Monthly Archives: May 2011

American Airlines wins either way in NBA Finals

SymbolPriceChangeAMR6.35+0.01VZ36.67+0.06{“s” : “amr,vz”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} DALLAS (AP) — If you’re a basketball fan, you’ll hear the name of American Airlines a lot over the next couple weeks. American slapped its name on the arenas ofRead More … Continue reading

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Australia takes on tobacco giants over packaging

FILE – In this computer-generated image provided by the Minister for Health and Ageing of Australia, proposed cigarette packaging stripped of all logos and replaced with graphic images that tobacco companies in Australia will be forced to use is shown. … Continue reading

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E. coli cucumbers may be in Austria, Hungary

In this picture taken May 26, 2011 cucumbers from Spain, tomatoes and other vegetables are on display on a market in Hamburg northern Germany. Government officials say two more people have died of a bacterial outbreak allegedly caused by contaminated … Continue reading

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Chinese e-commerce giant opens furniture showroom

In this Friday May 27, 2011, photo, a computer screen display various furniture items with selling price while Chinese shop inside the newly opened Taobao Mall in Beijing, China. China’s e-commerce giant is stepping up its heated rivalry with bricks-and-mortar … Continue reading

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Tech mogul pays bright minds not to go to college

In this May 27, 2011 photo, John Burnham, one of two dozen recipients of a unique scholarship, observes robots built to collect lunar soil during a competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Burnham is … Continue reading

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Israel’s Fischer interested in IMF job

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s central bank chief, Stanley Fischer, is interested in the top job at the International Monetary Fund and has received a number of phone calls in recent days from around the world encouraging him to apply, a … Continue reading

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Airline fuel bills today are anything but peanuts

Graphic shows the change in airline tickets from 2006 to 2011 and what factors are causing the change NEW YORK (AP) — To fly someone from New York to Los Angeles and back, airlines spend close to $330 these days … Continue reading

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Lockheed attack highlights rise in cyber espionage

FILE – In this April 9, 2009 file photo, a sign outside the Lockheed Martin plant in Marietta, Ga. is shown. Lockheed Martin on Saturday, May 28, 2011 admitted it was the recent target of a “significant and tenacious” cyber … Continue reading

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Peru, Colombia, and Chile merge stock markets (The Christian Science Monitor)

Lima, Peru – Peru, Colombia, and Chile will formally merge their stock markets Monday, creating the second-largest bourse in Latin America after Brazil and promising to increase liquidity in the mineral-rich Andean region. The market alliance of the three right-leaning … Continue reading

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Why safe corporate bonds aren’t so smart anymore (AP)

NEW YORK – The safest corporate debt isn’t looking so smart anymore. Companies deemed good for the money are raising trillions selling bonds to investors who can’t seem to get enough of them. It looks like a great deal for … Continue reading

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