Blue-chip stocks clocked their eighth straight day of gains, closing at a fresh 17-month high as industrials climbed on a brightening manufacturing outlook. But slipping commodity prices weighed on the broader market and investors fretted over potential policy changes under debate in Washington. The S&P 500 slipped 0.03%, with energy stocks leading the decline [...]
Which way Carlo? Joe Cole warms the bench for Chelsea as Ancelotti gives out instructions to the team Photo: GETTY IMAGES Cole, whose deal expires on June 30, and his advisers were under the impression that all contract talks were on hold until the summer. Not [...]
SANTIAGO, Chile—Three large aftershocks from last month’s massive earthquake struck just as Chile’s new president took power, delivering a tangible reminder that the forces that dominated his predecessor’s final days will also shape Sebastián Piñera’s new conservative administration. Photos View Slideshow AFP/Getty Images Map Learn more about location and magnitude of [...]
Stocks inched lower Friday on fears that the U.S. job market may be too cold while the Chinese economy may be too hot. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was recently off by eight points, or 0.1%, at 10559.55, at risk of snapping a quiet two-day winning streak that had added about 15 points to [...]
DALLAS—The U.S. Census Bureau is scouring Texas for an oddly elusive worker: the Spanish-speaking American who qualifies for the job. Getty Images U.S. Census recruiting assistant Terrie Valdez-Rubio at a job fair last month in Ontario, Calif. Texas is home to more Hispanics than any other state except California, and the pool of [...]
Moody’s Investors Service said the expected wind-down of the U.K.’s banking bailout programs could trigger ratings downgrades of some British lenders’ bonds. The debt ratings of some large U.K. banks have been buoyed recently by the assumption that the government or the Bank of England would rush to their aid to prevent them from [...]
Back in the saddle: Mark Cavendish will return to competitive racing in Livorno on Tuesday Photo: GETTY IMAGES Although not sprinter’s paradise the Tirreno-Adriatico is a welcome opportunity for Cavendish intensify his preparations ahead of Milan-San Remo next Saturday when he will try and defend the [...]
Bpgey-free: England’s Oliver Wilson is tied in third place at the Honda Classic Photo: GETTY IMAGES Australian Green and American Connell shared the lead after the first round at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. They both carded five-under-par rounds of 65, avoiding dropped shots, to edge clear [...]
High achievers: Team Canada have set the gold standard for London 2012 to follow Photo: GETTY IMAGES Those who shook their heads at the chutzpah of Canada’s ‘Own the Podium’ programme should look at the final medals table and take note of the number 14 against [...]
A plan to bail out Greece that could total as much as €30 billion is now being considered by German and French officials, according to a person familiar with the situation. The plan would call for the sale of debt to French and German entities, likely state-owned banks, as well as the public markets, [...]
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