Carbon dioxide level crosses milestone at Hawaii site May 11th, 2013 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million at a key observing station in Hawaii for the first time since measurement began in 1958,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : carbon, dioxide, level, crosses, milestone, hawaii, site, Top Keywords

Pakistan marks democratic milestone in close-fought election May 11th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) By John Chalmers and Michael Georgy ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistanis began voting on Saturday in a landmark election that will bring the first transition between civilian governments in a country ruled by the military for more than half of its turbul... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan, marks, democratic, milestone, closefought, election, site, Top Keywords

Greenhouse gas milestone; CO2 levels set record May 10th, 2013 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (AP) - Worldwide levels of the chief greenhouse gas that causes global warming have hit a milestone, reaching an amount never before encountered by humans, federal scientists said Friday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : greenhouse, milestone, levels, record, closefought, election, site, Top Keywords

New stock market milestone: Dow 15,000 May 7th, 2013 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the financial crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average charged higher Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, market, milestone, 15000, closefought, election, site, Top Keywords

TIMELINE - Key dates and milestones in the S&P 500's history May 7th, 2013 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's, initially known as the Standard Statistics Company, created its first stock market index in 1923. It consisted of the stocks of 233 companies and was computed weekly. Three yea... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : timeline, dates, milestones, s&p, 500's, history, site, Top Keywords

S&P 500, Dow hit milestones after strong jobs report May 3rd, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials hitting intraday records after employment grew more than expected in April, easing concerns about a weak economy. The S&P 500 index bro... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, milestones, strong, jobs, report, history, site, Top Keywords

S&P sets new milestone, led by tech and financials Apr 10th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 climbing to a new all-time intraday record as investors scooped up technology and financial shares that recently lagged other sectors' gains. The S&P 500... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, sets, milestone, tech, financials, history, site, Top Keywords

Key dates and milestones in the S&P 500's history Apr 10th, 2013 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's, initially known as the Standard Statistics Company, created its first stock market index in 1923. It consisted of the stocks of 233 companies and was computed weekly. Three yea... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dates, milestones, s&p, 500's, history, history, site, Top Keywords

Milestones in the life of Margaret Thatcher Apr 8th, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Milestones in the life and career of Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : milestones, life, margaret, thatcher, history, history, site, Top Keywords

Wall Street Week Ahead: Pullback possible after S&P's milestone Mar 29th, 2013 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - After flirting with an all-time high for three weeks, the S&P 500 posted its best closing level in history. But some strategists say Thursday's record could be a harbinger that the stock market rally i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, week, ahead, pullback, possible, s&p's, milestone, Top Keywords