World stocks gain on Fed's low rate pledge The Charlotte Observer | BANGKOK World stock markets were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. central bank pledged to keep interest rates low until late 2014 to nurture the country's stubbornly slow economic recovery. | Benchmark oil hovered below $100 per barrel while the dollar fell against the euro and the yen. | Eur...
US stock index futures signal mixed Wall Street open The Times Of India US stock index futures pointed to a mixed open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, the Dow Jones futures down 0.1 percent and the Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.6 percent. | The US Federal Reserve looks set to keep monetary policy on hold on Wednesday, e...
Naga wants part of vessel fees Sun Star | THE Naga City Government has requested the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) for a one-percent share of the proceeds from anchorage fees it collects from private cargo vessels. | In his letter to CPA General Manager Dennis Villamor dated Jan. 18, 2012, Nag...
Defense Budget Limits Reach of a Campaign Promise for the Navy The New York Times | WASHINGTON — One of the most specific campaign promises Mitt Romney has made in the realm of defense policy is to increase the Navy’s shipbuilding program to 15 vessels each year from 9 or 10, enough to significantly increase the size o...
A day to look back, and forward NZ Herald | If Monday is fine I might take a wander on North Head, watch the anniversary regatta and ponder Auckland. From there, with a little imagination, you can see the city's beginnings as well as its splendour. | Away to the east, below Rangitoto, you ca...
Arrogance from port, vision from President NZ Herald | Tauranga has twice the productivity and half the wage bill. Go figure. | I love American Presidential State of the Union addresses. I've never seen a duff one. Every president rises to the occasion but no one is finer at the set piece than Barack O...
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Nikkei hits 3-month closing high; Elpida surges Zeenews Tokyo: Japan's Nikkei share average hit its highest closing level in nearly three months on Tuesday on expectations that a Greek debt swap deal will still be reached even after Eur...
New allegations of UN sexual abuse in Haiti Al Jazeera | The UN has begun an investigation into two new allegations of UN police abuse and "sexual exploitation" of children in Haiti, Martin Nesirky, a UN spokesperson, said. | One case ...
Ship carrying rocket parts hits Ky. bridge Atlanta Journal | AURORA, Ky. — Kentucky's governor on Friday promised speedy work to begin replacing a bridge that partially collapsed when it was struck by a cargo ship hauling parts for a space rocket. A a cargo ship pauses in the water after colliding with...
Cruise disaster lawsuits face choppy seas in US Atlanta Journal | MIAMI — While the parent company of the owner of the stricken Costa Concordia is based in Miami, passengers who want to file a lawsuit in U.S. courts over the cruise ship disaster will likely face choppy seas. Election 2012: Across the nation...
Of Course the World’s Most Expensive Private Yacht Has Its Own Laser Shield Gizmodo Andrew Tarantola - | What does one do with an extra £375 million burning a hole in his pocket? Well, if one is Chelsea boss and multi-kagillionaire Roman Abramovich, one commissions the construction of a floating pleasure island replete with e...
Haditha outraged as Marine avoids jail in massacre San Francisco Chronicle | Haditha, Iraq -- | In this town which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the Marine sergeant who told his troops to "shoot first, ask questions later" reached a deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time. | They were outraged both at the American military justice system and at...
Oil hovers near $100 amid Iran tensions Jakarta Post | Crude prices were steady Friday amid a weaker US dollar and expectations that Europe will be able to find oil elsewhere if Iran makes good on its threat to immediately halt exports to the region. | Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 12 US cents at US$99.59 a barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Merc...
