Samsung Group to Expand Investment by 12%

SEOUL—Samsung Group said it will boost investment by 12% to a record $41.6 billion this year, just a day after its flagship unit disclosed plans to raise $1 billion in the debt market to fund expansion plans.South Korea's biggest conglomerate by assets didn't provide a breakdown of its investment plans by business division, but said it is looking to expand investment into new growth areas despite heightened uncertainties stemming from the global economic downturn."Samsung has decided to make the biggest-ever investment of 47.8 trillion won ($41.6 billion) this year in order to solidify its dominance in key businesses in the global market and to dominate new growth areas in advance," the group said in a statement.By category, the group said its facilities investment will total 31 trillion won this year, up 11% from last year, while capital outlays for research and development will increase by 13% to 13.6 trillion won. UGG Classic Tall Boots The group, which spent 42.8 trillion won last year, said the remainder will go toward other investment tools, such as stake purchases.Following the announcement, shares of flagship unit Samsung Electronics Co. rose 1.2% to 1,042,000 won Tuesday afternoon, outperforming its peers in the technology sector, as the group's higher investment budget buoyed investors' sentiment, analysts said.The aggressive investment plan comes at a time when global technology companies are struggling to withstand external headwinds due to the global economic slowdown, which has taken a toll on consumer demand world-wide.On Monday, Samsung Electronics, the world's largest technology manufacturer by revenue, said it asked bankers to help it raise $1 billion in a bond offering, the first time since 1997 that the manufacturer has turned to the long-term debt market to pay for expansion.The bond issue is a sign that the company's capacity to stay at the head of all its capital-intensive industries with its own money might be nearing an end. For the past decade and a half, Samsung has been able to fund tens of billions of dollars from its internal reserves for its investment at its capital-intensive businesses, such as semiconductors and displays.Samsung Electronics has said in recent months that it will sharply increase its investment in new business areas, especially when its mainstay businesses—memory chips and liquid crystal displays—have been buffeted by a faltering global economy.The bond will be issued through the company's U.S. unit, which sent out a request for proposals to investment banks for the bond offering last week. It is expected to select lead managers for the offering after the Lunar New Year holiday in South Korea, which ends Jan. 24.Earlier this month, Samsung Electronics said it expects an operating profit of 16.2 trillion won for 2011 on record sales of 164.7 trillion won. The company will disclose its detailed results Jan. 27.Samsung Group, which oversees about 66 affiliates and has businesses ranging from electronics to finance and insurance, said Tuesday it plans to hire 26,000 employees this year, up 4% from last year.

Arizona’s Brewer Offers to Trade 5% Raises for Job Protections

Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, seeking a freer hand over hiring and firing, proposed 5 percent raises to reward public employees willing to give up job protections afforded by the state’s personnel rules.The $108 million plan, unveiled yesterday in Brewer’s $8.5 billion budget recommendation, would be a step toward a mostly at-will workforce. Overhauling the state’s personnel system is one of her “most important” initiatives, Brewer has said.“It is an incentive, if they choose to do that,” Brewer told reporters in a briefing yesterday. She said it will show “that if they choose to move from underneath a covered position, that we are at liberty to do a lot of good things for them.”
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Beyonce To Design Shirts For Obama Campaign

Before Blue Ivy Carter was born, Beyonce was busy designing t-shirts for President Obama’s re-election campaign, according to MTV.The new mother is designing shirts in conjunction with her mother, Tina Knowles.The shirt is a $45 white T-shirt with the phrases “yes we can,” Cheap Ugg Boots “words do inspire” and “transform a nation together,” randomly scattered across the front in different fonts.Many others like Russell Simmons and P. Diddy will be producing shirts for the Obama campaign as well.The proceeds will be donated to the Obama Victory Fund.

Spain doubles target in debt auction, yields down

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'Fallen apart'

In an interview with al-Jazeera broadcast on Tuesday evening, Mr Malek said that by allowing in Arab League observers the Syrian government had "gained a lot of time to help it implement its plan" to end the unrest."What I saw was a humanitarian disaster. The regime is not just committing one war crime, but a series of crimes against its people.""The snipers are everywhere shooting at civilians. People are being kidnapped. Prisoners are being tortured and none were released.""Some on our team preferred to maintain good relations with the regime and denied that there were snipers," he added. Mr Malek said he had resigned because what he had seen, and asserted that the observer mission had fallen apart."The mission was a farce and the observers have been fooled," he added. "The regime orchestrated it and fabricated most of what we saw to stop the Arab League from taking action against the regime."He said that security forces had not withdrawn their tanks from the streets - as mandated by the Arab League peace initiative - but had just hidden them and then brought them back out after the observers had left.Mr Malek also said imprisoned protesters who were shown by state television being freed last month as part of an amnesty were actually people who had been detained at random four or five days earlier.Mr Malek's name was on a list of the observers who were sent to Syria in late December, according to the Associated Press. UGG Boots He was identified as a Tunisian who works for the Paris-based Arab Committee for Human Rights (ACHR), although al-Jazeera said he was an Algerian. On Tuesday, two Kuwait members of the observer mission were injured when their convoy was attacked by unknown demonstrators."Failing to provide adequate protection in Lattakia and other areas where the mission is deployed is considered a serious violation by the government of its commitments," the Arab League said in a statement.Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid Muallem, stressed that his country "would continue to bear its responsibility to secure and protect those monitors".Mr Malek also criticised the head of the mission, Sudanese Gen Mohammed al-Dabi, who he said had "wanted to steer a middle course in order not to anger the [Syrian] authorities or any other side".

Bucs, Marty Schottenheimer to talk

Marty Schottenheimer, whose last period in the NFL finished with his heating in 2007 after a 14-2 history in 2006 as instructor of the San Paul Rechargers, will appointment Wednesday with the Polk Bay Buccaneers for their go teaching opening, according to group resources. Schottenheimer's profession history is 200-126-1 during the frequent period, but he has recognized his 5-13 postseason history has been a failing. In his ultimate period as San Diego's instructor, the Rechargers experienced a second-round reduction to the New Britain Patriots at home.Schottenheimer went back to teaching with the Va Destroyers in the U. s. Baseball League this year and won the title. UGG Argyle Knit Boots At 68, he has indicated his "sustained craving for food and love" to come back to teaching. Area of Famer Marv Impose experienced his achievements with the Zoysia Charges in the same age variety.Schottenheimer was shot by the Rechargers because proprietor Dean Spanos said there was an permanent connection between the instructor and gm A.J. Jackson. At the time, Schottenheimer indicated his aggravation with Smith's rejection to work out their variations.The Bucs' major selection has showed up to be former Packers instructor Robert Sherman. The group is finding former Mn Vikings instructor Kaira Childress on Wednesday and will appointment Dallas Texans preventive supervisor Go Phillips on Exclusive. Leaders preventive supervisor Jerry Grey also is among the prospects.

Carbon Monoxide Leak in NY Sends 38 to Hospital

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