Obama ads target Romney's record on jobs
The Obama campaign launched a new effort including a website and TV ad to portray Mitt Romney as a job destroyer, citing former workers at a Kansas City steel mill where Bain Capital failed to restructure. Romney counters that he spurred jobs while Obama cites job losses early in his term. Both push to pivot to the economy as voters' top concern.
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Paul Ends Presidential Campaign Amid GOP Tensions
Texas congressman Ron Paul effectively ends his presidential bid and urges libertarian supporters to stay active at the state party level. He says primaries will no longer receive campaign resources in states yet to vote while highlighting his role in delaying Romney’s nomination. Obama avoids direct Romney critique in Barnard address. Biden to Ohio targets Romney over Bain. Romney to speak in Iowa on debt.
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Pakistan opens door to NATO supply line after standoff
Pakistan signals possible reopening of the Afghan border to NATO troop supplies after closing it for about six months in retaliation for U S airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said the point was made and Washington should apologize. the U.S. welcomed the comments but a final deal remains pending.
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Beef safety flap costs 86 jobs at BPI in SD
Beef Products Inc announces 86 layoffs at its South Dakota corporate office amid a misinformation campaign about lean finely textured beef. Executives say the cuts follow heightened negative publicity from social media and school petitions, after a substantial financial hit from the controversy.
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Dimon Faces Shareholders After $2 Billion Trading Loss
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon acknowledged a flawed trading strategy that caused a $2 billion loss. Shareholders, set to grill him at the Tampa annual meeting, face a weak position as market value evaporated and calls for Dimon to relinquish a board seat surface from critics.
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Markets close lower as Dow, Nasdaq slide
Monday trading saw the Dow Industrials drop 125.25 points to 12,695.35 while the Nasdaq fell 31.24 to 2,902.58 and the S&P 500 slipped 15.04 to 1,338.35. Treasury yields edged up with the 30 year at 2.95 percent. Across commodities, corn rose two cents to 5.83, soybeans fell 19 cents to 13.87, wheat gained 450 cents to 6.06, oil fell 1.35 to 94.78, gold slid 23 to 1,561.00, silver declined 53.90 cents to 28.32, and platinum dropped 28.80 to 1,442.60.
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Government adopts landmark strategy to fight Alzheimer’s
The Obama administration unveils a national plan with a 2025 deadline to find treatments or halt Alzheimer’s. A new wwwalzheimers.gov site offers caregiver resources while NIH funds studies including intranasal insulin. Scientists meet to set future research directions as optimism grows about early intervention and testing windows.
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