Tag: Index
Sweden ranks world's best place for mothers
Among the many social benefits of living in Sweden are the long maternity leave and care for new mothers."Sweden has once again been rated as "the best place to be a mother in the world" by a U.S.-based charity in a report assessing the well-being for mothers around the...
How Would a Portfolio Investing Solely in African...
"I’ve been preoccupied with risk these days. Or risk mitigation to be exact. I’m tired of watching my TD Ameritrade account get whipsawed. It’s got me thinking. Would a portfolio invested solely in African markets be a tragedy waiting to happen? The chart below...
Airline says Heathrow "worst in Europe"
Ouch! A harsh assessment of Heathrow by an American Airlines executive. Although I have to say, having used both BA's facilities and AA's facilities at Heathrow, I don't think it's Heathrow's fault that their...
Spring Sunshine Brings Toronto's First air Qualit...
After introducing a new air quality warning system last year, the first real blast of summer brought with it the first warning.The air on Monday was at a high of 5 out of a possible 10 in the Air Quality Health...
Indian stock markets end positive, last week's ga...
"The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex closed the day with a gain of nearly 258 points on good buying support in metal, banking and consumer durable counters.The 30-share Sensex advanced by 258.13 points, or 1.57%, at 16,739.33 to end the day.The index touched the...
Iceland best place to live, Africa worst, says UN
None of these rankings are too shocking I reckon. Yay Canada for being in the top five!"BRASILIA (Reuters) - Iceland has overtaken Norway as the world's most desirable country to live in, according to an annual...
Fed up with Italian politics, man eats vote
I guess this is one way to take a stand on politics!"Ballot stuffing took on a new meaning in Italy's parliamentary election on Sunday when a man ate his ballot paper in protest at the country's politicians. ...
Microsoft evaluating Yahoo bid: source
"SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is evaluating its bid for Yahoo Inc because the Internet company may have lost value since it made its offer, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. The news,...
Scientific Study Proves: Researchers Guess 99% of...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNow this is not an April Fools Joke, this is a verifiable fact.A Fact based on numerous studies reported in the media over the decade pretty much shows conflicting research...
Father drowns 3 children in Baltimore Hotel Bathtub
The man's name is Mark Castillo - age 41 who has been arrested and treated for "self-inflicted wounds" at a nearby hospital:"PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Maryland man who was estranged from his wife drowned their three...
Bejing Olympics: USA to use SuperHero Suits for G...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSome are complaining about the level playing field for Athletes over the use of a Speedo's LZR Supersuits, which have broken world records and may garner Gold Medals for it...
MSN news websites are not just like the print ver...
Interesting news brief about a comscore survey posted by Jack Loechner:"Based on their heavier than average visitation across most key news sites, those who do not read print versions of newspapers are not necessarily light news consumers. In fact, they show a high propensity...
Bernankerupted: Markets Plunge, Dollar Routed
OPINION: Listen closely to the wallet wringing 'Dirge of the US and Global Economies' sung sadly yet so eloquently by economic analyst Mike Whitney. Get out your thousand dollar bill Kleenex and daub your eyes...
Asian stocks tumble on Bear Stearns news
On the news of Bear Stearn's fire sale, Asian stocks are taking a nosedive. "Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged 4.2 percent to 11,727, while Hong Kong' Hang Seng index was down 4.4 percent at...
U.S. consumer-sentiment index for March slips to ...
It's not just the folks on Wall St. who are feeling gloomy these days."
The University of Michigan/Reuters index tracking consumer sentiment dipped to 70.5 in March from 70.8 in February. The March...
