Money Market Indicators Signal Banking-Sector Stress Stabilized

Money-market indicators signaled the
ability of banks to borrow and lend short-term funds stabilized
as the gap between the London interbank offered rate and the
Federal funds rate was unchanged.

The three-month London interbank offered rate, or Libor,
which represents the rate at which banks say it would cost to
borrow from another, was 0.46685 percent, unchanged, according
to the British Bankers’ Association.

The Libor-OIS spread, a gauge of banks’ reluctance to lend,
was unchanged at 30.8 basis points. The gap is at the lowest
since October. Overnight index swaps, or OIS, give traders
predictions on where the Federal Reserve’s...

 

Love a parade? Love animals? Then Aug. 18 is the day for you

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A Procession of the Species meandered through downtown Olympia on Saturday, and dragons are churning up the waters of Budd Inlet today.

 

Best bets for Sunday

Wood as art medium will be celebrated in a show at Cantigny, while across the suburbs, a variety of musical programs are offered, ranging from a childrens introduction to the symphony, to choral showpieces and a free orchestral concert.

Artistry in Wood
Cantigny Park and North Suburban Carvers present Artistry in Wood, a woodcarving exhibition and sale, from 10 am to 4 pm Its set in the Cantigny Visitors Center off Winfield Road just south of Route 38 in Wheaton. The event is free with $5 parking fee ($2 before 10 am). The show presents a variety of techniques and styles, such as woodcarvings, turnings, wood-burning art and hand-carved figurines. Many of the items will be offered...

 

Philadelphia Union Trades Another Player for Allocation Money: A Fan’s Reaction

On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the Philadelphia Union announced that there would be a major change. Danny Califf, who was the captain for the soccer team, will now be heading to California to play for Chivas USA. Though it was not announced at the time, it was later revealed that the Union will be acquiring Michael Lahound. The Union will also be receiving allocation money. There is no indication of how much money the team will receive or how the team is planning to use that money. Though Califf had been with the team since the beginning and was one of few remaining veteran players, those in charge of the Union felt it was best to trade the defender for Lahound.

Lahound has been...

 

Gambling coming to the Kentucky Horse Park for Oaks, Derby

Coming to a location near you: drive-through betting on the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Keeneland plans to open drive-through betting kiosks at the Kentucky Horse Park on Ironworks Pike and at its Thoroughbred Training Center on Paris Pike to offer pari-mutuel betting on Oaks and Derby days, May 4-5.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Monday approved without objection Keenelands plan, contingent on receiving a lease from the state, which owns the Horse Park.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Vince Gabbert, Keeneland vice president and chief operating officer, said the track will lease an area at the front of the parks parking lot for the two days. The park will...

 

Two large animals shot in Atlantic Canada may be wolves

The sightings of two suspected wolves in Atlantic Canada in recent weeks has left experts wondering why the animals may be in a region of the country where they have not been seen for decades.

An 82-pound canine was shot in Newfoundland in early March. At the beginning of April, a 90-pound animal was shot in New Brunswick.

As the first kill of his coyote hunting season, New Brunswick hunter Jacques Mallet couldnt believe the size of the animal.

When I killed it, we were a bit nervous weighing it, Mallet said.

Mallet called New Brunswicks Natural Resources Department, which took samples for DNA testing.

If it is a coyote, I think it would be a record...

 

Liberty University Online forms corporate partnerships to boost growth

Liberty University Online forms corporate partnerships to boost growth
Liberty University Online enrollment has been booming, more than doubling to over 70,000 students in less than three years. As the program continues to expand, the staff has been working to build corporate partnerships, offering Christian online education to local and national employers.

 

Travel Guru Peter Greenberg Launches Like a Local Brand

CBS News Travel Editor Shares Local Secrets Through Books, Videos and Travel Tips

(PRWEB) April 01, 2012

No one knows how to travel like a local better than Peter Greenberg. Today, he shares his hard-earned expertise on destinations around the globe in his new “Like a Local” series of guidebooks (on sale April 16, 2012), videos and travel tips.

Best known as the Travel Editor for CBS News, Greenberg has been traveling more than 400,000 miles a year for more than two decades.

Together with Michelin, Greenberg is releasing a series of “Like a Local” travel guides to Buenos Aires, Cuba, the Caribbean, New Orleans, and Miami. These books share...

 

Closet Snoop: Alexandra Le

CORPUS CHRISTI –
Alexandra Le is enjoying her senior year of high school and has decided to spend the year focusing on art. She says she loves drawing portraits of people, but her favorite mode of self-expression is makeup artistry. Shopping is another way she loves to express herself. Le says she loves putting outfits together and since her favorite color is blue, she almost always has the color on somewhere. After graduation, the sky is the limit. She has big plans for a future in the fashion and beauty world.

The craziest fashion item I ever bought was: crazy multicolored pumps I bought in San Antonio. I bought them because they were the coolest heels I had ever seen and I knew...

 

Canada corporate earnings schedule – Apr 30-May 18

April 27 (Reuters) – The following is a list of earnings reporting dates for
some major companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Previous earnings per
share figures may vary due to restated earnings, or stock splits, or
consolidations. EPS estimates, if available, courtesy of Thomson Reuters
I/B/E/S.

DATE EDT COMPANY NAME PERIOD SYMBOL No. of EPS YR AGO
Estimates Estimates
30-Apr AMC Cdn Oil Sands Q1 8 C$0.54 C$0.67
30-Apr AMC Suncor Energy Q1 11 C$0.79 C$1.03
30-Apr AMC West Fraser Q1 7 -C$0.07 C$0.46
1-May...