Monday, September 5, 2011

Yahoo! News: Health News

Yahoo! News: Health News


Equities and euro pummeled by euro zone worries (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:18 AM PDT

A man waits to cross a street in front of an electronic board displaying graphs of major stock market indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo September 5, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - LONDON (Reuters)- European stocks shed 3 percent on Monday and the euro sank against the dollar as markets weighed a risk-heavy outlook for the euro zone, dominated by peripheral debt concerns and political uncertainty in Germany.


Analysis: Europe puts its head in sand over growth crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 01:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Japanization is shorthand for slouching toward that country's noxious mix of low growth and high debt. Euro zone governments will find it tough to keep the ugly new word out of their lexicon.

D.Telekom could miss fee if AT&T deal fails: source (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:48 AM PDT

AT&T mobile phones are seen for sale alongside T-Mobile phones at a RadioShack electronics store in Los Angeles August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Danny MoloshokReuters - Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGn.DE) could miss out on a multi-billion dollar break fee if regulatory hurdles cause the failure of its $39 billion deal to sell T-Mobile USA to AT&T , a person familiar with the matter said.


Deutsche says Europe crisis could kill weak banks (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:14 AM PDT

A trader reacts at his desk in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange September 5, 2011. REUTERS/Alex DomanskiReuters - Europe's sovereign debt crisis will stunt bank profit for years and could kill off the weakest, Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) chief executive Josef Ackermann told industry bosses, amid intense scrutiny of the sector's finances.


Swiss bankers group wants amicable deal in U.S. tax row (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 03:53 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 - Switzerland must solve a dispute with the United States over wealthy citizens using secret Swiss accounts to dodge taxes under existing laws and should continue to protect bank secrecy, the Swiss Bankers Association head said on Monday.


A look at economic developments around the globe (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:26 PM PDT

AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:

White House wants quick jobs action by Congress (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2011, file photo President Barack Obama gestures after delivering a statement in the White House Rose Garden where in he urged Congress to pass a federal highway bill. In his weekly radio Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, Obama called on Congress to pass a transportation bill to ensure funding for roads and construction jobs, saying time is running out and 'political posturing' may stand in the way. 'There's no reason to put more jobs at risk in an industry that has been one of the hardest-hit in this recession,' he said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - The White House says President Barack Obama hopes that when Congress returns this coming week from its summer break, lawmakers will share his sense of urgency in taking steps to create jobs and help the economy.


ECB calls for integration as bond yields jump (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:08 AM PDT

European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet, right, listens to Mario Draghi, next to take the helm of the European Central Bank, during a conference on the debt crisis, Monday Sept. 5, 2011, in Paris.  Trichet says Europe's debt crisis has revealed the weaknesses of the eurozone but that it has created a will to keep spending in check. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - The eurozone needs a "quantum" leap toward economic integration, the incoming chief of the European Central Bank said Monday, as the bond yields of countries with shaky finances, like Greece and Italy, jumped amid increased investor tensions.


Ex-Iceland PM's lawyers ask court to drop charges (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:55 AM PDT

AP - A special court heard arguments Monday about whether to dismiss charges against former Prime Minister Geir Haarde, who has been accused of failing to prevent the 2008 financial crisis in Iceland.

ConocoPhillips struggling with China oil spill (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 03:23 AM PDT

AP - The oil spills from offshore wells operated by ConocoPhillips in China's Bohai Bay are posing political and technical challenges for the oil company far messier than the crude and drilling mud seeping from the seabed.

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