Articles tagged with building

Tue, May 15, 2012

April retail sales edge up, building materials tumble

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at retailers barely rose in April as the boost from an unseasonably warm winter faded, pointing to some loss of momentum ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Empire State Building IPO change may help pay tax

By Ilaina Jonas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The controller of the Empire State Building has offered investors the opportunity to sell some of their shares ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

IBM's 'building whisperer' sees retrofit boom

By Nick Zieminski

NEW YORK (Reuters) - America's skyscrapers, many built before World War Two, are showing their age. IBM's "building whisperer," Dave ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

San Francisco police seize building from protesters, 26 arrested

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police in riot gear raided a vacant San Francisco building before dawn on Wednesday, arresting 26 people and taking the structure ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Analysis: China's shipyards founder as building boom ends

By Ruby Lian and Alison Leung

YUEQING, China (Reuters) - Welder Zhang fires up his blow torch and looks up at the towering, 8,800-tonnes ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

San Francisco police seize building from protesters, 26 arrested

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police in riot gear raided a vacant San Francisco building before dawn on Wednesday, arresting 26 people and taking the structure ...

Sun, April 29, 2012

Shots Fired at NBC 2 Station Building

Several shots were fired at the WTWO NBC 2 news station building in Farmersburg Saturday morning. Employees at the building reported hearing gunfire at ...

Sun, April 29, 2012

Heidi Klum turns Empire State Building red for charity

The supermodel was guest of honour at the lighting ceremony and flicked the switch to illuminate the famous tower in honour of DKMS - the ...

Sat, April 28, 2012

Heidi Klum turns Empire State Building red for charity

The supermodel was guest of honour at the lighting ceremony and flicked the switch to illuminate the famous tower in honour of DKMS - the ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Heidi Klum turns Empire State Building red for charity

The supermodel was guest of honour at the lighting ceremony and flicked the switch to illuminate the famous tower in honour of DKMS - the ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Empire State Building about to lose status as tallest in NYC

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One World Trade Center, being built at the site of the fallen twin towers, could surpass the Empire State Building as ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Bank of America in deal to sell another New York building

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is under contract to sell a downtown Manhattan office building and lease it back, as the big ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Novelty grenade prompts bomb scare near New York's 'Ground Zero'

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A novelty hand grenade briefly prompted the evacuation of one of the buildings near "Ground Zero," the site where New York ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Empire State Building paid $10 million for REIT fees

By Ilaina Jonas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The plan to form a publicly traded property company with the Empire State Building as the centerpiece cost ...

Sun, April 08, 2012

Somerhalder building animal sanctuary to help unruly kids

The Vampire Diaries star is a longtime campaigner for animal rights, and has been outspoken about topics such as Canada's controversial seal cull ...

Sat, April 07, 2012

Somerhalder building animal sanctuary to help unruly kids

The Vampire Diaries star is a longtime campaigner for animal rights, and has been outspoken about topics such as Canada's controversial seal cull ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Somerhalder building animal sanctuary to help unruly kids

The Vampire Diaries star is a longtime campaigner for animal rights, and has been outspoken about topics such as Canada's controversial seal cull ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Navy issues relief payments in Virginia fighter jet crash

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy began distributing emergency relief checks on Monday to people left homeless after a fighter jet crashed and destroyed much of ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Mississippi allows Southern Co to keep building $2.8 billion coal plant

By Eileen O'Grady

(Reuters) - Mississippi utility regulators on Friday voted to allow a unit of Southern Co to continue building an $2.8 ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Home building permits near 3.5-year high

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Permits for homebuilding neared a 3.5-year high in February, suggesting a budding recovery in the housing market was ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Vincennes Fire Destroys Building

A Vincennes fire took out an entire apartment building Monday night.  The fire, which officials stay began at 8:00 pm, destroyed the residences ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Car vs. Building Collision

An elderly woman said she simply confused her brake pedal with the gas, which caused her car to collide into the wall of the ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Environmental groups sue to stop California building project

By Mary Slosson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Environmentalists on Thursday sued to stop a development project that would build a new town on the shores ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Empire State Building hosts first same-sex weddings

By Patricia Reaney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lucky couples have been married each year on Valentine Day's on the top of the Empire State ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Empire State Building owner files for $1 bln IPO

By Tanya Agrawal and Jochelle Mendonca

(Reuters) - Empire State Realty Trust, owners of the iconic Empire State Building, filed to sell up to $1 ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Building site collapse injures 10 in Cincinnati

By Joe Wessels

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Part of a casino under construction in downtown Cincinnati collapsed on Friday as workers poured concrete, injuring 10 people ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Protesters vandalize SNB building ahead of Davos

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police said on Wednesday they had arrested two men suspected of throwing red paint and scrawling "SMASH WEF" (World Economic Forum ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

Building collapses in Beirut, 13 killed

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed when a residential building collapsed in Beirut and rescue workers were searching on Monday for people believed still ...

Sun, January 15, 2012

Ten dead in militant attack in Iraq's Ramadi

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Ten people were killed when gunmen wearing explosive belts stormed a police building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday, police ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Fire Destroys Historic Vincennes Building

A historical building in Vincennes is destroyed by fire this weekend.  Firefighters were called to Gimbel Corner in Vincennes Saturday night as a fire ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

Economy gaining momentum, housing shows a pulse

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for jobless benefits rose last week but the underlying trend pointed to an improving labor ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Analysis: Deal building to pump up IMF to handle Europe fallout

By Lesley Wroughton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal is building to boost the International Monetary Fund's resources even as the world presses euro-zone leaders ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Advisory: Story on SABIC building factories in Asia withdrawn

Please be advised the story on SABIC <2010.SE>, which was based on a report published in Saudi newspaper al-Eqtisadiah, has been withdrawn after SABIC said ...

Sat, November 19, 2011

Obama: U.S. must rely more on building instead of buying

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States has relied too much on buying, consuming and amassing debt in the past ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Third-quarter growth revised down to 2.0 percent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at a slightly slower pace than previously estimated in the third quarter, but weak inventory accumulation amid ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

Arab League rebuffs Syria on monitors

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a ...

Tue, November 08, 2011

Chauncey Rose Building Donated

A Valley school set to close at the end of the school year is being donated.  Chauncey Rose Middle School is being donated to ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

THPD Building Purchased

The Terre Haute Police Department building, that also houses 13 parcels from OldNational Bank next door, has been bought by the City of Terre ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

Tucson police evacuate federal building over truck

TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - Authorities closed a three-block stretch of downtown Tucson and evacuated a nearby federal building on Wednesday after a suspicious vehicle was ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

ISU to Purchase Farmers Market Building

The Farmer’s Market store at 325 North Second Street will close on Friday. Farmer’s Market owner Kevin Adams had been leasing the ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Building scaffolding collapses on New York bus, 18 injured

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eighteen people suffered minor injuries when scaffolding at a building under demolition in Harlem collapsed onto a New York City bus ...

Wed, September 14, 2011

Arkansas court gunman walked into building unopposed

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A gunman who opened fire in an Arkansas judge's office on Tuesday entered the courthouse unopposed ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

TV crew anxious to keep building Delaware soup kitchen

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

SALISBURY, Maryland (Reuters) - Building a house in a week is always a challenge for the 60 crew members who work on ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Quake? Irene? TV crew wants to keep building in Delaware

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

SALISBURY, Maryland (Reuters) - Building a house in a week is always a challenge for the 60 crew members who work on ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing

By Felix Onuah and Camillus Eboh

ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed by a car bomb that ripped through the United Nations ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Exclusive: Apple readies cheaper iPhone for growth markets

By Clare Jim and Kelvin Soh

TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc will release a cheaper iPhone 4 within weeks, jeopardizing profit margins to ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Stolen Rembrandt found in Encino church building

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A valuable Rembrandt stolen from a Los Angeles-area hotel has been recovered at a church in nearby Encino, authorities told Reuters ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

We Talk with the Flamethrowing, Muscle Car Building, 'Bellflower' Director Evan Glodell

Once you see Bellflower, you'll understand why the opportunity to speak to writer/director/star Evan Glodell is an exciting prospect. Glodell's ...

Sun, August 07, 2011

UK government says must tackle social problems after riots

By Avril Ormsby

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to tackle deep-seated social problems following riots and looting in English cities this week, the center-right government ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

China boosts naval power with carrier program: sources

By Ben Blanchard and Benjamin Lim

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is building two aircraft carriers as part of a military modernization program that is causing ...

Fri, May 27, 2011

West Terre Haute Building Collapsed

WEST TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ)  --  The old Macksville Station building collapsed yesterday afternoon.  Officials in West Terre Haute said it happened around 3 p ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

Pioneering green building hits old-style financial snags

By Ned Barnett

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - The energy-scrimping efficiencies of a new $58-million residential and commercial space in the college town of ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Blackstone buys floors of old NY Times building: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP <BX.N> plans to buy the top floors of the former New York Times building in Manhattan for ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

Carter arrives in North Korea on peace-building mission

By Jeremy Laurence

SEOUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and three other former heads of state arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, hoping ...

Fri, April 22, 2011

Kingsford Man Indicted for Plotting to Blow Up Detroit Federal Building

(Detroit, MI)  --  A 42-year-old Upper Peninsula man has been indicted on three counts by a federal grand jury for allegedly plotting to blow up ...

Tue, April 05, 2011

Telecom empire building takes back seat

By Victoria Howley and Nicola Leske

LONDON (Reuters) - With the days of planting flags across the globe long gone, western European telecoms are unlikely ...

Mon, April 04, 2011

Marshfield Clinic plans new building near Stevens Point Airport

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – Marshfield Clinic is taking the first steps towards a new building in Stevens Point.

Marshfield Clinic is making plans to build ...

Sun, April 03, 2011

Man arrested for parachuting off Chicago hi-rise building

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois man was arrested for parachuting off a 20-story building under construction in downtown Chicago early on Sunday morning, authorities said ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

New U.S. Sudan envoy sees tension building on Abyei

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sudan faces an increasingly tense situation as arms and fighters flow into the disputed region of Abyei, undercutting goodwill ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Bomb undiscovered for weeks at Detroit fed building: union chief

DETROIT (Reuters) - A package found by a security guard at a federal office building in Detroit sat three weeks before someone thought to screen ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Inflation pressure bubbles, home building dives

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Producer prices surged in February at their fastest pace in 1-1/2 years, data showed on Wednesday, a day ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

UPDATE: Capitol Building Open Delayed

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The opening of the state Capitol building has been delayed as police do a security review.

It's not known if ...

Sat, March 05, 2011

State security building torched in Cairo: sources

CAIRO (Reuters) - A state security building on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital was set alight on Saturday, a security source said, one day ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Lawmaker Tackled Trying to Enter Capitol Building

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police tackled a state legislator who tried to get into the Capitol Thursday night after the building was closed.

Assembly Democrat ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

Live Ammo Found at Capitol Building

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Numerous rounds of live ammunition have been found in three separate locations outside the state Capitol Building today. 

11 rounds were ...

Tue, March 01, 2011

UPDATE: Dane Co. Judge Orders Capitol Building Reopened

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ)  - A court hearing is scheduled for 2:15 Tuesday afternoon on a request to open the State Capitol to protestors of ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

Banderas named in Dakota Building race spat

Businessman and philanthropist Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. - a former president of the Dakota's co-op board - claims his request to expand his apartment in the ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Library of Congress hawk finally leaves the building

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Cooper's hawk that had called the Library of Congress main reading room home for a week was caught on Wednesday ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

University building closed due to "suspicious package"

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A building at Eastern Illinois University was evacuated on Thursday after someone discovered a "suspicious package" but campus activities were returning to ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

Light House Mission Looking To Buy Building

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Light House Mission Ministries, Inc. has offered to pay the Vigo County School Corp. $80,000 to purchase the Booker ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Fire Saturday Empties Sanford Apartment Building

SANFORD, Ind. (WIBQ) - People living in an apartment building in Sanford had to relocate when a fire broke out there on Saturday night. Fire ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

Google buys huge NYC building for about $1.8 billion

By Ilaina Jonas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc <GOOG.O> has signed a deal to buy a huge Manhattan building, where it is a ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Mackie building his own bar

The Hurt Locker star was inspired to enter the construction business after struggling to find a local pub to watch the weekly American football ...

Sun, November 21, 2010

Abbas: No talks without East Jerusalem building freeze

By Marwa Awad

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority will not return to peace talks with Israel unless there is a freeze on settlement building ...

Mon, November 15, 2010

Retail sales jump on autos, building materials

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at retailers rose more than expected in October to post their largest gain in seven months, further evidence ...

Thu, November 11, 2010

Google says not building Facebook rival

MONACO (Reuters) - Internet search leader Google Inc is not building a social network to compete with Facebook, a company executive reiterated on Thursday, despite ...

Wed, November 10, 2010

Clinton says Israel building plan not productive

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday Israel's plan to proceed with more settlement building was counterproductive ...

Wed, October 27, 2010

Google nears $2 billion deal to buy NY building: report

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Google Inc is nearing a deal to buy the 111 Eighth Avenue building in Manhattan for about $2 billion, the New York ...

Sun, September 26, 2010

Jewish settlers declare end to building moratorium

By Allyn Fisher-Ilan

REVAVA, West Bank (Reuters) - With a tooting of horns and pouring of cement, several thousand Jewish settlers and supporters declared a ...

Fri, September 24, 2010

Cartwright embroiled in lawsuit over tragic fiance's building work

The actress, who has famously voiced the character of Bart Simpson for more than 20 years, was devastated when her construction boss partner Stephen ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

Old Federal Building Gets New Life

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - An old federal building will get new life.
The State Budget Committee yesterday will allow Indiana State University to spend ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

NY cracks down on building trade's "cash" economy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's construction companies will be subject to new criminal and civil penalties if they misclassify employees as contractors ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

Empire State Building opposes height of neighbor

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A soaring new office tower in New York would disturb views of the Empire State Building and diminish ...

Thu, August 12, 2010

Terre Haute Children's Museum To Close Sunday, Ready For New Building

TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - There's just a couple more days to take the kids the Terre Haute Children's Museum on Wabash Avenue. The ...

Tue, August 10, 2010

$9M Building Expansion at Kimberly-Clark

TOWN OF MENASHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Kimberly-Clark is adding on to its Town of Menasha facility, which is expected to bring dozens of jobs to ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

July home building up

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home building increased at a much weaker pace than expected in July, though sturdy growth in industrial output implied ...

Fri, July 09, 2010

Building Projects Given Green Light

Terre Haute (WIBQ)-The Vigo County Area Plan Commission gave the go ahead to several proposed projects during its meeting Wednesday. Some of the ...

Wed, June 09, 2010

Building Renovation In The Edison Neighborhood

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners have agreed to sink about a quarter million dollars in federal funding to renovate the old Déjà vu ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Bankrupt Lehman seeks more debt of NY building

By Chelsea Emery

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc <LEHMQ.PK> is seeking Bankruptcy Court permission to make another $255 million debt investment ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Atlanta building evacuated in "grenade" false alarm

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The evacuation of a federal building in Atlanta over a suspicious package turned out to be a false alarm on Tuesday after ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Atlanta federal building evacuated after suspect package found

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal building in Atlanta was evacuated on Tuesday and bomb experts were called in after officials discovered a suspicious package, local ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Bankrupt Lehman seeks more debt of Park Ave building

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc <LEHMQ.PK> has asked for permission to make a new $255 million debt investment in a ...

Mon, May 24, 2010

Economists see U.S. recovery building, Europe a worry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic prospects are brightening, although Europe's debt troubles serve as a reminder that the United States must tame its ...

Thu, May 20, 2010

Last Hurdle in Lithium-Ion Plant Building Cleared

(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - While one lithium-ion battery-making plant in Holland continues on schedule for the start of production by next year, another is ...

Wed, April 21, 2010

PersonalFinance: Building your own annuity

By Linda Stern

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Need retirement income? You can create your own annuity with a carefully crafted mix of bonds that will "immunize ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

Solow drops Conseco lawsuit over GM building in NY

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire New York real estate developer Sheldon Solow has dropped his lawsuit accusing insurer Conseco Inc of fraud ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Confrontations, anger in Jerusalem over building

By Alastair Macdonald

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem's Old City and Arab neighborhoods ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

Valley Restaurant Getting New Building

TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-According to the Terre Haute Tribune Star, the Denny’s restaurant, a few blocks south of the Vigo County Courthouse on ...

Sat, February 27, 2010

Marie Osmond's son kills self in jump from building

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The teenage son of famed Osmond family singer Marie Osmond committed suicide by jumping from a building in downtown Los Angeles ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

UPDATE: Plane Crash Into Texas Office Building Intentional

AUSTIN, Tex. (WTAQ) - An apparently highly disgruntled Texas man intentionally flew a light plane into a seven-story building in Austin this morning, killing himself ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

Fire Damages Apartment Building

Residents of a Valley apartment building were forced outside by a fire Friday.

Fire broke out just before 5 Friday afternoon at the Autumn ...

Sun, January 31, 2010

Walker building war chest for run for governor

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAU) - If Republican Scott Walker isn't elected Wisconsin's next governor, it looks like lack of money won't be the ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Gunmen holed-up in building in southern Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Four gunmen wearing suicide vests were locked in a gunbattle with Afghan security forces inside a building in southern Afghanistan ...

Sat, January 16, 2010

As poll looms, Myanmar still building parliament

By Aung Hla Tun

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Military-ruled Myanmar's first parliamentary elections in 20 years are set for this year, yet construction on ...

Mon, January 04, 2010

Building Materials exits bankruptcy with new name

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Building Materials Holding Corp <BLGM.PK> said on Monday that it has exited U.S. bankruptcy protection as secured lenders have ...

Mon, December 28, 2009

Israeli building plan prompts U.S. criticism

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced plans on Monday to build nearly 700 new Jewish homes in areas of the occupied West Bank ...

Wed, December 16, 2009

Dubai officials in confidence-building Britain, U.S. trip

By Amran Abocar and Steve Slater

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Two top Dubai officials are visiting Britain and the United States over the coming days ...

Fri, December 11, 2009

UWM Gets Green Light On New Freshwater Sciences Building

MILWAUKEE (WRN) - UW-Milwaukee was given the go ahead Friday to build a new School of Freshwater Sciences. The university’s Board of Regents voted ...

Wed, December 09, 2009

Judge dismisses lawsuit over GM Building in NY

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit against Conseco Inc insurance and finance company over allegations of fraud in the $1 ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Wick Building Systems Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

MAZOMANIE (WRN) - A maker of homes and other buildings has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Wick Building Systems of Mazomanie says it’s the ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Obama says Israeli settlement building "dangerous"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama put fresh pressure on Israel on Wednesday to curb its settlement projects, saying continued building could lead ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Obama criticizes Israel over settlement-building

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama warned Israel Wednesday its approval of new construction in a Jewish settlement could prove ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Fed's Kohn sees no asset bubbles building in U.S.

By Karen Pierog

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's low interest rate policy is meant to encourage investors to move into riskier assets in ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

Bomb destroys Pakistani security building: witnesses

By Faris Ali

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide car-bomber destroyed an office of Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar ...

Mon, October 19, 2009

Elvis' hair leaves the building -- sold for $18,300

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