WORLD FOREX: Dollar Up Vs Euro, Down Vs Yen After US GDP Report - Wall Street Journal
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:51:22 GMT+00:00
GDP Report Wall Street Journal toronto (Dow Jones)--The dollar rose against the euro but fell against the yen Friday as a report on the US gross ... FOREX-Dollar falls to 8-month low vs yen on US data Reuters world forex: Dollar Slips Against Yen After us gdp data Wall Street Journal Dollar Declines to Lowest Level in 2010 as US Growth Slows Bloomberg Financial Times  - Reuters Africa  - MarketWatch

Gold climbs after US GDP report - Xinhua
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:52:57 GMT+00:00
GDP report Xinhua The most active gold contract for December delivery rose 12.7 dollars, or 1.1 percent, to finish at 1183.9 US dollars per ounce. The US Commerce Department ... US gold higher after GDP; lost most since December Reuters Gold rises after U.S. growth report MarketWatch precious-Gold rises as jewellers buy; investors await us gdp reuters Ninemsn  - Reuters Africa  - Wall Street Journal

US Paris Embassy Staff Tested After Mail Scare - BusinessWeek
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:58:16 GMT+00:00
Paris Embassy Staff Tested After Mail Scare BusinessWeek July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Two employees of the US embassy in France have left hospital following medical tests in Paris after they handled a ... Suspect mail scare at US embassy Aljazeera.net Suspicious Envelope Received at US Embassy in Paris New York Times Mail poisons US embassy employees in Paris: French police New York Daily News BBC News  - Xinhua  - Reuters

Crist holds small lead in Fla. US Senate contest - The Associated Press
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:41 GMT+00:00
Senate contest The Associated Press Charlie Crist is slightly ahead of Republican Marco Rubio in a three-way general election matchup for the US Senate while the race to succeed Crist as ... Poll: Charlie Crist has slight edge in US Senate race MiamiHerald.com

'Gossip Girl' has 'more active viewers' in China than US thanks to Internet - New York Daily News
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:41:18 GMT+00:00
thanks to Internet New York Daily News But the producers say it has more viewers there than in the US "People watch online," says executive producer and writer Stephanie Savage. ...

Copper Prices Have Biggest Monthly Gain in Year on Signs of US Demand - Bloomberg
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:19 GMT+00:00
Demand Bloomberg Copper prices rose, capping the biggest monthly gain in a year, on signs US manufacturing will boost growth ... Copper Declines Before Reports on U.S. Economic Growth, Consumer Spending Bloomberg US copper ends at highest in 12-wks on better data Reuters Africa US copper up with euro, stocks, oil on claims drop Reuters Africa

Subdued US growth weighs on world markets - The Associated Press
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:00:41 GMT+00:00
growth weighs on world markets The Associated Press london european and US stock markets dropped sharply Friday after figures showed the US economy slowed faster than expected in the second quarter, ...

Families mark 1 year of US hikers' Iran detention - The Associated Press
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:33:53 GMT+00:00
hikers' Iran detention The Associated Press Iran accused them of espionage a charge both they and the US government have denied. Their families say the three were hiking in Iraq's largely peaceful, ... In ironic twist, Iran detained US hikers critical of Israel and America Christian Science Monitor Clinton renews appeal to Iran to free US hikers afp us hikers near one year of imprisonment in Iran without charges San Jose Mercury News Ha'aretz  - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty  - Huffington Post (blog)

U.S. stocks end July with strongest gain in a year - MarketWatch
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:21:37 GMT+00:00
stocks end July with strongest gain in a year MarketWatch new york (MarketWatch) -- Concerns about growth led US stocks to finish with a whimper on Friday and for the week but still failed to dent much of the ... U.S. stocks turn positive in final stretch MarketWatch U.S. stocks slump as growth figures disappoint MarketWatch U.S. stocks step tentatively higher as data mixed MarketWatch MarketWatch  - MarketWatch  - MarketWatch

US army top brass blamed for rise in troop suicides - The Australian
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:38:58 GMT+00:00
army top brass blamed for rise in troop suicides The Australian THE leadership of the US army has been accused of failing to pay enough attention to the mental health of troops after a record number of soldier suicides. ... US army suicide rate exceeds national average Financial Times U.S. Army Stressed After Nearly a Decade of War ABC News US Army failing troubled troops at home: general afp wall Street Journal  - NPR (blog)  - NPR

US should seek world cooperation on cyber conflict, says ex-CIA director - Computerworld
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:04:22 GMT+00:00
should seek world cooperation on cyber conflict, says ex-CIA director Computerworld Computerworld - las vegas -- The US needs to consider working with other leading nations to develop rules of engagement in cyberspace, ... US military cyberwar: What's off-limits? cnet us flank exposed on cyber war front: Hayden afp former U.S. General: "On The Internet, We Are All Poland" Forbes (blog) AFP  - Inquirer

US law to neuter libel tourism - Register
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:03:41 GMT+00:00
law to neuter libel tourism Register com get more from this author The US House of Representatives has passed a law which will render libel rulings from the English courts unenforceable there ... Bill protecting US writers abroad goes to Obama BusinessWeek US Congress passes 'libel tourism' bill afp us bill protects journalists, writers from 'libel tourism' TODAYonline

Nuclear Forensics Skill Is Declining in US, Report Says - New York Times
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:50:23 GMT+00:00
, Report Says New York Times Although US nuclear forensics capabilities are substantial and can be improved, right now they are fragile, underresourced and, in some respects, ... Study: US ability to probe nuclear blasts fades The Associated Press

Spare us the happy talk - Chicago Tribune
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:32:05 GMT+00:00
the happy talk Chicago Tribune Forgive us in Chicago for not falling for the savior-assistant coach spiel. Blame Rod Marinelli and Cubs hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo for that. ...

Obama: US Has Long Way To Go In Race Relations - NPR
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:22:50 GMT+00:00
Has Long Way To Go In Race Relations npr in remarks to the Urban League and in a taped TV appearance, President Obama said Thursday that the Shirley Sherrod firing last week showed ... Can we now put the Shirley Sherrod racial debate behind us ? Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) The Shirley Sherrod Debacle: Heads Should Roll Huffington Post (blog)

Bill Barrett Wins US Approval to Explore for Gas in Utah; Shares Advance - Bloomberg
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:49:35 GMT+00:00
Approval to Explore for Gas in Utah; Shares Advance Bloomberg Bill Barrett Corp. won approval from the US Bureau of Land Management for exploration of ...

US senator hopes to quiz UK witnesses on Lockerbie - The Associated Press
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:48:30 GMT+00:00
senator hopes to quiz UK witnesses on Lockerbie The Associated Press london a us senator wants to send investigators to Britain to question key witnesses on the release of the Lockerbie bomber. New Jersey Democrat Robert ... Lockerbie investigators may travel to Britain: US Senator afp us senator seeks Lockerbie hearing in September afp brit officials in U.S. quiz Mirror.co.uk The Guardian  - Sky News  - Telegraph.co.uk

In security test, agents use fraud to get US passports - AFP
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:01:01 GMT+00:00
passports afp washington undercover US agents were easily able to obtain three out of seven US passports that they had filed fraudulent applications for, ... US Passports still vulnerable to fraud The Associated Press Agents Easily Get US Passports with Bogus Info CBS News Sting Shows Holes in Passport Security FOXNews (blog)

PMI 2Q Loss Narrows, Helped By US Mortgage-Insurance Ops - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:36:03 GMT+00:00
Mortgage-Insurance Ops Wall Street Journal PMI Group Inc.'s (PMI) second-quarter loss narrowed, though it still fell short of analysts' estimates, as the company saw improvement at its US ...

U.S. stock futures edge higher after claims data - MarketWatch
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:41:53 GMT+00:00
stock futures edge higher after claims data MarketWatch new york (MarketWatch) -- US stock futures furthered their rise Thursday after the government reported jobless claims fell 11000 to 457000 last week. ... US Stocks Erase Losses, Dow Advances for Fifth Straight Day BusinessWeek US Stocks Climb, Lifting S&P 500 To Black For Year To Date Wall Street Journal us stocks snapshot-Wall St ends lower on consumer data Reuters Sydney Morning Herald  - Moneycontrol.com  - Globe and Mail (blog)