Girls hug U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a 2010 tour of a shelter run for sex trafficking victims in Cambodia.STORY HIGHLIGHTSDonna Brazile: Clinton stepping down as Secretary of State. Maybe she'll run for presidentShe says as secretary she expanded foreign policy to include effect on regular people She says she was first secretary of state to focus on empowering women and girlsBrazile:...
Why is Beckham sitting on the bench for nothing?
Label: HealthPARIS (AP) — David Beckham has won league championships in three countries on two continents, earns millions of dollars in endorsements and his name is practically synonymous with celebrity itself. He has his own cologne, for goodness sake. So why is he even bothering to sit on the bench for the Paris Saint-Germain football club?His royal highness of football doesn’t need the money — and he’s said...
S.Africa’s rand recovers against dollar, eyes 8.85
Label: BusinessJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa‘s rand was on track for a second day of gains against the dollar on Friday, eyeing 8.85 as investors that had sold the currency due to a gloomy economic outlook readjust their positions.Government bonds took their cue from the stronger currency, with the yield on the heavily-traded benchmark 2026 bond shedding 5 basis points to 7.295 percent.The yield for the...
Benz Capital Corp. Announces Conditional Acceptance of Qualifying Transaction
Label: WorldVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 1, 2013) -NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.Benz Capital Corp. (“Benz” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:BZ.P), a capital pool company, is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) has granted conditional acceptance...
"Great Rotation"- A Wall Street fairy tale?
Label: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's current jubilant narrative is that a rush into stocks by small investors has sparked a "great rotation" out of bonds and into equities that will power the bull market to new heights. That sounds good, but there's a snag: The evidence for this is a few weeks of bullish fund flows that are hardly unusual for January. Late-stage bull markets...
NFL's Goodell aims to share blame on player safety
Label: TechnologyNEW ORLEANS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to share the blame."Safety," he said at his annual Super Bowl news conference, "is all of our responsibilities."Not surprisingly, given that thousands of former players are suing the league about its handling of concussions, the topics of player health and improved safety dominated Goodell's 45-minute session Friday. And he often sounded like...
Feb
01
Hillary: Secretary of empowerment
Label: LifestyleGirls hug U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a 2010 tour of a shelter run for sex trafficking victims in Cambodia.STORY HIGHLIGHTSDonna Brazile: Clinton stepping down as Secretary of State. Maybe she'll run for presidentShe says as secretary she expanded foreign policy to include effect on regular people She says she was first secretary of state to focus on empowering women and girlsBrazile:...
Singer Randy Travis pleads guilty to DWI, gets probation
Label: HealthDALLAS (Reuters) – Grammy Award-winning country singer Randy Travis on Thursday pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was sentenced to two years probation for an incident in which Texas State Troopers found him lying naked near his crashed car.Travis, 53, was ordered to serve at least 30 days at an in-patient alcohol treatment facility and was not charged for threatening the troopers who...
Markets higher as investors await US jobs report
Label: BusinessLONDON (AP) — Some rare good economic news from Europe pushed stock markets higher on Friday as investors awaited a key U.S. employment report that is expected to show steady, if unremarkable, job growth.The unemployment rate in the 17-country eurozone was at a lower-than-expected 11.7 percent in December, unchanged from the previous month’s rate, which was revised down from 11.8 percent, a record...
Cub Energy Inc: Krutogorovskoye-7 Well Tests 5.9 MMcf/d
Label: WorldHOUSTON, TEXAS–(Marketwire – Feb 1, 2013) – Cub Energy Inc. (“Cub” or the “Company“) (TSX VENTURE:KUB), a Ukraine-focused upstream oil and gas company, announces the discovery of commercial volumes of natural gas in the Krutogorovskoye-7 (“K-7“) exploration well in Ukraine. The K-7 well is operated by KUB-Gas, a partially-owned subsidiary in which Cub has a 30% ownership interest.The K-7 well...
Euro rises, shares gain as Europe's outlook brightens
Label: WorldLONDON (Reuters) - The euro hit a fresh 14-month high and European stocks gained on Friday after economic data raised hopes that the region's downturn has eased, but moves were limited as investors await a U.S. jobs report. Euro zone factories had their best month in nearly a year during January although the currency bloc is likely to remain mired in recession for a few more months, the...
Carville, Matalin enjoy role as Big Easy boosters
Label: TechnologyNEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Mary Matalin heard a baby cry during a Super Bowl news conference this week, she paused midsentence, peered in the direction of the fussing child and asked: "Is that my husband?"Matalin, the noted Republican political pundit, isn't shy about making jokes at the expense of Democratic strategist James Carville, who went from being her professional counterpart to her partner in...
Jan
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BlackBerry must remember strengths
Label: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBlackBerry sales have slumped in the U.S. but is still strong in emerging marketsNew models launched should remember why they are popular in developing worldIn places like Brazil and South Africa, the 10 is the update to their current phonein Sub-Saharan Africa there is expected to be 175 million new customers in the next 3 yearsWatch Jim Clancy on CNN International's "The Brief" at...
Patty Andrews of Andrews Sisters rallied troops
Label: HealthLOS ANGELES (AP) — Patty Andrews never served in the military, but she and her singing sisters certainly supported the troops.During World War II, they hawked war bonds, entertained soldiers overseas and boosted morale on the home-front with tunes like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B” and “I Can Dream, Can’t I?”Andrews, the last surviving member of the singing Andrews Sisters trio, died Wednesday...
‘Major failures’ over rail deal
Label: Business31 January 2013 Last updated at 06:05 ETPlease turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Lousie Ellman MP: “There were major failures by civil servants and ministers”The fiasco over the collapse of the West Coast Main Line franchise deal was the result of “irresponsible decisions”, an MPs’ committee has said.The transport committee blamed “major failures” at the Department for Transport...
Currents | Q&A: Douglas Coupland on His Furniture Collection
Label: WorldTitle Post: Currents | Q&A: Douglas Coupland on His Furniture CollectionUrl Post: http://www.news.fluser.com/currents-qa-douglas-coupland-on-his-furniture-collection/Link To Post : Currents | Q&A: Douglas Coupland on His Furniture CollectionRating: 100%based on 99998 ratings.5 user reviews.Author: Fluser SeoLinkThanks for visiting the blog, If any criticism and suggestions please leave a ...
Stock futures edge lower ahead of data, earnings
Label: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged lower on Thursday ahead of data on the labor market and a slew of corporate earnings reports. Facebook Inc shares dropped 6.7 percent to $29.14 in premarket trading. The company doubled its mobile advertising revenue in the fourth quarter but that growth trailed some of Wall Street's most aggressive estimates. Qualcomm Inc ...
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