Eurozone private sector activity retreated in March, providing new evidence that the 17-nation single currency area is in recession, a key survey showed on Wednesday. The composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) compiled by Markit research firm hit a three-month low,
US businesses added fewer jobs than expected in March, though job creation in prior months was revised higher, data from payrolls firm ADP showed Wednesday. The number of jobs in the non farm private business sector increased by a seasonally
(AP) Obama to sign bill Wednesday on insider tradingWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is ready to sign legislation prohibiting members of Congress, the president and thousands of other federal workers from engaging in insider trading. The bill signing highlights a day in
(AP) GOP’s McCain to Santorum: Time for ‘graceful exit’WASHINGTONSen. John McCain says Rick Santorum should recognize “it’s time for a graceful exit” from the Republican presidential campaign in the wake of Mitt Romney’s sweep of primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and
Prof. Thom Lambert of the University of Missouri Law School has responded with alarm to President Barack Obama’s attack on the Supreme Court and the power of judicial review by recalling his own days as Obama’s student at the University
Fierce clashes erupted after Syria’s regime sent reinforcements into rebel areas despite a truce pledge, as the UN said it was rushing a team to Damascus to pave the way for peace monitors. The surge in violence on Tuesday killed
(AP) Treasurer of John Edwards’ 2008 campaign resignsBy MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated PressRALEIGH, N.C.A veteran civil rights lawyer has resigned as treasurer of John Edwards’ 2008 presidential committee, days after the Federal Election Commission upheld a ruling ordering the campaign to repay
(AP) Longtime Blagojevich friend gets 2 years in prisonBy MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOA judge Tuesday handed a two-year sentence to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s law school roommate-turned-top aide who provided devastating testimony that helped send his old friend to prison.
Less than a year after becoming the first North Korean defector to take a senior government post in South Korea, Cho Myung-Chul is set to win office as the country’s first defector lawmaker. Cho, who is standing for the ruling
China has allowed five North Korean defectors to leave for South Korea after they spent months or years holed up in Seoul’s Beijing embassy to avoid arrest, media reports said Wednesday. Chosun Ilbo newspaper, citing a Seoul diplomatic source, said
(AP) Asia stocks slump on US job growth worriesBy PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business WriterBANGKOKAsian stock markets followed Wall Street into negative territory Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve voiced concern about U.S. job growth but appeared to refrain from taking steps
(AP) Romney: Obama surrounded by ‘true believers’KASIE HUNTAssociated PressMILWAUKEERepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney assailed President Barack Obama as an “out of touch” liberal Tuesday night as he looked past three primary victories and toward the fall’s general election. Romney’s decisive
(AP) Country star George Jones released from hospital NASHVILLE, Tenn. Country music legend George Jones is out of the hospital after nearly a week of treatment for an upper respiratory infection. A statement from Jones’ publicist, Kirt Webster, says Jones
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde implored the United States to help back-stop debt-ridden European countries, wading neck-deep into bubbling US political waters. Speaking in the US capital, Lagarde said the 187-nation International Monetary Fund needed more firepower to tackle financial
All Libyan airlines and Venezuelan carrier Conviasa were banned from flying into the 27-nation European Union due to safety concerns. The Venezuelan company was added to a blacklist of airlines with poor safety records while Libya decided, in consultation with
The first contingent of up to 2,500 US Marines to be deployed in Australia were settling in Wednesday as Washington bolsters its military presence in the strategically vital region. Some 200 Marines touched down in Darwin overnight as part of
(AP) Olbermann says Current TV wasn’t the home for himBy LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESKeith Olbermann is explaining his split with Current TV in decorating terms. In an interview Tuesday with David Letterman for CBS’ “Late Show,” Olbermann compared himself
(AP) Burger King ad with Blige stirs criticismBy NEKESA MUMBI MOODYAP Music WriterNEW YORK A Burger King commercial featuring Mary J. Blige singing about chicken has been pulled. But the fast-food chain is blaming music licensing issues for the decision,
(AP) Trump says transgender hopeful can enter pageantBy ROBERT JABLONAssociated PressLOS ANGELESDonald Trump wished a transgender woman who wants to be Miss Universe good luck on Tuesday as his organization said she can vie for Canada’s spot in the pageant.
Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary elections in Maryland and the District of Columbia, results and exit polls show. Votes are still being counted in Wisconsin, which remains too close to call. Rick Santorum, who is contesting the Wisconsin
France fears the Tuareg rebellion that has just seized control of half of Mali is increasingly dominated by Islamists that are “closely tied” to Al-Qaeda, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Tuesday. In an interview with AFP, Juppe urged the UN
ORLANDO, Fla., April 3 (UPI) — TCM is airing Doris Day movies all week in honor of the Hollywood film icon’s 88th birthday. Among the films screening on the cable network are “Lover Come Back,” “The Thrill of It All” and
