Archive | April, 2010
Mayweather Gives Low Blow About Mosley’s Finances
Filed under: Professional Profiles, Celebrity News, Careers, News By Elliot Milner, Special to AOL Black Voices In the lead up to his highly anticipated fight with ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley, Floyd Mayweather has made statements alleging that he will make around $60 million for the fight, while Mosley will make ‘only’ around $2 million. Being familiar [...]
Continue reading...US Rail Traffic "Statistical Recovery"
30 April 2010 – 9:42 am PST
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US Rail traffic is improving on a year over year basis, but looks are deceiving as the comparison is against very feeble 2009 traffic. Let’s take a look at Railfax Data through April 24, 2010. Total US Rail Traffic The table shows the 4 week rolling average of auto traffic is up 32% from a [...]
Continue reading...LeBron James Thinks about NBA Ownership
30 April 2010 – 9:32 am PST
Filed under: Professional Profiles, Celebrity News, Careers, News NBA superstar LeBron James says that he doesn’t just plan to play in the NBA until his legs get tired — he plans to take over a team after he’s done. Shortly before a game this week against the Chicago Bulls, James admitted that he likes the [...]
Continue reading...Statement by the President on the Economy and the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
30 April 2010 – 9:18 am PST
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11:26 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Before I make a statement on the economy, I just want to offer an update on the ongoing federal response to the worsening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I have dispatched the Secretaries of Interior and Homeland Security, as well as the Administrator of the [...]
Continue reading...Top 3 Finalists Announced for Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge
30 April 2010 – 9:18 am PST
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National winner to be selected by President Obama for commencement speech WASHINGTON – The White House and the Department of Education announced today the top three finalists of the first annual Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. The top three finalists, in no particular order are: Clark Montessori Jr. & Sr. High School [...]
Continue reading...YALE (TSX-V:YLL and Frankfurt:YAB) AND SILVER AMERICA FINALIZE OPTION FOR GUADALUPE PROPERTY, ZACATECAS STATE – INITIAL FIELD PROGRAM FINISHED
30 April 2010 – 8:45 am PST
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YALE (TSX-V:YLL and Frankfurt:YAB) AND SILVER AMERICA FINALIZE OPTION FOR GUADALUPE PROPERTY, ZACATECAS STATE – INITIAL FIELD PROGRAM FINISHED April 30, 2010 (Investorideas.com Mining stocks Newswire) Yale Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:YLL and Frankfurt:YAB) is pleased to report that it has signed a formal Agreement with Silver America Inc. (OTCBB – SILA) for the option to earn [...]
Continue reading...New highs losing momentum
30 April 2010 – 8:30 am PST
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One of the indicators that can be used to measure a market’s momentum is to see how many shares are making new 52-week highs. The graphs below show the net 52-week highs of shares in all the main sectors of the JSE. These highs are calculated by adding all the shares in the respective indices [...]
Continue reading...What Oddsmakers are Saying about Goldman Sachs
30 April 2010 – 8:06 am PST
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In light of recent tense Goldman Sachs hearing and in advance of the Senate’s third attempt to move forward with a sweeping financial reform bill, oddmakers at YouWager.com, a leading sportsbook, has put together odds on how it will all play out. According to the experts, look for Goldman’s stock to continue to soar, more [...]
Continue reading...The Results Are In
30 April 2010 – 8:06 am PST
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Over the past few days, more than 170,000 people weighed in on the six finalists in the White House Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. The race was neck and neck with all of the schools finishing within half a point of one another. The top three finalists, in no particular order are: Clark Montessori [...]
Continue reading...Real Private Residential Investment Sleight of Hand
30 April 2010 – 7:42 am PST
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Back when the Q3 2009 GDP report was first released business media cheered the arrival of the first gain in real private residential investment seen in many years and further basked in the glow of what appeared to be exceptional strength in the component which showed a lofty 23.4% annualized percent gain (later revised down [...]
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30 April 2010 – 9:45 am PST
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