Archive for May, 2010

Israel Stocks: Israel stocks off; banks in focus; Gaza watched

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Israeli stocks decline on Monday, led by with particular weakness in Teva Pharmaceutical, the telecom providers and the banks.

Israel Stocks: Israel stocks off; banks in focus; Gaza watched

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Israeli stocks decline on Monday, led by with particular weakness in Teva Pharmaceutical, the telecom providers and the banks.

Israel Stocks: Israel stocks off; banks in focus; Gaza watched

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Israeli stocks decline on Monday, led by with particular weakness in Teva Pharmaceutical, the telecom providers and the banks.

Israel Stocks: Israel stocks off; banks in focus; Gaza watched

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Israeli stocks decline on Monday, led by with particular weakness in Teva Pharmaceutical, the telecom providers and the banks.

Gallery: Quebec forest fires

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Images of the fires that are engulfing the surrounding forests of the Wemotaci reserve, 100km north of La Tuque in Northern Quebec, on Saturday, May 29, 2010. The Wemotaci reserve has been evacuated and many residents were moved to a temporary shelter in La Tuque.

Israel blames Gaza flotilla deaths on activists

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Israel blamed the violence on the mostly Turkish and European activists aboard the Gaza flotilla, saying its naval troops were attacked with knives, clubs, and gunfire when they boarded some of the ships.

Israeli commandos storm aid flotilla; 10 killed

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 10 passengers in a predawn raid that set off worldwide condemnation and a diplomatic crisis.

At Least 10 Are Killed as Israel Halts Flotilla With Gaza Aid

Monday, May 31st, 2010

The Israeli Navy raided a flotilla carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists and tons of supplies for Gaza on Monday, according to the Israeli military. Some Israeli media reports put the death toll higher.

BP CEO seen first to leave by Irish bookie

Monday, May 31st, 2010

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Irish bookie Paddy Power said it’s offering 6-to-4 odds that BP CEO Tony Hayward will be the first to lose his job due to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. At 2-to-1, BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg is second most likely, followed by COO Doug Suttles at 9-to-4, Louisiana Shrimp Association Secretary Clint Guidry at 12-to-1, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson at 14-to-1, White …

BP CEO seen first to leave by Irish bookie

Monday, May 31st, 2010

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Irish bookie Paddy Power said it’s offering 6-to-4 odds that BP CEO Tony Hayward will be the first to lose his job due to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. At 2-to-1, BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg is second most likely, followed by COO Doug Suttles at 9-to-4, Louisiana Shrimp Association Secretary Clint Guidry at 12-to-1, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson at 14-to-1, White …