Cory Booker Goes Off Message, Everyone Freaks For A Week: The Speculatron weekly Round-Up - Huffington Post
26 May 2012, 9:08 am
This week, the 2012 election season finally got to pig out on an empty-calorie feeding frenzy, in which everyone in the media pretended to have some sort of lofty conversation about the role of private equity in society while actually reminding ...

In weekly address, GOP says Obama "demonizes" domestic energy - CBS News
26 May 2012, 8:18 am
(CBS News) This Memorial Day, both President Obama and the Republicans dedicated their weekly address to American service members; however, the Republican address (in video above) focused mostly on their plan for the economy. Rep. Lynn Jenkins ...

EUR/GBP weekly Outlook - Int'l Business Times
26 May 2012, 5:26 am
Despite edging higher to 0.8101, EUR/GBP reversed from there and the development suggests that recovery from 0.7949 is finished. Initial bias remains mildly on the downside this week for 0.7949 first. Break will confirm resumption of whole fall ...

Obama's weekly Address: Honor Our Fallen Heroes - YAHOO!
26 May 2012, 5:04 am
As Americans prepare to fire up the grill, open the pool, and enjoy the holiday weekend, President Obama is paying tribute to the nation's men and women in uniform, thanking them for their service and reaffirming his commitment to "serve them and their ...

Oil edges up on Iran, but posts 4th weekly loss - DAWN Group
26 May 2012, 3:10 am
NEW YORK: Oil prices rose for a second day on Friday on the lack of progress in negotiations with Iran over its disputed nuclear program, but crude futures posted a fourth straight weekly loss as Europe’s debt problems threatened economic ...

European Stocks Post First weekly Gain in May on Values - Bloomberg
25 May 2012, 11:35 pm
European stocks posted their first weekly advance in a month as China pledged to bolster growth and a three-week selloff left the Stoxx Europe 600 Index at its cheapest level since January. A gauge of lenders rallied the most in two months even ...

weekly U.S. jobless aid applications dip to 370,000 - Bennington Banner
25 May 2012, 9:48 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits changed little last week, signaling modest job growth. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for benefits dipped by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 370,000.

weekly Louisiana 1st-time jobless claims increase - nola.com
25 May 2012, 12:58 pm
First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending May 19 increased from the previous week's total. The state labor department figures released Friday show the initial claims increased to 3,547 from the previous week's ...

FTSE records first weekly rise in a month, while Aviva edges up on disposal talk - The Guardian
25 May 2012, 11:11 am
As leading shares recorded a weekly rise for the first time in a month despite the continuing eurozone crisis, City analysts were queuing up to give Aviva advice on how to improve its flagging business. The insurer parted company with chief ...

Gold stocks support TSX, market heads for 4th weekly loss on eurozone worries - Calgary Herald
25 May 2012, 9:23 am
TORONTO — The Toronto stock market was slightly higher Friday with buyers inclined to be cautious going into the weekend as the eurozone debt crisis continues to cast a pall over trading. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 9.74 points to ...