Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Mixed signals for Wall Street
Cheney, Karzai discuss 'problems from Pakistan'
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Vice President Cheney left Afghanistan on Tuesday after talks on how to
crush
the threat posed by Islamic militants, a danger dramatized by a suicide
bombing outside the U.S. air base Cheney was visiting.
It's a hard sell for some, Big Easy for others
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People are coming and buying stakes in a New Orleans, a city that still
has
less than half the population it had before Hurricane Katrina. People
continue
to move out, some after returning here and becoming overwhelmed by the
neighborhoods of empty houses, a crime wave and a general uncertainty
about
the future. Despite all that, New Orleans is finding a way to hold
steady.
HUD gets new view of who's homeless
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A groundbreaking survey of homelessness being released today found that
704,000 people nationwide sought shelter at least once in a three-month
period. Families with children accounted for one-third of those seeking
emergency shelter or transitional housing between February and April
2005
MONEY
Most Asian markets plunge, but Chinese stocks regain footing
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Chinese stocks bounced back Wednesday after their biggest drop in a
decade,
but stock markets across Asia plunged amid jitters about possible
slowdowns in
the Chinese and U.S. economies.
Prince Charles says ban McDonald's food
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Prince Charles suggested Tuesday on a visit to the United Arab Emirates
that
banning McDonald's fast food was crucial for improving people's diets,
a
British news agency reported.
Chinese carmaker, Chrysler near deal
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Chrysler Group moved a step closer Tuesday to becoming first to bring
Chinese-
made cars to the USA. German parent DaimlerChrysler approved a deal to
team
with Chinese carmaking phenomenon Chery Motor to develop small cars that
could
be sold in the USA and Europe.
