Fallout from Big JPMorgan Chase Loss Begins
The fallout has begun from a $2 billion financial trading loss at the U.S.-based JPMorgan Chase investment company.
The firm said Monday that Ina Drew, JPMorgan’s chief investment officer and one of Wall Street’s highest paid female [...]
Asian-American Vote Could Impact US Election
Asian-Americans have largely been ignored by U.S. politicians, but they could provide a valuable edge in the upcoming presidential election, says new polling data.
According to recently released census data, Asian-Americans are the fastest growing [...]
European, US Markets Fall on Greek Uncertainty
European and U.S. stock markets are falling sharply as traders voice new concerns about political uncertainty in Greece and whether it could become the first country to drop out of the 17-nation euro currency union.
Stock indexes in London, [...]
Yahoo! chief steps down
SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo! announced Sunday that Ross Levinsohn will temporarily replace chief executive Scott Thompson, who has stepped down in the face of controversy about his allegedly inflated resume.
The California-based company, [...]
US: Romney Draws Cheers in Support of Traditional Marriage
Mitt Romney, the presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee, drew rousing support Saturday at a conservative Christian university as he defended traditional marriage between a man and a woman.
Romney, often viewed with skepticism by the [...]
Hudson’s brother-in-law guilty in family killings
CHICAGO – Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson wiped away silent tears as a jury read the verdict she had awaited for over three years, finding her brother-in-law guilty of killing her mother, brother and young nephew.
William Balfour, [...]
Lawmakers want US to declare Haqqani a terror network
WASHINGTON – US lawmakers from both parties Friday urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to declare the Pakistan-linked Haqqani network a foreign terrorist organization for its “indiscriminate attacks” on US interests.
Democrat [...]
Hudson’s brother-in-law guilty in family killings
CHICAGO – A Chicago jury on Friday found the brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson guilty of all charges of killing her mother, brother and young nephew.
William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson’s sister [...]
Facebook is as pleasurable as food or sex: study
WASHINGTON – Posting views on Facebook and other social media sites delivers a powerful reward to the brain similar to the pleasure from food and sex, a Harvard study concludes.
The study led by two neuroscientists and published this [...]
US panel gives nod to new obesity drug
WASHINGTON – A panel of experts on Thursday urged US regulators to approve what could be the first new anti-obesity drug on the market in more than a decade — Lorcaserin, made by Arena Pharmaceuticals.
The committee voted 18-4 [...]
