FRANKFURT, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank offered banks unlimited 84-day U.S. dollar funds on Tuesday via a fixed-rate liquidity operation and a foreign exchange swap. Bids in the parallel operations are due by 0845 GMT and the results ...
2 Dec 2008
Wall Street's five-day winning streak came to an abrupt end Monday as confirmation of a U.S. recession sent stock and crude oil prices into a steep dive. The National Bureau of Economic Research, the nonprofit group of economists that classifies ...
2 Dec 2008
Engineering firm SNC-Lavalin has gone to court in an attempt to kick a difficult tenant out of the building that houses its head office. That tenant is the American consulate. They're on St Alexandre at René Levesque. The firm says it's being ...
2 Dec 2008
Doha , Nov 10 (IANS) Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address at the Indian Community reception in Doha , Qatar Monday: 'I am delighted to be here with you today . This is a historic occasion as it marks the first Manmohan ...
2 Dec 2008
The Day from Hell began for UA volleyball coach Dave Rubio at 3:30 a.m. Sunday in Pullman, Wash. He had a hangover, a mental hangover, like never before. A few hours earlier, the Wildcats had blown the final match of the regular season, losing in ...
2 Dec 2008
Despite a better-than-expected Thanksgiving weekend for retailers, fears that consumer spending would sputter punished retail stocks Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day down nearly 680 points, a 7.7% drop. And retailers were among ...
1 Dec 2008
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Corn for March delivery fell for a third day as a deepening recession routs financial and commodity markets, fueling speculation that consumption of meat, grains and vegetable oil will decline.
2 Dec 2008
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks rose as consumer- electronics makers gained for a second day on a government plan to boost demand for their products. Commodity stocks fell on concern a deepening global recession will cut raw materials use.
2 Dec 2008
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- India’s Sensitive Index fell for a second day after commodity prices dropped and U.S. manufacturing shrunk, heightening concern a global recession is deepening.
2 Dec 2008
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Copper fell for the fourth day to a one-week low on signs consumption is weakening as global manufacturing shrinks. Lead slumped to the lowest in 28 months.
2 Dec 2008
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s 10-year bonds rose for a second day after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. central bank may purchase government debt, spurring speculation the Bank of Japan will do the same.
1 Dec 2008
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks rose as consumer- electronics manufacturers gained for a second day on a government plan to boost demand for their products. Commodity stocks fell on concern a deepening global recession will hurt demand for raw materials.
1 Dec 2008
Yesterday marked the 20th World AIDS Day, and although the event was marked on a small scale in the Armenian capital, it was nevertheless observed in a country where such subjects as sexual health and alternative sub-cultures are ...
2 Dec 2008
GMA Day (and Britney’s birthday!!) is tomorrow. You know you DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!I’ll be pulling an all-nighter here on the West Coast waiting for the dirty details, which shouldn’t be a problem because I’m so excited there is...
1 Dec 2008
Just got back from The International AIDS Day celebrations at a bar called Katzeh in Jerusalem. Proceeds of the evening’s party went to fund the Open Clinic a medical clinic in Jerusalem that offers free, fast and confidential HIV tests ...
1 Dec 2008
The Vermont Department of Health says 482 people in Vermont are known to be living with HIV/AIDS. But that doesn't account for people who are HIV-positive, but haven't been tested.
1 Dec 2008
In the United States, recently released statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Latinos are disproportionately affected by the HIV virus....
1 Dec 2008
Obama AIDS Day Message Praises President Bush - The Huffington Post.
1 Dec 2008
