Abstinent Mormon farmers grow barley for beer (AP)

AP - Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo might seem like an unlikely person to be pushing a bill to cut federal taxes on small beer-makers: A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he abstains from alcohol.

Asian shares slip on Europe bank fears (Reuters)

Reuters - Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, led by shares in Japan's big exporters as a rise in the yen to a new 15-year high threatened to erode their overseas earnings.

All eyes on BP report on Gulf oil spill disaster (AP)

AP - BP says it plans to release results of its internal investigation into the rig explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

EU official calls for regular bank 'stress tests' (AFP)

AFP - The European Union's financial services chief called on Wednesday for so-called "stress tests" on banks to be carried out on a regular basis, to judge their resilience in the event of another crisis.

Foster's knocks back $2.5 billion offer for wine (Reuters)

Reuters - Foster's Group Ltd , Australia's largest brewer, knocked back a private equity offer worth up to $2.5 billion for its wine business as too cheap, but the approach could spark offers for the entire group.

Japan's intervention hints fail to stop yen rally (Reuters)

Reuters - Japan's government sharpened its rhetoric on foreign exchange intervention on Wednesday as a rise in the yen to a 15-year high underlined concerns that the currency's strength could threaten the economic recovery.

Obama pitches spending and tax incentives in Ohio (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs.

Craigslist quiet on fate of adult services section (AFP)

AFP - Connecticut's top law enforcement official called for online classifieds website Craigslist to confirm that it has permanently closed its "adult services" listings.

Red Bend Buys VirtualLogix for Mobile Virtualization (PC World)

PC World - Red Bend, a mobile software management company, has acquired VirtualLogix to stake its claim in the emerging field of mobile virtualization.

Wholesale firm opens €1.5m facility extension

LEADING Irish wholesale and distribution firm, the Barry Group officially opened a €1.5 million extension to its state-of-the-art central distribution base in north Cork yesterday.

HP sues ex-CEO Hurd over new job at rival Oracle (AP)

AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing Mark Hurd, the chief executive it ousted last month, to stop him from taking a top job at rival Oracle Corp.

HP sues to stop ex-CEO Hurd joining Oracle (Reuters)

Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co sued former Chief Executive Mark Hurd and asked a court to block him from joining Oracle Corp, saying his hiring by the rival technology firm puts HP's trade secrets "in peril."

Flow International posts small 1Q loss (AP)

AP - Flow International Corp., a maker of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning, nearly washed away a first-quarter loss.

Inc. Magazine Names Innovative Wholesale Distributor, United National Consumer Suppliers, to Prestigious 2010 Inc ...

United National Consumer Suppliers , a leading wholesale distributor specializing in manufacturer's closeouts, excess inventories and overstocks headquartered in South Florida, is pleased to announce it has been named to the 2010 Inc. 5000 list, a compilation of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America.

Android vs. IPhone Is No Easy Call (PC World)

PC World - Google's Android mobile operating system proved a formidable rival to the wildly popular iPhone in a recent real-world test.

Craigslist urged to drop adult services worldwide (AP)

AP - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and national nonprofit organizations said Tuesday they want Craigslist to be "a model for good policy" and officially get rid of its adult services section globally.

Court: Judges can demand warrant for cell locales (AP)

AP - Judges have the right to require warrants before police get cell phone records that could suggest a customer's likely location, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a novel electronic privacy case.

Crowded Smartphone Market Could Bring IT Headaches (PC World)

PC World - Business and consumer demand for smartphones is growing rapidly, but no single mobile operating system will rule the market in the way that Windows dominates personal computers.

Google milks animated doodle mystery on Twitter (AP)

AP - For a dozen years, Google Inc. has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a "doodle," a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists and sporting events, and showcasing designs from contest-winning students.

Gov't launches plan to help "underwater" borrowers (AP)

AP - The Obama administration is trying to jump-start its sputtering attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis with an effort to assist homeowners who owe more on their properties than their homes are worth.

Post-holiday pump prices should slide (AP)

AP - Motorists should see pump prices slide again after spending a little more to fill their tanks over the Labor Day weekend.

Summary Box: Worried investors turn to gold (AP)

AP - SEEKING SAFETY: Gold settled at a record high Tuesday as more worries resurfaced about European banks and the global economy.

Gold settles at record high amid economic fears (AP)

AP - Gold prices settled at a record high Tuesday following renewed worries about European banks and the global economy.

Bullish or Bearish? The World's Greatest Investors Debate. (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool - The bears and bulls were battling as ferociously as ever over the past month. Let's dive right into the debate, through the words of some of the world's greatest investors.

YouTube shows a day through eyes around the world (AFP)

AFP - YouTube has begun offering glimpses into a day in life around the world.

Former State Department official to head 'Google Ideas' (AFP)

AFP - A former State Department official credited with helping bring social networking and other Web 2.0 tools to US diplomacy has been tapped to head a new division at Google called "Google Ideas."

Digital River buys Journey Education Marketing (AP)

AP - Digital River Inc. on Tuesday said that it has bought online software and book retailer Journey Education Marketing Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Wireless SD Card Maker Eye-Fi Announces Developer Program (Mashable)

Mashable - Eye-Fi, maker of the popular wireless SD card for digital cameras, has just announced a new developer program for its line of memory cards.

Enterprise Products to buy Enterprise GP for $8 billion (Reuters)

Reuters - Pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners LP Tuesday said it will buy holding company Enterprise GP Holdings LP for $8.03 billion, the second such deal in a month, to simplify its corporate structure and reduce capital costs.

Android now powers 25 percent of mobile operating systems (Appolicious)

Appolicious - Android continues to poach away market share from the iPhone and other mobile platforms, now accounting for 25 percent of mobile operating systems in North America. That’s a 2 percent increase, month-over-month, and an 18.6 percent increase year-over-year.

SEC's Schapiro: "Flash crash" report expected by month end (Reuters)

Reuters - The top U.S. securities regulator said on Tuesday that the follow-up report on what might have caused the May "flash crash" is expected by the end of September.

The Treasury's New Research Office (BusinessWeek)

BusinessWeek - Don't expect an Elizabeth Warren-style campaign for the first director of the Office of Financial Research, yet another agency set up under the financial system overhaul. Unlike the pending decision over who will lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has prompted online petitions and a viral rap video in support of the Harvard law professor, the competition over who will be the head of the research office is a wonks-only affair. ...

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Austrian Wholesale Prices Increase In August

(RTTNews) - Austria's wholesale price inflation accelerated to 5.6% year-on-year in August from 5% in July, Statistics Austria said Tuesday. Compared to July, prices increased 1.4% during the month, partly influenced by higher prices for grains.

Wholesale prices of Oils, Sugar, Commodities

Bangalore, Sep 7: Following were the wholesale prices (per 10kg) in the Bangalore Oil market today.

N.Z. Wholesale Trade Picks Up In Q2

Wholesale trade sales in New Zealand increased 2.2% between April and June compared to the previous three months following a similar 2.2% rise in the March quarter, Statistics New Zealand said on Tuesday.

Wholesale trade sales continue up

Total wholesale trade sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.2 percent or $472 million in the June quarter, Statistics New Zealand says.

Wholesale Trade Survey: June 2010 quarter

Total wholesale trade sales, after adjusting for seasonal effects, increased 2.2 percent ($458 million) in the June 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today, the third consecutive quarter to record a rise.

Wholesale Lot of Maternity Clothes and Shoes

Wholesale Lot of 20 items of maternity wear includes maternity tops,trousers and nursing tops. Also up for a bargain is a Lot of 20 shoes of various styles and sizes to clear for new stock arrivals.

Wholesale energy prices fall in August

Wholesale energy prices fell in August, but declining costs were tempered by fluctuating exchange rates.

Google Proposes $8.5 Mln Buzz Lawsuit Settlement (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends - Internet giant Google has proposed paying some $8.5 million to settle a lawsuit over privacy violations that occurred when it launched its Buzz social networking service earlier this year. Some 30 percent of the proposed settlement money would go towards legal fees associated with the case, $2,500 each would go to the seven Gmail users who brought the suit, and the remainder would be split amongst organizations that promote online privacy and privacy education. Google admits no wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a judge.

Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger (AP)

AP - East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.

Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World)

PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.

Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation? (Ben Patterson)

Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.

Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson)

Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.