Provides the latest RSS feeds for US Markets News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Buffalo Breeze.com http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/cat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 01:28:45 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:28:45 -0400 30 Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. stocks bounced back on Friday to end the week for a fourth straight gain, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S and P 500 closing at all-time highs. The blue-chip Dow surged 121.18 points, or 0.80 percent, to 15, 354.40 points. The broader S and P 500 soared 15.65 points, or 0.95 percent, to 1,666.12 points. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite leapt 33.73 ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214596883/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:06 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214596883/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Friday that it will issue 20 billion yuan (3.23 billion US dollars) in 50-year book-entry treasury bonds.The issuance marks the ministry's tenth issuance of book-entry treasury bonds this year, according to a statement posted on the MOF website.The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 4.24 percent.Interest will be paid every half year on May 20 and ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214608821/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:37 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214608821/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Defense of Marriage Must Be Merged With Defense of ParenthoodBy Denise Hunnell, MDWASHINGTON, D.C., May 08, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The push to redefine marriage to include relationships between same-sex couples is a movement to abolish the sociological connection between children and their biological parents. It is a movement to destroy the nuclear family. Lesbian journalist and homosexual activist ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214608107/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:49:58 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214608107/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes products used in improvised explosives that kill and injure U.S. troops in ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214606469/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:13:39 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214606469/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 BP America in its suit - of violating Texas' environmental regulations. Texas is seeking money from "lost" tourism revenues due to the spill, as well as monies that would have been generated from state park entrance and concession fees by visitors to the coastal communities. In addition, the state is seeking civil penalties for each day the oil spilled into the Gulf, and each ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214605936/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:23:55 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214605936/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is rumored to be planning a Monday announcement, possibly of Yahoo's purchase of Tumblr for a reported $1.1 ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214605326/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:40 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214605326/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 (Fotolia) NEWARK, N.J. - A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials said. Piedmont Airlines flight 4560, operating for US Airways from Philadelphia with 34 passengers and three crew members, landed safely at 1 ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214604207/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:31:21 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214604207/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 COPENHAGEN | Sat May 18, 2013 1:59pm EDT COPENHAGEN May 18 (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck and Japanese partner Takeda said on Saturday that data from clinical phase III studies with the antidepressant vortioxetine had shown significant improvement in patients' symptoms. Lundbeck said in a statement that the trial showed safety levels consistent with previously ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214604239/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:59:37 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214604239/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on personal ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214603640/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:42 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214603640/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 BarCamp Orlando, an annual technology event, is back in downtown Orlando today. BarCamp is a series of 20-minute talks mostly focused on technologies like Ruby, PHP, Java and C with additional presentations on graphic design, music, photography and other new media for nondevelopers in the audience. The daylong event at Wall Street Plaza is free and open to the public and "to bring people ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602937/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:25 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602937/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat May 18, 2013 12:13pm EDT * Chinese, Korean and Spanish firms to bid by early 2014 * Plant would provide 4,800 MW, S.Africa to buy over half * Congo needs more electricity to power mining operations By John Irish PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - Chinese, South Korean and Spanish firms are vying to develop a hydropower project likely to cost between $9 billion and $14 billion on the Congo River, ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214603707/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:13:30 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214603707/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat May 18, 2013 11:43am EDT * U.S. investigators pursuing banks like CS, Baer * UBS already paid $780 mln fine in 2009 * Swiss can't resist pressure for more transparency-minister ZURICH, May 18 (Reuters) - Switzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, the ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602943/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:43:56 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602943/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group SA LAN.SN said on Saturday it will resume flights to, from and within Argentina by 1530 GMT after state company Intercargo unilaterally decided on Friday to stop providing services to the ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602353/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:25:31 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602353/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 For the truth of it, neither the people of America nor the government of America owns the US dollar. How's that, you say? Well, if one was to really dive just a bit deeper, before hitting the rocks just under the US greenback pond, one would quickly discover that the actual US dollar has not existed since 1913, where it was effectively killed. What is now called the US dollar is actually a ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602826/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:08:14 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602826/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Reuters © Visitors play with Microsoft's Xbox 360 consoles at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, September 15, 2011. REUTERS/Kim ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214601765/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:47:01 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214601765/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 markets have benefited from some upbeat economic data after a disappointing batch of data helped drag stocks lower on Thursday.The major averages have moved roughly sideways in recent trading, hovering firmly in positive territory. The Dow is up 59.65 points or 0.4 percent at 15,292.87, the Nasdaq is up 16.18 points or 0.5 percent at 3,481.42 and the S&P 500 is up 7.87 points or 0.5 percent ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214601766/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:44:16 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214601766/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat May 18, 2013 9:59am EDT * Google expects Glass etiquette to evolve * Casino has banned devices while gambling * "Those things freak me out" By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602197/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:59:59 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214602197/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 There's no doubt that America is enthralled with Wall Street's big hitters. Many of them lead lives that seem more befitting of rock stars than those of MBAs. Making millions is just one benefit of a career that includes rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. Making it big ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214601640/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:35:15 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214601640/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat May 18, 2013 8:39am EDT * Pope and Merkel spoke for unusually long 45 minutes * Merkel flew to Rome just to see pope * Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214601400/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:39:24 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214601400/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Facebook's May 18, 2012, IPO, which valued the company at a whopping $104 billion, was more than just a stock offering -- it grew into a cultural and financial phenomenon. But as launches go, this one was a misfire. A software glitch at Nasdaq delayed the IPO by 30 minutes. Worse, investor demand underwhelmed. After pricing at $38, Facebook shares barely got off the ground to close at ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214600799/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:15:16 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214600799/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 .SPX gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214599400/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:12:10 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214599400/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The Australian dollar fell below parity with the US dollar and stayed down during the whole week, which is widely attributed to positive indicators in the US economy.On Friday, the Australian dollar took another step lower, falling as low as 97.33 US cents, a level not seen since June 2012.The Australian dollar tumbled to 98.3 cents late on Thursday, breaking through its 11-month low of 98.5 ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214598890/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:24:01 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214598890/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 This handout photograph received from Freeport Indonesia shows rescue personnel at the collapse section of a tunnel as they continue rescue operations for trapped mine workers in the tunnel of Big Gossan area at the Grasberg complex on May 17, 2013. Five workers were killed as search teams battled to reach 23 others still trapped in the US-owned mine Freeport-McMoRan, one of the world's ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214598417/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:27:06 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214598417/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no new irregularities after the quake, Kyodo news agency said. Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi prefecture further north also detected no irregularities, ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214598371/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:13:09 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214598371/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 [T]o build a new anti-poverty movement will require the kind of organizing and actions that are as creative, visible and gripping as the Occupy Wall Street movement. Enter Stephen Lerner. Lerner is a labor and community organizer who has spent more than three decades organizing hundreds of thousands of janitors, farm workers, garment workers and other low-wage workers into unions. These efforts ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214596166/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:19 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214596166/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214595585/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:42:35 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214595585/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Trading in the shares of the $45.15 billion company plunged to trade at 1 cent per share shortly before markets closed on Friday. The stock gained back its losses and closed up 2.5 pct $90.03 on the New York Stock ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214594804/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:33:54 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214594804/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 9:32pm EDT By Noel Randewich and Ronnie Cohen ALAMEDA, California May 17 (Reuters) - The head of the Italian sailing team in the America's Cup called on Friday for lowering limits on wind speeds and other safety measures to make the regatta less dangerous following a deadly accident last week. Prada fashion house co-founder Patrizio Bertelli said if the other three ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214595586/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:10 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214595586/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 9:08pm EDT (Changes "letter" to "call" in eighth paragraph) By David Henry NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - Pension and endowment managers on Friday called on U.S. regulators to review the rules for shareholder voting after a firm collecting ballots for JPMorgan Chase and Co cut off the bank's opponents from polling information. The Council of Institutional ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214595295/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:08:16 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214595295/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 9:06pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board will meet on Sunday to vote on whether to offer $1.1 billion in cash for New York-based blogging service Tumblr, tech blog AllThingsD cited sources close to the situation as saying on Friday. Such an acquisition would be CEO Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking the helm of the ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214595293/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:42 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214595293/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 RIO DE JANEIRO | Fri May 17, 2013 9:04pm EDT RIO DE JANEIRO May 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian steelmaker CSN, or Cia Siderrgica Nacional SA, is still evaluating the possible purchase of the Steel Americas unit of ThyssenKrupp AG, the company said in a regulatory filing late Friday. CSN has made no binding bids or agreements regarding the possible purchase, the company added. Earlier this ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214594927/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:22 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214594927/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214594125/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:57 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214594125/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 7:36pm EDT SANTIAGO May 17 (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group SA said its Argentina unit was halting all of its flights in the country until 1330 GMT on Saturday after a state company unilaterally decided to stop providing services to the airline. Intercargo provides Latin America's biggest carrier with ramps at Argentine airports, loads suitcases and manages passenger buses ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593932/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:47 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593932/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The data-visualization company burst onto the public markets Friday with a steller public offering, jumping 64 percent to close at $50.75, up from its initial $31 price. Nearly 100 employees were in New York to celebrate while parties were held at its offices, including its headquarters in Fremont. Ten years earlier the future wasn't so clear, though Chief Executive Christian Chabot always ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592799/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:15 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592799/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 BOSTON (CBS) – How high can the markets go? Dave Caruso from Coastal Capital in Danvers looks into that question as he reviews the Week on Wall Street, with WBZ's Anthony ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592802/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:25:44 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592802/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, joins The Cycle to talk about one of the issues that's been held in captivity in D.C. for much longer than other scandals: Wall Street ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592803/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:23:13 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592803/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 7:13pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business. Target's Technology Innovation Center is run by David Newman, an executive who spent six years at the online ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593904/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:50 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593904/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The S&P 500 also closed the week at an all-time high. Like the Dow, the S&P is up just about 17 percent this year.  The S&P has also been up 17 of the last 21 ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592809/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:09:30 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592809/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 MIAMI (CBSMiami) –Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and his wife Raiza have bonded out of jail after they surrendered to federal authorities Friday and made their first court appearance. The Robainas are charged with fraud, conspiracy and falsifying documents and made their first court appearance shackled at the hands and feet. Julio, 48, received a $250,000 surety bond and Raiza, 39, ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593571/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:08:29 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593571/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 * JPMorgan lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 1,715 * Nasdaq closes at highest since October 2000 * JCPenney shares drop after earnings * Tableau Software surges in first day of trade * Dow up 0.8 percent, S&P 500 up 1 percent, Nasdaq up 1 percent ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593676/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:19 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593676/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 US stocks closed out another week of new record highs on Friday as investors focused on the positive side of mixed economic news and corporate earnings. Retail sales barely budged higher in April and jobless claims rose, but permits to build housing soared and consumer inflation remained tame, data showed. A pair of better-than-expected reports on Friday - on consumer confidence and the economic ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592805/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:47:15 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214592805/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Reuters © The company logo is seen on top of a building, where Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd. is located, in Beijing, January 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jason ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591646/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:24 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591646/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 6:22pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc decided not to turn pilot project "Zombieland" into a full TV series, but is going ahead with "Alpha House," as the world's largest online retailer enters the next stage of its foray into original video creation. "Zombieland" writer and producer ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593668/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:22:53 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593668/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 IDG News Service - A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of IT may be able to ride the wave. Marketo, which sells cloud-based marketing software, jumped 78 percent to close at US$23.10, up $10.10 from its opening on the Nasdaq. Tableau, a business intelligence and data visualization ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591650/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:19:47 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591650/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Stocks closed higher for a fourth straight week. Indexes are at record levels after surging this year on optimism about the economy and record corporate ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591652/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:16:06 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591652/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 1 of 2. New York City emergency responders investigate a commuter ferry crash that occurred during the morning rush in New York, in this January 9, 2013 file photo.Passengers aboard the high-speed commuter ferry, which crashed while docking near Wall Street have filed 37 lawsuits against boat owner Seastreak LLC, seeking as much as $45 million ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591656/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:12 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591656/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 6:07pm EDT * Deficits rise slightly through 2015 under Obama's plan * White House budget savings claims reduced in CBO estimate By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but $1.1 trillion lower than what it estimates ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593667/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:26 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593667/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK, N.Y. - Encouraging news about the U.S. economy is extending the stock market's rally. U.S. stock indexes rose for the fourth week in a row and are at record levels. A gauge of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 121 points to close at 15,354 Friday, an increase of 0.8 per ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591660/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:03:13 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591660/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 6:02pm EDT By Emily Flitter and Katya Wachtel NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors told investors on Friday it would no longer cooperate "unconditionally" with the U.S. government's insider trading investigation. In a brief letter to investors, the $15 billion hedge fund did not elaborate but said it believes the next few ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593666/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:02:53 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593666/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 May 17, 2013 5:52pm Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was first informed in March that there was an investigation into the IRS’ screening of nonprofit groups, but did not learn the details of that probe until last week, he said today. ';In mid March, I had had a conversation, just a getting-to-know-you conversation, with the inspector general right after I started, and he went through a ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591719/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:45 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591719/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 5:58pm EDT (Corrects contract award figure in 2nd paragraph to $23.9 bln, not $23 bln) May 17 (Reuters) - Bechtel, the largest U.S. engineering company, said on Friday that its revenue grew by 15 percent in 2012, though its backlog of projects declined by 12 percent to $92 billion. The company's $37.9 billion in 2012 revenue came alongside contract awards of $23.9 billion, or ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593665/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:58:35 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593665/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Angela Merkel 's pro-austerity policies soon after becoming president in May last year, blamed the tough cutbacks regime imposed on troubled economies for much of Europe's economic problems. "What is hitting Europe is a recession ... provoked by the austerity policy," Hollande said at a Paris news conference. The president was especially keen to pin the blame on European ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591887/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:03 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591887/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $10 billion natural gas exporting facility in Texas that has significant economic implications, manufacturers say. The project called the Freeport LNG facility was "not inconsistent with the public interest," said the Energy Department, which studied the facility's "economic, energy security, and environmental impacts." The ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591819/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55:57 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214591819/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE | Fri May 17, 2013 5:55pm EDT MILWAUKEE Wis. May 17 (Reuters) - Retail gasoline prices hit all-time highs on Friday in several U.S. Midwestern cities due to maintenance and outages at refineries in the region resulting in a tightening of supplies, according to industry analysts. The price of a gallon of gasoline hit a record $4.32 in Minneapolis; $4.02 in ... http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593664/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55:38 -0400 http://www.buffalobreeze.com/index.php/sid/214593664/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5