Friday, March 12
Healthcare supporters: Moral imperative
PRINCETON, N.J., March 12 (UPI) -- A Gallup poll indicates 48 percent of Americans polled oppose President Barack Obama's healthcare plan while 45 percent favor it.
Report: Lehman used misleading'gimmicks
NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- Lehman Brothers resorted to misleading accounting gimmicks to hide bad investments, a report by an examiner for the now-bankrupt U.S. investment firm concluded.
Thursday, March 11
Retail loyalty cards used for food recalls
WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- Retail loyalty cards are used by some food chains to alert customers of recalled products and other retailers should too, a U.S. food advocacy group says.
Crude oil tops $82 per barrel
NEW YORK, March 11 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices topped $82 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as indications demand would rise trumped a report on increased stockpiles.
Grain futures close lower
CHICAGO, March 11 (UPI) -- Corn prices closed lower Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade with the dollar index was off 0.21 percent.
Siemens Canada to cut 550 jobs
HAMILTON, Ontario, March 11 (UPI) -- Siemens Fossil Power Generation announced Thursday it is closing its plant in Hamilton, Ontario, and relocating the Canadian operation to North Carolina.
Dodd, without GOP, to present bill
WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said Thursday he would press forward with a regulatory reform bill despite the lack of Republican support.
Firms pick windy Nevada for turbine plant
LAS VEGAS, March 11 (UPI) -- Two U.S. firms and one from China said Thursday they planned to build a 320,000-square-foot wind turbine manufacturing plant in Nevada.
Fate of Fannie and Freddie in limbo
WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- Assistant U.S. Treasury Secretary Michael Barr said the housing market was still too fragile for a retreat from federal support of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
BP buys interest in Brazilian oil fields
LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- British oil giant BP said Thursday it had purchased rights to oil fields in Brazil for $7 billion from Devon Energy, a company based in Oklahoma.
Hamas frees British journalist in Gaza
GAZA, March 11 (UPI) -- A British journalist arrested by Hamas in Gaza a month ago was released Thursday and was on his way to Israel, officials said.
Bank data theft involves 24,000 clients
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 11 (UPI) -- HSBC Private Bank in Switzerland said Thursday a data theft previously revealed to include fewer than 10 clients, in fact involved 24,000 clients.
Raw milk consumers seek law in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis., March 11 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin legislative hearing was packed with raw milk advocates who said they seek the right to sell and purchase unpasteurized dairy products.
Automakers consider brake override systems
TOKYO, March 11 (UPI) -- Seven Japanese automakers have said they are considering the addition of brake override systems for their vehicles to prevent sudden acceleration problems.
Chicagoan covers racist signs
CHICAGO, March 11 (UPI) -- A Chicago man who wants to keep black people from moving into his neighborhood has covered up racist signs he placed on his backyard fence, neighbors say.
Chinese construction site collapse kills 6
TAI'AN, China, March 11 (UPI) -- A newly built concrete work platform and scaffolding at a construction site in China collapsed, killing six workers and injuring three, police said.
Panel criticizes GMAC bailout
The Congressional Oversight Panel for the $700 billion financial firm bailout bill called the rescue of U.S. auto lender GMAC an unnecessary step.
Abbas: Freeze construction or no talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank, March 11 (UPI) -- Unless Israel clearly commits to a total construction freeze, indirect peace talks won't resume, Palestinian Authority leaders said.
Wednesday, March 10
Greek leader seeks U.S. help: Wants to curb speculators
Mar. 10--Top political leaders said on Tuesday that they were sympathetic to demands from Greece's prime minister for a crackdown on speculators who have been plaguing European financial markets.
Grain futures mixed Wednesday
CHICAGO, March 10 (UPI) -- Corn prices closed mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade with the dollar index was off 0.21 percent.
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