added 2007 Tue Jun 12 2:33:29 by catstevens
Communism would have collapsed even without Ronald Reagan but he will be remembered because he put into words what very few dared to say - that something was rotten in the system. Making history: Ronald Reagan in Berlin in 1987 "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall," he cried in Berlin on 12 June 1987.
Communism would have collapsed even without Ronald Reagan but he will be remembered because he put into words what very few dared to say - that something was rotten in the system. Making history: Ronald Reagan in Berlin in 1987 "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall," he cried in Berlin on 12 June 1987.
added 2007 Sun Jun 3 7:48:51 by Aidenag
As a steady stream of bad U.S. economic news accumulates, one wonders when the stock market will finally take notice. After years of highly effective spin coming from Washington and Wall Street, stock investors must re-learn how to recognize bad news, and to stop making lemonade out of every economic lemon that comes their way.
As a steady stream of bad U.S. economic news accumulates, one wonders when the stock market will finally take notice. After years of highly effective spin coming from Washington and Wall Street, stock investors must re-learn how to recognize bad news, and to stop making lemonade out of every economic lemon that comes their way.
added 2007 Sun Jun 3 3:58:11 by Deidre
Journalists at The Wall Street Journal, the US financial newspaper being stalked by Rupert Murdoch, may stage a walk-out if he buys the title's parent company Dow Jones, according to sources close to the publication.
Journalists at The Wall Street Journal, the US financial newspaper being stalked by Rupert Murdoch, may stage a walk-out if he buys the title's parent company Dow Jones, according to sources close to the publication.
added 2007 Fri May 4 22:12:31 by populist
Let's imagine the dynamics that might emerge if Murdoch gains control of the Wall Street Journal.
Let's imagine the dynamics that might emerge if Murdoch gains control of the Wall Street Journal.
added 2007 Sat Apr 28 2:42:34 by populist
As moviegoers prepare for the splashy Spider-Man 3 to hit U.S. theaters next week, an Italian scientist has quietly formulated a plan for a "smart" suit that could one day turn those fans into wall-climbing superheroes, too.
As moviegoers prepare for the splashy Spider-Man 3 to hit U.S. theaters next week, an Italian scientist has quietly formulated a plan for a "smart" suit that could one day turn those fans into wall-climbing superheroes, too.
added 2007 Fri Apr 27 18:24:19 by jovial
IRAQ has modified a US military plan to protect a Sunni enclave in Baghdad with high concrete walls, and is using barbed wire and smaller cement barriers instead.
IRAQ has modified a US military plan to protect a Sunni enclave in Baghdad with high concrete walls, and is using barbed wire and smaller cement barriers instead.
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 21:56:43 by STONERS
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr strongly condemned construction of a wall around a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad , calling for demonstrations against the plan as a sign of "the evil will" of American "occupiers."
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr strongly condemned construction of a wall around a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad , calling for demonstrations against the plan as a sign of "the evil will" of American "occupiers."
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 18:20:22 by TimALoftis
The walls the American military planned to erect in Baghdad seemed like a simple solution to a deadly problem: Sunni and Shi'ite enclaves would be physically separated, preventing each side's fighters from attacking the other's civilians.
The walls the American military planned to erect in Baghdad seemed like a simple solution to a deadly problem: Sunni and Shi'ite enclaves would be physically separated, preventing each side's fighters from attacking the other's civilians.
added 2007 Mon Apr 23 16:39:36 by Karina
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Monday that the American military will ''respect the wishes'' of the Iraqi government regarding a barrier being built around a Sunni enclave in Baghdad, but he stopped short of saying construction would stop.
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Monday that the American military will ''respect the wishes'' of the Iraqi government regarding a barrier being built around a Sunni enclave in Baghdad, but he stopped short of saying construction would stop.
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Residents of a dangerous district in Baghdad have accused the United States of hardening sectarian divisions as US forces wall them in behind a five-kilometre security barrier. The local council leader said the community did not approve the project before construction of the concrete wall began and locals are calling it "collective punishment
Residents of a dangerous district in Baghdad have accused the United States of hardening sectarian divisions as US forces wall them in behind a five-kilometre security barrier. The local council leader said the community did not approve the project before construction of the concrete wall began and locals are calling it "collective punishment
added 2007 Sun Apr 15 17:25:23 by catstevens
Pearl's name will be added to Miami Beach's Holocaust Memorial Wall Sunday during Yom Hashoah - the annual time of remembrance. It will be the first time a non-Holocaust victim has been remembered there.
Pearl's name will be added to Miami Beach's Holocaust Memorial Wall Sunday during Yom Hashoah - the annual time of remembrance. It will be the first time a non-Holocaust victim has been remembered there.
added 2007 Wed Mar 14 14:45:44 by Fabienne
From the article: "European stocks have joined a global sell-off, after concerns about the US economy and mortgage industry hurt markets in Asia and dented Wall Street. The UK's FTSE tumbled 103.4 points, or 1.7%, to 6,057.8. Earlier, Japan's Nikkei index closed 2.9% lower and New York's Dow Jones index ended down 2%."
From the article: "European stocks have joined a global sell-off, after concerns about the US economy and mortgage industry hurt markets in Asia and dented Wall Street. The UK's FTSE tumbled 103.4 points, or 1.7%, to 6,057.8. Earlier, Japan's Nikkei index closed 2.9% lower and New York's Dow Jones index ended down 2%."
added 2007 Fri Mar 9 19:26:27 by populist
The Working Group on Financial Markets, also know as the Plunge Protection Team, was created by Ronald Reagan to prevent a repeat of the Wall Street meltdown of October 1987. Its members include the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the Chairman of the SEC and the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. R
The Working Group on Financial Markets, also know as the Plunge Protection Team, was created by Ronald Reagan to prevent a repeat of the Wall Street meltdown of October 1987. Its members include the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the Chairman of the SEC and the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. R
added 2007 Fri Mar 2 1:06:13 by JamesMarcus
Wall Street could not pull itself out of a slump Thursday that began with a 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average. While stocks rebounded from their morning lows, the trading day ended with prices stalled in negative territory.
Wall Street could not pull itself out of a slump Thursday that began with a 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average. While stocks rebounded from their morning lows, the trading day ended with prices stalled in negative territory.
added 2007 Tue Feb 27 17:04:39 by Karina
Wall Street fell sharply in early trading Tuesday, joining a global stock decline on growing concerns about slowing economies in the U.S. and China. Worries that U.S. stocks are about to embark on a major correction fed the drop.
Wall Street fell sharply in early trading Tuesday, joining a global stock decline on growing concerns about slowing economies in the U.S. and China. Worries that U.S. stocks are about to embark on a major correction fed the drop.
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 0:06:01 by bhartzer
A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Personal Finance Poll out today is reporting that despite the general uncertainty regarding the solvency of Social Security, a majority (65%) of respondents expect Social Security to be a primary source of income during retirement.
A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Personal Finance Poll out today is reporting that despite the general uncertainty regarding the solvency of Social Security, a majority (65%) of respondents expect Social Security to be a primary source of income during retirement.
added 2007 Mon Feb 19 16:40:45 by Aidenag
In early February, the SEC confirmed that it was investigating whether the major brokerage houses were tipping off hedge funds to the trades the brokers handle for big clients like mutual funds. If that's happening, it would be a scandal.
In early February, the SEC confirmed that it was investigating whether the major brokerage houses were tipping off hedge funds to the trades the brokers handle for big clients like mutual funds. If that's happening, it would be a scandal.
added 2007 Mon Feb 19 3:15:08 by jeremytoday
The Wall Street Journal delves deeper (Subscription Required) into the history of the development of the Apple iPhone and touches on a number of details that had already emerged in the weeks following the iPhone announcement.
The Wall Street Journal delves deeper (Subscription Required) into the history of the development of the Apple iPhone and touches on a number of details that had already emerged in the weeks following the iPhone announcement.
added 2007 Sun Feb 11 21:59:56 by pagey
Researchers are to carry out the first detailed survey of the Great Wall of China to establish just how long the ancient barricade is, Xinhua reports.
Researchers are to carry out the first detailed survey of the Great Wall of China to establish just how long the ancient barricade is, Xinhua reports.
added 2007 Sat Feb 10 10:11:35 by Varadinum
The Wall Street Journal disclosed that EMI is in negotiations with several digital music services to sell unprotected MP3s of its catalogue. Jobs was motivated at least in part by legal actions against Apple in Europe and the US as discussed below. But whatever his motivation, Jobs is right: DRM has been a disaster for the recording business.
The Wall Street Journal disclosed that EMI is in negotiations with several digital music services to sell unprotected MP3s of its catalogue. Jobs was motivated at least in part by legal actions against Apple in Europe and the US as discussed below. But whatever his motivation, Jobs is right: DRM has been a disaster for the recording business.
added 2007 Sun Jan 21 3:06:35 by ind06
MEXICO CITY-As dozens of major American corporations continue to move their manufacturing operations to Mexico, waves of job-seeking Mexican immigrants to the United States have begun making the deadly journey back across the border in search of better-paying Mexican-based American jobs.
MEXICO CITY-As dozens of major American corporations continue to move their manufacturing operations to Mexico, waves of job-seeking Mexican immigrants to the United States have begun making the deadly journey back across the border in search of better-paying Mexican-based American jobs.
added 2006 Wed Aug 16 6:39:45 by Neophile
US and Iraqi forces have sealed off a notoriously violent district of southern Baghdad with massive concrete walls as part of a broader push to quell sectarian violence.
US and Iraqi forces have sealed off a notoriously violent district of southern Baghdad with massive concrete walls as part of a broader push to quell sectarian violence.
