Bulger, Gandolfini: Mob makes headlines this week
Bulger, Gandolfini: Mob makes headlines this week The death in Italy of James Gandolfini, who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano on the popular HBO show “The Sopranos,” was part of an unusual convergence of mob-related news making headlines this week. Here’s a look: JAMES GANDOLFINI’S DEATH Gandolfini, whose portrayal of an emotionally delicate mob boss [...]
June 19, 2013
Asian stocks tumble on weak China PMI, Fed policy plan
Asian stocks tumble on weak China PMI, Fed policy plan By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares deepened losses on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the Fed would begin reducing its stimulus later this year as the economy improved. Sentiment was also fragile ahead of an HSBC “flash” [...]
June 19, 2013
A title, and legacies, on the line for Heat, Spurs
A title, and legacies, on the line for Heat, Spurs MIAMI (AP) — Game 7s do more than settle championships. They define legacies. No matter what happens Thursday night, LeBron James and the Miami Heat, and Tim Duncan‘s San Antonio Spurs have already won NBA titles and secured a place in history. Now is their [...]
June 19, 2013
Woody Harrelson launches tree-friendly paper brand
Woody Harrelson launches tree-friendly paper brand LOS ANGELES (AP) — Woody Harrelson is putting his paper where his passions are. The 51-year-old actor is the co-founder of Prairie Pulp & Paper Inc., which launched its brand of environmentally friendly paper Wednesday. The company spent 15 years researching and developing its Step Forward Paper. It’s made [...]
June 19, 2013
Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year By Alister Bull and Pedro da Costa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year. Bernanke‘s confirmation that the [...]
June 19, 2013
Obama job approval unchanged, views of economy improve
Obama job approval unchanged, views of economy improve President Barack Obama at a dinner hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Charlottenburg Castle in Berlin …President Barack Obama’s job approval rating slipped slightly to 49 percent in June despite controversies over National Security Agency surveillance and the IRS targeting of conservative groups, according to a [...]
June 19, 2013