Sunday, September 4, 2011

Yahoo! News: Health News

Yahoo! News: Health News


QE3 no silver bullet for markets (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:09 AM PDT

Reuters - Friday's jobs report that showed hiring in the United States unexpectedly ground to a halt in August is increasing speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will move to stimulate the economy. But will it help stocks?

U.S. sets ultimatum in Swiss bank tax dispute: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 03:48 AM PDT

An employee walks into the U.S. headquarters of Swiss bank Credit Suisse in New York City, July 15, 2011. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - The United States has written to Switzerland to demand it hands over detailed information this week on its citizens using Swiss accounts to dodge tax or see Credit Suisse and nine other banks face charges, newspapers reported on Sunday.


Europe and U.S. should consider stimulating growth: IMF's Lagard (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 04:50 AM PDT

Reuters - IMF chief Christine Lagarde said in an interview released on Sunday that Europe and the United States should consider stimulating economic growth, if the situation permits, to offset a crisis of confidence hitting the global economy.

August was rotten for many hedge managers (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 05:30 PM PDT

A trader sits down, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 18, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - August was a rotten month for stocks and it wasn't much kinder to some of the world's most successful hedge fund managers, early returns show.


Questions and answers about the August jobs report (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 04:19 AM PDT

AP - Employers added no net jobs last month, and the unemployment rate stayed at 9.1 percent. The bleakest jobs report since September 2010 resurrected fears that the economy could fall back into another recession.

Slovakia's EFSF vote not before December: coalition party head (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Reuters - The Slovak parliament will vote on strengthening the euro zone joint rescue fund in December at the earliest, the head of junior government party said on Sunday, prolonging uncertainty over when the new powers could take effect.

Back home: Strauss-Kahn arrives in French capital (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 02:35 AM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, arrives in the courtyard of his home in Paris, France, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. Strauss-Kahn returned home to France on Sunday for the first time since a New York hotel maid accused him of attempted rape, unleashing an international scandal that dashed his chances for the French presidency. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Dominique Strauss-Kahn returned home to a mixed welcome in France on Sunday, for the first time since attempted rape accusations by a New York hotel maid unleashed an international scandal that dashed his chances for the French presidency.


237 platforms, 23 drilling rigs evacuated for Lee (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 02:55 PM PDT

AP - Oil and gas companies evacuated hundreds of workers from production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and kept a close eye on refinery operations Saturday as Tropical Storm Lee advanced slowly across the region.

Bentley Continental GTC (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 05:45 PM PDT

Digital Trends - #dt-gallery-main-image img { float:right; max-width:400px; border: 1px solid #999; padding: 2px !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs { float:left; width: 210px; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li { margin:7px !important; background:none !important; padding: 0 !important; float:left !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li img { border:1px solid #999; list-style:none; padding: 1px; } While Bentley prepares to unveil their 2012 Bentley Continental GTC at the Frankfurt Auto Show, the one-time rotary aero-engine manufacturer would do well to give thanks to professional athletes and mainstream rappers that helped make the Continental the recent success it has enjoyed.

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