consumer confidence reinforcedexpectations the global economy has hit a bottom, even ifrecovery appears fragile. The world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, theSPDR Gold Trust (GLD), said holdings stood at 1,118.76 tonnesas of May 26, unchanged from the previous business day.[GOL/SPDR] The first notable rise in ETFs in recent months reportedrecently was seen as indicating a return in investmentinterest. “I think many see this as having limited regional impact,and it hasn’t affected gold,” said Shuji Sugata, a manager atMitsubishi Corp Futures & Securities. Bullion was trading largely within Wednesday’s ranges, whena stronger dollar and a rally on Wall Street — which bothbenefited from a jump in U.S consumer confidence — spurredselling of gold.

WELLINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – A rare white tiger mauled and killed a New Zealand zoo keeper on Wednesday, local media said. Changes under ComStar will include a network rebranding as a destination for family-values programing and more original content, executives said.Schuller accepted the “Hour of Power” host role from his father in a public ceremony in 2006 but left abruptly in October, citing irreconcilable differences. Schuller, has partnered with former CBS producer and GodTube founder Chris Wyatt at ComStar Networks to purchase AmericanLife for an undisclosed sun.ALN, formerly owned by the Unification Church, has more than 12.7 million cable subscribers and a library of 700-plus hours of programing. TelevisionSchuller, the only son of Crystal Cathedral founder and current pastor Robert H. Schuller, the minister who formerly co-hosted the weekly show “The Hour of Power,” is part of the team that has acquired the independent AmericanLife TV Network in an effort to change the face of “family friendly” programing. Census Bureau online at’s Calendar of Events 2009, p.284Statistical Abstract, 2004-2005, t.506, 507Statistical Abstract 2009, t. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://)MONDAY, MAY 25: MEMORIAL DAYProfile America — Monday, May 25th.Today is Memorial Day.For many, it’sthe start of thesummer season and a time for family gatherings and sportingevents.But the true meaning of theday is underlined by the continuingsacrifices made by U.S.

On Friday, a spokesman for some GM creditors said thecompany’s largest bond holders, with a total of roughly $27billion in debt, plan to reject GM’s current offer for a 10percent equity stake. General Motors GM.N faces a June 1 deadline to work outissues with its creditors if it wants to avoid a bankruptcyfiling. If the test had been carried out by a country that hadnever done this before, the impact would be much greater,” saidHideyuki Ishiguro, a supervisor at the investment advisorydepartment of Okasan Securities. inspectors to leave.* April 25: North Korea’s foreign ministry says reprocessing of spent fuel rods from the pilot atomic power plant has begun.* April 29: North Korea threatens to conduct nuclear test and also test an intercontinental ballistic missile unless the U.N. IAEA soon granted access to key Yongbyon plants.* April 5, 2009: North Korea launches a multistage rocket A week later, on the 13th, the U.N. President Bill Clinton’s administration signs an Agreed Framework with North Korea to freeze its nuclear program in exchange for aid.* Dec 12, 2002: North Korea says it plans to restart Yongbyon reactor. Bharti Airtel was up 2.5 percent at 879 rupees.[ID:nBMA002971] The 50-share NSE indexwas up 0.1 percent at4,241.05 (Reporting by Pratish Narayanan).

MUMBAI, May 25 (Reuters) – Indian shares rose 0.3 percentearly on Monday, led by top telecoms firm Bharti Airtel(BRTI.BO) after it said it was exploring a potential deal tobuy 49 percent in MTN (MTNJ.J), Africa’s largest mobile phoneoperator At 9:57 a.m. SYDNEY, May 25 (Reuters) – Following are details of fourNew Zealand dollar bond issues for Auckland City Council,Waitakere City Council and Westpac New Zealand, completedearlier this year but released on Monday by WestpacInstitutional Bank. We have seen swaprates nudge higher over the past week or so,” she said. In New Zealand, long-dated interest rate swaps reflectedconcerns that the government would need to sell more bonds tofund a larger deficit.

“The BOJ’s various measures for credit easing continues tohave a good effect on money markets. * Shares fell across the board, although brokerages, whoseearnings have been hurt by an eight-month drought in mainlandIPOs, gained. * Fourth day of losses, to three-week intraday low, afterindex climbed to nine-month high middle of last week * Losing Shanghai A shares outnumber gainers 761 to 154. * Other electricity equipment makers also gained onexpectations of higher spending on power infrastructure in China.Harbin Power (1133.HK) rose 5.2 percent, while Shanghai Electric(2727.HK) gained 3.9 percent. * But Hong Kong-based property developers continued tooutperform as investors bet on a turnaround in demand andrecovery in property prices in the second half of 2009 amidfavourable mortgage terms and low savings rates in the territory. (Updates to midday) China HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, May 25 (Reuters) – China and Hong Kongshares dropped on Monday, heading for a fourth day of losses, onworries over a heavy supply of new shares in the mainland marketsafter China said it would lift a moratorium on new listings asearly as next month.But market watchers ruled out a big sell-off in the mainlandmarket, which has piled on close to 40 percent this year, onstill-strong optimism for a quick turnaround in the Chineseeconomy fuelled by massive relief measures from the government.