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The removal of a basketball pole from John McCafferty’s cul-de-sac property has caused a stir in the state of Delaware. The incident was capture on tape and showed questionable actions on the part of the Delaware state troopers involved.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is about to release a memoir titled the Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft. His account of account Bill Gates in it can only be described as scathing and bitter.

The Australian dollar, which was free floated in 1983, just hit an all-time high against the US dollar.

In March 2009, the S&P 500 hit a low of 666. Since then, it has almost doubled.

AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile would open the “door to a near duopoly shared by the merged firm and Verizon,” stated the New York Attorney General’s office

When the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) took away the McCafferty residence’s basketball pole for an alleged traffic violation, the incident was captured on video and has since become a big scandal in the state of Delaware.

DelDOT responds to McCafferty basketball pole scandal

IBTimes Daily Edition: Tuesday March 29, 2011

US stocks trickled modestly higher in Tuesday’s session, in light volume, as traders eye Friday’s non-farm payrolls report.

This may sound cruel, but the family tragedy of Mao Zedong was the best thing that could have happened to China.

To get an idea of what AT&T may do if it were allowed to acquire T-Mobile, it helps to look at Ma Bell, the predecessor of AT&T.

Almost two and a half weeks after the tragic earthquake struck Japan, the country’s nuclear crisis still isn’t over yet, despite the best efforts of officials to contain the problem.

IBTimes Daily Edition: Monday March 28, 2011

US monetary policy is decided by the 12 members of the Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee (FOMC). These are some of the most powerful individuals in the world.

The biggest economies in the world may begin to meaningfully exit from ultra-loose monetary policies in 2011. For the forex market, the expected schedule of exits may dominate currency movements this year.

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) took a way a family’s basketball hoop pole after clearly stating moments before that the McCafferty family can keep it.

Geraldine Anne Ferraro passed away today at the age of 75. The cause of death was complications from multiple myeloma.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) should be much more aggressive, said Paul Sheard, global chief economist of Nomura Securities.

In the backdrop of massive global events in the Middle East and Japan, something else significant is developing: the continued deterioration of the US housing market.

Earth Hour has already passed for Asia and Australia. For the Middle East and Africa, it's hours away. For North America and Europe, there is plenty of time to prepare for Earth Day.

David Watt of RBC Capital Markets expects Plosser to not only vote against the Fed’s policy of quantitative easing, but also for a 25 basis point rate hike.

IBTimes Daily Edition: Friday March 25, 2011

US stocks rose for the third consecutive session as investors shook off global fears and focused instead on upbeat earnings.

Risk assets have performed surprisingly well this week despite the lack of good news and ongoing concerns globally.

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser gave a speech titled “Exit” on Friday – referring to the Federal Reserve’s eventual need to exit from the extraordinary level of liquidity it has provided to financial market in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

US stocks are up on Friday, en route to end positive for the third consecutive session, as investors shrug off global concerns.

Full text of Plosser's speech on the Federal Reserve's Exit Plan [

US stocks rallied on Friday on positive economic data and another good earnings report from the technology sector.

The fragmentation of the Chinese manufacturing industry has key implications for US business selling to China.