Federal regulators close 9 banks
NEW YORK - Regulators shut California National Bank of Los Angeles and eight other banks as the weak economy continues to produce a stream of loan defaults.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-30
Google adds free GPS navigation to mobile phones
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Internet giant Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones Wednesday in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of standalone GPS navigation devices.
Nations:Netherlands Source:(AFP)
2009-10-28
What recovery? Americans still gloomy on economy
CHICAGO - The housing market and stocks may be looking up, but Americans just can't shake their job worries.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-10-27
Largest US sting on drug cartel arrests 300-plus
OKLAHOMA CITY - In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., authorities arrested more than 300 people in a sting that demonstrates an upstart cartel's vast reach north of the border.
Nations:Mexico U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-22
Earnings-driven rally pushes Dow index above 10,000
NEW YORK (AFP) - A powerful rally lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 10,000 in over a year Wednesday, amid growing optimism about a recovery in profits and the overall economy.
Nations:France Activities:U.S. Markets
2009-10-14
Even as layoffs persist, some good jobs go begging
In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-04
FBI: Man arrested in ESPN reporter nude video case
CHICAGO - A man accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was alone in hotel rooms was due to appear in federal court Saturday, authorities said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-03
Obama factor looms large as lobbying for 2016 Olympics heats up
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The four cities bidding for the prize honor of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics began three intensive days of lobbying on Tuesday with the Obama factor looming large ahead of Friday's vote by the IOC.
Nations:U.S. Denmark Spain Japan Brazil France People:Michelle Obama Barack Obama Vladimir Putin Tony Blair Activities:2016 Summer Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2009-09-29
Suspect used Web to find bomb supplies
NEW YORK - Najibullah Zazi went from Pakistan to suburban Denver beauty shops in a hunt for the supplies and skill to make hydrogen peroxide bombs for al-Qaida, authorities charged in papers describing one of the most significant post-9/11 terror threats to the United States.
Nations:Pakistan U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:U.S. War on Terror Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
Obama favors investigation into ACORN's activities
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says there should be an investigation into the hidden-camera video involving employees at the activist group ACORN and a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-09-20
Dems unhappy with proposed tax in health care bill
WASHINGTON - Unhappy Senate Democrats on Thursday found plenty to complain about in the fine print of the latest health overhaul bill, particularly a tax provision they fear would hit hard at middle-class Americans, from coal miners in West Virginia to firefighters in New York.
Nations:U.S. People:John Kerry Kent Conrad Dick Durbin Max Baucus Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-09-17
New jobless claims drop unexpectedly to 545K
WASHINGTON - The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since early July, evidence that job cuts are slowing.
Nations:U.S. People:Ben Bernanke Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-09-17
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