Archive for April, 2010

Boost in US Consumer Spending Broadens, Sustains Expansion - Bloomberg

Friday, April 30th, 2010
Boost in US Consumer Spending Broadens, Sustains Expansion
Bloomberg
Business investment rather than consumer spending will drive the US economic recovery as profits climb, General Electric Co.'s Chief Executive Officer
US Economy: Consumer Spending Picks Up, Sustaining ExpansionBusinessWeek
Economy in US Probably Grew as Consumer Spending AcceleratedBusinessWeek

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US states braced for oil slick - Aljazeera.net

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The Hindu
US states braced for oil slick
Aljazeera.net
Three US states have now declared a state of emergency as the expanding slick from a sunken oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico approaches the country's southern
Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Once again, US military gets the callChristian Science Monitor
US Gulf oil spill set to trigger lawsuit floodReuters
US Gulf States Mobilize for Valdez-Like Oil SpillBusinessWeek
Washington Post -Voice of America -CBS News
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U.S. Faces High Stakes With Goldman - Wall Street Journal

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Kansas City Star
U.S. Faces High Stakes With Goldman
Wall Street Journal
"We're here not to win cases, but to do justice," Attorney General Eric Holder said in an interview before The Wall Street Journal reported that the US
U.S. stocks fall sharply Friday, end April higherMarketWatch
Goldman shares hit 9-month low on news of US probeReuters
US Starts Criminal Probe Into Goldman: SourceABC News
NEWS.com.au -Globe and Mail (blog) -Financial Times
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U.S. stock market on shakier ground for May - MarketWatch

Friday, April 30th, 2010

MiamiHerald.com
U.S. stock market on shakier ground for May
MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — After climbing in April, the US stock market starts May on less-certain footing, given the new month's
U.S. Faces High Stakes With GoldmanWall Street Journal
Goldman shares hit 9-month low on news of US probeReuters
US Starts Criminal Probe Into Goldman: SourceABC News
NEWS.com.au -Globe and Mail (blog) -Irish Times
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US recovery continues at its slow pace, GDP and other data show - Washington Post

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Washington Post
US recovery continues at its slow pace, GDP and other data show
Washington Post
"That's a very important transition for us to make over the next few months." Friday's data showed the limits of that expansion, however, and gave some
Consumers power 3.2% increase in U.S. GDPMarketWatch
US economy expands in first quarter, as consumers spend moreChristian Science Monitor
US economy grew briskly in first quarter, government saysMiamiHerald.com
Voice of America -Reuters -Toronto Star
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US Approves New Prostate Cancer Treatment - Voice of America

Friday, April 30th, 2010

BBC News
US Approves New Prostate Cancer Treatment
Voice of America
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment. It is not a cure, but it can extend the lives of those
Prostate cancer vaccine readyHindustan Times

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US Sets Start of Mideast Peace Talks - New York Times

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Reuters
US Sets Start of Mideast Peace Talks
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Fifteen months after President Obama took office promising to kick-start the Middle East peace process, the United States
US presses for Mideast solution 'soon'Montreal Gazette
Report: US gives Abbas assurances over Israeli construction in JerusalemYnetnews
Diplomacy: Forcing the peace?Jerusalem Post
Arab News
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U.S. Faces High Stakes in Goldman Probe - Wall Street Journal

Friday, April 30th, 2010

MiamiHerald.com
U.S. Faces High Stakes in Goldman Probe
Wall Street Journal
"We're here not to win cases, but to do justice," Attorney General Eric Holder said in an interview before The Wall Street Journal reported that the US
Goldman shares hit 9-month low on news of US probeReuters
US Starts Criminal Probe Into Goldman: SourceABC News
The close: Goldman Sachs hits US stocksGlobe and Mail (blog)
Reuters -Financial Times -Irish Times
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