Monthly Archives: March 2011

Stocks swing to losses as oil crosses $106 (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Stock Markets News

NEW YORK – Stocks swung between small gains and losses Thursday as the price of oil jumped above $106 a barrel. Slightly disappointing reports on new unemployment claims and factory orders weighed on stocks Thursday. The Labor Department said fewer … Continue reading →

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Wall Street flat as Friday payrolls data eyed (Reuters)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Stock Markets News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday as a modest reading on jobless claims failed to topple upbeat expectations about Friday’s U.S. payrolls report for March as the quarter quietly draws to a close. Initial claims for … Continue reading →

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Katrina killing police sentenced

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - BBC World News

31 March 2011 Last updated at 12:54 ET The officers’ lawyers had asked for leniency, citing the chaos after the storm Two former New Orleans police officers have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a shooting … Continue reading →

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NBA probing Jay-Z’s visit to Kentucky locker room (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

NEW YORK – An NBA spokesman confirms that the league is investigating Jay-Z’s presence in Kentucky’s locker room after the Wildcats clinched a Final Four berth. The rapper visited the players after their victory over North Carolina on Sunday at … Continue reading →

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Man arrested over loyalist murder

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

31 March 2011 Last updated at 13:53 ET Bobby Moffett was shot dead by two masked gunmen last year A man has been arrested by police investigating the murder of loyalist Bobby Moffett in Belfast last year. Mr Moffett, 43, … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Estimates Couple Needs $230,000 for Health Care Costs in Retirement

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

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Romania must sell of energy sector to end corruption: US (AFP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Science News

BUCHAREST (AFP) – The US ambassador to Romania Mark Gitenstein on Thursday urged authorities to sell off the country’s state-owned energy companies in order to uproot corruption and cronyism. “The energy sector here will require significant amounts of new investment … Continue reading →

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BP’s Lost Laptop (with Personal Data) is Disturbing (ContributorNetwork)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Science News

COMMENTARY | BP has revealed that an employee lost a laptop containing claimants’ personal information. Although the laptop was lost a month ago, BP only informed the claimants this week. The company has sent letters to 13,000 people who filed … Continue reading →

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Giffords’ astronaut husband awaiting doctors’ OK (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Science News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle commander Mark Kelly said Thursday he’s still awaiting doctors’ blessing to bring his wounded congresswoman wife to his launch in just under three weeks. NASA, meanwhile, took stock of minor damage to Kelly’s shuttle … Continue reading →

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Sorry, Seniors: College Admission Rates Are Down This Year (Time.com)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Education News

NewsFeed is sure there are plenty of high school seniors already sweating over the arrival of their college acceptance letters (or lack thereof), without us adding this disappointing news: Ivy League admission rates are way down this year. Student newspapers … Continue reading →

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