tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63032515218718952302011-05-10T14:28:44.169-07:00mabelleverlastingNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-68339510251632214682011-05-09T14:28:00.000-07:002011-05-10T14:28:44.298-07:00Nasdaq, ICE seek support for bid for NYSENasdaq and IntercontinentalExchange reached out directly to the shareholders of the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange in its unsolicited bid to acquire the exchange owner.
On Monday, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) issued a letter to NYSE Euronext shareholders saying that the NYSE board is rushing them to a vote without exploring better alternatives. The News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-40842069688626681622011-05-07T07:00:00.000-07:002011-05-08T07:00:32.691-07:00Automatic budget cuts have spotty recordWASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress and President Barack Obama are proposing ways to automatically trigger budget savings if they can't rein in deficits the old-fashioned way, by enacting laws to cut spending or raise taxes. Similar efforts in the past have a spotty record.
The last quarter-century has seen plenty of missed deficit and spending targets and inventive evasions of budget curbs. This is News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-71830096382331642022011-05-06T10:02:00.000-07:002011-05-07T10:03:06.819-07:00Analysis: Reimagining Obama after gutsy raidWASHINGTON (AP) -- It was just a firehouse chat with the guys of Engine 54 in lower Manhattan. But President Barack Obama delivered a message he hopes will also hit home with every American in this week of national catharsis: "You're always going to have a president and an administration who's got your back."
In the denouement to the daring raid that brought down Osama bin Laden, the president News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-3054032836317734052011-05-05T09:42:00.000-07:002011-05-06T09:42:17.752-07:00Migrants risk lives to reach, escape LibyaBENGHAZI, Libya (AP) -- Many risked their lives to get here. Now they're putting their lives on the line to get out.
Thousands of migrant workers, from an array of African countries, have been caught in the cross hairs of Libya's revolution. Their plight highlights the perils many confront in often-desperate quests for decent-paying work and the hope of a better life.
Bright Ighodero said only News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-85193453914307676082011-05-05T01:27:00.000-07:002011-05-06T01:27:41.102-07:00Cisco narrows focus with new business structureSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Cisco will undergo a number of structural changes following several challenging quarters as the networking behemoth attempts to become more efficient in bringing products to market.
Cisco Systems Inc., which last month killed off its Flip Video camcorder business, has tried to narrow its focus as competition intensifies. It said Thursday that it now wants to focus on fiveNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-13131300599202169682011-05-04T10:28:00.000-07:002011-05-05T10:28:35.893-07:00Insurer Cigna's 1Q profit soars 52 percentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Cigna Corp.'s first-quarter net income jumped 52 percent as medical claims fell, the international business grew again, and it raised its 2011 profit forecast like other big health insurers that also beat expectations for the quarter.
The Philadelphia company said Thursday earnings in health care, its largest segment, climbed 47 percent, and premiums and fees from its News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-58448208773265235192011-05-04T06:12:00.000-07:002011-05-05T06:12:49.254-07:00Doctored bin Laden corpse photos go viral, globalSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The images are bloody, grotesque and convincing: Osama bin Laden lies dead, the left side of his head blasted away. But the pictures are fakes.
Doctored photos purporting to show bin Laden's corpse rocketed around the world on television, online via social media and in print almost as soon as his death was announced.
The pictures have spread without regard for their origin News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-39912234527629200062011-05-03T23:43:00.000-07:002011-05-04T23:43:08.620-07:00Glencore pricing values firm at about $61 billionGENEVA (AP) -- Commodities giant Glencore International PLC said Wednesday that its partial share float later this month could value the company at $61 billion, making it one of the biggest initial public offerings in recent years.
The Swiss-based company aims to sell part of its shares for between 4.80-5.80 pounds ($8-$9.67) on the London Stock Exchange starting May 24, catapulting it straight News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-88636100010368940082011-05-02T20:56:00.000-07:002011-05-04T20:56:16.684-07:00Amid the rubble, survivors find sentimental itemsTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- When Lois Sayer's three daughters returned to their tornado-wrecked childhood home, they mourned the loss of their 88-year-old mother and discovered a few of the irreplaceable keepsakes that will tell the story of their parents' lives.
Across the twister-ravaged South, residents and family members continued picking through the ruins, collecting whatever family treasure orNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-20497986034805855622011-04-24T22:01:00.000-07:002011-04-25T21:02:06.115-07:00Jimmy Carter, other former leaders to visit NKoreaBEIJING (AP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that he hopes to meet with North Korea's reclusive leader during a visit aimed at assessing severe food shortages and discussing the revival of nuclear disarmament talks.
Carter is making the three-day visit to North Korea this week accompanied by former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland andNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-39785069490068336552011-04-23T22:05:00.000-07:002011-04-24T21:05:58.117-07:00New leader overhauls US broadcasts into CubaMIAMI (AP) -- A new generation of managers is taking the reins at the U.S. government's radio and TV broadcasts into Cuba, promising to overhaul the stations' programming in an effort to make them more relevant and reach a younger audience.
The overhaul coincides with broader policy changes, as President Barack Obama has shifted from the Bush-era tactic of advocating the overthrow of Fidel News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-52888417328160472392011-04-23T18:14:00.000-07:002011-04-24T17:15:27.356-07:00Treasury investment funds report $1.7B gainsWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Treasury Department said Friday that an investment program set up during the financial crisis to buy toxic assets from banks is showing a $1.7 billion gain.
The department committed $22.1 billion in taxpayer funds to the Public-Private Investment Program, which was created in March 2009. The money has been used to set up funds that have invested in mortgage-backed News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-5811662965625885922011-04-22T18:33:00.000-07:002011-04-23T17:34:12.034-07:00BlackBerry maker: UAE policy would apply to othersDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The maker of BlackBerry devices says tighter restrictions on the popular gadgets proposed by Emirati authorities would likely apply to other smartphones too, raising new questions about data freedom in the Gulf Arab nation.
The United Arab Emirates' telecommunications regulator has outlined plans to limit access to the Blackberry Enterprise Server system, whichNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-75200990605115746712011-04-17T11:17:00.000-07:002011-04-18T10:18:30.231-07:00How Health Insurance Can Help YouHealth insurance plans may seem like an added expenses that you might not actually need. Nevertheless, health insurance might be helpful for a number of reasons. You can research through health insurance plans to find the best one for you, whether it is something that only covers the a few and far-between doctor's visits you may need throughout the year, or disability coverage that takes into News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-26995016320032686742011-04-15T23:26:00.000-07:002011-04-16T22:27:32.169-07:00Feds mulling next move in Bonds sagaSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- After years of investigation, three weeks of trial and millions of dollars spent pursuing Barry Bonds, federal prosecutors were back where they started Thursday - deciding whether to try and prove the home run king's records were built with steroids and lies.
On Wednesday, the jury that was to finally decide whether Bonds deceived a grand jury in 2003 when he denied News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-46832898199307021302011-04-08T08:43:00.000-07:002011-04-09T07:44:39.242-07:00A Consumer's Guide to Health Care ModernizeThe six-month day of remembrance] of the act of the health care modernize, more of the law's preparations will be effectively. Nearly consumers, even so, will not ensure whatever alterations till later on January 1, while their recently health insurance plan class starts.
Meantime, employees will be having prepare for drops "open registration" point, while they selection their health coverage forNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303251521871895230.post-65577932315759859502011-03-16T00:36:00.000-07:002011-03-16T23:37:01.592-07:00Ga. executions off: DEA seizes critical drugATLANTA (AP) -- A U.S. shortage of a key lethal injection drug deepened Wednesday as federal regulators investigated whether Georgia circumvented the law in obtaining its supply and Texas announced it was switching to an alternative.
The Drug Enforcement Administration seized Georgia's entire supply of sodium thiopental, which defense attorneys claim came from a fly-by-night British supplier News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.com