led the union into major projects such as the single market and the euro currency. The comparison is unjust. (Xinhuanet, China)
Special report: The euro area Jun 16, 2009
A rider to the act sketched out an ambition to complement the single market with a single currency. Few took that seriously, least of all British politicians, who had signed up to the act with enthusiasm because they were keen free-traders, but dismissed the grander kind of Community rhetoric as euro-guff. (The Economist)
Charlemagne : The endless election round Jun 16, 2009
The elections have shown that good things like the single market and open borders are under threat from populists and nationalists. Somebody must make the case to voters for preserving Europe s openness. (The Economist)
Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission on Euro-Area Policies Jun 16, 2009
To boost effectiveness and to avoid distortions in the single market, more ex-ante coordination of fiscal measures would be beneficial. Discretionary fiscal efforts need to be tailored to country circumstances, with more action by countries with better starting positions in terms of debt and deficits, more robust financial systems, and more credible consolidation frameworks. (IMF News)
Zimbabwe: Comesa Mulls Aid Package Jun 5, 2009
"The Customs Union will, therefore, enable us to grow beyond the free movement of goods and establish the foundations of a single market, where production and marketing decisions at company level are based on commercial reasons and not countries' boundaries," said PM Tsvangirai. comments. (allAfrica.com)
Charlemagne: Lonely at the top Jun 5, 2009
They argue that only a single financial regulator can police Europe s single market, or complain that 27 national bail-out plans lack coherence. In fact, these apparently structural calls for more Europe are pitches for specific ideological programmes. (The Economist)
West Africa: Chambas Seeks Commitment to Ecowas Protocols Jun 3, 2009
He paid homage to "founder-fathers" of ECOWAS, who , according to him, "deemed it necessary to put an end to the balkanisation of the sub-region by stepping out onto the path leading to creation of a vast single market in West Africa where full freedom of movement of persons, services and capital will be guaranteed." ... "It is a serious option that should steer ECOWAS towards the establishment of a vast single market within which free movement of persons and their goods should be guaranteed,"... (allAfrica.com)
Europe viewpoints Jun 3, 2009
If there is one overriding priority for MEPs, it is to guard against violations of the single market ... The single market, with free movement of goods, services, capital and people, must continue to be at the heart of the EU. ... If we are to learn one lesson from the economic crisis, let it be the need to strengthen the EU and equip the Commission to deliver on areas such as the single market, financial regulation and reforming the EU's budget. (BBC News -- Europe)
FCC Grants Waiver To Evolution's Low-Cost Set-Tops Jun 3, 2009
The decision comes after the FCC's May 28 ruling that Cable One, in a single market in Tennessee, would be allowed to deploy a low-cost set-top box capable of displaying HD signals. Cable One said that without a waiver it would need to with a wholesale price range of $400 to $500. (Multichannel News)
EU poll diary May 26, 2009
The collapse of Nicolae Ceausescu's regime in December 1989 led to a period of unprecedented turmoil and opportunity, as Romania raced to embrace the free market and, now, the single market too ... Romanian companies may be enjoying access to the single market, but a huge amount of work remains to be done ... He tells me Romania's membership of the EU must be about much more than access to the single market. (BBC News -- UK)
BNP rejects church boycott call May 25, 2009
Page last updated at 13:39 GMT, Sunday, 24 May 2009 14:39 UK. Nick Griffin says it is time the church began talking to his party. (BBC News -- UK)
Nurse 'sacked over church advice' May 25, 2009
Page last updated at 02:47 GMT, Monday, 25 May 2009 03:47 UK. Nurse 'sacked over church advice. (BBC News -- UK)
Trilling tale May 25, 2009
Page last updated at 08:56 GMT, Sunday, 24 May 2009 09:56 UK. Company whistles through history. (BBC News -- UK)
Tyre fire 'started deliberately' May 25, 2009
Page last updated at 11:54 GMT, Sunday, 24 May 2009 12:54 UK. Tyre fire 'started deliberately. (BBC News -- UK)
