First-time jobless claims drop slightly last week
The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.
Options exchange CBOE files for $300 million IPO
The Chicago Board Options Exchange has filed for an initial public offering of up to $300 million as it converts from a member-owned organization to a publicly traded corporation.
Search for Air France black boxes delayed
The search for the black boxes of an Air France flight that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean while flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris has been delayed by weather conditions and trouble getting a search ship to Brazil, officials said Thursday.
Miss. school prom off after lesbian's date request
A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student sought to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
Suicide bombing in NW Pakistan wounds 3 children
Pakistani officials say a botched suicide bombing aimed at a security convoy on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar has wounded three children playing nearby.
Disney to release Indian film in southern dialect
Encouraged by the reception of its Hindi animated movie, Disney is shooting a new adventure film in the southern Indian dialect of Telugu as it deepens its localization drive in the populous country.
Signature Bank warrants bring $11.15 million
The Treasury Department has received $11.15 million from the sale of warrants it received from New York's Signature Bank as part of the support it provided during the financial crisis.
Sarkozy, Merkel propose ban on some CDS trades
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are leading a proposal that calls for mandatory reporting of all derivatives trading in Europe as a way of clamping down on the type of speculation that has undermined the euro in recent weeks as a result of the Greek debt crisis.
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