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Ozone hole bigger in 2008 than last year

(CNN) -- The ozone hole over Antarctica in 2008 is larger in both size and ozone loss than last year, but not as large as in 2006, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.

Mitsubishi Electric Announces Consolidated Financial Results for the First Half and...

Mitsubishi Electric Announces Consolidated Financial Results for the First Half and Second Quarter of Fiscal 2009 TOKYO--(Business Wire)-- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (President and CEO: Setsuhiro Shimomura)(TOKYO:6503) announced today its financial results for the second quarter ending September 30, 2008, of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009). -0- *T 1. Consolidated Half-year Results (April 1, 2008 - September 30, 2008) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Net sales: 1,898.3 billion yen (No change from the same period last year) Operating income: 133.3 billion yen (3% increase from the same period last year) Income before income 128.5 billion yen (1% decrease from the same taxes: period last year) Net income: 79.

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Maintains Four Year Record of Triple Digit Year Over Year Revenue Growth Rate Into Fifth Year Despite Global Economic Conditions

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Maintains Four Year Record of Triple Digit Year Over Year Revenue Growth Rate Into Fifth Year Despite Global Economic Conditions

U.S. Retail E-Commerce Sales Growth Slows to 6 Percent in Q3 2008 Versus Year Ago

a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q3 2008 retail e-commerce report, which showed that online spending grew 6 percent in Q3 2008 versus the same period last year, a slowdown compared to the year-over-year growth rates of 12 percent in Q1 and 13 percent in Q2 2008. Total U.S. online retail sales (excluding travel) were approximately $30 billion in Q3.

U.S. Retail E-Commerce Sales Growth Slows to 6 Percent in Q3 2008 Versus Year Ago

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. (SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q3 2008 retail e-commerce report, which showed that online spending grew 6 percent in Q3 2008 versus the same period last year, a slowdown compared to the year-over-year growth rates of 12 percent in Q1 and 13 percent in Q2 2008. Total U.S. online retail sales (excluding travel) were approximately

U.S. Retail E-Commerce Sales Growth Slows to 6 Percent in Q3 2008 Versus Year Ago

RESTON, Va., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR - News), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q3 2008 retail e-commerce report, which showed that online spending grew 6 percent in Q3 2008 versus the same period last year, a slowdown compared to the year-over-year growth rates of 12 percent in Q1 and 13 percent in Q2 2008. Total U.S. online retail sales (excluding travel) were approximately $30 billion in Q3.

Report: Online Spending Stalls

Online retailers are starting to see the impact of a slow economy, according to a report released Tuesday by comScore. comScore, which measures Internet traffic and ecommerce sales, said that online spending in October of this year only grew 1 percent over last year's rates. The firm said the growth was the lowest monthly growth rate since comScore began tracking e-commerce in 2001. The report found that the softness in online retail spending was driven in a big part by negative spending growth in households earning less than $50,000. The slowdown in online spending in is huge contrast the the year-to-year changes being seen in 2007, when comScore was reporting back-to-back, double digit growth in ecommerce sales. For example, last year, comScore reported a 28% year-to-year increase in sales in August, 19% increases in September and a 19%

Authenticating Users with OpenID and the Zend Framework

It goes without saying that the web is the single greatest communications medium ever devised. Bigger than the local newspaper. Bigger than TV. Bigger than radio. Heck, it's bigger than all three rolled into one, and one day each will be completely subsumed by this infinitely scalable and flexible new medium. Perhaps the primary reason we've seen such tremendous growth is the low barrier of entry. Armed with little more than a text editor, graphics software, and a hosting account, even novice developers can create impressive websites in a relatively short period of time.

REG-Sony Corporation Second Quarter Results

TOKYO--(Business Wire)-- -0- *T Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 Japan No: 08-139E 3:00 P.M. JST, October 29, 2008 *T Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2008 Tokyo, October 29, 2008 -- Sony Corporation today announced its consolidated results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2008 (July 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008). -- Consolidated sales decreased 0.5% year-on-year; local currency sales increased 5%. -- Operating income decreased due to the impact from the decline in the Japanese stock market on the Financial Services segment and a Y 60.7 billion gain on sale of a portion of the former headquarters site recorded in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. -0- *T (Billions of yen, millions of U.

American Riviera Bank Reports Third Quarter Profit

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- American Riviera Bank (OTCBB:ARBV) today announced its first quarterly profit and considerable revenue and asset growth. American Riviera Bank reported revenue of $1.5 million and net profit of $38 thousand for the quarter ending September 30, 2008 (3Q2008), compared to $1.0 million in revenue and a net loss of $550 thousand in 3Q2007. Revenue for the nine months ending September 2008 was $4.2 million, up 75% from the $2.4 million reported for the same period last year. The Bank's YTD loss in 2008 of $288 thousand is less than projected, and considerably lower than the $1.4 million loss incurred for the same period last year. The Bank has reduced the total cost of funds to 2.88% for 3Q2008, from 4.25% for 3Q2007, and maintained net interest margin of 4.

Czech National Bank (CNB) official interest rates - 15/10/2008

PRAGUE. OCTOBER 15. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - Following is a table of official money market rates as set by the Czech National Bank (CNB). The central bank's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) kept rates on hold at its September 25, 2008 sitting. The CNB holds its next rate-setting meeting November 6, 2008. CNB OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES Name Rate p.a. Last change (bps) Last change date 2 week repo 3.50 -25 07/08/2008 rate Discount rate 2.50 -25 07/08/2008 Lombard rate 4.50 -25 07/08/2008 Source: Czech National Bank BK/EJ For further information please contact the reporter at email: brian.kenety@interfax.cz or by telephone on: (+420) 221 105 336.

Pixel Independent Retailer of the Year 2008

Park Cameras Named Independent Retailer of the Year 2008 - Park Cameras hard work was recognised and celebrated last Friday when they received the award for Independent Retailer of the Year 2008.

Seeker Wireless Wins Vodafone Innovation Partner of the Year 2008

Seeker Wireless Wins Vodafone Innovation Partner of the Year 2008 Sydney, October 09, 2008 - Seeker Wireless, one of the leading location-based service technology companies announced today that it has been named Innovation Partner of the Year 2008 at a conference hosted jointly by Vodafone New Zealand and Vodafone Australia.

iLounge Announces 2008 iPod + iPhone Best of the Year Winners

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding with the release of the 2009 iPod + iPhone Buyers' Guide, iLounge.com's fifth annual guide to Apple's top media players, accessories, and software, the editors of iLounge are proud to announce the winners of their prestigious 2008 iPod + iPhone Best of the Year Awards. These awards cover a wide variety of categories, ranging from cases to speakers, iPod games and -- for the first time -- iPhone applications. A diverse group of companies are represented, with SwitchEasy, Contour Design, Gameloft and Griffin taking home multiple awards for their efforts over the last year. "For iPod and iPhone users, the second half of this year was especially staggering," said Jeremy Horwitz, Editor of iLounge.

Seeker Wireless Wins Vodafone Innovation Partner of the Year 2008

Seeker Wireless Wins Vodafone Innovation Partner of the Year 2008 - Seeker Wireless, one of the leading location-based service technology companies announced today that it has been named Innovation Partner of the Year 2008 at a conference hosted jointly by Vodafone New Zealand and Vodafone Australia. The Vodafone Partner Awards were created to recognize excellence in provision of services to Vodafone by its supply partners. This year’s conference focused on the theme “Collective Innovation for Growth”. In keeping with the theme, Seeker’s award recognised the company’s willingness to collaborate at multiple levels to ensure Vodafone was able to effectively enter the fixed-line business with a purely mobile offering. The contract for which the award was given saw Seeker Wireless providing the world’s most technically advanced an

eBay Marketplace Grows Just 4%, Company Lowers Guidance

eBay posted its third-quarter 2008 earnings on Wednesday, revealing it earned $2.12 billion in revenue for the quarter, which was down 4% compared to the previous quarter and up 12% year over year. Its Marketplaces business was down 6% from the previous quarter and up 4% compared to the same quarter a year ago. eBay's Payments business was up 27% year over year, and payment volume from PayPal's merchant services business exceeded the volume received from the eBay marketplace for the first time. eBay's Communications business was up 46% year over year.

Consumers Plan to Spend Slightly More Online

Consumers intend to spend less in stores this holiday season than last year, but slightly more online, according to a The Conference Board and TNS report. The Consumer Internet Barometer, a quarterly report produced by The Conference Board and TNS, surveys 10,000 households across the country and tracks who's doing what on the Internet. "Free shipping, exclusive online deals, coupons and discounts are among the incentives consumers will be expecting this season," said Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center. The report found that bargain hunting will remain the driving force behind online sales. Online households planning to spend more than $500 in stores declined to 16 percent from 21 percent last year. Those planning to spend more than $500 online rose to 5 percent from 4 percent last season.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings

NAMPA, ID--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 31, 2008 -- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NasdaqGS:HOME - News), the parent company of Home Federal Bank (the "Bank"), today announced fourth quarter earnings for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, the Company reported net income of $1.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share compared to $1.2 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Net income for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, was $4.0 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to $5.3 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. Earnings per share for the prior periods have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the second-step conversion and reorganization of the Company, which was completed on December 19, 2007.

Earnings: Electronic Arts Says Fiscal Q2 Mobile Revs Up 24 Percent Over Last Year

Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) said its wireless revenues jumped 24 percent to $47 million in its fiscal second quarter from $38 million in the year-ago period. However, the company’s wireless-related business still only comprises about 5 percent of overall revenues, which is slightly less than last year, when the mobile division brought in 6 percent of all revenues. Nonetheless, the company is still claiming the No. 1 spot for mobile game publishing. EA Mobile said it is releasing 12 mobile games in the third quarter, including FIFA, Need for Speed and Trivial Pursuit. In a transcript of the earnings call, John Pleasants, EA’s COO and president of global publishing, said wireless-related revenues are up 25 percent in the last six months.

NRDC Rates Energy Efficiency of Video Game Consoles

An anonymous reader writes "Today, more than 40 percent of all homes in the United States contain at least one video game console. Recognizing that all that gaming could add up to serious demand for electricity, NRDC and Ecos Consulting performed the first ever comprehensive study on the energy use of video game consoles and found that they consumed an estimated 16 billion kilowatt-hours per year — roughly equal to the annual electricity use of the city of San Diego. Through the incorporation of more user-friendly power management features, we could save approximately 11 billion kWh of electricity per year, cut our nation's electricity bill by more than $1 billion per year, and avoid emissions of more than 7 million tons of CO2 each year. In this November 2008 issue paper, NRDC provides recommendations for users, video game console manu

Online Retailers "Resilient, Not Immune" to Challenging Holiday Season

WASHINGTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- Though the holiday season will be challenging across the board, online retailers are expecting more than coal in their stockings. According to results of the 2008 eHoliday Study, conducted by Shopzilla(R) for Shop.org, more than half of online retailers (56.1%) expect their holiday sales to increase at least fifteen percent over last year. However, the rate of growth is slowing: three-fourths (77.5%) of retailers surveyed last year expected their sales to grow more than 15 percent.

Online Retailers "Resilient, Not Immune" to Challenging Holiday Season

WASHINGTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- Though the holiday season will be challenging across the board, online retailers are expecting more than coal in their stockings. According to results of the 2008 eHoliday Study, conducted by Shopzilla(R) for Shop.org, more than half of online retailers (56.1%) expect their holiday sales to increase at least fifteen percent over last year. However, the rate of growth is slowing: three-fourths (77.5%) of retailers surveyed last year expected their sales to grow more than 15 percent.

Online Retailers "Resilient, Not Immune" to Challenging Holiday Season

Retailers Using Free Shipping, New Web Features to Hook Shoppers- WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)-- Though the holiday season will be challenging across the board, online retailers are expecting more than coal in their stockings. According to results of the 2008 eHoliday Study, conducted by Shopzilla(R) for Shop.org, more than half of online retailers (56.1%) expect their holiday sales to increase at least fifteen percent over last year. However, the rate of growth is slowing: three-fourths (77.5%) of retailers surveyed last year expected their sales to grow more than 15 percent. "Online retailers are resilient, but not immune, to the challenges of this holiday season," said Scott Silverman, Executive Director of Shop.org. "Retailers will be heavily promotional to attract shoppers on a budget, but have also invested in new site features to i

Peoples Bancorp Reports Fiscal 2008 Earnings

AUBURN, Ind., Nov. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Peoples Bancorp (Other OTC:PBNI.PK - News) reported net income for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, increased 18.6%, to $3,322,471 versus the previous year's income of $2,801,416. Fiscal 2008 earnings per diluted share were $1.12 per share compared to $0.89 per share for the year ended September 30, 2007, a 25.8% increase.

Peoples Bancorp Reports Fiscal 2008 Earnings

AUBURN, Ind., Nov 10, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- PBNI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Peoples Bancorp (Pink Sheets:PBNI) reported net income for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, increased 18.6%, to $3,322,471 versus the previous year's income of $2,801,416. Fiscal 2008 earnings per diluted share were $1.12 per share compared to $0.89 per share for the year ended September 30, 2007, a 25.8% increase.

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