J.P. Morgan Struggles to Unwind Huge Bets »
The size of J.P. Morgan’s bets is bogging down its efforts to extract itself and threatening deeper losses.
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China activist Chen heads for US »
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose stay at the US embassy caused a diplomatic crisis, leaves China on a plane heading for the US.
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China activist Chen heads for US »
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose stay at the US embassy caused a diplomatic crisis, leaves China on a plane heading for the US.
BBC News – US & Canada
J.P. Morgan Struggles to Unwind Huge Bets »
J.P. Morgan is struggling to extricate itself from disastrous wagers by traders such as the “London whale.” Losses would grow if the banking company sells its positions into a market that has turned against its positions.
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US baby boomers in Hep C warning »
US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives.
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US baby boomers in Hep C warning »
US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives.
BBC News – US & Canada
Dow Swoons for Sixth Day »
A day billed as Facebook’s coming-out party ended up marking a much gloomier event: the stock market’s worst week in six months.
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GM Bows Out of Super Bowl »
General Motors has decided it won’t advertise in the next Super Bowl, a surprising reversal of strategy that comes as the auto maker overhauls its global marketing operations.
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VIDEO: From prison to Belfast distillery »
A notorious Belfast prison that held IRA inmates during the worst of the city’s sectarian troubles is to be transformed into a whiskey distillery.
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Zimmerman found with bloody nose »
A Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teenager had a bloody nose and a cut on his head, according to police reports.
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