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A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the S&P 500 Index, Friday, March 7, 2014
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 Reuters 
US STOCKS-S&P 500 sets another record closing high on growth bets
Thu 29 May 2014
* Jobless claims fall more than expected; Q1 GDP revised lower * Apple to buy Beats for $3 bln * Hillshire jumps; Tyson's bid outshines Pilgrim's Pride's * Dow up 0.4 pct; S&P; 500 up 0.5 pct; Nasdaq... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Traders and Specialists observe the monitors on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, April 9, 2010, in New York
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 Business Day 
Shares near all-time high
Thu 29 May 2014
NEW YORKGlobal equity markets hovered just off all-time highs on Thursday as investors brushed off a weaker than expected reading on the US economy, while benchmark US Treasury yields fell to... (photo: AP / David Karp)
A motorcycle is parked outside a PostalBank branch along C.M. Recto or Claveria Street in Davao City Philippines as seen on this October 25, 2009 file photo.  Journal Online  Thu 29 May 2014
PH economy loses roar
THE Philippines’ roaring economy cooled in the first quarter of the year as the impacts of super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and other natural disasters hit harder than expected, official data showed... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Economy   Growth   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Philippines
Specialist Glenn Carell studies his screens as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, July 8, 2010  STL Today  Thu 29 May 2014
US stock futures edge up after jobless claims drop
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are inching up Thursday after a government report said the number of people applying for unemployment benefits sank last week. The stock market is set to open just... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
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From right, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko shake hands after signing an agreement to create the Eurasian Economic Union in Astana, Kazakhstan, Thursday, May 29, 2014 Business Insider Thu 29 May 2014
Putin's Rival To The European Union Now Officially Exists
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R), Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (C) and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko stand for a photograph before a meeting of the... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)
Economy   Eurasian Economic Union   Europe   Photos   Wikipedia: Eurasian Economic Union
Suresh Raina The Hindu Thu 29 May 2014
Bangladesh tour good opportunity for England tour: Raina
Suresh Raina, who is all set to lead the 15-member Indian squad to Bangladesh for a three-ODI series, has said it would a good opportunity for him to get prepared for a... (photo: Creative Commons / vijay chennupati)
Cricket   India   Photos   Suresh Raina   Wikipedia: Suresh Raina
File - Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers remarks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011. Baltimore Sun Wed 28 May 2014
Afghan leader praises U.S. move to withdraw all troops by 2016
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomed a U.S. decision to withdraw all troops by the end of 2016, saying on Wednesday that... (photo: US DoS / S.K. Vemmer)
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Hamid Karzai   Wikipedia: Afghanistan–United States relations
McDonald's food restaurant at a shopping mall-India. Business Insider Wed 28 May 2014
McDonald's Expects To Shovel Up To $20 Billion To Shareholders
McDonald's CEO Don Thompson At an investor conference, McDonald's said it plans to return $18 to $20 billion to shareholders between 2014 and 2016. The company said it... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Fast Food   Photos   Refranchise   Restaurant   Wikipedia: McDonald's
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, in New Delhi on May 28, 2014. Newstrack India Wed 28 May 2014
Government will reduce interest rates on home loans: Naidu
Tweet New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The interest rates on home loans will be reduced, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu announced Wednesday. Soon after taking charge... (photo: PIB of India)
Development   Economy   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Venkaiah Naidu
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 30, 2010 The Washington Post Tue 27 May 2014
Stocks climb; Fourth straight gain for S&P 500
NEW YORK — Stocks are closing higher, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 index its fourth gain in a row. Investors were encouraged by a report that orders... (photo: AP / Stephen Chernin)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a European People's Party (EPP) meeting in Brussels, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The Guardian Tue 27 May 2014
EU leaders ponder future with far right and hard left after elections
Long battle expected over post of new European commission chief as Strasbourg parliament faces deeper divisions Angela Merkel arrives for a meeting of EU leaders, in... (photo: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Economy of Europe   Elections in Europe   European revolt   Photos   Wikipedia: Euroscepticism
 Jan´07 - SFR -  Paris, France - Aveneu de Champs -Elysees -Mobile - Perpaid Card  (mv3)  Business Insider Tue 27 May 2014
Europe Faces Huge Challenges In Creating Its Own Silicon Valley
See Also BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe needs to sort out its fragmented telecoms market and regulatory imbalances if it is to spur a new generation of technology start-ups... (photo: WN / Malliga)
European Silicon Valley   Photos   Silicon Valley   Startup Europe Partnership   Wikipedia: Silicon Valley
Hollywood, a well-known district of Los Angeles, is often mistaken for an independent city (as West Hollywood is). TT News Tue 27 May 2014
Home Prices in 20 US Cities Increase at Slower Pace in March
Tweet Print This David Ryder/Bloomberg News Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a slower pace in the year ended in March as the housing market began to... (photo: Creative Commons / Diliff)
Case-Shiller home price index   Photos   Stock Exchange   US house prices   Wikipedia: Case–Shiller index


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