Tata Steel Posts Biggest Loss

Tata Steel posted its biggest quarterly loss ever as the company took a $1.51 billion non-cash charge on some assets write-downs, including in its key European market.

wsj.com (1 day ago)

With Weiner, NYC mayor race takes on new dynamic

NEW YORK - However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade. As the scandal-lashed former congressman got ready for a first round of campaign events Thursday, his arrival in the race was being met with a mix of polite...

bostonherald.com (1 day ago)

Summer math enrichment (Video)

With computers, games, and libraries filled with books all geared around math. 2013 is the summer for children to improve, extend and get excited about math.Summer learning loss can happen with all subjects, but math and literacy are...

examiner.com (1 day ago)

US stock market recovers most of an early loss

Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month.

miamiherald.com (1 day ago)

Mark Bridger admits dumping April Jones' body and claims he viewed child porn 'accidentally'

Mark Bridger, 47, cannot remember what he did with the schoolgirl's body after she died because he was suffering from memory loss, the jury at Mold Crown Court was told.

dailymail.co.uk (1 day ago)

US stock market recovers most of an early loss

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month....

ap.org (1 day ago)

Rays keep growing arms down on their farm

Any team with a pitcher like David Price is going to feel the loss. But unlike most clubs, the Rays are able to withstand the loss based on the long line of arms that runs through the organization like one continuous thread.

mlb.com (1 day ago)

Multiple agencies respond to a fire at the Modern Landfill paper recyling plant

LEWISTON – A paper recycling facility located at Modern Landfill was destroyed by a fire Wednesday evening.According to police an employee noticed smoke around 6 p.m. and multiple fire departments were called to the building, which sits just inside the Modern Landfill Corp. site on Pletcher Road.“The first fire...

buffalonews.com (1 day ago)

'I put April's body somewhere it hasn¿t been found': Mark Bridger admits dumping her body and...

Mark Bridger, 47, cannot remember what he did with the schoolgirl's body after she died because he was suffering from memory loss, the jury at Mold Crown Court was told.

dailymail.co.uk (1 day ago)

Banyan: Backs to the sea

HIS pudgy, mustachioed face is all over Karachi. Altaf Hussain lives in London, having fled his hometown two decades ago after an attempt on his life. But the fanatical followers in the party he heads, the Muttahida Qaumi Mahaz (MQM), or United National Movement, plastered buildings, flyovers and buses with his...

economist.com (1 day ago)

The cost of war: 3 families cope with loss

"I couldn't handle it," said Dan Hasenauer, whose son, Jason, was killed in Afghanistan. "I hunted. He was my hunting buddy. And when I went hunting, I could see his empty tree stand. I would just climb down and go home. Life's not the same anymore." Coming Sunday: In honor of Memorial Day, read more about these...

democratandchronicle.com (1 day ago)

The best books on Vietnam: start your reading here | Pushpinder Khaneka

This rare account of the American (aka Vietnam) war by a North Vietnamese army veteran, although fiction, revealed truths to many people inside and outside Vietnam. The main protagonist, Kien – a thinly disguised portrait of the author – is a tortured soul whose sanity is threatened by his brutal experiences during...

guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)

Savers face limited options despite fall in inflation rate

Taxpaying savers who want to earn an interest rate that beats inflation still face a limited choice of accounts, despite a slowdown in the rising cost of living. Figures out this week showed that the consumer prices index dropped from 2.8% to 2.4% in April, offering some relief to cash-strapped households. However,...

guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)

Top five best vegan and vegetarian plant-based foods for boosting weight loss

Have you ever noticed that most of those best foods for weight loss lists seem to feature foods like skinless chicken breasts? The problem if you're a vegetarian or vegan: You don't eat those foods...

examiner.com (2 days ago)

MLB: Five things we learned this week

This was supposed to be the breakout season that fans in Kansas City had been waiting forever for, and for the first 27 games of the season, that prospect seemed like a distinct possibility. However, after a 17-10 start, their best early effort in recent history, the upstart Royals have faltered, winning just four...

guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)

NBN loss hammers Service Stream

THE fallout from losing a key contract to build the National Broadband Network has continued to damage Service Stream.

news.com.au (2 days ago)

The Bronze Swan Arrives: Is The End Of Copper Financing China's "Lehman Event"?

In all the hoopla over Japan's stock market crash and China's PMI miss last night, the biggest news of the day was largely ignored: copper, and the fact that copper's ubiquitous arbitrage and rehypothecation role in China's economy through the use of Chinese Copper Financing Deals (CCFD) is coming to an end....

zerohedge.com (2 days ago)

Keli Goff: Why New York Gay Bashings Mean America Will Better Itself

In the last month I have had to double check whether or not I still live in New York, because the horrific headlines I have awoken to lately have been hard to reconcile with the image of the tolerant, open-minded mecca I have grown to love. Yet the heartbreaking stories of alleged hate crimes have been right here in...

huffingtonpost.com (2 days ago)

Michael Crabtree injury: How 49ers will respond to loss of WR

philly.com (2 days ago)

Pacers Game 1 loss adds to history of conference finals heartbreak

The Indiana Pacers may have already lost their best chance to beat the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals. With Game 1 in the Pacers' hands in overtime on May 22, the Heat still won on a...

examiner.com (2 days ago)

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks drop, hit by Fed, Asian selloff

Japanese equities endure worst one-day loss since March 2011. Global markets are down on soft Chinese data and worries about the Fed slowing its bond-buying program.

marketwatch.com (2 days ago)

ING U.S. Reports Smaller Loss

ING U.S., reporting its first results since its partial public offering earlier this month, said its first-quarter loss narrowed as the performance of its retirement and annuities segments improved.

wsj.com (2 days ago)

Tata Steel reports loss on Europe weakness

Tata Steel Ltd, India's largest steelmaker by market value, swung to a loss in its fourth quarter, hit by weak demand in Europe, its top market and production region.    

indiatimes.com (2 days ago)

Fond du Lac couple mourn loss of granddaughter in Oklahoma

One of the 10 children killed in a massive tornado that hit Moore, Okla. on Monday used to visit her grandparents in Fond du Lac, according to WTMJ-TV (Channel 4).

jsonline.com (2 days ago)

Capitol Alert: Dan Walters Daily: Loss of Rubio's seat hurts supermajority agenda

Kern County Democrat Leticia Perez has lost her bid to capture former senator Michael Rubio's Senate seat, but the real loser, Dan says, is the "Democratic left."Click to Continue »

sanluisobispo.com (2 days ago)

News in brief: QinetiQ holed by US defence cuts, North America boss at Pearson to go

Qinetiq is reviewing its US operations after defence cuts saw it slump to a £137 million pre-tax loss.

standard.co.uk (2 days ago)

Heat spared Game 1 loss by James' drives, Hibbert's benching (Video)

The Miami Heat have only lost three games in the last several months. As such, the Indiana Pacers didn’t seem like a scary Eastern Conference final opponent, no matter how the Pacers and Heat battled in last year...

examiner.com (2 days ago)

Ford Plans to Shut Its 2 Plants in Australia

The U.S. automaker's Australian unit will close its engine plant in Geelong and its vehicle assembly plant in Broadmeadows, with the loss of 1,200 jobs.    

nytimes.com (2 days ago)

Aixtron shake-up aims for LED equipment top spot

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Aixtron's new chief executive laid out a strategy focused on returning to profit and wrestling back leadership of the global market for LED chip-making equipment from U.S. rival Veeco Instruments. The German company swung from a profit in 2011 to a net loss of 103.2 million euros ($132.9...

yahoo.com (2 days ago)

Amanda Seyfried laments the loss of her assets after being pressured into slimming down for her...

She might be one of the most laid back stars in Hollywood, but it seems that even Amanda Seyfried has succumbed to the pressures of the industry.

dailymail.co.uk (2 days ago)