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Guam says can't take US base at centre of Japan row

AFP - 1 hour 14 minutes ago

The governor of US-administered Guam said his Pacific island would be unable to provide a new home for a US airbase at the centre of a row between Washington and Japan.

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Japan Shares Edge Lower, But Sanyo Electric Rises
Fox News - 2 hours 53 minutes ago
Japan Shares Edge Lower, But Sanyo Electric Rises
Japan Domestic CGPI Prices +0.1% On Month
INO News - Wed Dec 9, 7:55 pm ET
(RTTNews) - An index measuring the prices of domestic corporate goods in Japan was up 0.1 percent in November compared to the previous month, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday.
Dollar May Extend Decline on Easing Risk Aversion, Stock Gains
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 7:53 pm ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar may extend its decline from near a one-month high against the euro as signs of an economic recovery and a rebound in U.S. stocks helped ease risk aversion and revived demand for higher-yielding assets.
Japan Core Machinery Orders Fall 4.5% In Oct.
Fox News - Wed Dec 9, 7:49 pm ET
Japan Core Machinery Orders Fall 4.5% In Oct.
BASEBALL: Halladay talk heats up at winter meetings
Whittier Daily News - Wed Dec 9, 7:48 pm ET
INDIANAPOLIS - In a town known for fast moves around the speedway, baseball's wheelers and dealers slowly were mulling their options at the winter meetings.
Jobs Still Trashing U.S. Recovery Party: David G. Blanchflower
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 7:47 pm ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama held a jobs summit last week. It surely was a coincidence that unemployment figures released the day after showed the U.S. jobless rate fell in November.
Stylistics to play New Year's Eve bash at Hilton Hawaii Village
Honolulu Advertiser - Wed Dec 9, 7:47 pm ET
The Stylistics, one of the most popular soul groups of the '70s, is going to perform Dec. 31 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. The party starts at 9:30 p.m.
'1000 Comic Books You Must Read' Digs Into Pulp's Past
Wired News - Wed Dec 9, 7:39 pm ET
Tony Isabella's book maps the colorful galaxy of superheroes, both well-known and obscure, with whom you should become acquainted. Leave a comment for your chance to win a copy.
NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Passes Major Review
SpaceRef - Wed Dec 9, 7:32 pm ET
NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Passes Major Review
Hatoyama May Pay 400 Million Yen in Gift Taxes, Yomiuri Says
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 7:30 pm ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will amend a tax filing to include money given to him by his mother, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, citing an unidentified person familiar with the situation.
Japan Producer Prices Fall as Deflation Grips Economy (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 7:28 pm ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s producer prices fell for an 11th month in November, underscoring policy makers’ concern that deflation may undermine the economic recovery.
Notes of Love
Jackson Free Press - Wed Dec 9, 7:27 pm ET
This winter, one of the greatest known love stories will captivate its audience when soprano Kathleen Van De Graaff and bass-baritone Peter Van De Graaff, perform in "The Life and Love of Robert and Clara Schumann."
Japan says core machinery orders in October fell 4.5 percent from the previous month
INO News - Wed Dec 9, 7:26 pm ET
(AP:TOKYO) Japan says core machinery orders in October fell 4.5 percent from the previous month. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Japan's machinery orders down 4.5 percent
INO News - Wed Dec 9, 7:26 pm ET
(AP:TOKYO) Japan's government says its core machinery orders in October tumbled 4.5 percent from the previous month. Core private sector machinery orders, which exclude volatile orders from electric power companies and shipbuilders, are a closely watched indictor of corporate capital spending.
Japan November Domestic CGPI Table Of Data
The Forex Market - Wed Dec 9, 7:23 pm ET
The following is a table of the corporate goods price indexes for November, together with their percentage changes from the month and year before. Change On Index Month Year Domestic 102.2 +0.1% -4.9% Export 87.1 -0.3% -3.5% Import 100.3 +0.8% -11.9% (The index for the base year 2005 equals 100.)