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Rusal Aluminum Output Falls in First Quarter
United Co. Rusal PLC (0486.HK), the world’s largest aluminum producer, said Tuesday that it saw a substantial narrowing in first-quarter losses, as it pushes to cut annual output in a market battling with excess global supply, poor demand and low prices. Continue reading
Stocks: ‘Sell in May and go away?’ Not this year
NEW YORK — 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.For the year, the benchmark S&P 500 is up a stunning 14.6 percent.Some analysts say that when the market star… Continue reading
New Taskforce To Tackle Roadwork Woes
A new taskforce is to try to reduce the millions of pounds wasted on poor road repairs, causing misery for drivers. Continue reading
Bank Robber Says He Gave Stolen Cash To Poor
An Australian man accused of holding-up a US bank claims he did so to help poor people made homeless by bank repossessions. Continue reading
Manti Te’o misses out on millions at NFL draft
Five months ago, Manti Te’o was a star. Continue reading
News Summary: Energy rebound lifts stocks
OIL FUELS REBOUND: The stock market got a lift from oil companies Monday as the price of crude rebounded after a big sell-off last week. Bargain hunters helped push up energy stocks in the Standard & Poor’s … Continue reading
The S&P 500 rises; Dow is down, led by IBM
NEW YORK (AP) — The broad Standard & Poor’s 500 index opened higher early Friday, capping a volatile in stock markets. Continue reading
USA TODAY founder Al Neuharth dies at 89
He rose from a poor, fatherless childhood in the Depression Dustbowl of South Dakota. Continue reading
Insight: Once a landlord’s serf, a Pakistani woman enters election fray
By Matthew Green HYDERABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – When Veero Kolhi made the asset declaration required of candidates for Pakistan's May elections, she listed the following items: two beds, five mattresses, cooking pots and a bank account with life savings of 2,800 rupees ($28). While she may lack the fortune that is the customary entry ticket to Pakistani politics, Kolhi can make a claim that may resonate more powerfully with poor voters than the wearily familiar promises of her rivals. Continue reading
Pension underfunding grows despite U.S. market rally: study
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – The gap between what major corporations will owe retired workers and how much they have put aside grew last year despite a strong stock market rally, according to a study set to be released on Monday by Wilshire Associates. Continue reading
