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Greek Fund Industry Head Warns Debt Restructuring Would Devastate Economy
10/05/2011 16:40
Greece’s money managers are warning of damage to an already crippled economy should European leaders move to restructure the country’s debt. Greek bond yields and the cost of insuring the country’s debt against default rose to all-time highs amid speculation about a debt write-off or an extension...
Gold May Advance as Investors Return After Last Week’s Rout; Silver Gains
09/05/2011 14:55
Gold may extend gains for a second day on speculation that investors will return to commodity markets as concerns over the global economic recovery eased and the dollar weakened versus major currencies. Silver advanced. Immediate-delivery gold was little changed at $1,495 an ounce at 8:53 a.m. in...
Egypt pushing Hamas to soften stance on Shalit deal
09/05/2011 11:07
Report: Hamas agrees in principle to new proposal; Hamas expected to compromise in order to gain popularity ahead of Palestinian elections. By Avi Issacharoff and Jack Khoury Hamas has agreed in principle to a new proposal aimed at securing the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Al...
In Mississippi Delta, All Eyes on a Swelling River
07/05/2011 11:14
For 76 years, the bankers, catfish farmers, and corn and soybean growers who make up the Delta Council have gathered to talk crops and politics, and listen to speeches by governors, senators and, on one occasion, William Faulkner. The regular crowd was no different on Friday morning, full of...
Probing Link to Bin Laden, U.S. Tells Pakistan to Name Agents
07/05/2011 10:59
Pakistani officials say the Obama administration has demanded the identities of some of their top intelligence operatives as the United States tries to determine whether any of them had contact with Osama bin Laden or his agents in the years before the raid that led to his death early Monday...
GOP Contenders Attack Obama's Foreign Policy Despite Bin Laden Killing
06/05/2011 14:29
Republican presidential hopefuls came out swinging in their first debate Thursday night, attacking President Obama's foreign policy despite his leadership in ordering an operation that killed Usama bin Laden this week. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty congratulated Obama for capturing the...
NATO reports difficulties in hitting Gaddafi forces
06/05/2011 14:23
NATO said on Thursday that the alliance was making progress in Libya, but still has trouble hitting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's troops. "The difficulties are there, but we are systematically degrading Gaddafi forces," Italian Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, president of NATO's Military Committee,...
Why Do Intel's 3-D Transistors Matter?
05/05/2011 15:56
Intel announced on Wednesday that it had made the production of 3-D transistors a commercially viable reality and further claimed that in so doing, the company would continue to meet or beat the promise of Moore's Law for years to come. Intel cofounder Gordon Moore realized that through various...
In Bin Laden’s Compound, Seals’ All-Star Team
05/05/2011 15:28
There were 79 people on the assault team that killed Osama bin Laden, but in the end, the success of the mission turned on some two dozen men who landed inside the Qaeda leader’s compound, made their way to his bedroom and shot him at close range — all while knowing that the president of the United...
Conspiracy theorists work to debunk Obama birth certificate
29/04/2011 10:03
Good conspiracy theories don't die — they simply adapt. Shortly after the White House released President Obama's long-form birth certificate earlier this week — intended to offer more proof that he is a natural-born United States citizen — conspiracy theorists were working hard to "debunk" the...
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