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• Ex-Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway - Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Ahtisaari for ...
• CONTINUED : Market's hair-trigger mentality
European stocks sank Friday, with Britain’s FTSE-100 falling 8.85 percent, German’s DAX declining 7.01 percent, and France’s CAC-40 ending down 7.73 percent. In Asia, the collapse of Japan’s Yamato Life Insurance caused already nervous ...
• G7 endorses plan to stem financial crisis
The index closed 128 points lower for its worst week ever. Stock markets in Europe and Asia also took another plunge. “Never has it been more essential to find collective solutions to ensure stable and efficient financial markets and restore the ...
• U.S. will buy stock in banks, Paulson says
Stock prices also suffered heavy losses in Europe, Asia and elsewhere. A sign of how bad things have gotten: A drop of 128 points in the Dow Friday was greeted with sighs of relief after the index had plummeted much further earlier in the session. The ...
• Report: Making math uncool hurts U.S.
Many of the women who become math or engineering professionals come from other countries, notably in eastern Europe and Asia, where mathematics is promoted more, the study found. "Just as there is concern about the U.S. relying on foreign countries ...