CHICAGO, May 5 (UPI) --
I always seem to be on a diet -- some days more than others, admittedly. But I've always been stymied when it comes to how many calories I can consume without getting depressed at the next morning's weigh in.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices topped $96 per barrel Wednesday in New York with China reporting April crude oil imports up 3.5 percent from March.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. stock markets closed higher Wednesday, as records set on Wall Street continue to get broken and reset, lately on a daily basis.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Bailed out U.S. mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Wednesday it earned $4.6 billion in the first quarter of the year due to a recovery in the housing market.
HOUSTON, May 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department outlined a new sentence for convicted former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling, which could cut 10 years from his 24-year sentence.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Bloomington, Minn., importer Surly Bikes is recalling about 975 front bicycle forks due to a potential for the forks to bend, safety regulators said.
OTTAWA, May 8 (UPI) -- Housing starts trended lower in April in Canada compared to the previous month, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday.
NASHVILLE, May 8 (UPI) -- Fifty-year-old U.S. vacuum cleaner maker Oreck Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, court papers show.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. mortgage activity rose last week as long-term interest rates were mostly lower, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Demand for relatively safe four-week Treasury bills pushed yield rates down to zero for the U.S. Treasury.
CHICAGO, May 8 (UPI) -- Chief executive officers at U.S. healthcare firms have experienced the most departures for 2013 compared to others, an employment firm said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Consumer borrowing rose in the first quarter of 2013, although credit card debt was little changed, the U.S. Federal Reserve said.
CHICAGO, May 8 (UPI) -- Hiring blunders can be costly, especially so in Britain, a global survey of hiring managers and human resources personnel found.
BEIJING, May 8 (UPI) -- China's April exports grew 14.7 percent year-on-year and imports rose 16.8 percent for a surplus of $18.2 billion, data indicated Wednesday.
TOKYO, May 8 (UPI) -- Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. is likely to get 150 billion yen in new loans from its main creditor banks, sources told Kyodo News Wednesday.
BEIJING, May 8 (UPI) -- China has approved U.S. automaker General Motors' plan to build a $1.3 billion plant in Shanghai, the official media said.
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