Saturday, May 28, 2011

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Nervous investors demand bigger returns (Reuters)

Posted: 28 May 2011 04:37 AM PDT

The outside of the New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The world looks a lot more dangerous than it did only a few months ago and signs are that U.S. stock investors are starting to demand more for the added risk.

LCH.Clearnet confirms offers from exchanges (Reuters)

Posted: 28 May 2011 06:49 AM PDT

Reuters - European clearinghouse LCH.Clearnet confirmed on Saturday it has received a string of offers from exchange operators interested in pursuing some form of business tie-up but said talks were still at an early stage.

Athens could raise 300 billion euros with sell-offs: ECB (Reuters)

Posted: 28 May 2011 07:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Greece could raise up to six times more than planned by selling state assets, an ECB policymaker said, as the country's leader renewed efforts to forge a political consensus on new austerity measures.

Inspectors say Greece missed all fiscal targets: magazine (Reuters)

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Greece has missed all fiscal targets agreed under its bailout plan, a mission from an international inspection team found, putting further funding for Athens at risk, according to a German magazine.

Pentagon F-35 review postponed until mid-June (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:54 PM PDT

A U.S. Air Force version of the F-35 Lightning II flies at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, in this April 20, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/US Air Force/Lockheed Martin/Handout/FilesReuters - A high-level Pentagon review of the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program has been postponed from this week until June 14, three sources familiar with the scheduled meeting said on Friday.

Freescale shares rise in NYSE debut (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Shares of Freescale Semiconductor Holdings rose in their stock market debut on Thursday, but the value of the chipmaker remains far below the price that buyout firms paid for it at the height of the last credit boom.

April consumer spending shows weak gain (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 09:07 AM PDT

In this May 23, 2011 photo, customer Gabriel Sanchez shops for fresh fruit at a Superior Grocers store in Los Angeles. Consumers spent more in April but much of the increase was eaten up by higher food and energy prices. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Consumers spent more in April but much of the increase was eaten up by higher food and energy prices. After discounting for the jump in prices, spending barely budged and after-tax incomes were flat for a second straight month.

Earnings schedule for week of 5/30/11 (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT

AP - MONDAY, May 30

Obama exhorts US, allies to bolster Arab Spring (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:08 AM PDT

The President of the United States Barack Obama speaks during a press conference after meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Saturday, May 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)AP - WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Holding out Poland's transformation to democracy as a model for the world, President Barack Obama on Saturday exhorted Western allies and the American public alike to extend their support, energy and vision to those now reaching for democracy in the Middle East and North Africa.

This Government Meddling Could Save Your Retirement (The Motley Fool)

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:53 AM PDT

The Motley Fool - Nothing gets certain Fools exercised like the phrase "new government restrictions." So often, we hear that the busybodies in Washington or our state capitals are plotting some new set of limits and we get worried: Here comes more paperwork, more taxes, more annoyance, and less freedom to be left alone and live our lives in peace. And often, these worries are justified.

IMF faces Greek debt dilemma (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 03:59 AM PDT

The European and the Greek flags fly nearby the ancient temple of Parthenon in Athens. The International Monetary Fund faces a tough dilemma with Greece, tugged between bending its standards to give more support to Athens or to push the country out on its own, at risk of a debacle for the eurozone.(AFP/File/Aris Messinis)AFP - The International Monetary Fund faces a tough dilemma over Greece, tugged between bending its standards to give more support to Athens or pushing the country out on its own, at risk of a debacle for the eurozone.

Amazon Challenges Apple With New Mac App Store (NewsFactor)

Posted: 27 May 2011 02:25 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Even before a court decides whether Amazon.com can sell apps for Android devices and call it an app store, the biggest U.S. online retailer opened a second front this week by offering downloadable software for Apple's Macintosh computers.

Senators criticize proposed U.S. mortgage rule (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Reuters - A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back against a financial reform designed to make the housing market less risky, arguing regulators went too far in defining a safe mortgage.

Americans Plan More Memorial Weekend Getaways, Tweets & Blogs Say (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:56 PM PDT

LiveScience.com - More people nationwide are taking Memorial Day weekend trips this year compared with last year, despite the dramatic rise in gas prices during the past six months, according to a study that tracked and analyzed blog posts, Tweets, news sites and social media in the United States.

NYC mayor releases redacted taxes, details gifting (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:47 PM PDT

AP - Mayor Michael Bloomberg is again refusing to release his unedited income taxes, but the heavily redacted documents provided Friday by his administration do provide a peek into the lifestyle and giving of one of the world's richest men.

Biden trumpets resurgent US auto industry (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 04:26 AM PDT

Vice President Joseph Biden arrives for a Budget meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday credited the Obama administration's intervention for the American auto industry's recovery from "the brink of extinction" and pointed to Chrysler's early repayment of the federal loan that saved it from disaster.
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