Wheat, gold make stunning runs in nervous markets The Times Of India Tweet | NEW YORK: Wheat charged higher on Friday to post its biggest weekly gain in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw selective buying amid lingering worries about the euro zone. | Prices of crude oil and copper -- two of the biggest industrial co...
Luxury Liner’s Removal to Begin Off Italian Coast The New York Times | ROME — One of the most expensive and challenging salvage operations ever planned, the removal of the luxury liner Costa Concordia from granite rocks off the Tuscan coast, where it ran aground in January, will begin next week, the companies in charge announced Friday. Enlarge This Image Costa...
The Beginning of the End of the Census? The New York Times | THE American Community Survey may be the most important government function you’ve never heard of, and it’s in trouble. Multimedia Graphic So Many Questions Related | Annual Census at Risk in House Budget Bill (May 11, 2012) Related in ...
Chinese Chief of Security Seems to Keep Grip on Power The New York Times | BEIJING — The Chinese security chief, Zhou Yongkang, completed a prominent tour of the volatile region of Xinjiang last week, a sign that he still had a firm hold on his post and wielded power despite the fact that he had opposed the purging ...
Wheat and gold post big gains as copper tumbles Gulf News | New York: Wheat charged higher on Friday to post its biggest weekly gain in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw selective buying amid lingering worries about the Eurozone. | Prices of crude oil and...
Insurers pulling back on hurricane discount Herald Tribune | The price shock can be dramatic: Englewood retirees Bob and Janet Dodds will pay 100 percent more for their windstorm insurance and Venice resident Henry Holzapfel another 50 percent this year. | In both cases, state-run Citizens Property Insurance...
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Europe's banks on the brink Reuters | LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as president of the...
Tokyo stocks rebound, close up 0.86% The Times Of India TweetTOKYO: Tokyo stocks reversed early losses to finish 0.86 percent higher Thursday, as Japan reported better-than-expected growth figures although concerns over political turmoi...
World stocks mixed amid Greek political impasse Atlanta Journal | BANGKOK — World stocks were held in check Tuesday by a political impasse in Greece that could lead it to a destabilizing exit from the euro currency union. Shizuo Kambayash...
Seaway pipeline sends oil to Texas in historic reversal Daily Press | HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Seaway pipeline began pumping crude from Cushing, Oklahoma, oil tanks to the heart of the U.S. refining industry in Houston on Saturday, marking a historic shift in the way oil flows across the United States. | The first bar...
Bad home loans weigh on Guaranty Bank Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Guaranty Bank, which profited for years making mortgages and home-equity loans to consumers, now is struggling just to post a profitable quarter. | The Brown Deer-based lender, the ninth-biggest bank with headquarters in Wisconsin, has recorded five ...
Two injured in single car crash in Oconomowoc Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Flight for Life is responding to transport two victims of a one-car crash just before1 p.m. in Oconomowoc. | Officials with Waukesha County Sheriff's Department said a vehicle was westbound on Hwy 16 just east of Brown St. when it left the road and l...
Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut STL Today | It was barely a "like" and definitely not a "love" from Facebook investors as the online social network's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut Friday. | One of the most anticipated IPOs in Wall Street history ended on a flat note, with Facebook's stock closing at $38.23, up 23 cents from Thursday night's pricing. | That meant ...
