Tag Archives: crisis
New stock market milestone: Dow 15,000
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average punched through another milestone Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading
Foreclosure compensation checks arrive, but anger some homeowners
Millions of American homeowners who have struggled with foreclosures are now receiving checks for compensation from the companies that serviced their mortgages — part of the federal government’s efforts to resolve the foreclosure crisis. But some of those receiving checks tell NBC News that the payments are an insult that neither punishes the banks enough for “deficient” practices nor helps harme… Continue reading
Clint Eastwood — Ringless Amid Marriage Troubles
With his wife in rehab and his marriage in crisis, Clint Eastwood was seen on the streets of New York yesterday … not wearing his wedding ring Continue reading
Spain: Parliament Protest As Jobless Rate Rises
Around 1,000 demonstrators take to the streets of Madrid as the unemployment crisis in Spain accelerates. Continue reading
North Korea Rebuffs Talks As A ‘Crafty Trick’
The reclusive nation dismisses the South’s call for negotiations, as the US and Japan discuss the mounting crisis. Continue reading
Homeless Fears For Millions Without Savings
Shelter says many Britons live “on the edge of a crisis”, with no money to pay their rent or mortgage if they lose their job. Continue reading
Markets flatfooted as US earnings season begins
LONDON (AP) — A mixed earnings report from aluminum company Alcoa Corp. failed to provide markets with much direction Tuesday amid continuing concerns over North Korea, bird flu in China and Europe's debt crisis kept many investors on the sidelines. Continue reading
Markets steady as US earnings season begins
LONDON (AP) — A mixed earnings report from aluminum company Alcoa Corp. failed to provide markets with much direction Tuesday as concerns over North Korea, bird flu in China and Europe's debt crisis kept many investors on the sidelines. Continue reading
