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Wall Street closes lower on Fed disappointment
Dec 13, 2011 16:29 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell for a second straight day on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve gave no hints of new stimulus measures to offset the effects of the worsening European debt crisis.
Wall Street closes lower on Fed disappointment
Dec 13, 2011 16:13 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell for a second straight day on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve gave no hints of new stimulus measures to offset the effects of the worsening European debt crisis.
Instant view: Fed leaves policy steady, downside risks remain
Dec 13, 2011 14:42 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday left monetary policy on hold but said financial market turbulence posed threats to economic growth, leaving the door open to further easing next year.
Controversial Texas license plates put Perry on the spot
Dec 10, 2011 14:20 EST
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The approval of a specialty Texas vehicle license plate which says "One State Under God" and shows three crosses has again put Texas Governor Rick Perry on the spot in the Republican presidential race.
Group of Texas schools sue state to get more funds
Dec 09, 2011 18:17 EST
(Reuters) - Six so-called property wealthy school districts in Texas on Friday sued the state to get more funding, arguing that the state had failed to adequately finance them, the schools' attorney said on Friday.
Woman denied food stamps kills self, shoots children
Dec 06, 2011 13:16 EST
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A woman in the border city of Laredo, Texas who was angry because she had been denied food stamps killed herself and shot and critically wounded her two children late on Monday, authorities said on Tuesday.
Samsung plans flash chip line in China
Dec 06, 2011 02:56 EST
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it plans to build a flash memory chip plant in China, seen costing some $4 billion, as a boom in smartphones and tablet computers is set to fuel the $22 billion chip industry's growth next year.
Samsung says plans flash chip line in China
Dec 06, 2011 02:18 EST
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip maker, said on Tuesday it had decided to build a plant in China to start production of flash memory chips from 2013 as it seeks to ride a boom in smartphones and tablet computers.
Bomb threat at Texas A&M a hoax, university says
Dec 05, 2011 17:28 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A bomb threat that prompted evacuations at Texas A&M University on Monday was a hoax, the university said on its emergency information website.
Lockdown at Texas high school ends
Dec 05, 2011 14:50 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A high school in Austin, Texas, was put on lockdown for hours on Monday after a man being pursued by police barricaded himself in a nearby house, officials said.
Buildings evacuated at Texas A&M after bomb threat
Dec 05, 2011 14:22 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Several buildings on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station were evacuated on Monday following a bomb threat at a library, the university said on its emergency information website.
Gowalla team checks into Facebook
Dec 05, 2011 13:20 EST
The founders of Gowalla said Monday that they are winding down the location-sharing service and joining Facebook.
Austin, Texas high school lockdown ends
Dec 05, 2011 12:13 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - An Austin, Texas, high school was put on lockdown for hours on Monday morning after a man being pursued by police barricaded himself in a nearby house, officials said.
Austin, Texas high school lockdown ends, police incident ongoing
Dec 05, 2011 11:37 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - An Austin, Texas, high school was put on lockdown for hours on Monday morning after a man being pursued by police barricaded himself in a nearby house in a continuing incident, officials said.
High school in Austin, Texas, on lockdown due to police incident
Dec 05, 2011 10:32 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Bowie High School in Austin was on lockdown on Monday morning because a man being pursued by police had barricaded himself in a nearby house, officials said.
US baby boomers feed need for joint replacements
Dec 04, 2011 16:03 EST
US baby boomers are fueling a wave of joint replacement surgeries, hoping to use new artificial knees and hips to stay active as they get older.
First significant snow of winter to hit central U.S.
Dec 03, 2011 17:56 EST
AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - Up to 12 inches of snow was expected to fall in parts of Colorado and New Mexico on Saturday as a storm system moved through the central U.S., bringing what forecasters said would be the first significant snow of the season to the region.
First significant snow of winter to hit central U.S.
Dec 03, 2011 15:01 EST
AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - Up to 12 inches of snow could fall in parts of Colorado and New Mexico on Saturday as a storm system moves through the central U.S., bringing what forecasters said would be the first significant snow of the season to the region.
First significant snow of winter to hit central U.S
Dec 03, 2011 13:26 EST
AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - Up to 12 inches of snow could fall in parts of Colorado and New Mexico on Saturday as a storm system moves through the central U.S., bringing what forecasters said would be the first significant snow of the season to the region.
Comic author claims "Cowboys & Aliens" idea stolen
Dec 01, 2011 18:53 EST
(Reuters) - The author of a 1995 comic story titled "Cowboys & Aliens" on Thursday sued the producers of a summer action flick of the same name, and accused them of stealing his idea.
