Monthly Archives: November 2011

Dow. S&P up for 2nd day but financials a drag (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow and SP 500 advanced for a second day on Tuesday as consumer confidence data was stronger than expected and investors eyed further progress on a solution to Europe’s fiscal mess. But weak financial shares … Continue reading

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Jackson doctor given four years

29 November 2011 Last updated at 13:11 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Judge Michael Pastor said Conrad Murray “repeatedly lied, and he has absolutely no sense of remorse”

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Pay and jobs pain as growth slows

29 November 2011 Last updated at 12:20 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The chancellor said much of Europe was heading towards recession as he pledged to do “whatever it takes” to protect Britain and keep … Continue reading

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Wi-fi laptops ‘may damage sperm’

29 November 2011 Last updated at 11:34 ET By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News Scientists are questioning if using wi-fi on a laptop to roam the internet could harm a man’s fertility, after lab work suggested ejaculated sperm were … Continue reading

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Occupy Wall Street’s Making It Harder for Banks to Recruit (The Atlantic Wire)

Today in academia: an Ivy league recruiting conundrum, professors are worried like the rest of us, another counterpoint to those liberal student papers, and a few necessary things to do to graduate. Read More from the Article Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/20111129/ts_atlantic/occupywallstreetsmakingitharderbanksrecruit45498

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Episcopal bishop cleared of charges over gays in church (Reuters)

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – The national Episcopal Church cleared a South Carolina diocese bishop of accusations that he abandoned the church’s principles by opposing the denomination’s acceptance of homosexuality. Bishop Right Reverend Mark J. Lawrence was accused in October … Continue reading

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SC Episcopal bishop cleared by national panel (AP)

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A committee of the national Episcopal Church says its investigation of the conservative bishop of one of the oldest Episcopal dioceses in the United States concluded he has not abandoned the church amid the ongoing schism over … Continue reading

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Will King & Wood Mallesons Work?

November 29, 2011 11:56 AM Will King Wood Mallesons Work? Posted by Ed Shanahan It’s the deal that no one thought would happen this soon—a Chinese law firm merging with an international one. There’s no question that it will be … Continue reading

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Shell, Mitsubishi, and Iraq Close $17 Billion Deal for Gas Venture

November 29, 2011 12:50 PM Shell, Mitsubishi, and Iraq Close $17 Billion Deal for Gas Venture Posted by Brian Baxter In one of the largest deals involving Iraq’s ailing energy sector to be signed in recent years, Royal Dutch Shell … Continue reading

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Four Firms Help AMR Fly Into Chapter 11

November 29, 2011 2:54 PM Four Firms Help AMR Fly Into Chapter 11 Posted by Brian Baxter AMR Corporation, the Fort Worth-based parent of American Airlines, filed for bankruptcy in Manhattan on Tuesday as part of a plan to ease … Continue reading

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