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– Another Energy Department loan guarantee is coming under scrutiny. ABC News has discovered that the Obama administration doled out a $529 million guarantee to Fisker Automotive to build its new state-of-the-art luxury hybrid, only to see Fisker build the car in a factory in Finland. Fisker says there were simply no American factories that could do the job, but insists that the government’s money all went to fund engineering and design work done in the US.

Company founder Henrik Fisker says that if he’d built a factory “where it was too expensive,” he’d fail, as Solyndra did. “We’re not in the business of failing; we’re in the business of winning … That’s why we went to Finland.” He adds that the government had signed off on the decision, so long as government money stayed in the US. But it’s clearly not wh

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The anticipation is over. Apple’s new iPhone 4S is finally in stores, and fans lined up as early as 3 a.m. to be among the first to get one.

But does the new phone live up to the hype?

Apple fans stood in the predawn hours across the country — including the Apple Store and nearby Verizon Store in Kenwood –to trade up to the new iPhone 4S.

Those we spoke with were upgrading from an older model, typically the outdated 3GS, or like Branden Witt, had never had an iPhone.

Branden said, “I like Apple, I have a MacBook, have an iPod, just wanted to switch over to the phone.”

Teenager Sydney Beckmeyer convinced her Mom to buy one, just so she could use it.

Big Improvements Inside

Bob Flynn of Verizon Wireless said while the new phone looks the same as last year’s 4, under the skin are huge improvements. Read more…

UK – UK pension funds are showing early signs of re-risking, according to panel members at a JP Morgan Transition Management press briefing in London yesterday.

Executive Director, EMEA technical sales specialist for transition management Robert Calder said: “Now with the market levels, we believe a lot of pension funds are reconsidering their approach to de-risking, not reducing their allocation to equity and increasing their allocation to bonds, because bond yields are not at the right levels.”

“We are actually seeing indications of pension funds looking to re-risk, which is a change compared to the last couple of years.”

Instead, pension funds are putting their moves into fixed income on hold and considering taking advantage of low equity prices, he said.

Managing director, global head of strategy and implementation, regional head of transition management EMEA, Michael Gardner said there has been a high frequency of pre-trade assessments and analysis before transitions, which he has interpreted as indications of pension funds looking to re-risk.

He said the lack of certainty in the markets is what has slowed pension funds from moving, “I think a lot of people right now are saying, let’s wait until the market has a little bit more certainty, lets wait until the market settles down and then we’ll address our asset allocation.”

The move to re-risk is thought to be more long-term rather than opportunistic. Read more…

(eTN) – A tourist from Britain drowned earlier in the week off the beach in Watamu, where he went swimming in spite of strong if not categoric warnings of bad weather, high surf, and “off limits” guidance from the hotel and officials.

Kenya has inthe past days experienced unusually high waves hitting its beaches, accompanied by torrential rain. The meteorological department and other offices concerned with public safety had issued warnings in the media to stay off the beaches.

Fishermen, though some of them defied the orders, by and large also observed staying on shore due to the strong currents and difficult conditions reaching their fishing grounds.

The accident was witnessed by other tourists from the beach who alerted authorities. Search and rescue was then dispatched to recover the body.

The unusual weather conditions have been attributed to a low pressure system over the Indian Ocean, which has whipped up winds and surf. Read more…