Thursday, October 4, 2012

The Nightly #World #News Report of the 4th of October 2012



7m MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Zynga shares fell more than 16% in after-hours trading today after cutting its outlook: http://on.mktw.net/QUKGBq  $ZNGA
    
           
17m BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Kenya's battle to switch off fake phones http://bbc.in/SvTRKH 
    
          
38m MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Hong Kong stocks rise, helped by resource shares; Hang Seng Index up 0.3% http://on.mktw.net/SGvXG7 
    
          
35m BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
China landslide children killed http://bbc.in/RgCNDG 
    
          
2h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Japan stocks advance, as banks rise ahead of central-bank decision; Nikkei Average up 0.4% http://on.mktw.net/REJrpr 
    
          
2h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Minneapolis Fed President wants QE3 to run until unemployment rate drops to 5.5%, unless inflation rises above 2.25% http://on.mktw.net/QUejmk 
    
          
3h   ‏
BBCWorld: Libya PM-elect Mustafa Abu Shagur suffers setback as he fails2get parliamentary approval for proposed cabinet http://bbc.in/Sv5XUp 
          
3h   ‏
BBCWorld: Setback for Libya government plan http://bbc.in/RgoU8E 
          
4h   ‏
Reuters: Samsung's record profit run to end in fourth-quarter http://reut.rs/PdnNdC 
          
5h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Zynga shares drop 15% in late trading after social-game maker cuts full-year outlook http://on.mktw.net/REoLha 
    
           
5h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: 103 people have been killed by the Syrian forces across the country: Syrian activists #AlArabiya #Syria #Assad
          
5h   ‏
MarketWatch: Zynga cuts full-year outlook; shares halted in late trading http://on.mktw.net/REn8jR 
          
5h   ‏
BreakingNews: Indiana hospital says 560 patients got medication tied to meningitis outbreak - AP http://bit.ly/WqGMkc 
          
5h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Tunisian President offers 'state apology' to woman raped by police http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/04/241876.html … #AlArabiya #Tunisia
          
6h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
S&P 500 extends win streak to four; Alcoa, B. of A. fuel Dow's rise http://on.mktw.net/SFZnnR 
    
          
6h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: At least 18 Syrian elite Republican Guards killed in Damascus: NGO http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/04/241785.html …
          
7h   ‏
@Reuters: Syrian rebels kill 21 elite soldiers in Damascus suburbs http://reut.rs/QJ6XSn 
          
7h   ‏
Reuters: Media watchdog accuses Iran of intimidating journalists http://reut.rs/QJ8Y0K 
          
7h   ‏
BBCWorld: "Several" Syrian soldiers killed as Turkish forces shell border town of Tel Abyad, UK-based activists say http://bbc.in/Ss5eDr 
          
7h   ‏
Reuters: Chicago Teachers Union ratifies deal that ended strike http://reut.rs/QIUdeq 
          
7h   ‏
Reuters: Two soldiers wounded in Yemen government building bomb attack http://reut.rs/WnBlml 
          
7h   ‏
BBCWorld: Arrest warrant issued for former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo in connection w/ 3rd corruption inquiry http://bbc.in/SsBYMU 
          
7h   ‏
BBCWorld: US businessman accused of operating as unregistered Russian agent as 8 held in hi-tech Russian smuggling plot http://bbc.in/SsC1YV 
          
7h   ‏
Reuters: Greek police clash with protesting shipyard workers http://reut.rs/WnLSxU 
          
7h   ‏
MarketWatch: U.S. weekly jobless claims rise by 4,000 http://on.mktw.net/RD8f15 
           
7h   ‏
BBCNews: 3 arrested over London stabbing of India's Lt-Gen Kuldeep Singh Brar, who led assault on Golden Temple in 1984 http://bbc.in/Rg4HzN 
          
7h   ‏
BreakingNews: US weekly unemployment benefit applications rise to 367,000, level consistent with only modest hiring - AP
          
7h   ‏
Reuters: U.S. jobless claims rose a little less than expected last week; four-week moving average for claims steady http://reut.rs/QJn5TN 
          
7h   ‏
Reuters: FDA cracks down on thousands of websites for selling unapproved and fake drugs http://reut.rs/UiNoUx 
          
7h   ‏
Reuters: Fewer U.S. foreclosures completed in August: CoreLogic http://reut.rs/WosiBu 
          
7h   ‏
BreakingNews: Turkey says Syria admits shelling Turkish village, apologizes for civilian deaths - AP
          
7h   ‏
BBCWorld: Manhunt in Liberia after group of inmates escape from maximum security prison in Zwedru http://bbc.in/Rfi5nS 
          
7h   ‏
MarketWatch: Dow industrials up 35 points in opening quarter-hour despite drag of H-P's 4% decline http://on.mktw.net/RDjXsA 
          
7h   ‏
Reuters: South Africa mines say no to reopening wage talks http://reut.rs/QJ7UKo 
          
7h   ‏
Reuters: Colombia, FARC to hold news conference in Oslo October 17 http://reut.rs/QJty1b 
          
7h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Oil ends up 4% to top $91, rebounding from previous day's sharp decline http://on.mktw.net/RE4JUg 
    
           
7h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: 87 people have been killed by the Syrian forces across the country: Syrian activists #AlArabiya #Syria #Assad
          
8h   ‏
BBCWorld: EU stages biggest ever cybersecurity exercise, with 25 countries tackling simulated DDoS attacks http://bbc.in/StKnQ9 
          
8h   ‏
BBCWorld: Google settles 7-year lawsuit with US publishers over plans to scan books and create vast digital library http://bbc.in/RfAp03 
          
8h   ‏
Reuters: Son of ex-Mexican opposition party chief shot dead http://reut.rs/R0uCeu 
          
8h   ‏
BBCWorld: Bees producing honey in unnatural shades of green and blue in northeastern France http://bbc.in/SundsQ     
          
8h   ‏
BBCWorld: Two men held in Mexico over death of US agent shot in Arizona, near border between two nations http://bbc.in/RfPvCG 
          
8h   ‏
BreakingNews: Growing outbreak of rare fungal meningitis kills Tennessee patient, raising death toll to 5 - AP
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Erdogan says Turkey would never want to start war in the region #AlArabiya #Turkey
          
8h   ‏
Reuters: U.S. investigators visit Libya compound where ambassador killed http://reut.rs/UixXvA 
          
8h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
Yemen to construct first railway line to link it to Saudi Arabia, Oman http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/04/241857.html … #AlArabiya #Yemen
    
          
9h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Egypt court frees Christian children over Islam insult http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/04/241846.html … #AlArabiya #Egypt
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Exclusive: EU poised to agree ban on Iranian gas imports http://reut.rs/WpAd1m 
          
9h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
King Abdullah II of Jordan dissolves parliament and calls early elections. Details soon http://bbc.in/RfKdqN 
    
          
9h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
China close to entering WHO-approved global vaccine market http://reut.rs/WpyUzw 
    
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: South African mine unrest spreads, Toyota hit by strike http://reut.rs/QJydAh 
          
13h   ‏
BBCWorld: Tense period in Portugal. PM says public spending cuts unprecedented in history of democratic Portugal. Gen strike called for Nov
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: Venezuela's Chavez fights young rival in re-election bid http://reut.rs/QJcN6e 
          
13h   ‏
MarketWatch: Shares of NuVasive drop 30% in premarket trading http://on.mktw.net/RCUeR3 
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: Four Qaeda militants killed in U.S. drone strike http://reut.rs/Wo0vRM 
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: Google warns of more cuts at Motorola, third-quarter cuts to cost $340 million http://reut.rs/Wo0Rb0 
          
13h   ‏
BBCWorld: More than a billion people now using social-networking website Facebook every month, the company says http://bbc.in/Rf06O9 
          
13h   ‏
BBC1of Egypt's most powerful businessmen, Ahmed Ezz, fined nearly 20bn Egyptian pounds ($3bn; £2bn) for laundering cash http://bbc.in/Rf1ikS 
          
13h   ‏
BBCWorld: Man arrested in Palma de Mallorca in #Spain allegedly received 140kg (310lb) of ingredients for explosives http://bbc.in/SsYBAT 
          
13h   ‏
AP: Spanish police arrest a 21-year-old man who allegedly planned to plant bombs around a university in Palma http://bit.ly/SzssFJ 
           
13h   ‏
Reuters: Turkey has not received any explanation or apology from Syria following Wednesday's cross-border shelling, Turkish official says
          
13h   ‏
BBCWorld: Eurozone interest rate of 0.75% kept on hold by European Central Bank after UK rate held at 0.5% http://bbc.in/St1T7d 
          
13h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
More: Turkish deputy PM says bill that authorizes strikes in Syria is not a declaration of war - @AP
    
          
13h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
No hope "in near future" of solving murders of four people killed in #Annecy in French Alps, chief prosecutor says http://bbc.in/Rf6Njs 
    
          
21h   ‏
Reuters: Syrian soldiers killed in Turkish strike: Syrian Observatory http://reut.rs/WmHeQB 
          
21h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
"It's like a blind man's stick - it can hit anybody at any time" - how #drone attacks are causing fear in Pakistan http://bbc.in/ReiNSf 
    
          
22h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
$HPQ fell 13% today after Meg Whitman warned that it will take longer to turn around the company: http://on.mktw.net/QPMSdy 
    
           
22h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Island plans by Tokyo's nationalist governor may stoke fresh China tensions http://reut.rs/WmvddR 
    
          
22h   ‏
bbcnickrobinson: Clear Romney victory - more energy, less wonk-ish & sharper than Obama but will it matter?
          
22h   ‏
Reuters: Tropical Storm Oscar forms in eastern Tropical Atlantic: NHC http://reut.rs/PbG7nf 


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