NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese children in grades 3 through 6 are more apt to be bullied by their classmates than children who are trim, regardless of their gender, race, social skills, or academic achievement, a study published today in Pediatrics shows.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as details of a financial rescue package for Greece provided relief and data showed a steady rise in consumer spending.
Apple Inc on Monday said it sold one million iPads in its first 28 days, and users of the tablet computer have already downloaded 12 million apps and 1.5 million digital books.
Warren Buffett on Sunday intensified his feisty defense of a controversial mortgage transaction marketed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc , saying the investment bank's behavior does not warrant public fury.
U.S. consumer spending rose in March for a sixth straight month as households pushed savings to a 1-1/2 year low, further evidence consumers were starting to take a bigger role in the manufacturing-led recovery.
U.S. consumer spending increased as expected in March for a sixth straight month as consumers dipped into their savings, a government report showed on Monday, confirming the robust spending growth experienced in the first quarter.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as investors welcomed details of a fiscal aid package for Greece and focused on a merger that would create the world's largest airline.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as investors welcomed details of a fiscal aid package for Greece and focused on a merger that would create the world's largest airline.
Small and medium-sized businesses in the United States are taking out more new loans and keeping up better with repayments on existing loans, both signs the economic recovery is gaining pace, PayNet Inc reported on Monday.
UAL Corp, parent of United Airlines, will buy Continental Airlines Inc for $3.2 billion, forming the world's largest carrier in a merger that further shrinks the embattled U.S. airline industry and could drive up air fares, sources said on Sunday.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.31 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.16 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.3 percent.
The euro dropped on Monday and stocks fell on fears that a 110 billion euro bailout of Greece will face stiff political challenges, while fresh steps by China to cool its economy added to near-term uncertainty.
European nations aim to formally launch the biggest ever financial bailout of a country this week, hoping to calm markets wary that Greece's rescue may be the first of several, expensive measures to shore up other economies.
(Corrects fall in euro to more than 12 pct from 14 pct in paragraph 12)
World oil prices extended gains in the first day trade of this month mainly on possible US supply drop on Gulf of Mexico oil slick while Greek bailout deal also helped. Light sweet crude for June delivery was seen trading at $86.59 a barrel at 12.00 noon Singapore time while Brent crude was at $87.65 a barrel at the same time in London. Analysts said expectations that the huge oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico could lead to delays in the delivery of crude oil in the US helped the black gold.
Gold prices remained highly volatile in Asian trade Monday as bailout package for debt-laden Greece eased safe haven concerns. Gold for immediate delivery was seen trading at $ 1177.64 an ounce at 12.00 noon Singapore time while June gold futures was at $ 1178.25 an ounce at the same time.
Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with global miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax, after two home-grown mining giants said the move would threaten investment.
Australia: The Australian Dollar fell on Friday's trading again on the back of weaker equity markets and talk increased that US investment bank Goldman Sachs might be the subject of a criminal prosecution by the US Justice Department in addition to the civil case recently brought by the SEC.
April's jobs report and a slew of other economic indicators may bolster U.S. stocks this week, but jitters over Greece's debt and investigations into Goldman Sachs will test the market's resiliency.
April's jobs report and a slew of other economic indicators may bolster U.S. stocks this week, but jitters over Greece's debt and investigations into Goldman Sachs will test the market's resiliency.
Jeweler Zale Corp has entered into exclusive talks with Citibank to renew their private-label credit-card arrangement after it expires next year, and has won an extra month from Citibank to pay a penalty for low sales made on the cards.
European finance ministers triggered a record 110 billion euro ($147 billion) bailout for debt-stricken Greece on Sunday after Athens committed itself to years of painful austerity.