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Korea's pension fund looks at HSBC headquartersSEOUL -- South Korea's National Pension Service, the nation's biggest investor, said it is interested in buying HSBC Holdings Plc's headquarters building in London.
Chicago Chronicle Tuesday, September 29, 2009Public housing rents for pensioners 'will not be increased'The State Government says it is not planning to increase rents for pensioners living in public housing. In May, the states and territories agreed to delay rent rises for a year and the Federal Govern...
Chicago Chronicle Tuesday, September 29, 2009Few savers plan to switch to Roth IRA: surveySAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Come January, more retirement savers will be able to convert to a Roth IRA. The
question is: Do they know what that means? Even though 56% of savers in a recent sur...
Chicago Chronicle Tuesday, September 29, 2009Va. Teen Guilty of Capital Murder in Double SlayingA Dale City teenager was convicted Monday of capital murder in the fatal shootings of a mother and son in 2008 in their suburban home, crimes a prosecutor called a "family's worst nightmare."
Washington Post Tuesday, September 29, 2009New Oriental to Report First Fiscal Quarter Financial Results on October 20, 2009BEIJING, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- New Oriental
education and Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: EDU), the largest provider of private educational services in China, today
announced that it will report its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2009, before the U.S. market opens on October 20, 2009. New Oriental's management will host an earnings conference call at 8 AM on October 20, 2009 U.S. Eastern Time (8 PM on October 20, 2009 Beijing/Hong Kong time).
prnewswire.com Tuesday, September 29, 2009Ill. nursing homes mix felons, seniorsAn elderly woman is raped in her room, and police arrest a 21-year-old ex-convict with acute psychiatric problems. When the victim is interviewed by investigators five days later, she shakes with fear...
Canadastandard.com Tuesday, September 29, 2009Obesity Alone Does Not Cause Arthritis In Animals, Scientists FindHigh fructose corn syrup A Duke University study has found that the absence of the appetite hormone leptin can determine whether obese mice experience arthritis, no matter how heavy they are. "W...
Canadastandard.com Tuesday, September 29, 2009Schools face £40m cuts as city battles funding shortfallSchoolS in the Capital may have to cut staff and delay plans to reduce class sizes in order to save more than £40 million.
Scotsman Tuesday, September 29, 2009Dairy Crest closes pension schemeThe dairy company Dairy Crest has become the latest firm to close its final salary pension scheme to its existing members.The scheme covers 3,500 of the milk producer's 8,000 staff. The closure, sched...
Chicago Chronicle Tuesday, September 29, 2009Impaired Kidney Function Linked To Cognitive Decline In ElderlyDementia The study, conducted by researchers at Rush University Medical Center, found that poor kidney function was linked specifically with cognition related to memory functions. Damage to one of the...
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