Saturday, March 14, 2009
Washington Post to merge business news into front section
Washington Post to merge business news into front section
The Washington Post announced Friday that it will drop its business
section as a separate part of the paper at the end of the month.
G20 vows to restore lending and boost IMF funding
G20 vows to restore lending and boost IMF funding
3/14/2009 1:32:39 PM EDT
Friday, March 13, 2009
Breaking News Fri., March 13, 2009
In Another Reversal of Bush, Obama Removes 'Enemy Combatant'
Designation From Gitmo Detainees [4:10 p.m. ET]
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Special news
Microsoft exec appointed to DHS post
03/12/09 04:54 PM, EDT
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday
she is putting a Microsoft executive in charge of protecting the U.S.
government's computing systems.
STOCKS GO FOR A THIRD DAY
Date: Thur, 12 Mar 2009
| DOW 7169.82 +239.42 +3.45% |
|
| NASDAQ 1426.10 +54.46 +3.97% |
|
| S & P 500 750.67 +29.31 +4.06% |
|
| OIL 47.65 +3.66 +8.32% |
Dow climbs 200 points as investors buy battered bank and drug stocks, sending shares higher for third day in a row.
Dow climbs 200 points as investors buy battered bank and drug stocks,
sending shares higher for third day in a row.
Dow industrials reclaim 7,000 mark as U.S. stocks reverse day's declines
Dow industrials reclaim 7,000 mark as U.S. stocks reverse day's declines
3/12/2009 10:32:03 AM EDT
News Alert!
Report: N. Korea sets satellite launch
03/12/09 01:53 AM, EDT
North Korea has informed an international organization that it plans
to launch a satellite April 4 to 8, South Korea's state news agency
reported Thursday, citing an unnamed intelligence official.
Clinton eyes engagement with N. Korea
03/11/09 11:33 PM, EDT
The United States will still try to denuclearize North Korea through
multilateral talks, even if North Korea launches a long-range missile,
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
Clinton defends stance on human rights
03/11/09 10:36 PM, EDT
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended the Obama
administration's commitment to human rights, calling their promotion
"an essential aspect of American global foreign policy."
Genentech accepts Roche takeover bid at $95 a share
Genentech accepts Roche takeover bid at $95 a share
Roche and Genentech end their protracted takeover effort with a
friendly accord under which the Basel health care major will pay $95 a
share for the 44% of the South San Francisco biotech giant it doesn't
already own.
GEITHNER FRETS THAT GLOBAL STIMULUS PLANS WILL PETER OUT TOO SOON
Spending plans that major countries around the globe have put in place
to combat the worldwide recession may not have the staying power to
make it to the late rounds of the crisis, says Treasury Secretary
Timothy Geithner.
Judge orders Madoff, who pleaded guilty in swindle scheme, to jail. Sentencing set for June 16; he faces up to 150 years in prison.
Judge orders Madoff, who pleaded guilty in swindle scheme, to jail.
Sentencing set for June 16; he faces up to 150 years in prison.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
special News
Domestic terror threat growing, Senate committee warns
03/11/09 01:12 PM, EDT
There is an increasing threat of homegrown terror stemming from
segments of a deeply isolated and alienated Somali-American community,
a U.S. Senate committee hearing concluded Wednesday.
U.S. says budget gap was $192.8 billion in February. Total government deficit is $764.5 billion since beginning of fiscal year.
U.S. says budget gap was $192.8 billion in February. Total government
deficit is $764.5 billion since beginning of fiscal year.
U.S. says 4 states and Puerto Rico had double-digit unemployment rates in January; Michigan soared to 11.6%, California up to 10.1%.
U.S. says 4 states and Puerto Rico had double-digit unemployment rates
in January; Michigan soared to 11.6%, California up to 10.1%.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Breaking News
At least 10 people died in a shooting spree in two Alabama towns, an
official said. The gunman was among those killed.
Markets Tuesday, 03/10/2009
| Dow : 6926.49 up 379.44 | S & P : 719.60 up 43.07
|
| NASDAQ: 1358.28 up 89.64 | Bond (10Y): 3.00%, 97.81
MARKETS:
Stocks: Biggest gains of '09
The Dow gains 379 points, Nasdaq surges 7% and S&P 500 rallies 6.4% on
Citigroup and possible limit on short selling.
Breaking News Tue., March 10, 2009
Madoff to Plead Guilty to 11 Counts, Faces up to 150 Years Behind Bars
[3:53 p.m. ET]
Dow Up 5% as Closing Bell Nears
| Dow : 6926.49 Up 379.44 | S & P : 719.60 Up 43.07 |
| NASDAQ: 1358.28 Up 89.64 | Oil 45.78 down 1.29 -2.74% |
Special news alert!
Rooting for the bad guys to save ourselves
03/10/09 08:19 AM, EDT
In case you hadn't noticed, Americans are having a rough time with the
New World Order as it applies to saving the economy.
Rally on Wall Street gains steam - Dow surges more than 300 points - as Citi bolsters financial shares.
Rally on Wall Street gains steam - Dow surges more than 300 points -
as Citi bolsters financial shares.
Breaking News
At least 25 people killed in suicide car bombing at reconciliation
conference in Baghdad, Iraqi Interior Ministry says.
Bernanke says no sustainable economic recovery without financial regulatory reform.
Bernanke says no sustainable economic recovery without financial
regulatory reform.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Breaking News Mon., March 9, 2009
Obama Ends Ban on Stem Cell Research Funding, Overturning Another Bush Policy.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Breaking News
The pastor of a Maryville, Illinois, church was shot to death in front
of parishioners during a service, authorities said.
News Alert!
Subject: CNN Alerts: USnews
12,000 U.S. troops out of Iraq by fall, military says
03/08/09 11:26 AM, EDT
Some 12,000 troops will be pulled from Iraq over the next six months
as part of a gradual troop withdrawal in the region, the U.S. military
said in a statement Sunday.
World News
U.S. citizen among headless bodies in Tijuana
03/07/09 08:27 PM, EST
A U.S. citizen was among the three decapitated bodies found earlier
this week in Tijuana, Mexican authorities said Saturday.
