AP - Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.
AP - President Barack Obama is postponing his long-scheduled Asian trip for a few days to make a final push for passage of historic legislation reinventing the health care system.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:20:40 GMT
Texas Capital Bancshares warrants bring $6.56M
(AP)
- AP - The Treasury Department has received $6.56 million from the sale of warrants it held from Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. as part of the support it provided the bank during the financial crisis.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:19:30 GMT
AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.
AP - Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over Japanese whaling.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:53:04 GMT
Breakups Cloud Sense of Self, Study Finds
(LiveScience.com)
- LiveScience.com - A breakup can turn your world upside down, making it feel like you
don't know who you are anymore. And you might not, according to a new
study.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:36:00 GMT
Fashion Wire Daily - It was 1960s modernism meets Louis XIV at the latest collection of Miu Miu, the final show of Paris fashion week that ended Wednesday evening, March 10.
Reuters - With videos of catwalk shows, pictures of glamorous models and a catalog of chic products, luxury brands are creating "digital mirrors" online as they turn to the internet to tap into growing e-commerce demand.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:43:43 GMT
After "Avatar," Japan fashion show to go 3D
(Reuters)
- Reuters - Move over, Na'vis: some of Japan's top models will strut down the catwalk in a 3D fashion event this weekend, highlighting the increasing dazzle of the third dimension beyond the movie industry.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:30:15 GMT
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Football and TV star Merlin Olsen dies aged 69
(Reuters)
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Reuters - Football star turned actor Merlin Olsen, who was a key member of the Los Angeles Rams' defensive line nicknamed the "Fearsome Foursome," died at the age of 69 on Thursday after a battle with cancer.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:28:10 GMT
Showtime signs deal to air DreamWorks films
(Reuters)
- Reuters - CBS Corp's Showtime Networks Inc said on Thursday it has signed a deal to air movies from DreamWorks Studios, in a long-term agreement that could help restore content Showtime lost when three top studios started their own channel.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:22 GMT
Showtime signs deal to air DreamWorks films
(Reuters)
- Reuters - CBS Corp's Showtime Networks Inc said on Thursday it has signed a deal to air movies from DreamWorks Studios, in a long-term agreement that could help restore content Showtime lost when three top studios started their own channel.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:22 GMT
