Vietnam hikes rates to cool double-digit inflation (The Forex Market)
HANOI (Thomson Financial) - Vietnam's central bank Wednesday said it would raise benchmark interest rates for the first time since December 2005, battling double-digit inflation which has sparked popular anger and labour unrest.
Source: www.fxstreet.com

German Workers Protest Nokia Closure (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
German workers failed on Wednesday to win support for an EU-wide day of action to protest mobile phone maker Nokia Corp.'s planned closure of a plant that will likely result in the loss of 2,300 jobs.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Myers: Tom doesn't hide anger toward Plax (New York Daily News)
Tom Coughlin didn't attempt to hide his anger Tuesday at Plaxico Burress. "It doesn't fit in with the motto," he said with disgust in his voice. "I've tried to make our guys understand all along that we'd rather do our talking on the field."
Source: www.nydailynews.com

Crikey Says (Crikey)
Why can't we take the news agenda seriously? Why does absurdity suddenly seem to have the upper hand? A) Former Howard cabinet members working through yet another anger management workshop.
Source: www.crikey.com.au