Weekly Claims Hold Steady as Jobs Picture Still Murky
Weekly Claims Hold Steady as Jobs Picture Still Murky By: Reuters Published: Thursday, 17 May 2012 | 8:34 AM ET New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits were unchanged last week, according to government data on Thursday that will do little to ease concerns about a recent slowdown in jobs growth. The prior week’s figure was ...
Read MorePRECIOUS-Gold falls as Greece batters global markets
PRECIOUS-Gold falls as Greece batters global markets By Amanda Cooper Wed May 16, 2012 8:24am EDT Gold eases as dollar profits from Greek worries * Silver set for longest string of declines since 2008 * Coming up: U.S. April industrial production; 1315 GMT LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – Gold fell for a fourth straight day ...
Read MoreWRAPUP 1-Greeks vote with wallets in fear of euro zone exit
WRAPUP 1-Greeks vote with wallets in fear of euro zone exit By Harry Papachristou and Andreas Rinke ATHENS/BERLIN | Wed May 16, 2012 9:07am EDT May 16 (Reuters) – Greeks are voting with their wallets and pulling euros out of the banks in fear that their country may leave the European single currency despite the ...
Read MoreJudge to lead Greece to fateful June 17 election
Judge to lead Greece to fateful June 17 election By Harry Papachristou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS | Wed May 16, 2012 9:13am EDT (Reuters) – Greece put a senior judge in charge of an emergency government on Wednesday to lead it to new elections on June 17 and bankers sought to calm public fears after ...
Read MoreIran Executes Alleged Israeli Spy For Killing Nuclear Scientist
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:02 AM EDT Iran Executes Alleged Israeli Spy For Killing Nuclear Scientist By Amrutha Gayathri Iran has executed a man accused of being an Israeli spy, found guilty of killing an alleged Iranian nuclear physicist in 2010, Iranian state media reported Tuesday. Majid Jamali Fashi, who was alleged to be an ...
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