From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 9:13 AM

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the British High Court to appeal his extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 9:13 AM

Iceland is considering a plan by the country’s health minister to limit smoking among youngsters by making cigarettes available only on prescription.

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 7:28 AM

Business seminar "Get Motivated" at Blue Cross Arena downtown draws big crowds.

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 5:03 AM

Rupert Murdoch and the British government agreed to refer his bid for broadcaster BSkyB to regulators, opening a lengthy review in the hope of taking the sting from a phone-hacking scandal threatening the buyout.

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 4:51 AM

Asian stocks fall despite EU pledge to help Greece and other EU debtors; including allowing a selective default to help Athens deal with its debt.

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 4:51 AM

The Bank of Japan holds monetary policy, but revises up its assessment of the country’s economy, encouraged by a rebound in factory output and increasing signs that the recovery from the devastating March earthquake is broadening.

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 4:51 AM

Soaring costs force some companies to rethink their China strategy and look for cheaper options outside the country.

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 2:46 AM

This is what’s in the news for Monday, July 11th. The Wall Street Journal reports that U.K. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says he will would seek further advice from regulators on News Corp.'s (NASDAQ:NWSA) offer to buy British Sky Broadcasting (PINK:BSYBY). The Wall Street Journal reports ...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 2:46 AM

Good Morning. It’s Monday, July 11, 2011. At this hour, U.S. equity futures are down. Overseas, the Asian markets retreated, while the European markets are lower. Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX) and its subsidiary, Valeant International, signed an agreement to acquire Dermik, a dermatology un...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:44 AM

Food Manufacturer General Mills (NYSE:GIS) is looking for innovative ingredients or technologies to "go beyond the known impact of calcium and vitamin D" to increase bone formation process through cultured foods.The food giant, who has a sturdy presence in the world’s yogurt market through its Y...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:44 AM

Equity futures are pointing lower this morning with the Dow Jones Industrial Average looking to open 124 points lower while the broader S&P500 index is looking to open 18 points lower. Moving fast in the pre-market session are shares of Arch Chemicals (NYSE:ARJ) up 11% on news that it agreed to b...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:34 AM

Lonza Group will purchase Arch Chemicals Inc (ARJ) for $1.2 billion in cash to produce the global head in the industry of killing fungi and bacteria.On July 8, Lonza said in an e-mail statement the company plans to pay $47.30 a share, 12 percent more than the closing price for Arch Chemicals. Sh...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:23 AM

Shares of News Corp (NWSA) fell almost 5% to $15.85 early Monday the day after the reports surfaced that the U.K.'s Prime Minister David Cameron is facing pressure to setback approval of the company’s acquisition of British Sky Broadcasting Group.News Corp., which offered British Sky Broadc...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:22 AM

Harris (NYSE:HRS) has received orders totaling $12.2M to supply additional multiband manpack radio systems to the U.S. Department of Defense. The DoD is acquiring the systems in support of requirements for wideband networking as well as line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight tactical communicatio...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:22 AM

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) submit a proposal to acquire Macarthur Coal. The company confirmed they have jointly submitted an indicative proposal to the board of directors of Macarthur Coal to acquire all of the shares of the company.Under the proposal, Macarthur shareh...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:22 AM

Welcome to the Financial News Network Options Report.On the call side, Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP) calls are trading at 10.5 times their average volume after one investor made a major bullish bet on the company ahead of their upcoming earnings report. Barlcays (NYSE:BCS) calls are not far behind...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:11 AM

The Associated Press announced that General Motors (NYSE:GM) plans to sell a diesel version of the Chevy Cruze in the United States.After selling about 25,000 Cruzes in June, the car model past recurrent leaders such as the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord to become the best-selling car in the U.S....

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:11 AM

Retail company, Macy’s (NYSE:M) agreed to pay a $750,000 civil penalty to the federal government after allegations by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission after they unsuccessfully stated that it had sold children's sweatshirts, sweaters and jackets with drawstrings at the neck.The s...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:11 AM

A number of mining companies are in the red after Australia’s prime minister said the government would require the nation's 500 largest polluters to pay a tax of A$23 per ton of carbon they produce. Australian mining company Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) said the tax - due to take effect in mid-2012 ...

From: Voxant Newsroom on Tue, Jul 12 2011 12:11 AM

Today marks a special day for one convenience store chain, and they are not skimping on the celebration.Today, July 11th, also known as 7-Eleven day, is the date that the popular 7-Eleven mart opened its doors 83 years ago in Dallas, Texas. According to the company’s press release, participating...