Saturday, April 23, 2011

Yahoo! News: Health News

Yahoo! News: Health News

BOJ Shirakawa sees Japan economy contraction in Jan-June: WSJ (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said the country's economy will likely shrink in the first half of 2011 due mainly to stalled output in the wake of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Shanghai offers fee cuts to defuse drivers' strike at port (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 02:28 AM PDT

People walk along an unfinished road being used by truck drivers to park their container trucks near a port in Shanghai, April 21, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - The government of the Chinese city of Shanghai is cutting some fees to defuse striking truck drivers' anger over high fuel prices, an official spokesman said Saturday, after days of confrontation earlier this week disrupted the world's busiest port.

Poll: Youth without degrees at end of job line (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Poll shows how the young feel about not attending collegeAP - The nation's economic upheaval has been especially hard on young people trying to start their working lives with a high school education or less. Only about a third are working full-time, compared with two-thirds of recent college grads, according to an Associated Press-Viacom poll.

Wall Street Beat: Tech Sector off to Strong Start in Q1 (PC World)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:00 AM PDT

PC World - A Who's Who of IT bellwethers including Apple, IBM, Intel and Qualcomm issued strong financial reports this week, the height of earnings season, reinforcing forecasts for a strong year for the tech sector.

Year after Greek debt rescue, markets unconvinced (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 08:18 AM PDT

A car aproaches a ditch dug up by protesters in the town of Keratea, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) southeast of Athens, Thursday, April 14, 2011. Local protesters have staged a four-month campaign against plans to build a landfill in the area, that has led to frequent riots and roadblocks along a highway linking the Greek capital to the port of Lavrio. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - It's an anniversary few are celebrating. A year ago Saturday, with its faltering economy days away from bankruptcy, Greece ended months of speculation and requested bailout loans.

States reach insurance agreement with John Hancock (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:47 PM PDT

AP - Nearly two dozen states have reached an agreement with John Hancock Life Insurance Co. to settle a dispute over how the Boston insurer pays life insurance policies and annuities.

Report: Myanmar set to ink int'l energy contracts (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 08:56 AM PDT

AP - Myanmar's state oil firm is set to sign contracts with companies from China, Singapore and South Korea for oil and gas exploration, state media reported Saturday.

Twitter signs deal to stay in San Francisco (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:00 PM PDT

AP - Twitter will keep its nest in San Francisco.

GM likely to retake No. 1 sales spot from Toyota (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:23 PM PDT

FILE - This May 31, 2009 file photo shows a row of unsold 2009 Buick Lacrosse sedans at a General Motors dealership in the south Denver suburb of Englewood, Colo. General Motors will retake the title of world's largest car company this year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)AP - General Motors is almost certain to claim the title of world's biggest automaker this year, retaking the top spot from Toyota, which has been hurt by production problems since the Japanese earthquake and still can't escape the shadow of major safety recalls.
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