blueice Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Breaking News Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS 10:02pm EDT Maybe this what caused the market to fall off the cliff................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueice Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Taiwan hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake By Chris Oliver HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The area around Taiwan's southern city of Kaohsiung was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 early Thursday, the island's Central Weather Bureau said. The temblor occurred at 8:18 a.m. local time (12:18 a.m. Eastern time). The weather bureau said the earthquake's intensity dissipated significantly as it reached the capital city of Taipei and the city of Hsinchu, where many of the island's high tech companies are located. No damage or casualties were immediately reported. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/taiwan-hi...uake-2010-03-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueice Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 BREAKING NEWS USGS: 6.3-magnitude quake NE of Antofagasta, Chile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueice Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Breaking News: Magnitude 6.7 aftershock hits off coast of Chile: USGS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueice Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Earthquake hits west China, killing at least five By Michael Kitchen LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- A severe earthquake struck China's western province of Qinghai on Wednesday, with reports saying at least five people were killed while others remained trapped in collapsed buildings. The quake hit at 7:49 am local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which put the temblor's strength at magnitude 6.9, although Chinese seismologists cited in a Xinhua news agency report said it registered 7.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueice Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 By Michael Kitchen LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- U.S. federal prosecutors are looking into whether to charge Goldman Sachs Group Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!gs/quotes/nls/gs (GS 156.10, -4.14, -2.58%) or its employees with criminal securities fraud, according to a Wall Street Journal report Thursday, citing unnamed sources. Goldman Sachs already faces a civil fraud suit from the Securities & Exchange Commission, but the report said the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office is investigating whether to pursue criminal charges as well, dealing with the firm's previous mortgage trades. The report said which particular Goldman deals are being scrutinized is still unknown. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-considers-goldman-sachs-criminal-charges-wsj-2010-04-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Will a Gillard minority government revisit the RPT and Henry Tax report---what will that breaking news do to the ASX commodity stocks Wednesday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sook Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Gillard cant go nuts with the RPT because the indies will keep her honest in the lower house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arty Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 exactly. And in their long-winded explanation in today's Press Conference, it became abundantly clear that all of the Henry Report will be made public. Let's hope they stick by their guns on that. Education, regional infrastructure, apprenticeships - they have been neglected for almost 20 years, About time they got back in focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueice Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Huge explosion rocks San Bruno: reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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