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Caught in the cross fire between Main Street and Washington, BlackRock’s Larry Fink must protect his profits and his firm’s reputation.

Fiscal Year 2009 Revenue of $68.6 Million; Fiscal Year 2009 Non-GAAP Net Loss of ($5.8) Million or a Loss per Share of ($0.23); Fiscal Year 2009 GAAP Net Loss of ($27.9) Million Inclusive of ($22.0) Million Non-Cash Items or a Loss per Share of ($1.13); Total Cash of $12.9 Million With Shareholder Equity of $46.4 Million at September 30, 2009

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL–(Marketwire - 12/31/09) - China Direct Industries, Inc. (”China Direct Industries”) (NASDAQ: CDII - News ), a U.S. owned holding company operating in China in two core business segments, pure magnesium production and distribution of basic materials, announced today its financial results for the nine month fiscal transition year ended September 30, 2009.

A dapper, debonair don if ever there was one, Percy Sutton was more than a pioneer. He was a beautiful man who embraced his community by providing services and resources for that community

For office, industrial and retail brokers used to closing 30, 40 or 50 deals during the past three years, transaction volume downshifted by 20 percent or more during 2009. At the same time significant sublease space began to reappear in the market, especially along North Interstate 25 or in southeast Colorado Springs. The central business district

The following is a list of the major stories that made headlines in 2009. Today ’s article lists stories from January through June and tomorrow’s will round out the year with stories from July through December. All material was compiled by Saratogian reporter Paul Post.

Li Nan has real estate fever. A 27- year-old steel trader at China Minmetals, a state-owned commodities company, Li lives with his parents in a cramped 700- square-foot apartment in west Beijing.

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Li Nan has real estate fever

67 WALL STREET, New York - December 30, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Oil & Gas Production and Distribution Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 76 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is …

67 WALL STREET, New York - December 30, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Oil & Gas Production and Distribution Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 76 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers