Dow Closes Down 53, Nasdaq Ends Down 3- April 25, 2006 NEW YORK -- Interest rate worries sent share prices lower Tuesday on Wall Street after strong consumer confidence and home sales data signaled that the economy is holding up better than expected and suggested that the Federal Reserve has room for more rate increases.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925597/AR2006... Stocks fall on rate fear; banks, oil sector hit- April 25, 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, buffeted by fears of rising interest rates, a sell-off in the energy sector, including Exxon Mobil Corp. , and a drop in the shares of heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. .http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925598/AR2006... UN puts sanctions on 4 Sudanese for Darfur war- April 25, 2006 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions on Tuesday on four Sudanese accused of abuses in the Darfur conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives and uprooted at least 2 million people.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925601/AR2006... Coroner: Priest's Letter Opener Fit Wound- April 25, 2006 TOLEDO, Ohio -- A letter opener found in a priest's room was a "perfect fit" when inserted into a jaw wound suffered by a nun slain in 1980, an assistant coroner testified Tuesday at the priest's murder trial.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925602/AR2006... Canada, US closer to lumber deal, says source- April 25, 2006 OTTAWA (Reuters) - Talks between the United States and Canada on ending a protracted dispute over softwood lumber are "picking up speed" and a deal could be reached soon, a well-placed Ottawa source told Reuters on Tuesday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925604/AR2006... Streisand Strikes Back at Biographer- April 25, 2006 LOS ANGELES -- Here's one sure way to incite Barbra Streisand's wrath: Write a book about her.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925631/AR2006... Tesco Annual Profit Rises 17 Percent- April 25, 2006 LONDON -- Tesco PLC, Britain's largest supermarket chain, reported a 17 percent rise in full-year profit Tuesday and announced plans to raise up to 5 billion pounds ($8.9 billion) from the reorganization of its property portfolio over the next five years.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925607/AR2006... EU Approves E.On $36B Bid for Endesa- April 25, 2006 BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union's head office on Tuesday approved German energy company E.On AG's 29.1 billion euros ($36 billion) bid to buy Spanish power company Endesa SA.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925608/AR2006... France calls on Washington to cut farm subsidies- April 25, 2006 PARIS (Reuters) - The United States must limit its subsidies on farm products, French Trade Minister Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday, after it became clear world trading partners would miss an end-April deadline for a key deal.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925609/AR2006... Bush Seeks More Alternative-Fuel Credits- April 25, 2006 WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Tuesday that Congress should make all hybrid and clean diesel vehicles eligible for tax credits, as automakers and the ethanol industry touted the benefits of alternative fuels in the face of rising gasoline prices.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925613/AR2006... |