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Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s atomic energy chief confirmed today the facility located next to the southern Iranian city of Bushehr is ready to go on line on August 21... Russia also made a formal announcement that it is supplying Iran with the reactor fuel. This effectively means the Russia and Iran alliance is thumbing the nose at the West. Major oil companies and corporations have complied with the U.N. sanctions order. There will be the expected cries of Russia joining Iran, North Korea, China and other Islamic regions. On the other side will be the peak oils situation means you need nuclear energy.

Ali Akbar Salehi said

"We are preparing to transfer the fuel inside the plant next week [...] then we will need seven to eight days to transfer it to the reactor.”


Rosatom (Russian atomic agency) spokesperson Sergei Novikov said

"The fuel will be charged in the reactor on August 21. From this moment, Bushehr will be considered a nuclear installation,” "This can be considered as the physical launch."
]]> billyaustindillon@nospam.com (billyaustindill) Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:08:01 -0700 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34780.6 Starbucks Via Instant Coffee Sales Beat Frappuccino Popularity http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34756.6
Starbucks is the biggest cafe chain on the planet launched Via in November 2009. At the time the market was very critical of Starbucks and it looked like the world had fallen out of love with Starbucks. Prices were too expensive, too many stores and poor coffee hedging were some of the comments. Via instant coffee was viewed as a huge misstep however it appears Starbucks instant coffee sales suggest it is far from a misstep.

Starbucks has plans for Via to develop into a billion-dollar business. Instant coffee is more popular in Asia, Europe and Australia than the United States. Starbucks revolutionized coffee drinking in much of the US where it wasn’t a part of daily cultural like much of Europe.
]]> billyaustindillon@nospam.com (billyaustindill) Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:03:35 -0700 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34756.6 Healthcare Engineering Pins National Debt Help http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34742.6
The United States is clearly divided more than ever with a nation needing national debt help. The majority of Americans were against the changes yet it became a bitter and street level divisive game of politics to pass the bill.

The bill was a complex 2700 pages with accounting tricks befitting the global financial crisis, why change a good thing when you can hoodwink the masses right? Even better, congress had 72 hours to take it all in and vote on it. There is now the backdrop of 30 US states threatening to sue in response to excessive health care costs and enforced individual payments. Obviously a lot is partisan brinkmanship but nevertheless hardly the cohesiveness needed right now in America.
]]> melanie@nospam.com (traders) Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:13:14 -0700 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34742.6 What's next for Bernanke's confirmation to Fed? http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34737.6
Bernanke's first term expires Jan. 31, and a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday the body could vote on his confirmation this week.

Here are a few questions and answers about hurdles facing his confirmation:

WHAT ARE OBSTACLES TO BERNANKE'S CONFIRMATION?

At least four senators have sought to delay Bernanke's confirmation by placing formal 'holds' on the nomination.

After filing for a vote, which Democrats likely won't do until they believe they have secured enough votes to win confirmation, there is a two-day waiting period before the Senate can vote to clear the procedural roadblock.]]> melanie@nospam.com (traders) Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:30:10 -0800 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34737.6 Infrastructure funds struggle to attract investors http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34734.6
Just $10.7 billion was raised by infrastructure funds in 2009, 57 percent less than the $24.7 billion raised in 2008, according to figures compiled by Probitas. The contrast is even greater when compared to the $34.3 billon raised in 2007.

There are currently 119 funds on the road worldwide seeking an aggregate $115 billion according to market research and consultancy firm Prequin, making this a very competitive environment for fundraising.

Infrastructure assets such as roads, airports and power grids are notoriously illiquid, making them less appealing to investors during a liquidity crunch. This is exacerbated by the scarcity of debt to support projects, Probitas said.

'Investors began to come back to the market in the fourth quarter, with fundraising topping $10 billion for the full year after only hitting $6 billion over the first nine months,' said Kelly DePonte, a partner at Probitas.
]]> melanie@nospam.com (traders) Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:12:11 -0800 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34734.6 Canada private equity deals seen jumping in 2010 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34693.6
Gregory Smith, the president of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA), told Reuters that buyout firms could participate in as many as 30 percent more deals this year than last, helped in part by narrowing spreads between the buy and sell on potential deals.

'I think you'll see investment activity improve, enhanced investment activity,' Smith said weeks ahead of the official release of CVCA figures for 2009 and for its 2010 outlook.

'The difference between January 2010 and January 2009 is that in January 2010 people actually have a view. People this year are prepared to make commitments based on their outlook.'

There were some 100 deals done by private equity firms in 2009, slightly more than in 2008 but well below peak deal volume of 140 before the global economic crisis.]]> melanie@nospam.com (traders) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:14:18 -0800 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34693.6 London commercial property top pick, by a country mile http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34685.6
London's score was 31 points higher than second-place Washington and 40 points ahead of third-place New York. Last year, London was in second place, four points behind Washington and only two ahead of New York.

Investors believe that commercial real estate prices in London already have bottomed out. However, prices in the U.S. have not because of differences in accounting practices.

'London currently offers investors the advantage of a 're-priced' market,' James Fetgatter, AFIRE chief executive, said. 'The re-pricing began sooner than it did in other cities.'

The survey of the association's nearly 200 members was conducted in the fourth quarter 2009. Survey respondents own more than $842 billion of real estate globally including $304 billion in the U.S.]]> melanie@nospam.com (traders) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:23:07 -0800 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34685.6 US Mobile War, Verizon cuts call fees http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34646.6
Its biggest rival, AT&T Inc, the No. 2 U.S mobile service, will likely have to follow suit with a similar cut to its services fees, analysts said.

Shares of Verizon Wireless parent Verizon Communications Inc ended down 2.1 percent on Friday. Shares in Vodafone Group Plc, a minority Verizon Wireless owner, lost 1.5 percent in London.

Verizon Wireless said on Friday it is replacing a $99.99 voice plan with a $69.99 plan that includes unlimited phone calls and an $89.99 plan that also includes text messages.

However, Verizon said it was ending a data service plan for $19.99 a month for 75 megabytes of data downloads such as Web surfing. Instead it is adding a $30 unlimited service plan for cheaper multimedia phones and offering a $9.99 per month plan for 25 megabytes of downloads.]]> melanie@nospam.com (traders) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:16:10 -0800 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34646.6 Up to 80 million Americans infected with H1N1 says CDC http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34621.6
But 90 percent of the most vulnerable people remain unvaccinated, with only about 61 million Americans having received shots, the CDC said.

Swine flu vaccine is still widely available, with more than 130 million doses produced and 160 million people at high priority for getting the vaccine.

The pandemic, which began in March, is on the wane but health officials stress that influenza is unpredictable and could come back or mutate. And this new virus, while it has not caused more deaths than seasonal influenza, has killed younger people than seasonal flu does.

About 90 percent of deaths in an average year are among people over 65, while 90 percent of those seriously ill or killed by the new virus are much younger and include as many as 1,730 children.]]> melanie@nospam.com (traders) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:25:44 -0800 http://traderscommunity.com/news.php?item.34621.6