Citigroup Chairman Weighs Exit BY SUZANNE KAPNER
Richard D. Parsons, who as chairman of Citigroup Inc. helped steer the bank through its near-death experience in the financial crisis, is considering stepping down after three years in the post, said peo... 01-30-2012 by akymro Tags chairman, chief, citigroup inc, executive
Email Giants Move to Slash 'Phishing' BY BEN WORTHEN
Email-service providers Google Inc., Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. and AOL Inc. are backing a new effort intended to dramatically reduce "phishing" emails—which attempt to trick recipients into thinking they come from a leg. 01-30-2012 by akymro Tags america corp, dmarc, microsoft corp, yahoo inc
Money From MF Global Feared Gone BY SCOTT PATTERSON AND AARON LUCCHETTI
Nearly three months after MF Global Holdings Ltd. collapsed, officials hunting for an estimated $1.2 billion in missing customer money increasingly believe that much of it might never be recovered, a... 01-30-2012 by akymro Tags trading, wsj
Citi Chairman Considers Departure BY SUZANNE KAPNER
Richard D. Parsons, who as chairman of Citigroup Inc. helped steer the bank through its near-death experience in the financial crisis, is considering stepping down after three years in the post, said peo... 01-30-2012 by akymro Tags chairman, chief, citigroup inc, executive
Nuclear inspections under way in Iran TEHRAN, Iran — U.N. nuclear inspectors began a critical mission to Iran on Sunday to probe allegations of a secret atomic weapons program amid escalating ... 01-29-2012 by akymro Tags day, iaea, iran, program
NYC, Boston chefs face off The longstanding New York vs. Boston rivalry plays out again next weekend in the Super Bowl.
And although we here at The News know who the better city i... 01-29-2012 by akymro
Obama aide: Infighting hurting GOP 


President Obama's re-election team is enjoying the brutal infighting among the Republican presidential candidates, and no doubt hopes the GOP contest will last as long as possible."I believe this will go on . 01-29-2012 by akymro Tags barack obama, david axelrod, gop, long
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy The genetics-environment question is key to understanding cancer.AUC professor Salima Ikram, a member of the team that studied the mummy in Portugal for two years, said Sunday the mummy was of a man who died in his forties.She said this was the second ... 01-29-2012 by akymro Tags auc, russia, salima ikram, years
Gingrich campaign brings up comparison of Republican revolutions In 1995, that GOP-led House passed 302 bills in its first year, laying out plans to reform welfare, presidential veto power and criminal sentencing. The current House passed less than 200 bills. Its best-known achievement was an agreement to keep payin... 01-29-2012 by akymro
Russian Liberals Weigh Alliance With Nationalists “I’d like to ask on what basis extreme nationalists and ultra-right-wing groups are allowed to participate in this civic movement,” said Aleksandr Bikbov, a mop-haired and bespectacled sociologist. “Especially,” he added, “if they shout ... 01-29-2012 by akymro Tags published, rights, russia, views
Scientists try to bring back ladybugs Once extremely common in New York, the nine-spotted became rare over the last 40 years and was even thought to be extinct, said Leslie Allee, a Cornell entomologist.
Allee and another Cornell entomologist, John Losey, formed the Lost Ladybug Project i... 01-28-2012 by akymro Tags east coast, lost ladybug project, new york, peter priolo
France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit Sarkozy also announced a faster-track exit for France, the fourth-largest contributor of troops in Afghanistan — marking a distinct break from previous plans to adhere to the U.S. goal of withdrawing combat forces by the end of 2014. The proposal co... 01-28-2012 by akymro Tags afghanistan, france, nato, paris