Date: Thu, 10. December 2009 15:01:15

AP - The Bank of England held interest rates steady at 0.5 percent and also left its 200 billion pound ($325 billion) asset purchase program to expand the money supply unchanged. The decision Thursday was widely expected amid recent improvement in the British economy.

Date: Mon, 19. May 2008 14:36:13

AP - Lowe's Cos., the nation's second biggest home improvement retailer, reported a 17.9 percent drop in first-quarter earnings and lowered its guidance for the year on Monday as the slumping U.S. housing market and softer economy hurt sales. Its shares fell more than 2.5 percent in morning trading.

Date: Tue, 10. February 2009 15:16:48

Feb. 10: Eric Villency from Details magazine shares some ideas for ways to spend quality time at home with the family. (Today Show)

Date: Sun, 21. November 2010 17:33:23

digitaldc writes "Pollution in Beijing was so bad Friday the US embassy, which has been independently monitoring air quality, ran out of conventional adjectives to describe it, at one point saying it was 'crazy bad.' The embassy later deleted the phrase, saying it was an 'incorrect' description and it would revise the language to use when the air quality index goes above 500, its highest point and a level considered hazardous for all people by US standards. The hazardous haze has forced schools to stop outdoor exercises, and health experts asked residents, especially those with respiratory problems, the elderly and children, to stay indoors." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Date: Sun, 8. August 2010 09:34:05

AFP - Asian and Pacific countries agreed on Sunday to improve the quality of their growth and help put the global economy back on track from its crisis.

Date: Tue, 22. December 2009 05:31:00

Barack Obama signed the 2010 Omnibus Spending Bill last week, securing $1 million in road improvement for the tangled five-road intersection of State Road 426 and State Road 434 in Oviedo.

Date: Tue, 23. February 2010 12:04:05

AP - German tires and car parts maker Continental AG reported Tuesday that its net loss widened by 50 percent in 2009 as the economic downturn hit the auto industry hard, sapping demand for its products, but said it expected an improvement this year.

Date: Mon, 2. April 2012 20:54:00

COMMENTARY | Gold prices rose again today, to $1,680 an ounce, according to Reuters. Prices in the first quarter increased 6.6 percent, a bigger jump than in most calendar years. Such a spike is unprecedented, given the improvement in the U.S. economy, which usually signals less of a demand for gold, a hedge against an improving market.

Date: Sat, 19. June 2010 05:18:51

MapleSyrupWorld today announced the launch of its new stylish transactional site that provides a selection of handpicked high quality maple products and a community portal of free information and recipes relating to maple syrup. MapleSyrupWorld offers maple lovers from all over the globe high quality well-priced organic maple syrup and maple products, such as maple cream, maple caramel and maple sugar in chic bottles of assorted shapes through a stylish, well designed, secure website: www.MapleSyrupWorld.com (PRWeb Jun 16, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/06/prweb4136744.htm

Date: Mon, 12. September 2005 17:13:23

Duffers take note: Nationwide Financial and Golf Digest have conducted a study of golfers' financial savvy that has some amusing findings. Their survey found: - While 94% of golfers know what areas of their golf game need improvement, only 45%...