Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with word help. 15 news.

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Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. will pay $684 million for a 35 percent stake in Delta Petroleum Corp. in a deal that will help Delta speed drilling activities in the Rocky Mountains.

Air travelers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage beginning Jan. 1, a move designed to help minimize fire-hazard risks.

Six months ago, the Bush administration quietly eased some restrictions on the export of sensitive technologies to China. The new approach was intended to help American companies increase sales of high-tech equipment to China despite tight curbs on sharing technology that might have military applications.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Single-family home builder M/I Homes Inc. said on Monday it has sold land in its Florida markets to help reduce debt, and is exiting the West Palm Beach market, where its assets included about 500 lots in four communities.

Two fireworks shows—one early, one late--will help bring in the new year.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Delta Petroleum Corp. jumped in Monday pre-market trading after the oil and gas exploration and development company said it would sell a 35% stake to Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp., a move that will help Delta fund its development and drilling activities in Colorado and Utah.

[More Trends] Not only will blue replace green as the environmental movement's color, but there is good news for aging baby boomers: Genetic testing and available medical breakthroughs will help prevent chronic disease. Buzz words: "radical transparency" and "cooperative consumption."

[Retail] "Since January and the New Year is a time when people are focused on making changes in their lifestyle, finances, professional life or love life, we thought it's a great time to help our customers by offering the resources and tools to help them reach their goals," says a company spokesperson.

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NEW YORK -- In a city of skyrocketing rents, where tenant advocates charge that landlords are increasingly trying to move tenants out of rent-regulated apartments in order to significantly raise the rents, the landlord-tenant wars are becoming ferocious.

Japanese lender Shinsei Bank is looking to private-equity star J. Christopher Flowers to help it regain its footing after new legislation dampened its consumer finance division and its other businesses slowed.

China's surging yuan could help cool red-hot growth, a possible indication of Beijing's confidence as it shifts its policy toward market economics.