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U.S. deficit much smaller than expected
The latest government estimate suggests America’s budget deficit in the current year will come in well below what policymakers were expecting as recently as a few months ago. Continue reading
Bangladesh to Raise Garment Worker Pay
By Farid Hossain, Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s government plans to raise the minimum wage for garment workers, a Cabinet minister said Sunday, after the deaths of more than 1,100 people in the collapse of a factory building focused international attention on the textile industry’s dismal pay and hazardous working conditions. Continue reading
Wade Robson — Big Love For Michael Jackson Just MONTHS Before Breakdown
Wade Robson was singing Michael Jackson’s praises as recently as July 30, 2011 … talking about preserving MJ’s legacy and “representing his essence” … just 8 months before he claims a nervous breakdown sent… Continue reading
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
Emerging-Market Growth Slows, HSBC Says
Growth in China and other emerging markets slowed to its weakest level in more than 18 months in April, according to HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC). Continue reading
UPC Holding Reports First Quarter 2013 Results
UPC Holding B.V. (“UPC Holding”) is today providing selected, preliminary unaudited financial and operating information for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (“Q1 2013″). UPC Holding is a whol… Continue reading
Lauryn Hill — 3 MONTHS IN PRISON … For Tax Evasion
Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to spend 3 months in FEDERAL PRISON for tax evasion … even though she claims she paid off her nearly $1 million bill to Uncle Sam before sentencing. A judge in Newark, New Jersey dished out the sentence moments… Continue reading
Nas — Promoter Can’t Sue Me For Kidnapping … It’s His Own Fault
Nas is asking a judge to throw out a concert promoter’s $10 million lawsuit — saying the man has only himself to blame for being kidnapped in Angola and held nearly two months … and besides, they settled this already.TMZ broke the story …… 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
