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Fast-Money Crowd Dumped Cray: Good For Us
Even a quick glimpse at some of the financial data surrounding Cray Inc. (CRAY) might suggest that this stock – heir to the supercomputing empire founded by Seymour Cray – is anything but a ‘buy’. True, it’s trading at a measly 4.3 times trailing 12-month earnings, a puny PE ratio, but by most other standards, it is...
forbes.com (22 hours ago)
Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism
Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both sides.
miamiherald.com (22 hours ago)
Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism
BEIRUT - Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both sides. Doubting that Damascus is serious and may be stalling while government...
bostonherald.com (22 hours ago)
Syrian Regime OKs Peace Talks Amid Skepticism
Russia says Syrian government agrees to peace talks, but skepticism persists on both sides
abcnews.com (22 hours ago)
Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both sides.
yahoo.com (22 hours ago)
Jerry Lewis: Le Nutty Professor Takes Cannes
A half-century ago, French film critics proclaimed Jerry Lewis a master auteur for the raucous comedies he wrote, directed and starred in. At the time, it was hard to say which side took more derisive heat from mainstream America: Lewis or France. But time heals all wounds, or wounds all heels; and nostalgia is a...
time.com (22 hours ago)
New Iraq 'abuse' process ordered
A Government inquiry into allegations that British troops ill-treated and murdered Iraqi citizens has been ruled legally flawed.
standard.co.uk (22 hours ago)
Government to close DVDs loophole
A loophole which allows violent, disturbing and sexual DVDs to be legally sold to children will be closed, the Government has announced.
standard.co.uk (22 hours ago)
Become Chancellor? I'd rather be good at playing the piano claims Labour's Ed Balls
The shadow Chancellor is widely regarded as one of the most ambitious figures in Westminster, but insisted being part of an Ed Miliband government was not 'an all-consuming passion'.
dailymail.co.uk (23 hours ago)
Assad regime agrees to attend first peace conference with rebels
The Syrian government will attend a US and Russian-sponsored peace conference next month, despite President Bashar al-Assad publicly doubting the prospects of success for such a meeting.
independent.co.uk (23 hours ago)
French government seeks to ban extreme right-wing group
The French government is taking steps to ban an extreme far-right movement believed to be planning violence at demonstration against gay marriage in Paris on Sunday.
independent.co.uk (23 hours ago)
BT seals £27.4m Staffordshire broadband deal
BT and the Staffordshire Broadband Project have inked a deal to provide fibre optic broadband to about 97% of the county's homes and businesses by spring 2016. Backed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the Local Enterprise Partnership, it should see 95% of businesses receive a download speed of at least 24Mbps, with...
techradar.com (23 hours ago)
Facebook and Google enter bidding war for Waze app
Travel app Waze has found itself at the centre of a bidding war between Google and Facebook, according to new information. Waze, a community driven GPS social navigation app, is one of the main data suppliers for the rather-maligned Apple Maps. In January, it was reported that Apple and Waze were in takeover talks,...
techradar.com (23 hours ago)
Explicit Lady Gaga and Pussycat Dolls DVDs lead to age-rating change
SEXUALLY explicit music and exercise DVDs by artists such as Lady Gaga and the Pussycat Dolls are to be given age ratings to stop them being sold to children, the Government have announced.
dailyexpress.co.uk (23 hours ago)
Act now to profit from the mortgage thaw
First-time buyers have a spring in their step at last as government help is filtering through to lower mortgage rates...
thetimes.co.uk (23 hours ago)
Flags at half-staff Memorial Day
Flags at all city, state and federal government buildings will fly at half-staff from sunrise to noon Monday to commemorate Memorial Day, according to a press release from the Mayor's Office.
marshfieldnewsherald.com (23 hours ago)
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government health officials are investigating several health problems reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
yahoo.com (23 hours ago)
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government health officials are investigating several complications reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy....
ap.org (23 hours ago)
Lord Oakeshott calls for an end to 'standby' job contracts as it is revealed Parliament uses them...
The Government is under pressure to outlaw “zero hours” contracts in which workers are put on standby without a guaranteed minimum amount of work or pay.
independent.co.uk (23 hours ago)
Pressure grows on Government to outlaw ‘zero hours’ contracts as it is revealed Parliament uses...
The Government is under pressure to outlaw “zero hours” contracts in which workers are put on standby without a guaranteed minimum amount of work or pay.
independent.co.uk (23 hours ago)
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
Government health officials are investigating several health problems reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.The Food and Drug Administration says it has received seven reports involving patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a...
thenewstribune.com (23 hours ago)
Despite word of split over al Qaida, Nusra Front still key in Syria fighting
Jabhat al Nusra, the al Qaida-allied Syrian rebel group that’s also known as the Nusra Front, remains integral to efforts to topple the government of President Bashar Assad despite reported rifts within the group over its terrorist ties and claims by other rebels that Nusra’s assassinated rebel leaders in eastern...
miamiherald.com (23 hours ago)
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
WASHINGTON - Government health officials are investigating several health problems reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration says it has received seven reports involving patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family...
bostonherald.com (23 hours ago)
Montek speaks of lost Aadhaar card, gets one in 1 hour
A casual mention of a lost Aadhaar card in public saw government machinery go on an overdrive and its holder got a duplicate card in less than an hour.
indiatimes.com (1 day ago)
Andrew Grice: It was the right speech for David Cameron. It came from Nick Clegg
After two weeks of chaotic government, the politician said: “It's time to get back to governing; providing the leadership and focus the people of Britain deserve in these difficult times… Our priorities must be people's priorities: boosting business, creating jobs, helping with the cost of living.”
independent.co.uk (1 day ago)
Markey releases taxes, paid 20 percent federal rate
Democratic Senate candidate Edward Markey finally made public his tax returns for the first time in his 37-year congressional career today showing he paid about a 20 percent federal tax rate on his annual salary of $161,443. A summary of Markey’s returns released by his campaign showed he paid $32,399 to the federal...
bostonherald.com (1 day ago)
Booker administration files complaint to dissolve watershed, alleging financial improprieties
As the city moves to incorporate the agency's functions into city government and looks more closely at the watershed's books, officials said they are discovering a series of questionable transactions on the part of the agency.
nj.com (1 day ago)
Drug maker agrees to pay $33 million to settle federal case
An eye care drug maker admitted in a Buffalo courtroom today to using kickbacks to doctors and an illegal marketing campaign as part of an elaborate scheme to boost drug sales.ISTA Pharmaceuticals of California also agreed to pay $18.5 million in fines and forfeitures to the government and another $15 million to...
buffalonews.com (1 day ago)
George Osborne is upbeat, but the squeeze shows no sign of ending soon | Larry Elliott
In the middle of a week the government will want to forget, George Osborne was in upbeat mood when the International Monetary Fund delivered its verdict on the UK economy. The message from the IMF was simple. Britain had overcooked the austerity and it was time to turn down the heat. But the chancellor knew the...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
Venezuela to Create New Workers Militia
Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia as part of an existing pro-government fighting force.
nytimes.com (1 day ago)
