NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were lower on Friday, indicating a weak start to the month of March, as investors looked ahead to U.S. government budget cuts that were widely expected to take effect at the end of the day. Equities have been on a tear lately, rising for four straight months to approach five-year highs while the Dow climbed to within striking distance of an all-time...
Feb
28
IHT Rendezvous: IHT Quick Read: Feb. 28
Label: WorldNEWS Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, 52, the top contender to succeed the Castros in Cuba, will need to display the authority of a future president while acting as if he does not want the job. Damien Cave reports from Mexico City.In the waning hours of his troubled tenure, tens of thousands of believers gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Benedict XVI’s valedictory address. Daniel J. Wakin reports...
Debbie Reynolds: Carrie Fisher Will Be 'Just Fine' After Hospitalization
Label: Lifestyle By Elaine Aradillas 02/28/2013 at 08:40 AM EST Carrie Fisher (left) and Debbie Reynolds Ethan Miller/Getty Carrie Fisher was briefly hospitalized last week for her bipolar disorder after a bizarre performance aboard a cruise ship, but her mother Debbie Reynolds...
Feb
27
Prince Harry Dances, Cooks with Kids In South Africa
Label: Lifestyle By Simon Perry 02/27/2013 at 08:30 AM EST Prince Harry, at Lesotho's St. Bernadette's Centre for the Blind Chris Jackson/Getty From the slopes of the Alps to the southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, Prince Harry is now giving back.Just returned from his skiing holiday with girlfriend...
Advanced breast cancer edges up in younger women
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — Advanced breast cancer has increased slightly among young women, a 34-year analysis suggests. The disease is still uncommon among women younger than 40, and the small change has experts scratching their heads about possible reasons.The results are potentially worrisome because young women's tumors tend to be more aggressive than older women's, and they're much less likely to get routine...
Stock futures little changed as market awaits Bernanke, data
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited a second round of testimony in Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for signs of whether the Fed will continue its economic stimulus program. Economic data was also in focus with U.S. durables goods and homes data due out at 8:30 a.m. ET (1330) GMT and 10:00 a.m. ET (1500 GMT),...
Feb
26
British Media to Challenge Secrecy Bid in Litvinenko Case
Label: WorldThe British Broadcasting Corporation said it and other news organizations would oppose an effort on Tuesday by the British government to limit information disclosed to the planned inquest into the death of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former officer in the KGB who died of radiation poisoning in London more than six years ago. The BBC reported that the government had planned to apply for a so-called...
Charlize Theron & Channing Tatum's Oscars Dance - No Practice Makes Perfect!
Label: Lifestyle By Oliver Jones and Tim Nudd 02/26/2013 at 08:35 AM EST Channing Tatum and Charlize Theron Getty Who knew Charlize Theron could dance? Or that Channing Tatum could do so with his clothes on?Together they wowed the Academy Awards on Sunday, performing a challenging ballroom dance in front of...
Koop, who transformed surgeon general post, dies
Label: HealthWith his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era — and one of the most unexpectedly enduring.His nomination in 1981 met a wall of opposition from women's groups and liberal politicians, who complained President Ronald Reagan selected Koop, a pediatric surgeon and evangelical Christian from Philadelphia,...
Futures rise in rebound after steep losses on Italy vote
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday, indicating equities would partially rebound from a steep drop over Italian election results as investors saw opportunities to buy beaten-down shares. Market participants speculated a coalition government would eventually emerge in Italy and ease worries about a new euro zone debt crisis. Groups in Italy opposed...
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