http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news en-gb Sun, 26 May 2013 01:58:17 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/chinese-premier-warns-europe-against-anti-dumping-action-over-telecoms-solar-equipment-208971461.html BEIJING, China - Premier Li Keqiang, China's top economic official, has criticized the European Union for pursuing anti-dumping cases against Chinese solar power and telecommunications equipment that he warned will hurt both sides. In a speech in Swizerland, Li said the action will hurt European... Sat, 25 May 2013 23:19:05 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/weather-still-not-co-operating-as-jersey-shore-seeks-to-jump-start-1st-summer-after-sandy-208949981.html MANASQUAN, N.J. - Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues — under covered porches — as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through. Seven months after the devastating storm pummeled large swaths of the shore, the tourists made Sat, 25 May 2013 18:39:11 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/automaker-tesla-takes-fight-to-north-carolina-mulls-what-could-be-tough-national-battle-208942491.html RALEIGH, N.C. - Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it against auto dealers who say the car maker has an unfair advantage selling directly to consumers online. It's the latest such battle Sat, 25 May 2013 11:34:04 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/protesters-to-march-against-monsanto-across-us-around-globe-in-collective-anti-gmo-rally-208941571.html LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said. Organizers said "March Against Monsanto" protests were held in 52 countries and 436 cities, including Los Sat, 25 May 2013 22:47:06 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/1-of-apples-first-computers-a-functioning-1976-model-auctioned-off-for-668000-208939841.html BERLIN - An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked not to be named, bought the so-called Apple 1, which the tech company's Sat, 25 May 2013 10:33:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/after-la-synchronizes-all-stoplights-traffic-moves-a-bit-better-but-the-road-war-endures-208936371.html LOS ANGELES, Calif. - It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as LA's traffic arteries seize up during every morning and afternoon rush hour. Yet, Sat, 25 May 2013 19:47:06 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/german-ships-4-crew-members-captured-by-pirates-off-equatorial-guinea-released-after-1-month-208934311.html BERLIN - A German shipping company says four crew members from one of its vessels have been released a month after being kidnapped by pirates off Equatorial Guinea's coast. Leonhardt and Blumberg says the container ship's crew members— including Ukrainian, Russian and Kiribati citizens — are in Sat, 25 May 2013 08:26:04 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/federal-government-looks-to-snag-corporate-sponsors-for-ottawa-events-208930641.html OTTAWA - McDonald's golden arches on Parliament Hill? Tim Hortons billboards at the Governor General's residence? Nothing quite so crass is in the works, but a cash-strapped federal agency is actively looking for corporate sponsors to fill gaping holes in its budget. The National Capital Sat, 25 May 2013 15:23:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/doj-again-asks-ny-appeals-court-to-delay-lifting-age-restrictions-in-morning-after-pill-case-208909891.html NEW YORK, N.Y. - Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill. The papers seek to delay implementation of a Fri, 24 May 2013 21:05:04 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/ohio-kidnap-case-hero-says-hes-not-endorsing-restaurants-offering-him-free-burgers-for-life-208902911.html CLEVELAND - A man who put aside his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house says he's not endorsing a group of restaurants offering him free burgers for life. The restaurant where Charles Ramsey worked as a dishwasher initially created a burger named in his honour. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:09 CDT