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 Fund-poor schools close in Missouri
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In the US, the school board in Kansas City has decided to close 26 of the city's 59 public schools to keep the district afloat financially. Forbes says Gates no longer the world's richest
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Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 per cent over the last year. Stocks Drop Early After Mixed Jobs Report
Sign on San Diego
NEW YORK Stocks fell in early trading Thursday after China reported a sharp jump in inflation. Mixed U.S. economic news also held the market back. Overseas markets were mixed after China ... Earnings Watch: Updates, Advisories And Surprises
MarketWatch
+1.39% ) rose more than 1% in preopen trade on Thursday ahead of the company chief executive officer's address to a financial services conference in New York. Late Wednesday, the Financial Times new... Mining Groups And Us Jobs Figures Undermine Ftse 100
Guardian
Weakeness among the mining groups and disappointing US weekly jobs figures are putting the market under renewed pressure.Fears of more monetary tightening in China have been growing, following higher ... New York Restaurant Kitchens Face Threat Of Salt Ban
Guardian
New York has gained a reputation for taking the health of its citizens seriously – or nannying them, depending on your point of view.Now a member of the city's legislative assembly has gone a step f... Egg Boss Jailed For 'free Range' Fraud
Guardian
The case raises questions for the food industry. Photograph: Linda Nylind A Midlands businessman was jailed for three years today after admitting making a fortune by fraudulently passing off battery... Stocks Drop Early After Mixed Jobs Report
Examiner
Stocks fell in early trading Thursday after China reported a sharp jump in inflation. Mixed U.S. economic news also held the market back.Overseas markets were mixed after China said its inflation rate... Indian Workforce Most Mobile In World: Survey
Times Of India
NEW DELHI: Indian employees are most eager in the world to change jobs in the next six months, a survey by global HR service provider Ma Foi Randstad said. The 'work monitor' survey shows the ex... Stocks Slide After Inflation Jumps In China
MSNBC
Overseas markets were mixed after China said its inflation rate jumped 2.7 percent in February from 1.5 percent in January. Rapid inflation could force China to raise interest rates. That, in turn, co... New Jobless Claims Fall Less Than Expected
MSNBC
WASHINGTON - The number of workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance fell slightly less than expected last week, a government report showed on Thursday, hinting at a slow labor market... Survey: Pace Of Foreclosures May Be Slowing
MSNBC
Fears remain about the hundreds of thousands of homeowners who are still being evaluated for help under loan modification programs. Many analysts say most of those borrowers will eventually lose their... Trade Gap Shrinks As Auto, Oil Imports Drop
MSNBC
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports also fell, a potential blow to hopes that the economic re... U.s. Court Reaffirms I4i Patent Win Over Microsoft
CBC News
Software company i4i says it has another legal victory over Microsoft Corp. in its patent infringement dispute. A three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has again aff... U.s. Court Reaffirms I4i Patent Win Over Microsoft
CBC News
Software company i4i says it has another legal victory over Microsoft Corp. in its patent infringement dispute. A three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has again aff... Hsbc Admits Huge Swiss Data Theft
BBC
About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen by a former employee, the company has admitted.In December, HSBC said that just 10 account holders w... Volkswagen Profits Fall Sharply
BBC
Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, saw net profits fall 80% last year to 960m euros ($1.3bn; £872m).Operating profits also fell, down 71% from a year earlier to 1.9bn euros, while revenues f... Claims Firm Solicitors Shut Down
BBC
A firm of solicitors which worked for a leading claims management company has been shut down by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA).The SRA has closed the Manchester office of Consumer Credit L... Ear Infections Could Cause Long-term 'lazy Ear'
Wired News
Some folks who don’t seem to listen may just have a lazy ear. A new study in rats shows that short-term hearing impairments at any stage of life can lead to rewiring in the part of the brain that pr... How Andrew Breitbart Hacks The Media
Wired News
Acorn Filmmaker Made Tapes at U.S. Government Offices, Too Andrew Breitbart has been waiting 45 minutes for a filet mignon. He drums his fingers on the table in this plush Italian restaurant off Times... Dodd Plans To Release Bank Reform Bill Monday
Fox Business
WASHINGTON - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd plans to introduce a revised version of sweeping bank reform legislation on Monday, according to a statement from the Connecticut senat... Energy Stocks Fall Back As Oil Surrenders $82
Fox Business
NEW YORK -- Energy stocks fell in early action on Thursday, as oil dropped below $82 a barrel and the broad market slipped. The NYSE Arca Oil Index dipped 0.2% to 1,069, pulling back from gains in th... Tech Stocks Follow Broad Market Into The Red
Fox Business
SAN FRANCISCO -- Technology stocks fell along with the broad market Thursday as concerns about rising prices in China and the state of the U.S. economy dragged the sector down. Decliners included Mic...
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