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U.S. pushes BP to check oil spill menacing Gulf coast
2010-05-01: VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - The U.S. government pushed energy giant BP to ramp up its efforts to avert an environmental disaster that could cost billions of dollars as a huge oil spill reached coastal Louisiana, imperiling fish and shrimp breeding grounds and wetlands teeming with wildlife.
Hawaii governor to decide on civil unions
2010-05-01: AP - Whether same-sex civil unions become legal in Hawaii is now up to Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, whose office was flooded Friday with phone calls and e-mails from gay rights and religious groups after the bill won approval in the waning moments of the legislative session.
Oil spill politics may hurt both parties
2010-05-01: Politico - Expanded drilling is 'dead on arrival' on Capitol Hill.
China's online population passes 400 million: state media
2010-05-01: AFP - The number of Internet users in China, already the largest in the world, has surpassed 400 million and accounts for almost a third of the country's population, state media reported Saturday.
BP under fire over US oil spill
2010-05-01: Criticism mounts in the US of BP over its handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as bad weather hampers the clean-up.
Berkshire swings to profit, operating profit up
2010-05-01: Reuters - Warren Buffett on Saturday said his Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) swung to a first-quarter profit, and said operating earnings improved as the company benefited from a recovering economy.
Mexico reports economy expanded 4 percent in 1Q
2010-05-01: AP - Mexico says its economy expanded an estimated 4 percent in the first quarter, the third consecutive period of growth following a punishing recession.
EU approves massive debt bailout for Greece
2010-05-02: AFP - European finance ministers endorsed Sunday a 110-billion-euro bailout to keep Greece from going bankrupt after the heavily indebted country agreed to make draconian spending cuts.
3 Easy Ways to Meet Retirement Savings Goals
2010-05-03: U.S. News & World Report - It's well known that most employees aren't on track to maintain their current standard of living in retirement. The typical U.S. employee will need to accumulate 15 times his or her final pay using a combination of Social Security, pensions, retirement accounts, and other savings in order to retire comfortably, according to Hewitt Associates calculations released today. That number jumps to 15.7 times final pay when inflation and retiree medical costs are factored in.
Big Deal: Movie Producer Sells Penthouse
2010-05-04: The movie producer Joe Roth has found a buyer for his condominium, which was listed at $21.7 million at One Beacon Court.
CKNW Am 980: News. Talk. Sports. News: National Article
2010-05-01: A private Calgary hospital that has been performing hip, knee, foot and ankle injuries for the last four years is fighting for its financial life.
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