Some more news.....
GM reported a $1.1 billion loss, its worst in over a dozen years, and declined to reaffirm its earnings forecast for the rest of 2005.
Bolton's U.N. nomination appears in trouble after a Senate panel put off a vote as three Republicans balked in the face of continued allegations of abusive behavior.
China's economy grew by an unexpectedly high 9.5% in the first quarter as domestic demand remained solid and strong investment inflows continued. China May Raise Tariffs on Textile Exports
The Dow industrials finished up 56.16 points at 10127.41 and the Nasdaq composite surged 1% as Wall Street cheered earnings reports and a tame inflation reading.
Oil bounced 3.8% to $52.29 a barrel.
US AIRWAYS IS in advanced merger talks with America West to create a low-cost carrier that would rival Southwest in size. If completed, a merger could prove the first step in airline-industry consolidation.
Housing starts plunged 17.6% last month, the steepest drop in 14 years, while an oil-price surge drove up wholesale prices.
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay intensified his criticism of the federal courts on Tuesday, singling out Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s work from the bench as “incredibly outrageous” because he has relied on international law and done research on the Internet
A 10-year-old Bronx girl who loved jumping rope and studying science has been killed by a rare "flesh-eating bacteria," city health officials and relatives said last night.
Randy Johnson couldn't keep the New York Yankees from falling into a tie for last place in the AL East as Tampa Bay won 6-2.
That bunch of gutless pubs, putting off the vote on Bolton. Email time to them starting with Lugar. old F--t, he needs to retire. And why do we not get anything done? The pubs are scared of the dims.