Saturday, November 5, 2011

Yahoo! News: Health News

Yahoo! News: Health News


Coping with Europe's chaos (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 04:28 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. stock investors have had to take their own self-help course on living with uncertainty due to Europe's crisis, and they may need to draw on that next week because it's never clear when the next upheaval will come.

Exclusive: Gensler won't participate in MF Global review (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:30 PM PDT

Reuters - The head of the U.S. futures regulator working on a sweeping review into the business practices of failed futures brokerage MF Global has said he will not be participating in any further parts of the inquiry, a source told Reuters on Friday.

Don't count on China to rescue Europe: ex-lawmaker (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:12 AM PDT

Chinese one yuan coins are placed on 100 yuan banknotes in this illustrative photograph taken in Beijing February 8, 2011. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - China is willing to help Europe -- its largest export market -- to deal with its debt crisis and get back on a recovery path, but there are limits to what it can actually deliver, Cheng Siwei, a former top Chinese lawmaker, said on Saturday.


Ermotti to be appointed permanent UBS CEO: report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 02:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Interim CEO Sergio Ermotti will be appointed permanent chief executive of Swiss bank UBS ahead of the bank's investor day on November 17, a Swiss newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.

AIG reports steeper 3Q net loss (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 03:06 PM PDT

The logo of American International Group Inc. (AIG) on the outside of their corporate headquarters in New York, November 10, 2008. REUTERS/Mike SegarAP - Insurer AIG on Thursday posted a steeper third-quarter loss, undercut by declining interest rates and weak stock markets that reduced the value of its holdings while it paid out storm losses. It also took a big one-time charge for a fleet of older less fuel-efficient aircraft.


How various groups fared in jobs data, at a glance (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:56 PM PDT

AP - How various groups fared in jobs data, at a glance

Washington Post reports 3Q loss, lower revenue (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:17 AM PDT

AP - The Washington Post Co. reported a $6.2 million quarterly loss on Friday, weighed down by special costs at its for-profit education business and lower revenue at its newspaper division.

Greece prime minister struggles to form coalition (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Greece's prime Minister George Papandreou, left speaks to Greek President Karolos Papoulias, at the presidential house in Athens on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. Embattled Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou launched efforts to form a four-month coalition government, arguing the move is vital to demonstrating Greece's commitment to remaining in the eurozone.(AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)AP - Greece's prime minister struggled Saturday to form a temporary coalition government, faced with opposition calls for immediate elections that have extended a political deadlock in the debt-shackled country.


Oil price ends volatile week above $94 per barrel (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:09 PM PDT

AP - Oil prices rose Friday as concerns about the European financial crisis were balanced by improving jobs data in the U.S.

Info sought from NY firm ripped for Halloween bash (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:44 PM PDT

AP - A New York foreclosure law firm criticized for a 2010 Halloween party in which employees dressed as homeless people is attracting attention in Washington.

(AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 07:29 AM PDT

AP - Newspaper: Radical Muslim sect Boko Haram claims northeast Nigeria attacks, promises more.

Irish to cut billions more in 2012 austerity push (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:21 AM PDT

AP - Ireland announced a deepening austerity drive Friday, committing itself to cut euro3.8 billion ($5.2 billion) from its 2012 deficit and to keep increasing taxes and slashing spending through 2015 to meet the terms of its international bailout.

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