Monthly Archives: December 2011

Stocks up on new home deals, job growth prospects

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

NEW YORK (AP) — Better news on home sales and improved prospects for job growth sent stocks higher on Wall Street Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 135 points, nearly making up its 140-point loss from the day before. … Continue reading →

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US job market ends year in better shape

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-suffering job market is ending the year better off than it began. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has dropped by 10 percent since January. The unemployment rate, 8.6 percent in November, … Continue reading →

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Wall St rises, on track for slim gains in 2011 (Reuters)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Stock Markets News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, moving the SP 500 back in positive territory for 2011 ahead of the last trading day of the year, on more positive signals on the U.S. economy. The SP 500 edged … Continue reading →

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Summary Box: Stocks up on improving jobs, housing (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Stock Markets News

STOCKS UP: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 135 points. The SP 500 rose 13 points and is now up 5 points for the year. Stocks rose on better news on the job market and home sales. HOUSING EMPLOYMENT: Quincy … Continue reading →

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Stocks up on new home deals, job growth prospects (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Stock Markets News

NEW YORK – Better news on home sales and improved prospects for job growth sent stocks higher on Wall Street Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 135 points, nearly making up its 140-point loss from the day before. The … Continue reading →

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Egypt security forces storm NGO offices

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - World News

Employees held in the offices while security personnel carried out interrogations and searches [EPA] Egyptian security forces and police have stormed non-governmental organisation (NGO) offices throughout the country, temporarily detaining employees and searching computer files, an activist and security official have said. … Continue reading →

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Kurds protest over deadly Turkey air raid

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - World News

Angry protesters have demonstrated against the government in the Turkish city of Istanbul, after 35 people were killed in a Kurdish-dominated village in the country’s southeast by an air strike the government says mistakenly hit smugglers rather than a group … Continue reading →

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Violence and doubts mar Syria monitor mission

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - World News

Syrian activists are calling for the removal of the head of the Arab League monitoring team, a new blow to the credibility of a mission that the opposition has condemned as a farce for President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to buy … Continue reading →

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Stephen Hawking seeks help to make voice heard (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Science News

LONDON – Can you help make Stephen Hawking’s voice heard? The famed British physicist is seeking an assistant to help develop and maintain the electronic speech system that allows him to communicate his vision of the universe. An informal job … Continue reading →

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Conn. high school graduation rate improves (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Education News

HARTFORD, Conn. – State education officials say Connecticut’s high school graduation rate improved in 2010, but nearly 1 in 5 students failed to complete high school within four years. The state Department of Education released a report Thursday showing that … Continue reading →

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