Pacific Business News

Reason Foundation: Hawaii's roads among nation's worst - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Hawaii’s highways and roads have been ranked among the worst in the nation, according to an annual report by the Reason Foundation.

'Blue Economy' conference set for Sept. 13-17 - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
More than 500 business leaders and policymakers are expected to attend a conference on sustainable business innovations at the Honolulu Convention Center from Sept. 13-17.

Alaska Air Group reports 10% gain in August traffic - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent of Alaska Airlines, is reporting a 10 percent increase in traffic for the month of August after increasing its capacity by 7.1 percent. (ALK)

Aloha Pacific Federal CU plans Las Vegas branch - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union said it will open a branch in Las Vegas in November.

Hawaii stocks mixed on Thursday trading - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Hawaii stocks were mixed amid overall positive trading on Thursday. (ALEX) (BOH) (HE) (CPF) (MLP)

AAA Hawaii: Gas down 3 cents a gallon - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The statewide average price of regular unleaded is $3.45 a gallon, or 3 cents less than last week, according to AAA Hawaii.

Recktenwald confirmed as Hawaii chief justice - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has been confirmed as Hawaii’s next chief justice.

Atlantis CEO Ron Williams will chair HTA - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Ron Williams was elected chairman of the board of directors for the Hawaii Tourism Authority on Thursday.

Hawaiian Airlines offering passengers sneak peak of Hawaii Five-0 - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Hawaiian Airlines passengers are getting a sneak peek of the new Hawaii Five-0 television series.

HECO rate structure getting tweaked - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The Hawaiian Electric Cos. will soon have a new way for their rates to be set, according to the Public Utilities Commission.

International Business News

French Railway may lose US tracks due to WWII role - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Holocaust survivors and the families in the US have objected strongly to a French Railway bid for high-Speed tracks in Florida, which will eventually connect Tampa and Orlando.

Gazprom profit lifted by bitter winter - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The cold winter in the first three months of the year has boosted the profits of Russia’s Gazprom.

Samsung unveils its iPad competitor - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Samsung has unveiled its likely competitor to the Apple iPad.

Apple reinvents iPod nano - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Apple has come up with a new iPod nano with a multi-touch interface.

Burger King probably for sale - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Talks with potential buyers have reportedly been held by Burger King, the American fast food chain.

India-South America trade deal to be expanded - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
India's Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said here Thursday that India and a trade bloc of South American countries have agreed to expand a trade agreement.

Over 110,000 firms shut down in Spain - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
The economic recession forced a total of 110,058 Spanish companies to go out of business, the ministry of labour and immigration has said.

Indian women lose to Australia in hockey World Cup - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
India went down 3-6 to Australia in their second match of the women's hockey WOrld Cup.

Indian cos. biggest gainers among Asia's 200 best 'under a billion' - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
With 39 Indian companies making it to the Forbes 'Asia's Best Under a Billion' list, up from only 20 last year, India was the biggest gainer as the region grew at 'blistering rates' after the global economic crisis.

World's fastest man Usain Bolt is hooked onto darts - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Jamaican sprinter and three-time world and Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has revealed that he loves darts.

Kashmir unrest plays spoilsport for dry fruits business - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The prevailing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir is playing spoilsport for the dry fruits business in the Kashmir Valley during the auspicious Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

World Bank raises aid for flood-hit Pak to one billion dollars - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The World Bank has raised its emergency funding to Pakistan to one billion dollars to help the country cope with the unprecedented disaster caused by the floods.

Tyson asks Haye to fight Klitschko brothers to become best heavyweight boxer - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson believes that David Haye has the charisma and talent to become the best heavyweight boxer around, but he still has to prove himself against the Klitschko brothers.

China's monopoly on 17 key elements sets stage for supply crisis in US - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
China's monopoly on the global supply of elements critical for production of computer hard disc drives, hybrid-electric cars, military weapons, and other key products - and its increasingly strict limits on exports - is setting the stage for a crisis in the United States.

New 'smart materials' process to revolutionize manufacturing of products - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
University of Waterloo engineering researchers have come up with a new "smart materials" process-Multiple Memory Material Technology- that could revolutionize the manufacture of diverse products such as medical devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), printers, hard drives, automotive components, valves and actuators.