Sunday, January 30, 2011

Yahoo! News: Health News

Yahoo! News: Health News

Focus on Egypt, earnings, jobs (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:30 AM PST

A protester holds an Egyptian flag at a rally against Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak outside the Federal Building in Westwood, California January 29, 2011. REUTERS/Eric ThayerReuters - U.S. stocks may struggle to return to firmer footing this week if anti-government riots in Egypt destabilize the Middle East, keeping investors on edge.

Alpha agrees to buy Massey Energy for about $7.1 billion (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:25 PM PST

Reuters - Alpha Natural Resources said on Saturday it agreed to a $7.1 billion deal to buy Massey Energy Co, which was rocked by a deadly coal mining accident last year.

BP seeks fast track arbitration with TNK-BP (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:01 AM PST

Reuters - BP wants to enter "fast track arbitration" to settle a dispute with Russian shareholders in its TNK-BP joint venture over the British company's shares and exploration deal with Rosneft.

BHP, Rio Tinto investors want cash, not deals: report (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:04 AM PST

A man walks past the head office of BHP Billiton in central Melbourne October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - Investors have written to BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to say the miners should ditch ambitions for mega deals in favor of multi-billion pound share buyback schemes, The Sunday Telegraph reported.

Jobs, inflation and Egypt (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:50 AM PST

Reuters - Fundamentals and nasty surprises are on investors minds heading into February, with big tests in the coming week about jobs and inflation and increasing worries over Egypt and its region.

How the major stock indexes fared Friday (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:36 PM PST

AP - Escalating protests in Egypt jarred world financial markets on Friday. Stocks fell while the dollar, Treasurys and gold rose as investors sought to reduce their exposure to risk. The MSCI World Market index, the broadest measure of the world's stock markets, slumped 1.4 percent.

Obama: Mubarak must deliver on democracy promise (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:44 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says he's spoken to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and told him he has a responsibility to take concrete steps to deliver on promises of better democracy and greater economic opportunity

Business leaders see need for inclusive growth (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:04 AM PST

CEO, ICICI Bank, India, Chanda Kochhar speaks during a session on The Global Agenda in 2011 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. The WEF wraps up it's final day of meetings on Sunday focusing on the global agenda for 2011 and inspiration for a lifetime. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - Business leaders say the poor need to benefit more from economic growth or the world will experience more of the unrest seen recently in Tunisia and Egypt.

Most Irish want bailout renegotiated: poll (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:52 AM PST

A woman displays a placard in the main shopping area of Dublin in November. An overwhelming majority of Irish voters want the terms of a 67.5 billion euro ($92 billion) EU-IMF bailout renegotiated, according to an opinion poll.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - An overwhelming majority of Irish voters want the terms of a 67.5 billion euro ($92 billion) EU-IMF bailout renegotiated, according to an opinion poll out Sunday.

Canadian oil producers to see higher profits (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:32 AM PST

Reuters - Higher oil prices and improved refining profits are likely to strengthen fourth-quarter earnings at Canada's biggest oil companies, though weak returns from natural gas and pipeline woes may dampen gains.
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