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Obama's pick for chief of staff known as 'Rahmbo'
WASHINGTON - A student of ballet, Rahm Emanuel has shown a flair for theatrics over his years as a Democratic operative. His fancy dancing has been anything but delicate, however.
Nations:U.S. People:Rahm Emanuel Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-11-07
Back to school for Chicago public school students
CHICAGO - Public school students who skipped classes to protest unequal education funding were urged to return to their desks Thursday after the boycott was prematurely called off.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Earnings remain key as Dow nears turnaround
Investors will have seen enough corporate results by the end of next week to determine if the recent string of encouraging earnings was an anomaly or a real sign stocks can weather the credit crisis and economic slowdown.
Activities:U.S. Markets Global Credit Crisis
2008-04-19
CME to buy Nymex for $9.5 billion
The parent company of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade said Monday that it would buy the owner of the New York Mercantile Exchange in a cash-and-stock deal valued at almost $9.5 billion.
2008-03-17
Temasek approaches Nasdaq to buy LSE stake: report
Singapore's state-owned Temasek Holdings (TEM.UL) has approached Nasdaq (NDAQ.O) to buy its 30 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange (LSE.L), a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Nations:Singapore Denmark Finland Italy Sweden France
2007-08-27
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