Tag Archives: the-world

Central bank liquidity tap to stay open (Reuters)

Reuters – rallies that caught many in the market by surprise – investors will be paying keen attention to the world’s central banks in the coming week for signs of continued easy money.

Central bank liquidity tap to stay open (Reuters)

Reuters – rallies that caught many in the market by surprise – investors will be paying keen attention to the world’s central banks in the coming week for signs of continued easy money.

Markets rally after forecast-busting US jobs data (AP)

AP – Stocks spiked sharply higher on Friday after forecast-busting U.S.

Ana Gasteyer’s Twitter campaign pays off

She could be the greatest tweeter in the world … if only Twitter would verify her

India court orders licenses cancelled in telecom scandal

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court ordered on Thursday telecoms licenses issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale be revoked, striking a decisive blow against corruption that plagues the country and roiling the world’s second biggest cellular market.

Mickelson, Tiger back-to-back in world’s top 20

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are again back-to-back in the world golf ranking. But there’s still plenty of contenders ahead of them.

SAP may license HANA to Oracle in future: co-CEO

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – SAP, the world’s largest maker of business software, may license its HANA offering to main rival Oracle in the future, its co-chief executive told a German newspaper.

Wal-Mart puts U.S. marketing under merchandising (Reuters)

Reuters – Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday that its U.S.

‘Weed Wars’ star on activism

When he co-founded Harborside Health Center, the world's largest medicinal-cannabis dispensary, located in Oakland, California, five years ago, Steve DeAngelo's goal was to provide a safe, comfortable, organized alternative to what he saw as a broken system in the state, professional thugs on one side, irresponsible stoners on the other.

Greek director Theo Angelopoulos dies in accident

On the day film lovers around the globe tuned in to find out this year's Oscar contenders, the world of cinema mourned the loss of one of its most respected figures.