Honest Estonian finds himself more than $136,000 richer
An Estonian man who handed over more than 1,300 ancient silver coins he unearthed was rewarded earlier this month when the government gave him half the value of the find, according to a published...
View ArticleA golden responsibility for man's best friend
Iron Age man held his most loyal companion in such high regard that he entrusted his spirit to guard precious treasures, according to a published account stating archaeologists believe they unearthed...
View ArticleJan budget gap widens to near $50 billion: Treasury
The U.S. January budget deficit widened to $49.80 billion, the second-largest deficit on record for the month, a government report underscoring the sea of U.S. government red ink showed on Thursday.
View ArticleEbay points to PayPal momentum, pledges innovation
EBay Inc expects revenue at its PayPal unit to double by 2013 as it sought on Thursday to cast itself as a reinvented company and an innovator at the center of e-commerce.
View ArticleTreasury "intensely focused" on China's yuan
The U.S. Treasury will remain "intensely focused" on correcting China's substantially undervalued yuan despite a decision not to name Beijing a currency manipulator, a senior Treasury official said on...
View ArticleThe Overnight Report: Let Them Eat Cake
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 10 points or 01% while the S&P added less than 0.1% to 1321 and the Nasdaq was steady.Wall Street posted its most significant fall for a while last night on the open...
View ArticleGoalie Fight And Nearly 200 Penalty-Minutes Highlight Wild Habs-Bruins Game
Last night's Montreal Canadiens-Boston Bruins matchup was a wild one: the teams combined for 14 goals and 182 penalty minutes, and a week after Brent Johnson ended Rick DiPietro's season with one...
View ArticleColin Firth wins Actor of the Year at London Film Critics' Circle Awards
Firth played the role of the stuttering monarch King George VI in "The King's Speech." This is the second consecutive year Firth won the award. He picked it up last year for his role in "A Single Man.".
View ArticleNortel patent sale delayed despite intense interest
Tech giants are lining up to buy patents held by bankrupt telecommunications company Nortel Networks, but a formal auction has been delayed because nobody will pay the price the company's liquidators...
View ArticleU.S. Treasury "intensely focused" on China's yuan
The U.S. Treasury will remain "intensely focused" on correcting China's substantially undervalued yuan despite a decision not to name Beijing a currency manipulator, a senior Treasury official said on...
View ArticleLawmakers try again for China yuan bill
A bipartisan group of 101 lawmakers in the House of Representatives launched a new bid on Thursday to pass legislation aimed at pressuring China to let its yuan currency rise in value.
View ArticleNFL’s Prime Time, Deion Sanders has gone ‘All-Time”
People have known him as football’s “Prime Time” but Deion Sanders, also sometimes called, Neon Deion, has gone “all-time” after being elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
View ArticleAcademy Award winner, Halle Berry joins The Simpsons Oscars Special
She may have given up on her latest project, “New Year’s Eve” to prepare for the custody battle over her two-year-old daughter, Nahla with ex-boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry. But the public will see the...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan may plead guilty to avoid jail term
First she wanted to undergo a lie detector test. But realizing that the results of the said procedures are not usually admissible in court, Lindsay Lohan was quick to change her legal strategy to one...
View ArticleAustralian Stock Market Report - Morning 11/02/2011
US wholesale inventories rose by a higher-than-expected 1pct in December to $430.5 billion - its highest level in almost two years.
View ArticleApple working on smaller, cheaper iPhone: report
Apple Inc is working on a smaller and less expensive version of the iPhone, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources.
View ArticleApple Creating Cheaper, Smaller iPhone
To tackle the increased threat of Google's Android operating system, Apple is planning a smaller, cheaper iPhone, Bloomberg reports
View ArticleCharlie Sheen is single again.. in three months
Los Angeles Superior Court has finalized Charlie Sheen’s divorce with ex-wife Brooke Mueller but they will only be legally free in May. Judge Hank Goldberg of the Los Angeles Superior Court stamped the...
View ArticleGO Markets - FX Market Commentary
The balance of risk erred to the side of caution overnight evident in broad based strength from the US dollar which has made considerable gains against major counterparts.
View ArticleIs Duke on its Way to Another National Championship?
The Duke Blue Devils appear to clicking on all cylinders
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