April 2010
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European Stocks Post Weekly Decline on Debt Concern; Banks Drop – BusinessWeek
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European Stocks Post Weekly Decline on Debt Concern; Banks Drop
BusinessWeek May 1 (Bloomberg) — European stocks posted the biggest weekly drop since February on concern that Greece's debt crisis will spread across the region. Credit Agricole SA paced declines in bank shares. Rio Tinto Group led mining shares … German Banks, Firms Said to Prepare Aid Package for GreeceBusinessWeek Greece Faces 'Unprecedented' Cuts as $159 Billion Rescue NearsBusinessWeek WORLD FOREX: Euro Advances In Anticipation Of Greek Aid PlanWall Street Journal Forbes -Financial Times -The Associated Press all 3,972 news articles » |
How risky is offshore oil? – msnbc.com
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How risky is offshore oil?
msnbc.com Drilling for oil offshore looks a lot riskier now than it did 10 days ago, and that could well affect the energy debate for years to come. The fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig explosion is a perfect example of how a catastrophic event … New Jersey lawmakers: Halt drillingNJ.com Campaign urges reinstating ban on offshore oil drillingWashington Post Fla. declares emergency over oil spillMiamiHerald.com Asbury Park Press -Wall Street Journal -Newsweek all 611 news articles » |
Election 2010: Final weekend of campaign – BBC News
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Election 2010: Final weekend of campaign
BBC News The parties are hitting the campaign trail on the final weekend before polling day as polls suggest the election is still too close to call. Lib Dem Nick Clegg told The Guardian his party had taken Labour's place and it was now a two-horse race. … Vote us out if we fail, says David Cameron as he unveils 'contract'Times Online Afghanistan, Iran Become Issues in British Election RaceVoice of America Nick Clegg: we have taken Labour's place in UK politicsThe Guardian Reuters -Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press all 3,358 news articles » |
Gold hits 2010 highs in flight to safety – Reuters
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Gold hits 2010 highs in flight to safety
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold hit a 2010 high above $1180 an ounce on Friday, gaining 1 percent as a widening euro zone sovereign debt crisis prompted investors to buy the metal asset in a flight to safety. The precious metal has rallied almost 6 percent … METALS-Copper up with euro, vulnerable on demand concernsReuters Copper Advances in New York, London Trading on Dollar, GreeceBusinessWeek Gold exchange-traded product flows hit recordsMarketWatch Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press -BusinessWeek all 792 news articles » |
BYD Puts US Battery-Car Sales Base in Los Angeles – BusinessWeek
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BYD Puts US Battery-Car Sales Base in Los Angeles
BusinessWeek The company plans to hire 150 employees for the office by 2011, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement. The three are to attend a press … California snags China's BYD US headquartersReuters Chinese auto, solar firm BYD chooses LA as its US headquartersContra Costa Times Chinese Company Brings HQ to Los AngelesSan Fernando Valley Business Journal LA Downtown News Online -Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press all 149 news articles » |
Fed adopts plan to let banks set up CDs – The Associated Press
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Fed adopts plan to let banks set up CDs
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve adopted a plan on Friday allowing banks to set up the equivalent of certificates of deposit at the central bank. The move will help the Fed mop up money pumped out during the financial crisis and prevent inflation from … Funds May Exit Reverse Repos in Seven Days Under Fed TermsBusinessWeek Banks cut emergency borrowing from FedKMPH Fox 26 Central BanksMarket News International ABC News -Reuters -Financial Times all 162 news articles » |
Quick fix for BP’s leaky oilwell is elusive-experts – Reuters
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Quick fix for BP's leaky oilwell is elusive-experts
Reuters HOUSTON, April 30 (Reuters) – There is little hope that near-term efforts by London-based BP Plc (BP.L) to choke off a leaking underwater oil well will succeed, experts said on Friday, raising the prospect of an environmental disaster … Threats to Wildlife Often LingerWall Street Journal This oil spill shows our addiction is madness — it is time to actTimes Online Spill nears record sizeReno Gazette-Journal New York Times -San Diego Union Tribune -Elliott Wave all 111 news articles » |
Quick fix for BP’s leaky oilwell is elusive-experts – Reuters
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Quick fix for BP's leaky oilwell is elusive-experts
Reuters HOUSTON, April 30 (Reuters) – There is little hope that near-term efforts by London-based BP Plc (BP.L) to choke off a leaking underwater oil well will succeed, experts said on Friday, raising the prospect of an environmental disaster … BP tumble on oil spill overdone, analysts sayMarketWatch Rig explosion dirties BP's green imageThe Associated Press To Oil Traders: Today You Stand At Crucial CrossroadsElliott Wave WBAY -KVUE -Treehugger all 342 news articles » |
Ford Spurns FDIC as Private Equity Seeks Bank Deals – BusinessWeek
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Ford Spurns FDIC as Private Equity Seeks Bank Deals
BusinessWeek April 30 (Bloomberg) — Gerald J. Ford, who became a billionaire by purchasing distressed lenders during the last banking crisis, isn't waiting around during this one for Sheila Bair's Federal … Three Washington banks under closer oversightBizjournals.com Front Range Bank Enters FDIC Consent Ordercbs4denver.com Michigan bank failure raises 2010 tally to 61MarketWatch Reuters -Great Falls Tribune -Washington Post all 153 news articles » |
US FDA OKs AstraZeneca, Pozen pain drug – Reuters
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US FDA OKs AstraZeneca, Pozen pain drug
Reuters WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) – The US Food and Drug Administration has approved AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) and Pozen Inc's (POZN.O) pain drug Vimovo, an agency spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday. Vimovo is a fixed-dose combination of the … Pozen, AstraZeneca Win FDA Approval of Arthritis DrugBusinessWeek Pozen shares sink ahead of FDA decisionMarketWatch Pozen shares take wild ride as wait continues for FDA decisionBizjournals.com tickerspy Newswire -Triangle Business Journal -News & Observer all 43 news articles » |