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2 inmates charged in Mo. with attempt to kidnap mayor
The two escaped inmates are charged with 12 felonies following their escape, Friday. Continue reading
Kanye West — Sympathy Bump [PHOTO]
As Kim Kardashian continues to grow and grow, Kanye West is now sporting a bump of his own … on his forehead.Kanye was spotted in Beverly Hills early this morning with the giant bruise .. Continue reading
Stocks inch higher in early trading
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are mostly higher in early trading on Wall Street Friday and are on track to post solid gains for the week. Continue reading
US stocks are mostly flat in midday trading
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market wavered between small gains and losses Friday but is still on track to finish the week higher. Continue reading
IRS Knew Tea Party Was Targeted in 2011
By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups as early as 2011, according to a draft of an inspector general’s report obtained by The Associated Press that seemingly contradicts public statements by the IRS commissioner. Continue reading
US stocks are mostly flat in afternoon trading
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market was mostly flat in afternoon trading Friday but is still on track to finish the week higher. Continue reading
Platinum Sinks on Anglo American Production Deal
Platinum prices slumped 2% Friday after a long-awaited deal to reduce production at the world’s largest platinum-mining company disappointed investors. Continue reading
Singapore Dollar Slips To 11-day Low Against US Dollar
SINGAPUR (dpa-AFX) – The Singapore dollar extended yesterday’s downtrend against its U.S. counterpart on Friday morning in Asia, falling to 1.2360, its weakest level since April 29.On the downside… Continue reading
Stocks rally but bull may still lose its party hat
Stocks enter the week ahead, energized by new highs, and less concerned about the economic headwinds that have been worrying markets.But that doesn’t mean traders have abandoned the debate about whether investors will “sell in May and go away,” pocketing some of the 13 percent gains in stock prices year-to-date.The S&P 500 Friday vaulted above the psychological 1600 level for the first time, a… Continue reading
Wall Street Week Ahead: Few roadblocks to equities’ climb after new high
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – With Friday's payrolls report serving as a springboard to lift Wall Street stock indexes to fresh all-time highs, investors are left to contemplate whether the gains will fizzle or if the upward momentum will continue. Investors cheered the jobs report on Friday, which showed employment rose at a faster than anticipated pace an April and hiring in the prior two months was much stronger than previously thought. … Continue reading
