Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1683 Most Emailed - Business en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:32:54 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1683 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/farm_scene_tomatoes_salmonella ap/20080704/farm_scene_tomatoes_salmonella AP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:51:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/farm_scene_tomatoes_salmonella"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.1f94118c2921494abaa1235a6e713e4c.farm_scene_tomatoes_salmonella_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=xsCtphbsxkirokXH9o3xoA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="In this Friday, June 13, 2008 file photo, tomatoes ripen on the vine in Hanover County, Va. Since a salmonella scare has caused many customers to shun what's normally a summer favorite, tomato farmers across the nation have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in packinghouses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/farm_scene_tomatoes_salmonella"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.1f94118c2921494abaa1235a6e713e4c.farm_scene_tomatoes_salmonella_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=xsCtphbsxkirokXH9o3xoA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Friday, June 13, 2008 file photo, tomatoes ripen on the vine in Hanover County, Va. Since a salmonella scare has caused many customers to shun what's normally a summer favorite, tomato farmers across the nation have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in packinghouses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/polaris_dc nm/20080704/polaris_dc Reuters Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:38:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/polaris_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t065747_450x296_us_polaris.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=QZkw7.WEngu6sMXN1oTwAw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="The wife (obscured by umbrella) of Polaris Securities Co Chairman Wayne Pai kneels beside his body along a coast in Penghu July 4, 2008. (Penghu Coast Guard/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The embattled chairman of a major Taiwan securities firm was found dead in waters close to the island on Friday morning, the firm said, startling the financial community and sending the company's shares tumbling.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/polaris_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t065747_450x296_us_polaris.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=QZkw7.WEngu6sMXN1oTwAw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="The wife (obscured by umbrella) of Polaris Securities Co Chairman Wayne Pai kneels beside his body along a coast in Penghu July 4, 2008. (Penghu Coast Guard/Handout/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy ap/20080703/economy AP Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:45:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.d7ea27e3b8094c7a93a5bfca3d82d201.economy_nybz164.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=UR9BibvaBYJ4bZvLK0irKw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this June 5, 2008 file photo, job seekers gather at the Los Angeles Mission for the 7th annual Employment and Training Collaborative of Hope Central Career Fair in Los Angeles. Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent, it was announced Thursday July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)" border="0" /></a>AP - The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.d7ea27e3b8094c7a93a5bfca3d82d201.economy_nybz164.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=UR9BibvaBYJ4bZvLK0irKw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="In this June 5, 2008 file photo, job seekers gather at the Los Angeles Mission for the 7th annual Employment and Training Collaborative of Hope Central Career Fair in Los Angeles. Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent, it was announced Thursday July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/refco_bennett_dc nm/20080703/refco_bennett_dc Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/refco_bennett_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t130815_450x300_us_refco_bennett.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=LloAXx2Pd8EkKkZdKRwDYw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Former Refco Chief Executive Phillip Bennett arrives for his sentencing hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York July 3, 2008. (Keith Bedford - UNITED STATES/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Phillip Bennett, the former chief executive of Refco, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Thursday for fleecing investors of more than $2.4 billion in a fraud that destroyed the world's largest independent commodities broker.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/refco_bennett_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t130815_450x300_us_refco_bennett.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=LloAXx2Pd8EkKkZdKRwDYw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Former Refco Chief Executive Phillip Bennett arrives for his sentencing hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York July 3, 2008. (Keith Bedford - UNITED STATES/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/china_chrysler ap/20080704/china_chrysler AP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:48:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/china_chrysler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.af9b57f0bca3414a87bdac6699e131fb.autos_liquidity_nybz165.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=FM7TFG690MAVy_qQaOwJVA--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="In this June 4, 2008 file photo, Chrysler and Dodge vehicles are lined up at a Chrysler dealership in Portland, Ore. Analysts at JPMorgan painted a bleak picture for Detroit's automakers Thursday, July 2, 2008, suggesting General Motors Corp. might need to raise $10 billion, Ford Motor Co. could be forced to sell Volvo and Chrysler LLC may have few if any options by late next year. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chrysler LLC, looking for foreign partnerships to help drive its business as U.S. sales slump, announced a deal with China's Great Wall Motor Co. on Friday to study sharing technology, components and distribution.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/china_chrysler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.af9b57f0bca3414a87bdac6699e131fb.autos_liquidity_nybz165.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=FM7TFG690MAVy_qQaOwJVA--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this June 4, 2008 file photo, Chrysler and Dodge vehicles are lined up at a Chrysler dealership in Portland, Ore. Analysts at JPMorgan painted a bleak picture for Detroit's automakers Thursday, July 2, 2008, suggesting General Motors Corp. might need to raise $10 billion, Ford Motor Co. could be forced to sell Volvo and Chrysler LLC may have few if any options by late next year. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/lilly_zyprexa ap/20080704/lilly_zyprexa AP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:52:56 GMT AP - A federal judge in New York is urging Eli Lilly and Co. to settle a multibillion-dollar lawsuit filed by insurance companies, unions and others who claim the pharmaceutical giant overpriced its top-selling drug Zyprexa and exaggerated its usefulness. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/europeanbanks_research_goldman_dc nm/20080704/europeanbanks_research_goldman_dc Reuters Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:32:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/europeanbanks_research_goldman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t063328_324x450_us_europeanbanks_research_goldman.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=9aZ4Tlt_bYcFSA2ibo.wmw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="A woman walks past a Postbank branch in Frankfurt in a file photo. Goldman Sachs said the European banks sector needs to raise about 60 billion to 90 billion euros, or withhold one year of dividends, to reach an aggregate Tier I ratio of 9 percent -- a level achieved by European banks that have recapitalized recently. (Alex Grimm/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Goldman Sachs said the European banks sector needs to raise about 60 billion to 90 billion euros ($94 to $141 billion), or withhold one year of dividends, to reach an aggregate Tier I ratio of 9 percent -- a level achieved by European banks that have recapitalized recently.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/europeanbanks_research_goldman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t063328_324x450_us_europeanbanks_research_goldman.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=9aZ4Tlt_bYcFSA2ibo.wmw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="photo" title="A woman walks past a Postbank branch in Frankfurt in a file photo. Goldman Sachs said the European banks sector needs to raise about 60 billion to 90 billion euros, or withhold one year of dividends, to reach an aggregate Tier I ratio of 9 percent -- a level achieved by European banks that have recapitalized recently. (Alex Grimm/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/column_stocks_outlook_dc nm/20080703/column_stocks_outlook_dc Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:36:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/column_stocks_outlook_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t043055_328x450_us_column_stocks_outlook.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=5IvP1onKBpRxmqn_tQ4oJQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 26, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It will be tough for Wall Street to shake off the bear market blues next week if the price of oil keeps rising and the earnings season kick-off from Alcoa and General Electric disappoints investors.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/column_stocks_outlook_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t043055_328x450_us_column_stocks_outlook.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=5IvP1onKBpRxmqn_tQ4oJQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 26, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/gas_prices ap/20080704/gas_prices AP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:11:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/gas_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.1b36abd1b38f4866b5451e98b8a04da0.holiday_travel_camw105.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=sg3yzEq2U6fHj3yZZQwFUQ--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="A sign displaying gas prices is seen in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 3, 2008. Fewer Californians are expected to travel during this year's Independence Day weekend because of record-high gas prices and high airfares, according to an AAA travel survey. (AP Photo/ Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fireworks aren't the only thing skyrocketing on this Fourth of July. The price of gas has hit another all-time high.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/gas_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.1b36abd1b38f4866b5451e98b8a04da0.holiday_travel_camw105.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=sg3yzEq2U6fHj3yZZQwFUQ--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="A sign displaying gas prices is seen in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 3, 2008. Fewer Californians are expected to travel during this year's Independence Day weekend because of record-high gas prices and high airfares, according to an AAA travel survey. (AP Photo/ Matt Sayles)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/markets_global_dc nm/20080704/markets_global_dc Reuters Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:51:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/markets_global_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t045349_450x301_us_markets_global.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=KsLuGFycTktvvMqp6wVj8w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A trader gestures in front of an electronic display board inside the Philippine stock exchange in the Makati financial district of Manila July 3, 2008. (John Javellana/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - World stocks slipped back towards this week's five-month low on Friday as steadying oil prices failed to erase concerns about slowing economic growth and rising inflation, and as banking stocks came under renewed pressure.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/markets_global_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t045349_450x301_us_markets_global.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=KsLuGFycTktvvMqp6wVj8w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A trader gestures in front of an electronic display board inside the Philippine stock exchange in the Makati financial district of Manila July 3, 2008. (John Javellana/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20080703/bs_bw/0828b4092000132397 bw/20080703/0828b4092000132397 BusinessWeek Online Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek Online - Stan Morrill was confident his nestegg would provide for him and his wife for the rest of their lives. After all, the Eastman Kodak veteran, a factory worker for 31 years, had attended the free financial seminar recommended to him by co-workers. Morrill says the host, Michael J. Kazacos, one of Morgan Stanley's top brokers, dazzled him with a plan that would let him retire at 49. Morrill just had to roll over his pension and 401(k) into a tax-deferred account managed by Kazacos. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/subprime_mortgage_ubs_dc nm/20080703/subprime_mortgage_ubs_dc Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:54:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/subprime_mortgage_ubs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t115340_450x307_us_subprime_mortgage_ubs.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=2Hjac7IwADAq4XZHP5zZBw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A foreclosed home is seen in Stockton, California in this May 13, 2008 file photo. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An even gloomier scenario may be in store for an already ailing U.S. housing market if the overall economy slips into a recession, according to UBS Securities analysts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/subprime_mortgage_ubs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t115340_450x307_us_subprime_mortgage_ubs.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=2Hjac7IwADAq4XZHP5zZBw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="A foreclosed home is seen in Stockton, California in this May 13, 2008 file photo. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20080703/bs_bw/0828b4092000137707 bw/20080703/0828b4092000137707 BusinessWeek Online Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek Online - Let's face it -- there are a lot of scam artists out there itching to get their grubby hands on your hard-earned nest egg. Don't fall prey to those "free lunch" seminars or "retire early" frauds. Here are some common schemes to avoid and Web sites that can help you stay out of trouble. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_markets ap/20080704/japan_markets AP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:17:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.f459a9607b4543f689cd1f38bb24fdf7.japan_markets_tok107.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=AOosNityD89GGDDrfq3Fhw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="People checking the stock prices are reflected on an electronic stock board in Tokyo as Japan's key stock index extended its sell-off to a 12th straight session Friday, July 14, 2008 — its longest slide in 54 years. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock Average slipped 27.51 points to 13,237.89, down for the 12th day, which is the longest losing streak since the index stumbled for 15 straight trading days starting April 28, 1954. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japan's key stock index extended its longest slide in more than a half-century, as record oil prices intensified concerns over the impact on corporate earnings and consumer demand.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.f459a9607b4543f689cd1f38bb24fdf7.japan_markets_tok107.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=AOosNityD89GGDDrfq3Fhw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="People checking the stock prices are reflected on an electronic stock board in Tokyo as Japan's key stock index extended its sell-off to a 12th straight session Friday, July 14, 2008 — its longest slide in 54 years. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock Average slipped 27.51 points to 13,237.89, down for the 12th day, which is the longest losing streak since the index stumbled for 15 straight trading days starting April 28, 1954. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/digital_plus_bskyb_dc nm/20080704/digital_plus_bskyb_dc Reuters Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:39:36 GMT Reuters - British pay-TV firm BSkyB is considering a bid of more than 2.5 billion euros ($4 billion) for Spanish pay-TV platform Digital Plus, the Financial Times said on Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets ap/20080704/world_markets AP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:48:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.658dd9c6e0e740aa938f9e93ed452944.japan_markets_tok108.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=RPJYWj5rRWpyTK8UM80Ypg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A man walks by an electronic stock board in Tokyo as Japan's key stock index extended its sell-off to a 12th straight session Friday, July 14, 2008 — its longest slide in 54 years. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock Average slipped 27.51 points to 13,237.89, down for the 12th day, which is the longest losing streak since the index stumbled for 15 straight trading days starting April 28, 1954. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the U.S. economy and more record oil prices. Japan posted its 12th straight day of losses.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.658dd9c6e0e740aa938f9e93ed452944.japan_markets_tok108.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=RPJYWj5rRWpyTK8UM80Ypg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man walks by an electronic stock board in Tokyo as Japan's key stock index extended its sell-off to a 12th straight session Friday, July 14, 2008 — its longest slide in 54 years. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock Average slipped 27.51 points to 13,237.89, down for the 12th day, which is the longest losing streak since the index stumbled for 15 straight trading days starting April 28, 1954. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_bi_ge/american_airlines_jobs ap/20080703/american_airlines_jobs AP Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:03:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_bi_ge/american_airlines_jobs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080629/capt.f840b1182093496e8912dc98f1d3e3ac.carry_on_bags_azmy206.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=8LY4Uky6LTjj2tkrJsUXag--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A US Airways jets takes-off as an American Airlines Jet is prepped for take-off at Sky Harbor International Airport Monday, June 23, 2008 in Phoenix. Checked bags are now a moneymaker for US Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines, and officials say they're going to keep a closer watch on how much you take on board as they begin their new baggage fees. (AP Photo/Matt York)" border="0" /></a>AP - Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's biggest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_bi_ge/american_airlines_jobs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080629/capt.f840b1182093496e8912dc98f1d3e3ac.carry_on_bags_azmy206.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=8LY4Uky6LTjj2tkrJsUXag--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="A US Airways jets takes-off as an American Airlines Jet is prepped for take-off at Sky Harbor International Airport Monday, June 23, 2008 in Phoenix. Checked bags are now a moneymaker for US Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines, and officials say they're going to keep a closer watch on how much you take on board as they begin their new baggage fees. (AP Photo/Matt York)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices ap/20080704/oil_prices AP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:50:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.67019f6fe37d496991794d2c9e0eaec2.japan_g8_summit_economic_woes_xkaj101.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=zg060RQjBbQlDkArw4h5aA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Passersby walk past a price board indicating regular gas is sold at 190 yen (US$1.79) per liter (0.26 gallon) and the high-octane gas at 200 yen ($1.88) per liter at a gas station in Tokyo Thursday, July 3, 2008. Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather next week. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oil prices remained near record highs above $145 a barrel in Asia after Saudi Arabia's oil minister suggested his country doesn't plan to boost production.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.67019f6fe37d496991794d2c9e0eaec2.japan_g8_summit_economic_woes_xkaj101.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=zg060RQjBbQlDkArw4h5aA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Passersby walk past a price board indicating regular gas is sold at 190 yen (US$1.79) per liter (0.26 gallon) and the high-octane gas at 200 yen ($1.88) per liter at a gas station in Tokyo Thursday, July 3, 2008. Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather next week. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/bs_afp/germanyustvindustrycompanydisney afp/20080703/germanyustvindustrycompanydisney AFP Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:36:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/bs_afp/germanyustvindustrycompanydisney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080703/capt.cps.mwv06.030708093622.photo00.photo.default-512x346.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=EfN_w30h0wKb_UP5skdi8w--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="File picture shows Disney characters outside Euro Disney in France. The US media and leisure group Disney wants to boost its European presence by launching new television channels to beam Mickey Mouse and friends into millions of homes, a press report said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US media and leisure group Disney wants to boost its European presence by launching new television channels to beam Mickey Mouse and friends into millions of homes, a press report said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/bs_afp/germanyustvindustrycompanydisney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080703/capt.cps.mwv06.030708093622.photo00.photo.default-512x346.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=EfN_w30h0wKb_UP5skdi8w--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="File picture shows Disney characters outside Euro Disney in France. The US media and leisure group Disney wants to boost its European presence by launching new television channels to beam Mickey Mouse and friends into millions of homes, a press report said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_bi_ge/unitedhealth_outlook ap/20080702/unitedhealth_outlook AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:12:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_bi_ge/unitedhealth_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080702/capt.465b779616ce4e83b644f810d78c2f71.correction_unitedhealth_outlook_nybz154.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=WyybhCUEBFvp37Dr7F_ocA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="In this May 1, 2006 File Photo, William McGuire, then-CEO of health insurer United HealthGroup Inc., speaks to an audience of journalists at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers 43rd Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minn. McGuire later left the company after questions were raised about stock options backdating. UnitedHealth on Wednesday said it will pay $895 million to settle lawsuits over its stock option practices, and it warned that weaker business and higher costs will cut into profits this year. (AP Photo/Eric Miller, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - UnitedHealth Group Inc. cleared its decks of bad news on Wednesday, announcing a lower profit outlook, a restructuring that will trim 4,000 jobs and a $900 million payout to settle a class-action lawsuit over options backdating.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_bi_ge/unitedhealth_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080702/capt.465b779616ce4e83b644f810d78c2f71.correction_unitedhealth_outlook_nybz154.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=WyybhCUEBFvp37Dr7F_ocA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="In this May 1, 2006 File Photo, William McGuire, then-CEO of health insurer United HealthGroup Inc., speaks to an audience of journalists at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers 43rd Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minn. McGuire later left the company after questions were raised about stock options backdating. UnitedHealth on Wednesday said it will pay $895 million to settle lawsuits over its stock option practices, and it warned that weaker business and higher costs will cut into profits this year. (AP Photo/Eric Miller, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)