Thursday, April 29, 2010

Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Out-of-Pocket Costs - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Out-of-Pocket Costs

New York Times


HAMMOND, La. â€" BP says that the offshore drilling accident that is spewing thousands of barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico could cost the company several hundred million dollars. Nobody re »

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Hewlett-Packard Will Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion - BusinessWeek


Reuters


Hewlett-Packard Will Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion

BusinessWeek


April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to buy Palm Inc., the money-losing handset maker that was once a Silicon V »

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Goldman Sachs Takes Little Blame in Senate Defense: Ann Woolner - BusinessWeek


The Guardian


Goldman Sachs Takes Little Blame in Senate Defense: Ann Woolner

BusinessWeek


April 28 (Bloomberg) -- For a moment last week as the Goldman Sachs drama unfolded, it looked as if the bank might defend itself against a sensational civil fraud charge by hanging out to dry one of its vice presidents, the fabulous Frenchman, ...


Goldman Sachs whiz kid Tourre lacks apology, but not arrogance

Washington Post


Factbox: Levin, Blankfein trade jabs at hearing

Reuters


Goldman's Blankfein hit hard on CDO conflicts

MarketWatch


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Monday, April 26, 2010

GOP senators block debate on finance bill - Los Angeles Times


Reuters


GOP senators block debate on finance bill

Los Angeles Times


The 57-41 vote, marking the first showdown over the financial overhaul, slows but probably won't stop the legislation. By Janet Hook, Tribune Washington Bureau Senate Republicans on Monday united to block legislation that would make the most ...


Finance Bill Hits Impasse

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Obama eulogizes West Virginia mine blast victims - Los Angeles Times


Washington Post


Obama eulogizes West Virginia mine blast victims

Los Angeles Times


At a somber memorial for 29 coal miners Sunday, President Obama said it is a moral imperative for the United States to prevent the sort of underground explosion that triggered the worst mine disaster in four decades ...


Obama Eulogizes Victims of Mine Accident

New York Times


President Obama eulogizes 29 W.Va. miners

Washington Post


Obama eulogizes 29 W.Va. miners -- 'Don't let this happen again'

USA Today


CNN -Reuters -Voice of America


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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Tornado kills 7 in Mississippi: officials - Reuters


New York Daily News


Tornado kills 7 in Mississippi: officials

Reuters


BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi on Saturday, killing seven people, trapping others in their homes and destroying many buildings, authorities said. Three people died in Choctaw County, ...


9 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured

The Associated Press


Tornado death toll at 10 in Miss., port said to be wiped off map

Detroit Free Press


10 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured

Atlanta Journal Constitution


Austin American-Statesman -BBC News -NECN


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Friday, April 23, 2010

EU's Rehn: Greek aid should be ready by May - Reuters


The Guardian


EU's Rehn: Greek aid should be ready by May

Reuters


WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - The European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund should have an aid package in place for Greece by early May, a top EU official said on Friday. "We are working very intensively, ...


WORLD FOREX: Euro F »

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Live analysis: NFL draft round one - USA Today


Reuters


Live analysis: NFL draft round one

USA Today


USA TODAY's Nate Davis will provide pick-by-pick analysis of the first round of the NFL draft here tonight. Return here for the latest news from Radio City Music H »


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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Muslim Group Warns 'South Park' - New York Times


Washington Post


Muslim Group Warns 'South Park'

New York Times


An Islamic group based in New York said that a recent episode of “South Park,” the satirical animated series, insulted the Prophet Muhammad, and compared the show's creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, to Theo van Gogh, the Dutch filmmaker who was ...


Muslim group warns 'South Park' creators of death

The Associated Press


Has 'South Park' gone too far this time?

CNN


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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

European skies open but airline schedules scrambled - Reuters


Globe and Mail


European skies open but airline schedules scrambled

Reuters


LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - Europe's skies were open for business on Wednesday, but with so many planes having been grounded by the p »


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Monday, April 19, 2010

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Airlines carry out test flights in Europe's ash-filled skies - Los Angeles Times


Sydney Morning Herald


Airlines carry out test flights in Europe's ash-filled skies

Los Angeles Times


Air France, KLM and Lufthansa send out jets carrying only crew members in an attempt to show that flying conditions are safe despite the volcanic ash. The flights landed without incident, they said. Lufthansa airplanes stand on the tarmac at the ...


Volcanic ash relentless as tremors rock Iceland

Reuters


EU Says Half of Normal Flights May Operate Monday

Voice of America


Europe Carriers Press for Airspace Re-Opening After Ash Cloud

BusinessWeek


The Associated Press -Aljazeera.net -Christian Science Monitor


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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Stunned Poland honours lost president - Times Online


Reuters


Stunned Poland honours lost president

Times Online


A hundred thousand Poles gathered yesterday in Warsaw to pay their last respects to the president and other leaders whose deaths in an air crash in Russia have plunged the nation into a bout of intense grief and soul-searching. ...


Poland to Bury Its President and First Lady

Voice of America


Poland holds public memorial for crash victims

The Associated Press


Mourners pay respects to Polish leader, Obama unable to attend

Washington Post


AFP -BusinessWeek -W »

Friday, April 16, 2010

Goldman Sachs CDOs a 'Concern' for Crisis Panel, Angelides Says - BusinessWeek


Telegraph.co.uk


Goldman Sachs CDOs a 'Concern' for Crisis Panel, Angelides Says

BusinessWeek


April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s sales of collateralized debt obligations are “an area of interest and concern” for the US commission investigating the financial crisis, the panel's chairman said. “We will continue to look ...


Stocks, Oil Drop as Dollar Gains After SEC Sues Goldman Sachs

Bloomberg


SEC shines spotlight on little-known Goldman exec

Reuters


Paulson, Looking to Go Short on Mortgages, Found a Willing Partner

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Tea Party Protesters Descend on DC With New 'Contract From America' - FOXNews


Reuters


Tea Party Protesters Descend on DC With New 'Contract From America'

FOXNews


Thousands of protesters descended on the nation's Capitol for April 15 tax deadline protests as activists offered up a new "Contract From America" aimed at using the winning formula of the 1994 Republican revolution while also developing a direction ...


Tea partiers descend on DC

Reuters


Tax Day Tea Party r »


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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Holder gets boost from Democrats on 9/11 trials - Reuters


Kansas City Star


Holder gets boost from Democrats on 9/11 trials

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder drew more robust backing from fellow Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday after fierce protests against his plan to try the  »


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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit - Washington Post


ABC Online


Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit

Washington Post


World leaders arriving in Washington for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit must have felt for a moment that they had instead been transported to Soviet-era Moscow. They entered a capital that had become a military encampment, ...


Obama says nuke summit made US, world more secure

The Associated Press


Factbox: Who are the world's nuclear powers?

Reuters


Obama: Summit shows 'what is possible when nations come together'

USA Today


Salt Lake Tribune -W »

Monday, April 12, 2010

Alcoa shares move up as results kick off earnings season - MarketWatch


Telegraph.co.uk


Alcoa shares move up as results kick off earnings season

MarketWatch


LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Alcoa Inc. shares rose late Monday after the aluminum giant unoffici »


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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Euro Rises After Greece Wins $61 Billion Aid Pledge From EU - BusinessWeek


Los Angeles Times


Euro Rises After Greece Wins $61 Billion Aid Pledge From EU

BusinessWeek


April 12 (Bloomberg) -- The euro r »


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Friday, April 9, 2010

Stevens Retirement Sets Stage for US Supreme Court Confirmation Battle - Voice of America


Globe and Mail


Stevens Retirement Sets Stage for US Supreme Court Confirmation Battle

Voice of America


Photo: AP The US Supreme Court is losing its most senior justice. Justice John Paul Stevens has announced he will retire from the high court after the court's current term winds up in June. Stevens' departure will give President Barack Obama the ...


John Paul Stevens: Supreme Court retirees keep lifetime pay

Christian Science Monitor


Replacing John Paul Stevens: A Strategic, Not Political Pick

CBS News


Obama promises to act quickly on finding new Justice

NECN


San Luis Obispo Tribune -MiamiHerald.com -Daily C »


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Thursday, April 8, 2010

ESPN marks Tiger's tee shot with live coverage - The Associated Press


BBC Sport


ESPN marks Tiger's tee shot with live coverage

The Associated Press


NEW YORK â€" ESPN treated Tiger Woods' return to golf at the Masters as an epic event Thursday, then tiptoed around the reason for  »


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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

'He was a very brave man' - CNN


Telegraph.co.uk


'He was a very brave man'

CNN


(CNN) -- One of the men killed in Monday's coal mine explosion in West Virginia knew of the danger but didn't let it bother him, his family said Tuesday. The blast at the Massey Energy Co. mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, killed at least 25 miners; ...


Gases make W.Va. mine unsafe; 4 missing, 25 dead

The Associated Press


About Massey Energy Co.

Los Angeles Times


West Virginia mining disaster: How to help the victims' families

USA Today


Philadelphia Inquirer -Washington Post -New York Times


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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Twelve miners killed in West Virginia explosion - Los Angeles Times


Globe and Mail


Twelve miners killed in West Virginia explosion

Los Angeles Times


At least 10 remain missing hours after the blast, which knocked down communication lines inside the huge underground complex. One miner is in the hospital. Billy Pettry, from left, Caden Gray, 5, and Brandon Gray gather at the Marsh Fork Worship Center ...


West Virginia coal mine explosion kills 25

BBC News


Massey Energy: 25 dead in W.Va. mine explosion

The Associated Press


Explosion at US coal mine kills 25

Xinhua


Philadelphia Inquirer -San Francisco Chronicle -MarketWatch


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Monday, April 5, 2010

Quake rolls across Baja - Los Angeles Times


CBC.ca


Quake rolls across Baja

Los Angeles Times


The magnitude 7.2 temblor topples buildings and is blamed for at least one death. Damage is worst in the border cities of Calexico and Mexicali. A woman goes into labor at a damaged hospital in the Mexicali area. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times ...


Strong quake shakes cities around US-Mexico border

Reuters


Big Baja quake came from 'chaotic' fault system

San Jose Mercury News


Baja earthquake: 'Power lines were crashing against buildings'

Christian Science Monitor


Philadelphia Inquirer -BBC News -The Associated Press


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