Friday, May 7, 2010

Regulators look to soothe markets' raw nerves - Reuters


Times Online


Regulators look to soothe markets' raw nerves

Reuters


NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission held urgent discussions on Friday to calm investors' raw nerves a day after a plunge of nearly 1000 points in the Dow Jones industrial average, during which some stocks lost more ...


Stock plunge raises alarm on algo trading

Reuters


U.S. Stocks Start Firm on Jobs Report

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Pakistan Taliban: Faisal Shahzad Not One of Us - CBS News


The Guardian


Pakistan Taliban: Faisal Shahzad Not One of Us

CBS News


Since Faisal Shahzad's arrest in the failed Times Square car bombing, authorities have been looking closely at whether the Pakistan Taliban played a role in planning the attack. A source told CBS News that it is "increasingly plausible" the militant ...


4 questioned in Pakistan over NY bomb suspect

Washington Post


Faisal Shahzad 'carried out dry run' before Times Square attack

Times Online


Which Pakistani group inspired Times Square suspect?

Reuters


Vanity Fair -The Atlantic -ABC News


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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad - Reuters


Telegraph.co.uk


NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad

Reuters


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators questioned the suspected Times Square bomber hoping to uncover links he might have had to foreign militant groups and US media said he could appear in a New York court on Wednesday. Faisal Shahzad, 30, who was born in ...


Where in Pakistan did Faisal Shahzad learn bomb-making skills?

Christian Science Monitor


US tightens no-fly rules after suspect in failed Times Square attack succeeds ...

Washington Post


Shahzad's Connecticut Associates under Scrutiny

CBS News


CNN International -The Atlantic -The Associated Press


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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Questions on Early News on Car Bomb - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Questions on Early News on Car Bomb

New York Times


On Sunday morning, less than 15 hours after a car bomb had been found in a sport utility vehicle in Times Square, the homeland security secretary, Janet Napolitano, appeared on the NBC News program “Meet the Press” and said, “You know, ...


Cellphone led FBI to Times Square car bomb suspect arrest

Reuters


Times Square suspect has Pakistani residency

CNN International


Car-Bomb Suspect to Appear in Court

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Monday, May 3, 2010

Oil prices higher on Gulf spill, Greece hopes - CNNMoney


Newsweek


Oil prices higher on Gulf spill, Greece hopes

CNNMoney


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Oil prices rose Monday as investors bought crude on the notion that the Gulf of Mexico spill could halt supply and amid optimism that Greece's woes may be over for now. ...


Obama Pledges to 'Spare No Effort' to Help Gulf Cope

BusinessWeek


BP ready to pay "legitimate" oil spill claims-CEO

Reuters


Another week at least of unabated Gulf oil geyser

The Associated Press


BBC News -FOXNews -Christian Science Monitor


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

'Very Lucky,' Mayor Says, After Bomb - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


'Very Lucky,' Mayor Says, After Bomb

New York Times


A crude car bomb of propane, gasoline and fireworks was discovered in a smoking Nissan Pathfinder in the heart of Times Square on Saturday evening, prompting the evacuation of thousands of tourists and theatergoers ...


'Explosive Elements' Found in SUV Left in Times Square

ABC News


Time Square bomb scare: Street vendor alerts cops of smoking car bomb

New York Daily News


New York City Police Discover Car Bomb in Times Square

Voice of America


The Associated Press -The Guardian -BBC News


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Saturday, May 1, 2010

BP's Response to Oil Spill Lacking, Officials Say - Bloomberg


National Geographic


BP's Response to Oil Spill Lacking, Officials Say

Bloomberg


May 1 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc should be doing more to protect coastal areas in the Gulf of Mexico from an oil slick formed after a drilling rig explosion, state and federal officials said. ...


Obama to Visit Scene of Spill

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