Friday, May 7, 2010

Plunge highlights fragmented markets, fast traders - Reuters


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Plunge highlights fragmented markets, fast traders

Reuters


NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - The sharp fragmentation of US markets and their reliance on independent trading firms took centerstage on Friday, with exchanges sniping at each other a day after a steep and mysterious market drop rattled ...


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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Dow Plunges Most Since 1987 Before Paring Losses; Euro Tumbles - BusinessWeek


BBC News (blog)


Dow Plunges Most Since 1987 Before Paring Losses; Euro Tumbles

BusinessWeek


May 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest intraday loss since the market crash of 1987, the euro slid to a 14-month low and yields on Greek, Spanish and Italian bonds surged on ...


Spain Sees Borrowing Costs Rise

New York Times


Decline in world markets prompts fears of Greek 'contagion effect'

Washington Post


US markets plunge on continuing Greek debt concerns

BBC News


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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Times Square bomb suspect probed for links abroad - Reuters


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Times Square bomb suspect probed for links abroad

Reuters


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The suspected Times Square bomber is cooperating with investigators who are seeking details about his contacts in Pakistan, postponing indefinitely any court appearance, law enforcement sources said on Wednesday. ...


Feds probing suspect's terror training claim

msnbc.com


Faisal Shahzad: A Lone Wolf?

CBS News


Times Square Bomb Suspect May Have Received Online Education in Jihad

FOXNews


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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Times Square Bomb Attempt (May 1, 2010) - New York Times


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Times Square Bomb Attempt (May 1, 2010)

New York Times


A crude car bomb made from gasoline, propane, firecrackers and alarm clocks was discovered in a smoking Nissan Pathfinder in the heart of Times Square on May 1, 2010, prompting the evacuation of thousands of tourists and theatergoers on a warm and busy ...


Pakistan makes arrests connected to NYC bomb attempt

Reuters


Times Square Car Bomb Suspect Faces Terrorism

FOXNews


Suspect in Times Square plot faces terror charges

The Associated Press


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Monday, May 3, 2010

Administration Eyes Foreign Link in Times Square Bomb Plot - FOXNews


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Administration Eyes Foreign Link in Times Square Bomb Plot

FOXNews


The investigation into the Times Square car bomb has started to reveal information that suggests the failed attack was the work of an international plot, a senior administration official told Fox News. A New York City police officer stands watch in ...


Man with 'furtive manner' catches attention of Times Square investigators

Los Angeles Times


Times Square bomb plot: 'CSI' methods could crack the case

Christian Science Monitor


Times Square bomb scare: Reporters stumble out of theater, into major story

New York Daily News


ABC News -CBS News -USA Today


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Barack Obama flies in amid mounting criticism - The Guardian


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Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Barack Obama flies in amid mounting criticism

The Guardian


Fishing crews are being hired to lay absorbent booms to soak up the advancing oil. BP has promised to pay captains at least $1200 a day. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP Barack Obama was heading into the centre of the crisis over the massive oil spillage ...


Oil Spill Options Are Weighed as Obama Travels to Gulf

New York Times


Obama to Review Operations as Gulf Spill Moves Ashore

BusinessWeek


US Official Says Gulf Spill Could Be Worse Than Valdez's

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Weather hampers Gulf of Mexico oil slick clean-up - BBC News


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Weather hampers Gulf of Mexico oil slick clean-up

BBC News


Bad weather hampered efforts to tackle the huge Gulf of Mexico oil slick, with high seas and winds keeping boats and planes away from the clean-up site. Reports suggest that the slick is growing rapidly - one report said it had tripled in size in a day ...


The Spill vs. a Need to Drill

New York Times


Weather hinders gulf oil spill fight

Los Angeles Times


Obama navigates tricky task surrounding Gulf Coast oil spill

Washington Post


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