NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Monday as investors scrambled to find catalysts to move the market higher after a six-weeks-long advance that has taken the S&P 500 index near record highs. The benchmark index is up more than 6 percent so far this year after a steep rally in January that has stalled as the S&P and Dow industrials near multiyear highs. ...
Eagles, QB Vick agree to restructured deal
Label: TechnologyPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Quarterback Michael Vick, who was slated to earn $16 million next season, has agreed to a restructured deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.Vick, who was injured and inconsistent last season, eventually giving way to rookie Nick Foles, now has a three-year contract, and will compete with Foles to see who runs new coach Chip Kelly's offense this season.Vick, who returned to start the...
What beats Grammy? Immortality
Label: LifestyleLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBob Greene: Grammy nominated acts should remember the real prize comes later in lifeHe says at a hotel he ran into a group of singing stars from an earlier era, in town for a showHe says the world of post-fame...
Famous film couple back 9 years on in “Before Midnight”
Label: HealthBERLIN (Reuters) – Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reprise the roles of Jesse and Celine in “Before Midnight”, the third but not necessarily the last movie in their long-running series based on the same characters as they age over time.In this film, set 18 years after “Before Sunrise”, the couple is on holiday in Greece and we learn that they live with their twin daughters in Paris while Jesse’s son has...
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‘Fully-funded’ policy on social care
Label: Business10 February 2013 Last updated at 11:32 ETPlease turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says people must feel confident their homes are not at riskThe government says it will announce a “fully-funded solution” on Monday to the problem of elderly people in England who cannot afford social care.It is expected to include a £75,000 cap on the costs people pay...
Battling College Costs, a Paycheck at a Time
Label: WorldIf Steve Boedefeld graduates from Appalachian State University without any student loan debt, it will be because of the money he earned fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and the money he now saves by eating what he grows or kills.Zack Tolmie managed to escape New York University with no debt — and a degree — by landing a job at Bubby’s, the brunch institution in TriBeCa, where he made $ 1,000 a week....
Analysis: Accounting risk clouds big U.S. business bets in China
Label: WorldNEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tales of shady business practices abound in China - fake revenues, phony invoices, sham factories - but until recently, the problem seemed confined mostly to Chinese companies. No longer. Concern is growing about risks to U.S.-based multinationals in a country where American audit regulators are locked out by the Chinese government and bribery...
Paternos issue report, challenge Freeh's findings
Label: TechnologySTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A report commissioned by Joe Paterno's family says the late coach did nothing wrong in his handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal and portrays the late Hall of Fame coach as the victim of a "rush to injustice" created by former FBI director Louis Freeh's investigation of the case for Penn State.The family's critique, released Sunday, argues that the findings...
Why real prizes come after a Grammy
Label: LifestyleLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBob Greene: Grammy nominated acts should remember the real prize comes later in lifeHe says at a hotel he ran into a group of singing stars from an earlier era, in town for a showHe says the world of post-fame...
Newcomers and veterans celebrated in pre-Grammy festivities
Label: HealthLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Music’s biggest names gathered to celebrate the trailblazers and veterans of their industry at music producer Clive Davis‘s annual pre-Grammy party, remembering Whitney Houston and honoring the work of Epic Records‘ L.A. Reid.Last year’s pre-Grammy festivities was marred by the sudden death of Houston in a bathtub at the same hotel a few hours before Davis’ party.Dubbed the...
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