Tag Archives: embattled
Four Gleacher Directors Confirm They Will Resign
Four directors of Gleacher & Co. (GLCH) confirmed they will resign at the embattled company’s annual meeting next week as the biggest outside shareholder prepares to take charge of the board. Continue reading
Wall Street Slumps as Euro Fears Mount
Stocks ended solidly in the red after a choppy trading session as market participants made sense of a deluge of headlines from embattled Cyprus. Continue reading
Syrian opposition head visits rebel areas in north
BEIRUT (AP) — Following rebel gains, the leader of the Syrian opposition made his first visit Sunday to areas near the embattled northern city of Aleppo as fighters trying to oust President Bashar Assad captured a police academy and a border crossing along the frontier with Iraq. Continue reading
Syrian president to give speech Sunday
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday in a rare address to the nation, state media said, as rebels fighting to topple his embattled regime pressed ahead with an offensive on the capital. Continue reading
French panel overturns 75 percent tax on ultrarich
PARIS (AP) — Embattled French President Francois Hollande suffered a fresh setback Saturday when France’s highest court threw out a plan to tax the ultrawealthy at a 75 percent rate, saying it was unfair. Continue reading
Elmo — Won’t Be Yanked From Thanksgiving Parade
Elmo won’t be denied his right to ride through the streets of Manhattan on Thanksgiving Day .. TMZ has learned the embattled muppet is still scheduled to FLOAT in the Macy’s parade. Despite the fact that Kevin Clash — the man who provided Elmo’s… Continue reading
Syria commits to 4-day truce, but prospects dim
The embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad promised Thursday to observe a U.N.-proposed truce during a four-day Muslim holiday, while rebels claimed major gains in the key battleground of Aleppo. Continue reading
Paris backs Syria no-fly zone as fighting grows
France signaled Thursday that it was prepared to take part in enforcing a partial no-fly zone over Syria, piling pressure on President Bashar Assad's embattled regime as it widens a major offensive against rebels in Damascus and surrounding areas. Continue reading
