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Brooke Mueller — I’m Connected to the Mafia
Brooke Mueller was allegedly out of her head — apparently under the influence and rambling about her “mafia connections” — when she was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold earlier this month … TMZ has learned.Sources familiar with the… Continue reading
Yen slumps to four-and-half year low, stocks gain
By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) – The yen made a decisive break through 100 to the dollar to hit a 4-1/2 year low on Friday, triggering a rise in safe-haven bond yields and supporting gains in European and Japanese shares which hit new five-year highs. U.S Continue reading
Al Michaels — CHARGED With DUI
Al Michaels has been charged with 2 counts of misdemeanor DUI in connection with his arrest in Santa Monica, CA last month … Continue reading
FERC grants JPMorgan power rehearing request
U.S. federal energy regulators on Friday granted a rehearing request for a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co Inc on how the bank will comply with a six-month ban on physical power trading at market-based rates. Continue reading
Paramedic from Texas plant blast arrested for pipe bomb
Officials are mum on whether the arrest is linked to the explosion that killed 14 last month. Continue reading
Wall St Week Ahead: ‘Sell in May and Go Away?’ Not This Year
By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the Dow and the S&P 500 setting another string of record closing highs this week, the old Wall Street adage “Sell in May and Go Away” is starting to look weak. Closing out the second week of May, the Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 2.3 percent for the month. Continue reading
Gold steadies after 1 percent gain; ETFs at four-year low
By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Gold held steady on Thursday after gaining more than 1 percent in the previous session, lacking impetus to rise further as investors cut their holdings on bullion exchange-traded funds to their lowest since early 2009. Bullion prices have been rangebound this month, torn between a pick up in physical demand after prices plunged to a more than 2-year low in mid April and a lack of interest from investors who are shifting their money into equities as Wall Street gains. Gold was 41 cents higher at $1,472.60 an ounce by 0305 GMT Continue reading
U.S. stocks hit record highs on strong jobs report
America’s two largest benchmark stock indexes each hit all-time highs on Friday after new data emerged showing the U.S. economy cranked out 165,000 new jobs last month. Continue reading
S&P breaks above 1,600 after strong jobs figures
By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials hitting intraday record highs after U.S Continue reading
Yahoo’s long paternity leave unrealistic, some dads say
The eight weeks of paid paternity leave that Yahoo male employees now receive, thanks to the company’s generous new policy, makes plenty of dads envious of all that time for bonding with baby.Yet for many dads, the lengthy time the company is offering seems too good to be true, and maybe even unrealistic. Because while it would be a dream to have a guilt-free two month leave from work, many say th… Continue reading
