Sunday, January 2, 2011

Yahoo! News: Health News

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Hangover or after-party for stocks? (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:30 AM PST

Reuters - A bout of profit taking seems likely early in the new year after the S&P 500 ended its best December in almost two decades, but stocks may have further to run at the start of 2011.

China Premier Wen reiterates fight against inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:40 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed again to step up efforts to keep consumer inflation in check in 2011, state media reported on Sunday.

Russian 2010 oil output hits post-Soviet record (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:54 AM PST

Reuters - Russian oil output rose by 2.2 percent in 2010 to a record 10.1 million barrels per day (505.193 million tonnes) as higher prices prompted the world's top oil exporter to ramp up production at its greenfield sites.

Stocks, commodities shine in 2010 as euro suffers (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 01:34 PM PST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this November 29, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - World stocks ended 2010 at their highest levels in 28 months on Friday and oil touched a 26-month peak as expectations of a further recovery in the global economy supported investors' appetite for risk heading into the new year.

Lender says UK house prices rose 0.4 pct in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 07:22 AM PST

AP - Average house prices in the United Kingdom rose 0.4 percent in 2010 as falling prices in the second half of the year offset gains in the first six months, a major mortgage lender said Friday.

GOP-led House plans to fight Obama pollution plan (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST

AP - The incoming chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is promising a fight over the Obama administration's new approach on limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

Britain set for rocky economic ride in 2011 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:37 PM PST

An austere tax increase, huge cuts in state spending and rising unemployment are all set to be unleashed on Britain in 2011, risking widespread strike action by disgruntled workers.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - An austere tax increase, huge cuts in state spending and rising unemployment are all set to be unleashed on Britain in 2011, risking widespread strike action by disgruntled workers.

GM's turnaround now fully in Akerson's hands (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:32 AM PST

Dan Akerson smiles after ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange in New York in November 2010. The future of General Motors is now firmly in the hands of Akerson, who on Saturday expanded his role to become both chairman and chief executive officer of the iconic American carmaker.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - The future of General Motors is now firmly in the hands of Dan Akerson, who on Saturday expanded his role to become both chairman and chief executive officer of the iconic American carmaker.
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