Sunday, March 4, 2012

Yahoo! News: Health News

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Analysis: Bain investors worry about returns, not Romney (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 07:34 AM PST

Reuters - As Bain Capital LLC prepares to market a multibillion-dollar fund, investors say the private equity firm's performance is its biggest problem -- not the 15 years it was run by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.

Greece may need more help: Austrian chancellor (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 08:22 AM PST

Reuters - Greece may need more help and a topping up of the euro zone's permanent bailout fund cannot be ruled out, the Austrian Chancellor was quoted saying in a newspaper on Sunday.

BP's $7.8 billion deal may speed payments for U.S. spill (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:06 PM PST

Reuters - The estimated $7.8 billion deal struck by BP Plc with businesses and individuals suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could speed up payments to thousands of claimants and offers lawyers a potential windfall in legal fees.

IIF's Dallara says confident Greek debt swap will succeed (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 01:49 PM PST

Reuters - The chief negotiator for the body representing private sector holders of Greek bonds expressed confidence on Saturday that a bond swap deal which is a key part of Greece's bailout program would be completed successfully next week.

Insight: Wall Street, Fed face off over physical commodities (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:22 AM PST

Reuters - Wall Street's biggest banks are locked in an increasingly frantic struggle with the Federal Reserve over the right to retain the jewels of their commodity trading empires: warehouses, storage tanks and other hard assets worth billions of dollars.

EU's Van Rompuy warns over complacency in euro debt crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 06:16 AM PST

Reuters - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy warned against complacency in handling the euro zone debt crisis and stressed the need for meeting budget rules and reducing deficits.

Mojave Desert Tortoise Protection Costs Solar Energy Provider $56 Million (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 08:31 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - The endangered desert tortoise stands between what the Los Angeles Times terms "industrial-scale solar development" and the green energy boom courted by California officials. One solar plant builder hoping to capitalize on the California sunshine in the Mojave Desert has spent $56 million to aid in the protection of the reptiles.

GM to Halt Volt Production, Lay Off Workers (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 08:37 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - General Motors announced Friday the company is suspending production of its Chevy Volt for five weeks because of sluggish sales, USA Today reported. The Volt is primarily constructed at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan.
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