Financial News

Stocks Edge Higher


(New York, NY) -- The major stock averages edged slightly higher Tuesday, on the one-year anniversary of a severe downturn on Wall Street. Financial shares and tech stocks fared well, while investors dumped positions in natural resources companies ...Read More

Senate Pushes Unemployment Benefits Extension


(Washington, DC) -- A bill providing another extension of unemployment insurance has cleared a key hurdle in the Senate. With that procedural vote, the Senate agreed to move the legislation closer to a final vote ...Read & Hear More

Citibank Exposes Thousands Of Customers Social Security Numbers


(Undated) -- Roughly 600-thousand Citibank customers learned the financial giant inadvertently exposed their Social Security numbers earlier this year. In a letter, the bank said it believes there is quote, "little or no risk" to the affected customers ...Read More

Restrictions On Social Media Software Eased To "Circumvent" Censorship


(Washington, DC) -- In an effort to outflank government censorship in Cuba, Iran and Sudan, the Obama administration announced Monday it would ease sanctions to allow exports of chat and social media software ...Read More

Survey: Americans Not Preparing Financially For Retirement


(New York, NY) -- Many Americans still apparently are not preparing their bank accounts for their golden years. A new survey finds for the third consecutive year, the percentage of people in the U. ...Read More
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National News

White House Rejects Speculation About Massa Role


(Washington, DC) -- Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs firmly rejects suggestions that the White House played a role in the departure of Congressman Eric Massa. Gibbs called such speculation "silly and ridiculous ...Read More

Union Workers Rally for Construction At Ground Zero


(New York, NY) -- As delays continue to plague two of the planned office towers at Ground Zero, union laborers are demanding that shovels hit the ground. A lunchtime rally saw hundreds of hardhats converge on Ground Zero calling on developer  ...Read & Hear More

Senate Pushes Unemployment Benefits Extension


(Washington, DC) -- A bill providing another extension of unemployment insurance has cleared a key hurdle in the Senate. On a procedural vote of 66-34, the Senate agreed to move the legislation closer to a final vote ...Read More
 
Entertainment

Man Accused of Trying Extort $2 Mil From Letterman To Plead Guilty


(New York, NY) -- The man accused of attempting to extort millions from late night talk show host David Letterman is expected to plead guilty today in a Lower Manhattan courtroom. CBS 2 reports that Robert Halderman will be sent to jail for trying to shake down the "Late Show" host for two-million-dollars after learning of his girlfriend's intimate relationship with Letterman ...Read More

Jeremy Renner: Didn't Have Time To Flirt With Simpson


(Undated) -- Oscar nominated actor Jeremy Renner of "The Hurt Locker" says he didn't have time to flirt with singer Jessica Simpson when they met before the Oscars. UsMagazine.com quotes the actor who says a previous story about him hitting on Simpson is false ...Read & Hear More

Ringwald Wants Parents To Share "Recipes" For A Good Start


(Undated) -- Molly Ringwald has inhabited many roles in her career. Now, the 42-year-old actress is talking about her role as a mother of three. Ringwald is collaborating with Ragu on "Recipe for a Good Start," a promotion to encourage parents to share insights on cooking and raising happy kids ...Read & Hear More



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