Archive for September, 2010
Mexican mayor found hacked to death
The mayor of Tancitaro, a small town in the central Mexican state Michoacan, was found hacked to death, the State Attorney’s Office told Mexican broadcaster Milenio. Gustavo Sanchez was found dead alongside Rafael Equihua, his adviser on agricultural matters. They were left in the back seat of a Ford Lobo truck, with hands tied and [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2010 under US Stock Market.
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Japan’s central bank primed to take decisive action to stem the yen’s rise: BOJ chief
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Monday that the central bank will assess closely the impact of the yen’s recent spike on the nation’s export-led recovery and the bank stands prepared to take ” appropriate steps if necessary.” The central bank chief told local reporters after meeting business leaders in Osaka, western Japan [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2010 under US Stock Market.
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Tropical storm Matthew weakens to depression
Tropical Storm Matthew has weakened to a depression over Caribbean nation Belize, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Saturday. However, the storm will still dump rain which could reach 380 mm in parts of Belize, Guatemala and southern Mexico state Chiapas, the NHC warned, adding “these rains could produce life threatening floods and mudslides.” [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2010 under US Stock Market.
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Venezuela holds parliamentary election
Venezuela was holding an election on Sunday to form a new legislature in the South American country. A total of 165 seats in the National Assembly were up for grabs in the poll, which started at 6 a.m. local time (1000 GMT) and was scheduled to last twelve and a half hours. About 17 million [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2010 under US Stock Market.
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Blast injures 2 in Bangkok
Twist and tear and boogie woogie Two female students were injured when a bomb hidden in a garbage bin exploded Friday evening, local media reported. The explosion occurred at 5:27 p.m. on Soi 29 off Rama 3 Road, Jor Sor 100, a local traffic radio said. The explosion site is closed to Thai Toshiba Co [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2010 under US Stock Market.
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