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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • Marco Rubio Endorses Mitt Romney, Avoids Vice Presidential Speculation
    Marco Rubio endorses Mitt Romney ABC News - 11 hrs ago

    Florida Sen. Marco Rubio officially threw his support behind Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney Wednesday night in an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” show. More »Marco Rubio endorses Mitt Romney

    Marco Rubio Endorses Mitt Romney, Avoids Vice Presidential Speculation

    Florida Sen. Marco Rubio officially threw his support behind Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney Wednesday night in an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” show.

  • File - Caleb Linn is seen in this undated file photo provided by the Arkansas State Police. Searchers found Linn's body Wednesday, March 28,, 2012 in a river at the northern Arkansas Boy Scout camp where he disappeared during the weekend, the boy’s uncle, Chris Bruner said. (AP Photo/Arkansas State Police, File)
    Body of 4-year-old Arkansas boy found in river AP - 8 hrs ago

    Searchers found the body of a 4-year-old boy Wednesday in the river at an Arkansas Boy Scout camp where he was tagging along with his aunt last weekend. More »Body of 4-year-old Arkansas boy found in river

    File - Caleb Linn is seen in this undated file photo provided by the Arkansas State Police. Searchers found Linn's body Wednesday, March 28,, 2012 in a river at the northern Arkansas Boy Scout camp where he disappeared during the weekend, the boy’s uncle, Chris Bruner said. (AP Photo/Arkansas State Police, File)

    Searchers found the body of a 4-year-old boy Wednesday in the river at an Arkansas Boy Scout camp where he was tagging along with his aunt last weekend.

  • Johnny Maroun sells Mega Million lottery tickets to a customer at the family's Marathon service station in Moreland Hills, Ohio on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. With a massive multi-state lottery jackpot up for grabs in Friday's drawing, plenty of folks are fantasizing how to spend the money. But doing it the right way — protecting your riches, your identity and your sanity — takes some thought and planning. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
    What to do after you hit the Mega Millions jackpot AP - 4 hrs ago

    Protecting your riches, your identity and your sanity — takes some thought and planning. More »What to do after you hit the Mega Millions jackpot

    Johnny Maroun sells Mega Million lottery tickets to a customer at the family's Marathon service station in Moreland Hills, Ohio on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. With a massive multi-state lottery jackpot up for grabs in Friday's drawing, plenty of folks are fantasizing how to spend the money. But doing it the right way — protecting your riches, your identity and your sanity — takes some thought and planning. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

    Protecting your riches, your identity and your sanity — takes some thought and planning.

  • A JetBlue pilot is removed from the plane after erratic behavior forced the crew to land in Amarillo Texas
    Charges filed against JetBlue pilot for midair meltdown Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    U.S. authorities filed criminal charges against a JetBlue Airways pilot who witnesses said yelled incoherently about religion and the 2001 hijack attacks and pounded on a locked cockpit door before passengers subdued him. … More »Charges filed against JetBlue pilot for midair meltdown

    A JetBlue pilot is removed from the plane after erratic behavior forced the crew to land in Amarillo Texas

    U.S. authorities filed criminal charges against a JetBlue Airways pilot who witnesses said yelled incoherently about religion and the 2001 hijack attacks and pounded on a locked cockpit door before passengers subdued him.

  • In this March 26, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures while speaking at NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company, in San Diego, Calif. Romney edged into the mop-up phase of the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, buoyed by Newt Gingrich's decision to scale back his campaign to the vanishing point and Rick Santorum's statement that he would take the No. 2 spot on the party ticket in the fall. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
    Romney edges into mop-up phase of campaign AP - 9 hrs ago

    After a three-month struggle, Mitt Romney edged into the mop-up phase of the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, buoyed by Newt Gingrich's decision to scale back his campaign to the vanishing point … More »Romney edges into mop-up phase of campaign

    In this March 26, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures while speaking at NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company, in San Diego, Calif. Romney edged into the mop-up phase of the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, buoyed by Newt Gingrich's decision to scale back his campaign to the vanishing point and Rick Santorum's statement that he would take the No. 2 spot on the party ticket in the fall. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

    After a three-month struggle, Mitt Romney edged into the mop-up phase of the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, buoyed by Newt Gingrich's decision to scale back his campaign to the vanishing point and Rick Santorum's statement that he would take the No. 2 spot on the party ticket in the fall …

  • US President Obama pauses as he speaks about health insurance reform during a visit to Portland
    Obama outspends Republican campaigns by millions AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago

    With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, President Obama has spent a small fortune in recent months to build and maintain a campaign operation that is larger, more diverse and more focused on Nove … More »Obama outspends Republican campaigns by millions

    US President Obama pauses as he speaks about health insurance reform during a visit to Portland

    With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, President Obama has spent a small fortune in recent months to build and maintain a campaign operation that is larger, more diverse and more focused on November.

  • New York Knicks v Philadelphia 76ers
    Spike Lee apologizes for address retweet The Cutline - 10 hrs ago

    Spike Lee apologized on Wednesday for retweeting a tweet thought to contain Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman's address that turned out to be an elderly couple's residence. Lee wrote: I Deeply Apologize To The McClain … More »Spike Lee apologizes for address retweet

    New York Knicks v Philadelphia 76ers

    Spike Lee apologized on Wednesday for retweeting a tweet thought to contain Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman's address that turned out to be an elderly couple's residence. Lee wrote: I Deeply Apologize To The McClain Family For Retweeting Their Address. It Was A Mistake. Please Leave The McClain's In Peace. Justice …

  • John Varty is pictured with his partner Gillian van Houten and tiger Julie at a tiger sanctuary, in 2003

    A South African conservationist and filmmaker was in intensive care on Thursday after being attacked by a tiger at a reserve where he breeds the big Asian cats.

  • Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum addresses supporters at a rally at The Ravine in the Town of Bellevue Wisconsin

    A squawking crow. A single shoe turned on its side. Dark skies. All the ingredients of a horror movie come together in a Rick Santorum presidential campaign video that depicts a terrifying "Obamaville".

  • A view of the News Corporation building in New York

    News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch vowed to "hit back hard" against what his company president called baseless allegations from the BBC that a subsidiary ran a secret unit to promote piracy against pay-TV rivals.

  • In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano Pope Benedict XVI, right, meets with Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano)

    Pope Benedict and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, both octogenarians, joked about their age in a brief meeting on Wednesday and then Castro popped the question: so what do you do? The two world figures chatted for about 30 minutes at the Vatican embassy in Havana near the end of the pope's three-day visit to Cuba, …

  • A California 911 caller is under arrest after police say his false armed robbery report led officers to shoot and kill a 19-year-old college student they believed to be a suspect.

  • U.S. President Obama walks from the U.S. Capitol building with House Speaker Boehner, Irish PM Kenny and Rep. King after a lunch commemorating St Patrick's Day in Washington

    The House voted decisively late Wednesday to reject a bipartisan budget mixing tax increases with spending cuts to wring $4 trillion from federal deficits over the coming decade.

  • Romney joke produces not-so-funny backlash National Journal - 7 hrs ago
    Romney is ahead in the nomination race with 565 delegates

    At attempt at humor backfired for Mitt Romney when he was roundly criticized by Democrats for joking that his father, George Romney, as an auto executive decades ago, once shut down a factory in Michigan and moved it to Wisconsin.

  • Patricia Prue is led into court Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in St. Johnsbury, Vt. A snow plow driver and his wife are being charged in connection with the killing of a Vermont prep school teacher, who police say was strangled. Thirty-year-old Allen Prue of Waterford and his 33-year-old wife Patricia Prue are facing 2nd degree murder charges in connection with the killing of Melissa Jenkins. (AP Photo/Caledonian-Record, Michael Beniash)

    A snowplow driver and his wife went to great lengths to dispose of the body of a popular teacher they had just beaten and strangled, putting her nude body on a tarp, pouring bleach on it, weighing the corpse down with concrete blocks and tossing it into the Connecticut River, court documents allege.

  • FILE - In this June 10, 2005 file photo, Earl Scruggs, performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Scruggs' son Gary said his father passed away Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012 at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital of natural causes. He was 88. (AP Photo/Eric Parsons, File)

    Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with guitarist Lester Flatt, has died. He was 88.

  • In this aerial photograph, smoke rises from the Lower North Fork Wildfire as it burns near the foothills community of Conifer, Colo., southwest of Denver on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Firefighters are now able to actively battle the blaze on the ground that started on Monday and has already destroyed at least 16 homes in the rugged terrain. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

    Entering a fourth day fighting a deadly wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes west of Denver, authorities were hoping Thursday to contain more of the blaze as they searched for a missing woman in the fire zone.

  • This photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows  Jesse Joe Hernandez. Hernandez already was a convicted child sex offender when he was arrested for the beating death of a 10-month-old boy he was babysitting at a Dallas home. He is set for execution Wednesday evening for the baby's death 11 years ago. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

    A convicted child sex offender was executed Wednesday for the beating death of a 10-month-old boy he was baby-sitting at a home in Dallas.

  • President Obama joins Pinterest The Ticket - 17 hrs ago
    Obama Family Chili Recipe on New Pinterest Page

    He's already on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Foursquare. Now President Barack Obama has joined Pinterest, too.

  • FILE - In this March 8, 2012 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday laid out new standards for criminal plea bargains, saying defense lawyers must do a competent job advising and informing their clients of prosecutors' offers of less prison time for convictions and guilty pleas.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

    Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia suggested on Wednesday that the Supreme Court could strike the "Cornhusker Kickback" from President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul without having to invalidate the whole law.

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Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

  • England coach Stuart Lancaster watches his team warm up before their Six Nations rugby match against Ireland at Twickenham, west London
    Lancaster appointed England head coach Reuters - 43 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Stuart Lancaster was named England's full-time rugby coach on Thursday after restoring the team's shattered morale and reputation and winning over the previously disillusioned fans in … More »Lancaster appointed England head coach

    England coach Stuart Lancaster watches his team warm up before their Six Nations rugby match against Ireland at Twickenham, west London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Stuart Lancaster was named England's full-time rugby coach on Thursday after restoring the team's shattered morale and reputation and winning over the previously disillusioned fans in his short but impressive role as caretaker. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) said Lancaster, 42, who led England to four …

  • Oakland Athletics' Cespedes celebrates with teammate Reddick after hitting two-run homerun against Seattle Mariners' pitcher Shawn Kelley during seventh inning of their second baseball game of the MLB American League season opening series in Tokyo
    A's beat Seattle 4-1 to split Tokyo series Reuters - 48 mins ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Yoenis Cespedes drilled a two-run home run as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Thursday to split their two-game MLB season-opening series in Tokyo. The Cuban defector … More »A's beat Seattle 4-1 to split Tokyo series

    Oakland Athletics' Cespedes celebrates with teammate Reddick after hitting two-run homerun against Seattle Mariners' pitcher Shawn Kelley during seventh inning of their second baseball game of the MLB American League season opening series in Tokyo

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Yoenis Cespedes drilled a two-run home run as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Thursday to split their two-game MLB season-opening series in Tokyo. The Cuban defector crunched a line drive to left centre in the bottom of the seventh after Justin Smoak had blasted a solo home run in …

  • New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) shoots over Orlando Magic's Quentin Richardson (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
    Knicks rout Magic, climb back above .500 AP - 58 mins ago

    Carmelo Anthony knocked down three long jumpers, finding a rhythm that's been missing most of the season. More »Knicks rout Magic, climb back above .500

    New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) shoots over Orlando Magic's Quentin Richardson (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

    Carmelo Anthony knocked down three long jumpers, finding a rhythm that's been missing most of the season.

  • Gold medallist Bolt of Jamaica adjusts his medal during the award ceremony for the men's 200 metres final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu
    Maths and Olympics: How fast could Usain Bolt run? Reuters - 1 hr 34 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Usain Bolt, already the world's fastest man, could lop another 0.18 seconds off his 100 metre sprint world record even without running any faster. It's just a question of getting a few … More »Maths and Olympics: How fast could Usain Bolt run?

    Gold medallist Bolt of Jamaica adjusts his medal during the award ceremony for the men's 200 metres final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu

    LONDON (Reuters) - Usain Bolt, already the world's fastest man, could lop another 0.18 seconds off his 100 metre sprint world record even without running any faster. It's just a question of getting a few conditions right - and doing the maths. Luckily for the top Jamaican sprinter, John Barrow, a professor of mathematical …

  • The Beijing Ducks were fined after fans threw litter onto the court during a match last week
    Marbury in video plea for fans to behave AFP - 2 hrs 0 mins ago

    Former NBA star Stephon Marbury has issued a video appeal for fans of the Beijing Ducks to behave better, as he seeks to lead the Chinese club to its first ever league title. More »Marbury in video plea for fans to behave

    The Beijing Ducks were fined after fans threw litter onto the court during a match last week

    Former NBA star Stephon Marbury has issued a video appeal for fans of the Beijing Ducks to behave better, as he seeks to lead the Chinese club to its first ever league title.

  • Barcelona's Javier Mascherano controls the ball against AC Milan's Robinho during their Champions League quarter-final first leg soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan
    Milan optimistic for second leg after crowding out Messi Reuters - 2 hrs 47 mins ago

    MILAN (Reuters) - After successfully frustrating Lionel Messi and Barcelona, AC Milan believe they can oust the title-holders in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Nou Camp next … More »Milan optimistic for second leg after crowding out Messi

    Barcelona's Javier Mascherano controls the ball against AC Milan's Robinho during their Champions League quarter-final first leg soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan

    MILAN (Reuters) - After successfully frustrating Lionel Messi and Barcelona, AC Milan believe they can oust the title-holders in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Nou Camp next week. Messi was harried, hounded and pushed by the Milan defenders who often used a rotation system, where defenders …

  • Real Madrid's Ronaldo runs with ther ball during his Champions League quarter-final first leg soccer match against APOEL in Nicosia
    Real looking to avoid goring in Pamplona Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    MADRID (Reuters) - Taking on Osasuna in Pamplona can be as intimidating as the city's famous "running of the bulls" and Real Madrid will be hoping to avoid the goring Barcelona suffered there last month … More »Real looking to avoid goring in Pamplona

    Real Madrid's Ronaldo runs with ther ball during his Champions League quarter-final first leg soccer match against APOEL in Nicosia

    MADRID (Reuters) - Taking on Osasuna in Pamplona can be as intimidating as the city's famous "running of the bulls" and Real Madrid will be hoping to avoid the goring Barcelona suffered there last month when they play the Navarrans on Saturday. Real come into the match on a high after all but securing a place in the Champions …

  • Olympique Marseille's Nicolas N'koulou challenges Mario Gomez of Bayern Munich during their Champions League soccer match in Marseille
    Bayern count the cost of cards after win in Marseille Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    MARSEILLE (Reuters) - Bayern Munich put one foot in the last four of the Champions League with a clinical victory in Marseille on Wednesday but five yellow cards and a suspension for Bastian Schweinsteiger … More »Bayern count the cost of cards after win in Marseille

    Olympique Marseille's Nicolas N'koulou challenges Mario Gomez of Bayern Munich during their Champions League soccer match in Marseille

    MARSEILLE (Reuters) - Bayern Munich put one foot in the last four of the Champions League with a clinical victory in Marseille on Wednesday but five yellow cards and a suspension for Bastian Schweinsteiger left coach Jupp Heynckes fuming. Dutch winger Arjen Robben shone on a bright night for Bayern at the Stade Velodrome …

  • Flores of El Salvador fights for ball with De Armas of Cuba during their CONCACAF Olympic qualifying soccer match in Nashville
    Cuban soccer player missing from team in U.S Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A Cuban soccer player who may be trying to defect in the United States left his team while it was in Tennessee for an Olympic qualifying tournament, local media reported … More »Cuban soccer player missing from team in U.S

    Flores of El Salvador fights for ball with De Armas of Cuba during their CONCACAF Olympic qualifying soccer match in Nashville

    NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A Cuban soccer player who may be trying to defect in the United States left his team while it was in Tennessee for an Olympic qualifying tournament, local media reported on Wednesday.

  • New Orleans Saints safety Isa Abdul-Quddus strips the ball from Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith during their NFL football game at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans
    Insight: In bounty seasons, Saints among NFL's most violent Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - In a 2011 season in which the New Orleans Saints rewarded players for injuring opponents in a "pay-for-pain" bounty scheme, the team was among the most violent in the National Football League, … More »Insight: In bounty seasons, Saints among NFL's most violent

    New Orleans Saints safety Isa Abdul-Quddus strips the ball from Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith during their NFL football game at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans

    (Reuters) - In a 2011 season in which the New Orleans Saints rewarded players for injuring opponents in a "pay-for-pain" bounty scheme, the team was among the most violent in the National Football League, a Reuters analysis shows. The Saints were second in the NFL with 17 regular-season defensive flags for violating rules …

  • Seattle Mariners' manager Wedge and Ackley pose to celebrate after defeating against the Oakland Athletics at their American League season opening MLB baseball game in Tokyo
    Wedge praises MLB's Japan disaster aid Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge praised Major League Baseball for raising awareness of the massive rebuilding job still to be done in Japan after last year's deadly tsunami. More »Wedge praises MLB's Japan disaster aid

    Seattle Mariners' manager Wedge and Ackley pose to celebrate after defeating against the Oakland Athletics at their American League season opening MLB baseball game in Tokyo

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge praised Major League Baseball for raising awareness of the massive rebuilding job still to be done in Japan after last year's deadly tsunami.

  • Stoke City's Whitehead challenges Manchester City's Silva during their English Premier League soccer match in Stoke-on-Trent
    City eye chance as United battle Blackburn demons Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City can steal a march on Premier League title rivals Manchester United this weekend and hope mind games do the rest when the champions play on Monday for the second straight … More »City eye chance as United battle Blackburn demons

    Stoke City's Whitehead challenges Manchester City's Silva during their English Premier League soccer match in Stoke-on-Trent

    LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City can steal a march on Premier League title rivals Manchester United this weekend and hope mind games do the rest when the champions play on Monday for the second straight week. Roberto Mancini's City took top spot temporarily last Saturday after a 1-1 draw at Stoke City only for United …

  • Anthony also had six assists and five rebounds,
    Anthony shines as Knicks rout Magic AFP - 6 hrs ago

    The shorthanded New York Knicks won their eighth game in the last nine by overpowering the Orlando Magic 108-86 behind a 25-point performance from Carmelo Anthony. More »Anthony shines as Knicks rout Magic

    Anthony also had six assists and five rebounds,

    The shorthanded New York Knicks won their eighth game in the last nine by overpowering the Orlando Magic 108-86 behind a 25-point performance from Carmelo Anthony.

  • Charl Schwartzel of South Africa watches his ball after teeing off on the fifth hole during the third round of the Thailand Golf Championship
    Double bonus for Schwartzel at Houston Open Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - South African Charl Schwartzel has two good reasons to be happy competing at this week's Houston Open in Humble, Texas, as he prepares for his Masters title defence the following week. Not … More »Double bonus for Schwartzel at Houston Open

    Charl Schwartzel of South Africa watches his ball after teeing off on the fifth hole during the third round of the Thailand Golf Championship

    (Reuters) - South African Charl Schwartzel has two good reasons to be happy competing at this week's Houston Open in Humble, Texas, as he prepares for his Masters title defence the following week. Not only does the 27-year-old love the par-72 layout at the Redstone Golf Club but he enjoys the added benefit of a course that …

  • FILE - In this March 26, 2012, file photo, Reebok brand New York Jets football jerseys with the name and number of their new quarterback Tim Tebow hang on display at a Modell's store in New York. Nike Inc. claims in a lawsuit on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in U.S. District Court that Reebok International Ltd. has used Tebow's name on Jets-related apparel without permission since it was announced last week that Tebow was traded from the Denver Broncos to New York. The Tebow trade occurred just before Nike replaces Reebok on Sunday as the supplier of NFL team uniforms.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
    Nike sues Reebok in NYC over Tebow apparel AP - 8 hrs ago

    Nike went to court Wednesday to prove that Reebok is no shoo-in to promote New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow on apparel. More »Nike sues Reebok in NYC over Tebow apparel

    FILE - In this March 26, 2012, file photo, Reebok brand New York Jets football jerseys with the name and number of their new quarterback Tim Tebow hang on display at a Modell's store in New York. Nike Inc. claims in a lawsuit on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in U.S. District Court that Reebok International Ltd. has used Tebow's name on Jets-related apparel without permission since it was announced last week that Tebow was traded from the Denver Broncos to New York. The Tebow trade occurred just before Nike replaces Reebok on Sunday as the supplier of NFL team uniforms.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

    Nike went to court Wednesday to prove that Reebok is no shoo-in to promote New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow on apparel.

  • Venus Williams returns a shot from Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, during the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
    Weary Venus Williams loses at Key Biscayne AP - 8 hrs ago

    Venus Williams sagged in the wooden changeover chair as if it were a cushy recliner, her head tilted back, her tank on empty. More »Weary Venus Williams loses at Key Biscayne

    Venus Williams returns a shot from Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, during the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

    Venus Williams sagged in the wooden changeover chair as if it were a cushy recliner, her head tilted back, her tank on empty.

  • French seventh seed Marion Bartoli has defeated world number one Victoria Azarenka in Miami
    Bartoli shocks Azarenka, Venus falls in Miami AFP - 9 hrs ago

    French seventh seed Marion Bartoli stunned previously unbeaten world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP/WTA Miami hardcourt tournament on Wednesday. More »Bartoli shocks Azarenka, Venus falls in Miami

    French seventh seed Marion Bartoli has defeated world number one Victoria Azarenka in Miami

    French seventh seed Marion Bartoli stunned previously unbeaten world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP/WTA Miami hardcourt tournament on Wednesday.

  • FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008 file photo, Missouri State coach Barry Hinson cheers for his team during the first half of a basketball game against Drake in Springfield, Mo. The former Missouri State coach has been hired by Southern Illinois as its news head basketball coach, according to a Saluki official that spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. SIU has scheduled an official news conference for Wednesday afternoon, March 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
    S. Illinois hires ex-Missouri St. coach Hinson AP - 9 hrs ago

    During his nine seasons at Missouri State, Barry Hinson had his way with Southern Illinois. More »S. Illinois hires ex-Missouri St. coach Hinson

    FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008 file photo, Missouri State coach Barry Hinson cheers for his team during the first half of a basketball game against Drake in Springfield, Mo. The former Missouri State coach has been hired by Southern Illinois as its news head basketball coach, according to a Saluki official that spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. SIU has scheduled an official news conference for Wednesday afternoon, March 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

    During his nine seasons at Missouri State, Barry Hinson had his way with Southern Illinois.

  • File photo of Magic Johnson in Los Angeles
    Magic Johnson group to buy Dodgers for record $2 billion Reuters - 10 hrs ago

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2 billion, team owner Frank McCourt announced … More »Magic Johnson group to buy Dodgers for record $2 billion

    File photo of Magic Johnson in Los Angeles

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2 billion, team owner Frank McCourt announced on Tuesday, capping a two-year drama that started with McCourt's divorce and wound its way through bankruptcy cou …

  • A worker strolls past a Balfour Beatty sign at a construction site in central London
    Balfour Beatty warns 12,000 jobs at risk: report Reuters - 10 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest construction company Balfour Beatty has warned all its 12,000 staff in the UK that their jobs are at risk, the construction industry magazine Building reported on Wednesday. … More »Balfour Beatty warns 12,000 jobs at risk: report

    A worker strolls past a Balfour Beatty sign at a construction site in central London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest construction company Balfour Beatty has warned all its 12,000 staff in the UK that their jobs are at risk, the construction industry magazine Building reported on Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the London-based company, which developed the city's Olympic Aquatics Centre, is cited as saying …

  • Bartoli of France shakes hands with Azarenka of Belarus after defeating her at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne
    Bartoli ends Azarenka's winning streak Reuters - 11 hrs ago

    KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - France's Marion Bartoli ended world number one Victoria Azarenka's streak of 26 straight wins with an impressive 6-3 6-3 victory at the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday. … More »Bartoli ends Azarenka's winning streak

    Bartoli of France shakes hands with Azarenka of Belarus after defeating her at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne

    KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - France's Marion Bartoli ended world number one Victoria Azarenka's streak of 26 straight wins with an impressive 6-3 6-3 victory at the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday. Seventh-seed Bartoli moves into the semi-finals where she will face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, a 6-4 6-1 victor over …

  • FILE - This April 23, 2003 file photo shows former Lakers star Magic Johnson showing the view of downtown Los Angeles from the top floor of the 32-story Transamerica Center, in Los Angeles. A group that includes Johnson and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten agreed Tuesday night, March 27, 2012,  to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt for a record $2 billion.  (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
    Johnson signs on to lend his magic to Dodgers AP - 11 hrs ago

    Magic Johnson is about to learn $2 billion only buys you so much. Now he'll need to bring the Los Angeles Dodgers the same success he brought the Lakers. More »Johnson signs on to lend his magic to Dodgers

    FILE - This April 23, 2003 file photo shows former Lakers star Magic Johnson showing the view of downtown Los Angeles from the top floor of the 32-story Transamerica Center, in Los Angeles. A group that includes Johnson and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten agreed Tuesday night, March 27, 2012,  to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt for a record $2 billion.  (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

    Magic Johnson is about to learn $2 billion only buys you so much. Now he'll need to bring the Los Angeles Dodgers the same success he brought the Lakers.

  • Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany perform during their Pairs Short program at the ISU 2012 World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, southern France, Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (AP Photo/ Francois Mori)
    Virtue-Moir take lead at figure skating worlds AP - 11 hrs ago

    Ice dance Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada took the lead after the short dance program at the figure skating world championships on Wednesday, relegating defending champions Meryl … More »Virtue-Moir take lead at figure skating worlds

    Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany perform during their Pairs Short program at the ISU 2012 World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, southern France, Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (AP Photo/ Francois Mori)

    Ice dance Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada took the lead after the short dance program at the figure skating world championships on Wednesday, relegating defending champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White into second place.

  • Venus Williams returns a shot from Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, during the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
    Top-ranked Azarenka loses for 1st time this year AP - 11 hrs ago

    Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka lost for the first time this year when she was beaten by Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-3 in Wednesday night's quarterfinals at the Sony Ericsson Open. More »Top-ranked Azarenka loses for 1st time this year

    Venus Williams returns a shot from Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, during the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

    Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka lost for the first time this year when she was beaten by Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-3 in Wednesday night's quarterfinals at the Sony Ericsson Open.

  • Barcelona's Javier Mascherano (R) heads the ball away from AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    Milan hold Barca to goalless stalemate AFP - 11 hrs ago

    Pep Guardiola said his Barcelona team will need to score at least two goals at the Camp Nou next week if they are to oust AC Milan and reach the Champions League semi-finals. More »Milan hold Barca to goalless stalemate

    Barcelona's Javier Mascherano (R) heads the ball away from AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    Pep Guardiola said his Barcelona team will need to score at least two goals at the Camp Nou next week if they are to oust AC Milan and reach the Champions League semi-finals.

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  • GOP-run House easily rejects bipartisan budget AP - 9 hrs ago

    The House voted decisively late Wednesday to reject a bipartisan budget mixing tax increases with spending cuts to wring $4 trillion from federal deficits over the coming … More »GOP-run House easily rejects bipartisan budget

    The House voted decisively late Wednesday to reject a bipartisan budget mixing tax increases with spending cuts to wring $4 trillion from federal deficits over the coming decade.

  • FILE -In this Monday, March 26, 2012 file photo, Andre Parker, of Atlanta, wears a t-shirt in memory of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old who was killed by a Florida neighborhood watch captain while returning from a convenience store, during a rally outside the Georgia Capitol, in Atlanta. From the T-shirts and hoodie sales to pass-the-hat donations to trademarking slogans such as "Justice for Trayvon," the wheels are in motion to make money from the Florida shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin. His mother says at least some of the proceeds will be used to help other families. Experts say it is impossible to say how much could be made off the case but it's the latest example of a cause turned into an Internet-fueled brand. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
    Trayvon Inc: Fla teen's case turns into brand AP - 14 hrs ago

    From the T-shirt and hoodie sales to trademarking slogans like "Justice for Trayvon" to the pass-the-hat rallies that bring in thousands, the case of an unarmed black … More »Trayvon Inc: Fla teen's case turns into brand

    FILE -In this Monday, March 26, 2012 file photo, Andre Parker, of Atlanta, wears a t-shirt in memory of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old who was killed by a Florida neighborhood watch captain while returning from a convenience store, during a rally outside the Georgia Capitol, in Atlanta. From the T-shirts and hoodie sales to pass-the-hat donations to trademarking slogans such as "Justice for Trayvon," the wheels are in motion to make money from the Florida shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin. His mother says at least some of the proceeds will be used to help other families. Experts say it is impossible to say how much could be made off the case but it's the latest example of a cause turned into an Internet-fueled brand. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

    From the T-shirt and hoodie sales to trademarking slogans like "Justice for Trayvon" to the pass-the-hat rallies that bring in thousands, the case of an unarmed black teenager killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer is quickly turning into an Internet-fueled brand.

  • Protesters, including a man in a monkey suit, gather at the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, as the court concludes three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    Some justices seem open to saving parts of law AP - 20 hrs ago

    Several Supreme Court justices seemed receptive Wednesday to the idea that portions of President Barack Obama's health care law can survive even if the court declares … More »Some justices seem open to saving parts of law

    Protesters, including a man in a monkey suit, gather at the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, as the court concludes three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

    Several Supreme Court justices seemed receptive Wednesday to the idea that portions of President Barack Obama's health care law can survive even if the court declares the centerpiece unconstitutional.

  • Real Madrid-themed UAE hotel seeks investors AP - 1 hr 41 mins ago

    A proposed island theme resort hotel in the United Arab Emirates using the brand of the Real Madrid football team is still working to line up investors, the chairman … More »Real Madrid-themed UAE hotel seeks investors

    A proposed island theme resort hotel in the United Arab Emirates using the brand of the Real Madrid football team is still working to line up investors, the chairman of the development said Thursday.

  • Susan Clark of Santa Monica, Calif., who opposes health care reform, stands with a red hand painted over her mouth to represent what she said is socialism taking away her choices and rights, in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    Court appears split by ideology over health care AP - 13 hrs ago

    Concluding three days of fervent, public disagreement, a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology will now wrestle in private about whether to strike down key parts … More »Court appears split by ideology over health care

    Susan Clark of Santa Monica, Calif., who opposes health care reform, stands with a red hand painted over her mouth to represent what she said is socialism taking away her choices and rights, in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

    Concluding three days of fervent, public disagreement, a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology will now wrestle in private about whether to strike down key parts or even all of President Barack Obama's historic health care law. The justices' decision, due this June, will affect the way virtually every American receives …

  • From left to right, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,Chinese President Hu Jintao and South African President Jacob Zuma join hands during the group picture for the BRICS 2012 Summit  in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 29, 2012. Heads of States of the five nations are meeting in the Indian capital Thursday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
    Rising powers say new bank can help development AP - 1 hr 57 mins ago

    The leaders of five of the world's fast-rising powers agreed Thursday to move toward creating a new development bank that would improve access to capital for poor n … More »Rising powers say new bank can help development

    From left to right, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,Chinese President Hu Jintao and South African President Jacob Zuma join hands during the group picture for the BRICS 2012 Summit  in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 29, 2012. Heads of States of the five nations are meeting in the Indian capital Thursday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

    The leaders of five of the world's fast-rising powers agreed Thursday to move toward creating a new development bank that would improve access to capital for poor nations.

  • Oil near $105 amid possible reserves release AP - 4 hrs ago

    Oil hovered above $105 a barrel Thursday in Asia, capped by the possible release of crude reserves by Western nations. More »Oil near $105 amid possible reserves release

    Oil hovered above $105 a barrel Thursday in Asia, capped by the possible release of crude reserves by Western nations.

  • A street musician plays beside a closed shop displaying posters announcing the general strike protesting against the government's tough new labor reforms and cutbacks, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, March 28, 2012.(AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
    Spaniards wage general strike over labor reforms AP - 2 hrs 30 mins ago

    Flag-waving Spanish workers livid over labor market reforms they see as flagrantly pro-business blocked traffic Thursday, formed boisterous picket lines outside wholesale … More »Spaniards wage general strike over labor reforms

    A street musician plays beside a closed shop displaying posters announcing the general strike protesting against the government's tough new labor reforms and cutbacks, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, March 28, 2012.(AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

    Flag-waving Spanish workers livid over labor market reforms they see as flagrantly pro-business blocked traffic Thursday, formed boisterous picket lines outside wholesale markets and bus garages and kept some TV programming off the air.

  • The Wednesday, March 28, 2012 aerial shot provided by Greenpeace shows Total's Elgin Wellhead Platform in the North Sea off the shore of Scotland.  A two-mile exclusion zone has been set up around the offshore platform in the North Sea which has been evacuated after a gas leak, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. The leak on Total's Elgin PUQ platform, about 150 miles (241km) off the coast of Aberdeen, led to the evacuation of all 238 workers on Sunday. (AP Photo / Greenpeace, Martin Langer)
    Activists worry over North Sea platform gas leak AP - 3 hrs ago

    Environmental groups warned Thursday they fear an oil spill could be triggered at a North Sea offshore platform that has been leaking highly pressurized gas since the … More »Activists worry over North Sea platform gas leak

    The Wednesday, March 28, 2012 aerial shot provided by Greenpeace shows Total's Elgin Wellhead Platform in the North Sea off the shore of Scotland.  A two-mile exclusion zone has been set up around the offshore platform in the North Sea which has been evacuated after a gas leak, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. The leak on Total's Elgin PUQ platform, about 150 miles (241km) off the coast of Aberdeen, led to the evacuation of all 238 workers on Sunday. (AP Photo / Greenpeace, Martin Langer)

    Environmental groups warned Thursday they fear an oil spill could be triggered at a North Sea offshore platform that has been leaking highly pressurized gas since the weekend.

  • FILE - In this March 16, 2006 file photo Roche buildings are pictured in Basel, Switzerland. Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group is raising its hostile bid for U.S. diagnostics company Illumina Inc. to US dollar 51 cash per share. The offer runs until April 20. Roche has struggled to win over shareholders after Illumina's board unanimously turned down the Swiss company's offer of US dollar 44.50 per share that valued the San Diego-based firm at US dollar 5.7 billion. CEO Severin Schwan said in a statement Thursday, March 29, 2012 that Roche had spoken to shareholders who had expressed a desire to "accelerate the takeover process." (AP Photo/Keystone, Georgios Kefalas, File)
    Roche raises bid for US diagnostics firm Illumina AP - 1 hr 28 mins ago

    Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group raised its offer for Illumina Inc. to $51 cash per share Thursday, in a bid to speed up a takeover of the U.S. diagnostics  … More »Roche raises bid for US diagnostics firm Illumina

    FILE - In this March 16, 2006 file photo Roche buildings are pictured in Basel, Switzerland. Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group is raising its hostile bid for U.S. diagnostics company Illumina Inc. to US dollar 51 cash per share. The offer runs until April 20. Roche has struggled to win over shareholders after Illumina's board unanimously turned down the Swiss company's offer of US dollar 44.50 per share that valued the San Diego-based firm at US dollar 5.7 billion. CEO Severin Schwan said in a statement Thursday, March 29, 2012 that Roche had spoken to shareholders who had expressed a desire to "accelerate the takeover process." (AP Photo/Keystone, Georgios Kefalas, File)

    Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group raised its offer for Illumina Inc. to $51 cash per share Thursday, in a bid to speed up a takeover of the U.S. diagnostics company.

  • FILE -- In this April 5, 2011 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans are ready to ram through the House an election-year, $3.5 trillion budget that showcases their deficit-cutting plan for revamping Medicare and slicing everything from food stamps to transportation while rejecting President Barack Obama's call to raise taxes on the rich.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/File)
    House ready to OK GOP budget, rejects rival plans AP - 1 hr 7 mins ago

    Republicans are ready to ram through the House an election-year, $3.5 trillion budget that showcases their deficit-cutting plan for revamping Medicare and slicing everything … More »House ready to OK GOP budget, rejects rival plans

    FILE -- In this April 5, 2011 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans are ready to ram through the House an election-year, $3.5 trillion budget that showcases their deficit-cutting plan for revamping Medicare and slicing everything from food stamps to transportation while rejecting President Barack Obama's call to raise taxes on the rich.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/File)

    Republicans are ready to ram through the House an election-year, $3.5 trillion budget that showcases their deficit-cutting plan for revamping Medicare and slicing everything from food stamps to transportation while rejecting President Barack Obama's call to raise taxes on the rich.

  • A petrol station employee stands on a ladder as he changes the petrol prices in Nice
    France discussing strategic oil release with UK, U.S. Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Britain on a possible release of strategic oil stocks to push fuel prices lower, French ministers said … More »France discussing strategic oil release with UK, U.S.

    A petrol station employee stands on a ladder as he changes the petrol prices in Nice

    PARIS (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Britain on a possible release of strategic oil stocks to push fuel prices lower, French ministers said on Wednesday, four weeks before the country's presidential election. Earlier in March, British sources said London was prepared to cooperate with Washington …

  • Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors,  arrives  together with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. right, at a news conference in Stockholm Thursday March 29, 2012. Tolgfors is resigning after facing harsh criticism over leaked plans to build a weapons plant in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Fredrik Sandberg)  SWEDEN OUT
    Sweden's defense minister steps down AP - 3 hrs ago

    The Swedish defense minister is resigning after facing harsh criticism over leaked plans to build a weapons plant in Saudi Arabia, a government official said Thursd … More »Sweden's defense minister steps down

    Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors,  arrives  together with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. right, at a news conference in Stockholm Thursday March 29, 2012. Tolgfors is resigning after facing harsh criticism over leaked plans to build a weapons plant in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Fredrik Sandberg)  SWEDEN OUT

    The Swedish defense minister is resigning after facing harsh criticism over leaked plans to build a weapons plant in Saudi Arabia, a government official said Thursday.

  • FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 file photo, a worker walks past tanks at a Petrochina storage base in Suining, in southwest China's Sichuan province. A big shift is happening in Big Oil: an American giant now ranks second to a Chinese upstart. Exxon Mobil is pumping less oil than PetroChina, a company formed just 13 years ago by the Chinese government to better compete for the world's oil and natural gas. On March 29, 2012, the shift is expected to become official when the Beijing company announces that it produced more crude last year than its 130-year-old Texas rival. (AP Photo)
    Chinese firm surpasses Exxon in oil production AP - 3 hrs ago

    A big shift is happening in Big Oil: an American giant now ranks behind a Chinese upstart. More »Chinese firm surpasses Exxon in oil production

    FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 file photo, a worker walks past tanks at a Petrochina storage base in Suining, in southwest China's Sichuan province. A big shift is happening in Big Oil: an American giant now ranks second to a Chinese upstart. Exxon Mobil is pumping less oil than PetroChina, a company formed just 13 years ago by the Chinese government to better compete for the world's oil and natural gas. On March 29, 2012, the shift is expected to become official when the Beijing company announces that it produced more crude last year than its 130-year-old Texas rival. (AP Photo)

    A big shift is happening in Big Oil: an American giant now ranks behind a Chinese upstart.

  • A pilot stands by his plane, a Hawker Beechcraft T-6C Texan II, during the second day of the Dubai Airshow
    Exclusive: Hawker Beechcraft readies bankruptcy filing Reuters - 12 hrs ago

    NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hawker Beechcraft Inc, the aircraft manufacturer owned by Goldman Sachs Group Inc's private equity arm and Onex Corp , is preparing to … More »Exclusive: Hawker Beechcraft readies bankruptcy filing

    A pilot stands by his plane, a Hawker Beechcraft T-6C Texan II, during the second day of the Dubai Airshow

    NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hawker Beechcraft Inc, the aircraft manufacturer owned by Goldman Sachs Group Inc's private equity arm and Onex Corp , is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection in the next several weeks, according to several people familiar with the matter. Hawker, which was bought by the private equity …

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Futures extend losses after GDP, jobless Reuters - 6 mins ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended losses on Thursday after data showed the domestic economy expanded as expected in the fourth quarter while initial jobless … More »Futures extend losses after GDP, jobless

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended losses on Thursday after data showed the domestic economy expanded as expected in the fourth quarter while initial jobless claims were slightly worse than expectations. S&P 500 futures fell 5.5 points and were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking …

  • Analysis: To Canada and back again: a new U.S. oil pipeline race Reuters - 1 hr 9 mins ago

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - Even as big U.S. oil pipelines invest billions of dollars to ship booming oil production south from Canada and North Dakota, a new race is underway … More »Analysis: To Canada and back again: a new U.S. oil pipeline race

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - Even as big U.S. oil pipelines invest billions of dollars to ship booming oil production south from Canada and North Dakota, a new race is underway in the opposite direction. Two of the country's biggest pipelines, both now underutilized, are competing to pump a special type of ultra light oil from the …

  • Shoppers look at washers and dryers at a Home Depot store in New York
    Durable goods orders hint at weak first quarter Reuters - 19 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods increased only modestly in February, supporting the view that economic growth in the first quarter … More »Durable goods orders hint at weak first quarter

    Shoppers look at washers and dryers at a Home Depot store in New York

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods increased only modestly in February, supporting the view that economic growth in the first quarter could be lackluster. Durable goods orders rose 2.2 percent last month, missing economists' forecasts and only partially reversing January's sharp decline, …

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Wall Street eases as energy and materials sectors weigh Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks declined on Wednesday as sliding oil and metals prices gave investors a reason to sell commodity-related shares. A sharp fall in U.S. crude … More »Wall Street eases as energy and materials sectors weigh

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks declined on Wednesday as sliding oil and metals prices gave investors a reason to sell commodity-related shares. A sharp fall in U.S. crude oil futures hit energy stocks, prompted by talk of a release of some U.S. and European strategic oil reserves. Materials shares dropped as well. A weaker-than-expected …

  • Italy seizes $1.5 billion in Gadhafi family assets AP - 16 hrs ago

    Italian tax police say they have seized €1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) in assets from the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's family and associates, including shares in … More »Italy seizes $1.5 billion in Gadhafi family assets

    Italian tax police say they have seized €1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) in assets from the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's family and associates, including shares in Italy's biggest bank.

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