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Global rebound anemic: Roubini

Reuters: Financial - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 11:19
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Advanced economies face years of anemic growth and the risk of a double-dip recession as their citizens cope with sluggish employment and highly indebted governments, economist Nouriel Roubini said on Monday.


Overseas Sales Boost iPad

Apple said iPad sales have topped two million since its launch in early April, boosted by its debut in international markets.

Overseas Sales Boost iPad

Wall Street Journal: Financial - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 11:10
Apple said iPad sales have topped two million since its launch in early April, boosted by its debut in international markets.

Recipes for Health: Swiss Chard, Spinach and Rice Gratin

New York Times: Health - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 11:07
This gratin can be served hot or cold — and it’s not bad in a lunchbox, either.

Recipes for Health: The Other Brown Rice: Basmati

New York Times: Health - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 11:06
Brown basmati may not be a kitchen staple, but it is lighter and more flavorful than regular brown rice.

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Should Rule Business Smartphones

Fox News: Business - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 11:05
Microsoft shook things up this week with some high-profile departures, and a reorganization of the Entertainment and Devices division that has CEO Steve Ballmer directly controlling the future of Microsoft's consumer technologies. When it comes to smartphones, Windows Phone 7 should arguably be the de facto platform for business professionals, but Microsoft may be delivering too little, too late.


Don't fall prey to aggressive debt collection tactics

Fox News: Business - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 11:00
Debt collectors know what buttons to push, so if you've never dealt with them before, you may agree to a repayment plan that you can't afford


The Web will unify fragmented mobile OS world, says Opera

Fox News: Business - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:58
Norwegian browser maker Opera has high hopes for the combination of mobile browsers and HTML 5, which will let web-based applications compete better with native applications, according to co-founder Jon von Tetzchner.


German president quits in blow for Merkel

Reuters: U.S. and International - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:46
BERLIN (Reuters) - German President Horst Koehler unexpectedly resigned on Monday after a wave of criticism over his comments about military action abroad, in a move that compounds conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel's problems.


May retail sales seen up but spending erratic

Reuters: Financial - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:44
DETROIT (Reuters) - Retailers are expected to show a sizable increase in sales for the month of May, but erratic trends of consumer spending could grow more pronounced over a seasonally weaker period for shopping.


Trichet sees need for 'budgetary federation'

AP: Business - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:43
PARIS (AP) -- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet says Europe needs "the equivalent of a budgetary federation" as a watchdog over eurozone governments' public finances as a response to the continent's government debt crisis....

Fed chief sees delicate dance ahead

San Francisco Chronicle - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:42
The delicate task ahead for the Federal Reserve and other central banks is deciding when to start boosting interest rates and reeling in all the stimulus pumped out during the global financial crisis, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says. Bernanke, however, didn't...



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Restraining order filed against BP

CNN: U.S. News - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:32
A fisherman who was hospitalized after becoming ill while cleaning up oil in the Gulf of Mexico has filed a temporary restraining order in federal court against oil company BP.

Fisherman files restraining order against BP

CNN: Health - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:32
A fisherman who was hospitalized after becoming ill while cleaning up oil in the Gulf of Mexico has filed a temporary restraining order in federal court against oil company BP.

Euro inches up while stocks remain flat after warning

Reuters: Financial - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:26
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro steadied from recent falls and world stocks were becalmed on Monday with a Chinese warning about risks to global growth and a downgrade of Spain's credit heightening investor caution in holiday-thinned trade.


Nurses at crowded hospitals more likely depressed

Reuters: Health and Medical - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:25
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Nurses who work in hospital wards that are usually filled to capacity may have a higher risk of depression than their counterparts in less-crowded hospitals, Finnish researchers suggest.

Labor inductions may be boosting rate of earlier births

Reuters: Health and Medical - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:25
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rate of induced labor among U.S. pregnant women nearly doubled between 1992 and 2003 -- a trend that seems to have pushed more births to the earlier end of full-term, a new study finds.

Obesity and asthma are linked: study

Reuters: Health and Medical - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:23
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study confirms a link between obesity and asthma.

Most sore throats don't need steroids

Reuters: Health and Medical - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:21
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Got a bad sore throat? Don't rush to ask your doctor for steroids such as prednisone, says a new review of studies.

Healthscope Gets New Bids

Healthscope said it received two new offers, valuing the company at $1.56 billion, as the battle for the Australian hospital company intensifies.
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