Piranha 3D hits Theaters this August
The time has come to revive the 1978 movie Piranha directed by Alex Aja in 3D. The remake consist some cool features. Piranha 3D is one of the most awaited Post-conversion 3D movie which is scheduled to infest the theaters this August 27th.
The new logo for the movie Piranha 3D was released by Dimension Films recently.
So get ready for the action and see how a group of strangers try to survive in...
Moody’s may cut ratings on some of biggest banks (AP)
NEW YORK – Moody’s Investors Service may lower the ratings of some of the world’s largest banks, as well as those of some securities firms, because their long-term prospects for profitability and growth are shrinking.
The ratings agency said that it is concerned that banks with significant capital market activities are dealing with challenges such as widening credit spreads, delicate...
GM records its highest profit ever: $7.6 billion (AP)
DETROIT – General Motors earned its biggest profit ever in 2011, but signs are emerging that its momentum could slow.
Strong sales in the U.S. and China helped the carmaker turn a profit of $7.6 billion, beating its old record of $6.7 billion in 1997 during the pickup and SUV boom.
Yet the company lost ground in the fourth quarter. Its profit fell 8 percent and missed Wall Street expectations. Europe...
GM records its highest profit ever: $7.6 billion (AP)
DETROIT – General Motors earned its biggest profit ever in 2011, but signs are emerging that its momentum could slow.
Strong sales in the U.S. and China helped the carmaker turn a profit of $7.6 billion, beating its old record of $6.7 billion in 1997 during the pickup and SUV boom.
Yet the company lost ground in the fourth quarter. Its profit fell 8 percent and missed Wall Street expectations. Europe...
Unemployment applications drop to a 4-year low (AP)
WASHINGTON – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.
Weekly applications for unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 348,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the fourth drop in five weeks and the fewest number of claims since March 2008...
Unemployment applications drop to a 4-year low (AP)
WASHINGTON – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.
Weekly applications for unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 348,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the fourth drop in five weeks and the fewest number of claims since March 2008...
GOP pushes back against any further cuts in nukes (AP)
WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans on Wednesday vowed to block the Obama administration from sharply cutting the U.S. nuclear force, calling potential reductions of as much as 80 percent in the number of deployed weapons “reckless lunacy.”
Pointing to the growing number of trouble spots, from Iran to Syria to Egypt, members of the House Armed Services Committee said any significant...
Payroll tax cut: Ironing out the final details (AP)
WASHINGTON – Calling quits to a bruising election-year fight, negotiators on Capitol Hill worked into Wednesday night trying to iron out final details of an agreement to extend a cut in the payroll taxes paid by most Americans. The legislation also would renew jobless benefits for millions more.
The $150 billion measure taking shape represents a tactical retreat for Republicans, who are generally...
Official: 358 killed in Honduras prison fire (AP)
COMAYAGUA, Honduras – A fire started by an inmate tore through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, burning and suffocating screaming men in their locked cells as rescuers desperately searched for keys. Officials confirmed 358 dead Wednesday, making it the world’s deadliest prison fire in a century.
The local governor, who was once a prison employee, told reporters that an inmate called her...
Iran claims two steps to nuclear self-sufficiency (AP)
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran claimed Wednesday that it has taken two major steps toward mastering the production of nuclear fuel, a defiant move in response to increasingly tough Western sanctions over its controversial nuclear program.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad oversaw the insertion of the first Iranian domestically-made fuel rod into a research reactor in northern Tehran, the country’s official...
