Global View: 2005, waves or seismic shifts By IAN CAMPBELL United Press International GUANAJUATO, Mexico, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

China to impose export tariff on textiles BEIJING, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Russia plans pipeline for oil for Japan MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack Business , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Outflows of junk bond funds decline ... Mortgage rates rise ... Certificates of deposit inch higher ... News from United Press International

Stocks end good year on slightly down note NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Outflows of junk bond funds decline ARCATA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Mortgage rates rise MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Certificates of deposit inch higher NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Stock mutual funds inflows rise SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Wyndham to sell 25 hotels DALLAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Holiday online shopping jumps MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Analysis: S.Korea in slump in 2004 By JONG-HEON LEE UPI Business Correspondent SEOUL, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Internet use seen topping 1 billion OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Small-caps end 2004 on high note TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

SPX sells unit CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Asian Stocks: The week that was By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP UPI Business Correspondent SINGAPORE, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack Business , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Stocks rise slowly in last session of 2004 ... Retailers make gains in Internet sales ... 2004 U.S. album sales set to post rise ... 2004 U.S. album sales set to post rise ... News from United Press International.

Retailers make gains in Internet sales NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Second Hawaiian airline goes bankrupt HONOLULU, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

2004 U.S. album sales set to post rise NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Hormel buys Clougherty Packing LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Trump gets buyout bid for casino COACHELLA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Khao Lak may never look the same BANGKOK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Unlike the tsunami-devastated areas in Thailand's Phuket and Krabi provinces, Khao Lak in Phang Nga province may never be resurrected. Repairs, if undertaken at all, could take at least five years, and even then Khao Lak may not resemble its former self,

IMF to mull debt relief for Indonesia WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund has joined the increasing number of creditors willing to consider granting Indonesia debt relief. An IMF official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Wednesday in Washington that the agency would be willing to talk ab

Disaster to shave 0.3 percent off Thai GDP BANGKOK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Thailand's gross domestic product could decline by 0.3 percentage points as a result of the Dec. 26 tsunamis. As the economic impact on ruined major tourist destinations becomes clear, economists are scaling down their forecast, Business Day reported Frid

New Mexico reaps millions from films SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Quebec boosts foreign-movie tax credit MONTREAL, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack Business , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. stocks mixed and quiet on low volume ... IMF: No single way to float currency ... North America car output rises ... Exxon Mobil donates $5 million in aid ... News from United Press International.

U.S. stocks mixed and quiet on low volume NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Labor Dept: Things are better in Manhattan NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Workers caught in sick-time dilemma DALLAS, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Kmart cuts $800 million GE credit line WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Hacker breaks into Nike Web site BEIJING, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Mold spawning health risks, high costs By HOLLI CHMELA UPI Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Today, mold has become a major concern in the United States, causing serious health problems, taking over schools, offices, condominiums, and other buildings -- and costing people millions of dollars to clean it up.

IMF: No single way to float currency WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Samsung preparing for DOJ chip probe SEOUL, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

U.S., Korea agree on rice imports WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. trade officials Thursday announced an agreement with the Republic of Korea to increase market access for U.S. rice exporters.

Global Pronex buys Bizseed DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Dec. 30 (UPI) --

PBGC to assume United pilots pension WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said Thursday it plans to assume responsibility for the pensions of United Airlines pilots.

SEC begins formal probe of China Life IPO WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

UPI Energy Watch By ANDREA R. MIHAILESCU Energy Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

General Re to provide information to SEC OMAHA, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Hormel buys Clougherty Packing AUSTIN, Minn., Dec. 30 (UPI) --

How weak is a too weak dollar? By SHIHOKO GOTO UPI Senior Business Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Warren Resources raises $9.9 million NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Sarbanes-Oxley: Corporate boon and bane By DAR HADDIX UPI Business Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Tsunami a windfall for Indian tourism. By INDRAJIT BASU UPI Business Correspondent CALCUTTA, India, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Tellabs buys Vinci Systems NAPERVILLE, Ill., Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Help-wanted eases NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

North America car output rises SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 30 (UPI) --