Gasoline Cost May Ease for Obama's 2012 Campaign
Wed, 04 May 2011
00:13:48 EDT - Soaring gas prices have eroded the
President's job-approval ratings even as futures
markets, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and some
analysts say prices may soon peak
Bin
Laden Death Means Most 9/11 Conspirators Killed or
Captured
Wed, 04 May 2011
00:17:04 EDT - When President Obama visits Ground
Zero, he'll be able to say the U.S. has caught or killed
almost everyone allegedly responsible for the 9/11
attacks
Crunching
the Data of Love
Thu, 28 Apr 2011
17:00:00 EDT - Match.com's secret: Watch what users
do, not just what they say
Equal
Maker Hopes New Sales Strategy Proves Sweet
Thu, 28 Apr 2011
17:00:00 EDT - Aspartame maker Merisant puts the
Equal brand on other types of sweeteners
ADP
Estimates U.S. Companies Added 179,000 Jobs in April
Wed, 04 May 2011
09:03:02 EDT - Companies in the U.S. added workers
in April, signaling the labor market is strengthening,
data from a private report based on payrolls showed
today.
Stocks,
Copper Fall on Rate Concern; Euro, Portugal Debt Gain
Wed, 04 May 2011
09:01:04 EDT - Stocks fell for a second day and
copper declined on speculation the European and Chinese
central banks are weighing interest-rate increases. The
euro strengthened and Portuguese bonds rose after a
bailout agreement.
Mexico,
Russia, Thailand Expand Gold Reserves by $6 Billion
Wed, 04 May 2011
08:57:29 EDT - Mexico, Russia and Thailand added
gold now valued at about $6 billion to their reserves in
February and March as prices advanced to a record,
International Monetary Fund data show.
Syria
Adopts Banking Incentives That Activists Say Come Too
Late
Wed, 04 May 2011
08:55:44 EDT - Syria lowered banks’ required
reserves to help spur the economy as part of attempts to
contain protests that activists say have reached a
“point of no return.”
Beating
Slim Makes Maxcom Debt a Buy to JPMorgan: Mexico Credit
Wed, 04 May 2011
08:48:06 EDT - Maxcom Telecomunicaciones SAB’s bonds
are rebounding and yields are down from record levels in
overseas markets after JPMorgan Chase & Co. said the
Mexican phone company may win a battle to cut fees
charged by billionaire Carlos Slim’s America Movil SAB.
Syria
Bloodshed Has No Libya-Style Armed Solution for Europe
Wed, 04 May 2011
08:47:11 EDT - When Muammar Qaddafi’s regime turned
its guns on protesters, European leaders declared that
he’d lost his legitimacy to rule, imposed sanctions, and
eventually sent warplanes to bomb him out of office.
Euro
Advances to Highest Since December 2009 Before ECB
Decision
Wed, 04 May 2011
08:46:06 EDT - The euro rose against the dollar,
reaching its highest level since December 2009 on
speculation European Central Bank President Jean-Claude
Trichet will signal further rate increases after policy
makers meet tomorrow.
Groupon
Won't Place Ads on 'Apprentice' Site
Fri, 29 Apr 2011
00:05:08 EDT - Customer complaints about the
political views of developer and potential Presidential
candidate Donald Trump have caused Groupon to drop ads
on the website for his TV show, The Apprentice
Financial
Martial Law in Michigan
Thu, 28 Apr 2011
17:01:18 EDT - A new law speeds the takeover of
financially ailing towns and cities by state-appointed
emergency managers
California,
Texas, and State Workers' Pay
Thu, 28 Apr 2011
17:00:03 EDT - As California tries to close a $15.4
billion budget gap, state workers—who earn 25.2 percent
more than their counterparts in Texas—face cuts
Pacific
Biosciences' $600 Million Decoder Ring
Thu, 28 Apr 2011
17:00:03 EDT - Its technology may finally fulfill
the dream of gene sequencing
One
Thing Tesco Shares With Wal-Mart: Critics
Thu, 28 Apr 2011
17:00:00 EDT - The British retailer's expansion in
Bristol sparks a riot, as supermarkets increasingly
supplant local food shops
Alcatel-Lucent
Chops Away at Years of Failure
Thu, 28 Apr 2011
17:00:00 EDT - CEO Ben Verwaayen ended rampant
infighting and focused on 4G and other hot technologies