Saturday, January 21, 2012

Yahoo! News: Health News

Yahoo! News: Health News


Strong start for stocks, but what's changed? (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:28 AM PST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 20, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks rising, bulls rampant are motifs you might pick if designing a coat of arms for Wall Street at the moment. But the motto should read: Caveat emptor. Yes, buyer beware.


Greece's creditors leave Athens, talks to continue (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:59 AM PST

Reuters - Chief negotiators for Greece's private creditors left Athens unexpectedly on Saturday without a deal on a debt swap plan that is vital to avert a chaotic default, sources close to the negotiations told Reuters.

European rating agency could launch in 2012: report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:33 AM PST

Reuters - Plans to launch a European ratings agency to compete with S&P, Moody's and Fitch are at an advanced stage and a new private institution could start business as soon as the first half of this year, German businessman Roland Berger told an Italian newspaper.

Morgan Stanley CEO to receive $10.5 million (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST

Reuters - Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman was awarded a $10.5 million bonus for 2011, down 25 percent from the previous year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Chevron appeals $18 billion ruling in Ecuador lawsuit (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:29 PM PST

Reuters - Chevron Corp has filed an appeal with Ecuador's Supreme Court to review a judgment that the U.S. oil company pay $18 billion in damages for polluting the Amazon jungle.

7 charged in $78M record-setting inside trade case (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 03:36 PM PST

Hedge fund portfolio manager Todd Newman, of Needham, Mass., leaves the federal court house after his appearance in connection with an insider trading investigation in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.   Nearly $62 million was earned illegally by hedge funds, financial analysts and a Dell Inc. employee represents 'a stunning portrait of organized corruption on a broad scale',  a prosecutor said Wednesday in announcing charges in the case. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Greed on Wall Street set a new record, federal authorities said Wednesday as they unveiled a massive insider trading case charging a hedge fund co-founder with engineering a trade that earned a staggering $53 million in profits.


Analysis: Canada's star fades as economy faces tough 2012 (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:48 PM PST

Reuters - Canada's moment in the sun as the fastest-growing economy in the G7 club of rich countries is set to end this year, when it will likely underperform the United States for the first time in seven years and struggle with a mounting household debt problem.

Senior Goldman bond executive retires: memo (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:39 PM PST

Reuters - Donald Mullen, a senior bond executive at Goldman Sachs who oversaw controversial subprime mortgage trades leading up to the financial crisis, has retired, according to an internal memo distributed on Friday and obtained by Reuters.

Europe exhales after another good week (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:34 AM PST

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos leaves Maximou mansion after a meeting with Charles Dallara and Jean Lemiere from the Institute of International Finance, which represents Greece's private bondholders and  Greek Prime Lukas Papademos, Athens, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)AP - Europe has taken a step back from the brink.


Summary Box: Home sales rose at end of tough year (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:18 PM PST

AP - SALES UP: Home sales rose in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.62 million, according to National Association of Realtors. That's the fastest pace in nearly a year.

South Sudan to unveil pipeline plans next week: minister (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:40 AM PST

Reuters - South Sudan will announce plans for an oil export pipeline through East Africa next week, a priority for the new nation because its crude is "no longer safe" in Sudan, a government spokesman said on Saturday.

Romney says he'll attend debates in Florida (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:50 AM PST

One supporter waves an American flag, and other waves a campaign banner, during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP - Mitt Romney says he will attend the next GOP presidential debates in Florida, which is next up on the election calendar.


Probe of Chevy Volt fires closed (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:02 PM PST

Two potential customers walk past a Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle and a gas-powered Chevrolet Cruze on display at the Suburban Chevrolet dealership in Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 22, 2011. REUTERS/Rebecca CookReuters - The government on Friday closed its investigation of Chevy Volt battery fires, concluding that there is no defect trend and that electric cars do not pose a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered vehicles.


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