Monday, April 4, 2011

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Wall St flat as S&P faces strong resistance (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York in this March 30, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - The S&P 500 met tough overhead resistance on Monday as traders saw little reason to push up stock prices in the face of lingering geopolitical uncertainties that have weighed on equities recently.


McDonald's takes aim at "McJob" with U.S. hiring spree (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 09:06 AM PDT

A man walks out of a McDonald's restaurant in New York January 24, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Fast-food chain McDonald's Corp announced a one-day spring hiring spree aimed at fighting the use of the term "McJob" as shorthand for describing low-wage, dead-end work.


Pfizer selling Capsugel to KKR for $2.38 billion (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 06:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Pfizer Inc said it struck a deal to sell its Capsugel unit, the world's largest maker of hard capsules, to private equity firm KKR & Co for nearly $2.38 billion.

Southwest cancels more flights amid inspections (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:24 AM PDT

Reuters - Southwest Airlines Co canceled 70 flights on Monday as it continued to inspect Boeing 737 planes following the emergency landing on Friday of a jet with a hole in its fuselage.

D.Boerse demurs on immediate NYSE bid lift (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 08:08 AM PDT

A U.S. flag hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange building, February 15, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - Deutsche Boerse will wait until bid target NYSE Euronext responds to a rival approach from Nasdaq and Intercontinental Exchange before considering raising its own offer, sources familiar with Boerse's thinking said on Monday.


Nasdaq, ICE bid to snatch NYSE from Germans (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:19 PM PDT

A cab drives past the NASDAQ market site in New York's Times Square, March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Nasdaq OMX and IntercontinentalExchange bid $11.3 billion for NYSE Euronext in an effort to trump Deutsche Boerse's deal, and pushed their case with an appeal to U.S. patriotism.


"BRICS" to talk economic coordination, not yuan: China (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 04:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Leaders from five of the world's top emerging economies will discuss a coordinated stance on economic issues such as commodity price fluctuations, but the yuan's exchange rate is off the agenda, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday.

Debt crisis pushes Portugal's bond yield higher (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:25 AM PDT

AP - The yield on Portugal's 10-year bonds is rising for the 10th straight session and has reached a new record high of 8.56 percent.

Why Saving For Retirement Isn't Enough (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 08:23 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - The basic rules of personal finance are simple to understand: Spend less than you earn, save for the future, and repeat the process. In principle, it sounds easy. But there is more to retirement planning than just saving whatever you have left over at the end of the month. Here are several other important ways to prepare for retirement.

Senate report to reveal mortgage crisis details: WSJ (AFP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:40 AM PDT

The Senate will soon issue findings of a probe of the US mortgage meltdown that fueled the global financial crisis, with Goldman Sachs likely to face fresh embarrassment over its role, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - The Senate will soon issue findings of a probe of the US mortgage meltdown that fueled the global financial crisis, with Goldman Sachs likely to face fresh embarrassment over its role, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.


Banks, credit-card issuers warn of email breach (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 06:16 AM PDT

AP - With the possible theft of millions of consumer email addresses from an advertising company, several large companies have started warning customers to expect fraudulent emails that try to coax account login information from them.

Senate report on subprime mess due soon: report (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:54 AM PDT

Reuters - A Senate subcommittee is nearing completion of a long-awaited report on the role Wall Street banks played in creating complex securities that fueled the meltdown of the housing market, according to the Wall Street Journal.

US government denies BP drilling deal (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 09:18 AM PDT

US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, seen here on March 3, vehemently denied the government had reached a deal to allow BP to restart drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly a year after the disastrous oil spill there.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - US Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar vehemently denied the government had reached a deal to allow BP to restart drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly a year after the disastrous oil spill there.


Court leaves in place Ariz. school tax break (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:54 AM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court rejected a challenge Monday to an Arizona tax break that directs millions of dollars to private religious schools.

Oil rises above $108 a barrel, gas pump prices up (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, gestures, as he speaks with media during his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 4, 2011. The president says crude oil prices, now above $108 a barrel, are low, and will reach $150 soon. Oil prices jumped to fresh 30-month highs above $108 a barrel Monday in Asia as signs of a recovering U.S. jobs market bolstered investor optimism that global crude demand will strengthen. Iran is the second largest exporter of crude among the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC and has the world's second largest natural gas reserves.  (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - The price of oil jumped to a fresh 30-month high, above $108 a barrel Monday as fighting in Libya and unrest in the Middle East continued to raise doubts about future supplies.


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