BY CYNTHIA LIN NEW YORK&—While Federal Reserve officials openly feud over the right time to begin tightening monetary policy, Treasury investors are starting to lean with the hawks. U.S. Treasurys last week endured their longest losing streak in more than two decades&—nine consecutive days&—and ended the worst quarter since late 2009 as U.S. government bondholders brace for the end of “quantitative easing” and a sooner-than-expected interest-rate increase. The yield on the two-year note, which is traditionally the most sensitive to [...]
Daily Archives: April 4, 2011
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‘The Kennedys’: Worth the Wait?
Even without any controversy, the seven-part miniseries The Kennedys(premiering Sunday, April 3, at 8 pm ET on ReelzChannel), would have grabbed lots of viewers. Who isnt at least a little fascinated with this iconic political (and, of course, highly attractive) family? John Kennedys legacy has it all: heroic leadership, secret love affairs, political intrigue. Like any biopic, this one would have people asking: Can Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes pull off a realistic depiction of John and Jackie? Of course, [...]
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Police cracking down on unsafe semi-trucks traveling on highways
SAN ANTONIO — Big rigs traveling in and out of San Antonio have the potential to do some big damage, according to local police. Basically, every truck we stopped today had violations, said San Antonio Police Officer Daniel Schmitt during a special commercial truck weight scale operation on Wednesday. News 4 WOAI was there as officers from San Antonio Police Department and Balcones Heights Police set up newly purchased scales at I-10 and 410. The officers pulled over, weighed and [...]
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Leisure System launch label
Leisure System, a club brand that has thrown parties at Berlins Berghain for three years, has decided that the time has come to pin their sound down and release it to the masses. The label, conveniently called Leisure System as well, will hew closely to the sort of music played at their parties. I think we all feel that the audience, clubs and press have developed a new understanding and appreciation for electronic music recently, which is much more curious [...]
