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March 2008 - Posts
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks rose Monday after a reading on regional manufacturing came in better than expected and as investors examined details of a government plan to overhaul the way Wall Street is regulated. Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street pulled back Wednesday after a drop in February's durable goods orders injected more pessimism about the economy into the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 110 points. Read More...
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure will grant more than $1.1 million to 23 Northern California groups Wednesday for programs in *** cancer detection, education and supportive services. Read More...
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Almost a quarter (2,626,700) of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed on ethnic patients in 2007, up 13 percent from last year, including Hispanics, African Americans and Asian Americans, according to statistics released today by the American Read More...
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You work out. You watch what you eat. But you shouldn't have to prepare every meal at home. So go on, step out: Health magazine presents the country's Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street extended its big advance Monday as investors applauded a new agreement that will give Bear Stearns Cos. ( BSC , News ) shareholders five times the payout that was set in a JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks rebounded Thursday after the previous session's big drop, with investors eager to take advantage of bargains and cheered by a milder-than-expected drop in manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region. The Dow Jones Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks pulled back sharply Wednesday, erasing most of the previous session's big gains as investors grew concerned about high commodities prices and the possibility that banks remain vulnerable to further problems from soured Read More...
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Examiner Reader said: the banks hopes are up because they have their own bank to "take" from in the likely event they bellyup.that bank is called the "the bank of the american taxpayer". Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - A fractious Wall Street rebounded from an early plunge to finish moderately higher Thursday, after Standard & Poor's predicted financial companies are nearing the end of the massive asset write-downs that have devastated the Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street recovered from an early plunge Thursday to trade higher after Standard & Poor's predicted financial companies are nearing the end of the massive asset write-downs that devastated the stock and credit markets for months Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street advanced in choppy trading Wednesday, extending the huge rally a day earlier that was triggered by the Federal Reserve's plans to pump liquidity into distressed financial markets. Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street finally found a reason for a huge rally Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve said it plans to pump $200 billion into the financial markets to help ease the strain from the credit crisis. Read More...
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Blacks and Asian-Americans are slightly more likely than whites to die after being treated for certain injuries during hospital stays, according to a report published in the February issue of Medical Care, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports.For the study, Read More...
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t will "take more than 'awareness' to change the numbers" on the gap in mortality between black and white infants, a Contra Costa Times editorial states (Contra Costa Times, 3/7). The California Department of Public Health from Feb. 17-21 observed "Black Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks tumbled Thursday as the ailing credit market and a spike in home foreclosures intensified the market's worries about a sagging economy. The Dow Jones industrials gave up 214 points. Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks rose moderately Wednesday as investors digested economic figures that painted a mixed picture about the economy. Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street closed mixed Tuesday, recuperating from a sharp plunge as investors snapped up bargain stocks on rumors that a bond insurer rescue plan is progressing and upbeat comments from Cisco Systems Inc. ( Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks came well off their lows Tuesday after comments from Amazon.com Inc. ( AMZN , News ) and Cisco Systems Inc. ( CSCO , News ) buoyed investor enthusiasm, offsetting concerns about troubling outlooks for Citigroup Inc. ( Read More...
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When researching cancer treatment information, ethnic minorities are just as inclined as Caucasians to be interested in information about clinical trials, according to a study published in Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street closed narrowly mixed Monday as investors wrestled with record-high commodities prices and data that pointed to a continually weakening economy. Read More...
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