U.S. markets mixed at the close ... Homeowners 'underwater' by $1.2 trillion ... U.S. banks in quarter earned $35.3 billion ... Bahrain invests in the energy sector ... News from United Press International.
SEATTLE, May 24 (UPI) -- U.S. homeowners owed $1.2 trillion more on their homes than the homes were worth at the end of the first quarter, real estate Web site Zillow said Thursday.
NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- U.S. stocks closed mixed Thursday as worries persisted that Greece may be forced to leave the eurozone and economic data from Washington were uneven.
NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- Soybean futures rose while corn, wheat and oats fell on the Chicago Board of Trade, with the U.S. dollar mixed in Asia and higher in most of Europe.
NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- Gold futures for June delivery rose 0.59 percent Thursday to $1,559.80 per troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
MUSCAT, Oman, May 24 (UPI) -- Oman's Ministry of Commerce and Industry halted HSBC Oman bank's merger with Oman International Bank following an objection by a businessman, officials said.
MANAMA, Bahrain, May 24 (UPI) -- The government of Bahrain said it plans to invest $10 billion in its energy sector and attract $10 billion more from outside investors in the next 15 years.
NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- A flash estimate of U.S. business activity in the manufacturing sector showed weak growth on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, Markit Research said.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Average mortgage rates for long-term, fixed-rate loans keep falling to record lows, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.
U.S. markets off in afternoon trading ... U.S. jobless claims stagnant ... Durable goods orders up a touch in April ... Oil prices top $91 per barrel ... News from United Press International.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale of missiles to South Korea.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Bangladesh is asking for the refurbishment, overhaul and modification of four C-130E aircraft through the Foreign Military Sale program.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- First-time jobless claims dropped by 2,000 in the week ended Saturday, a figure that canceled the previous week's revision, the U.S. Labor Department said.
ERBIL, Iraq, May 24 (UPI) -- Plans for Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave to build an oil pipeline to Turkey points to a major political and economic realignment in the Middle East that will impact heavily on Iraq.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- The Commerce Department said U.S. durable goods orders rose 0.2 percent in April, a gain that fell short of the 0.7 percent rise economists expected.
SEATTLE, May 24 (UPI) -- The flight decks and avionics of the U.S. and NATO Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft fleet will be modernized under a $368 million Boeing contract.
ST. LOUIS, May 24 (UPI) -- Malaysia's industry and business opportunities in the country were spotlighted earlier this month in a conference in the United States.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 24 (UPI) -- Commercially sold Samsung smartphones and tablets will feature defense-grade cyber and information security systems under a partnership with General Dynamics.
NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices topped $91 a barrel Thursday morning, recovering from a drop prompted by a report on U.S. stockpiles issued Wednesday.
Crew members of the USS Kearsarge, Bryane Ingram, Timothy Williams, Curtilious Ingram and Yosuf Hill (l to r) prepare for shore leave shortly after docking at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 30, 2007. The Kearsarge and her crew will participate in Fleet Week USA as part of the McDonalds Air and Sea Show. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)
