Stocks move higher following jobs, housing reports (AP)
AP - Stocks rose Thursday, extending their gains from the day before, after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow.
Summary Box: Stocks extend gains on economic news (AP)
AP - ANOTHER LIFT: Stocks gained again on Thursday, though not as much as the day before, on the latest hopeful indicators on the economy.
How the major stock indexes fared Thursday (AP)
AP - Stocks rose Thursday, extending their gains from the day before, after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow. Trading was somewhat muted ahead of the government's closely watched monthly report on employment due out Friday.
Unsecured Debt Bankruptcy – What Is Replacing The Increasing Ratio Of Bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is a traditional way of eliminating massive debts. In the previous years filing for bankruptcy was a very normal thing for people in debt. Many people declared themselves bankrupt just because of unsecured debts. The big reason of easy bankruptcy was that the unsecured loans were not issued against any kind of securities or mortgage. So people find it very easy to use the money of financial institutions and then get rid of the responsibility of paying back. Even the process of bankruptcy was so easy at that time and did not require any documentations and tests of income and assets.
AOL Rejects Bing and Renews Search Ties To Google
When Microsoft launched its Bing decision engine in 2009, it may have held out hope for an alliance with AOL. In fact, there were even rumors that Microsoft would buy out the struggling Internet service provider. But AOL has shunned Bing in favor of Microsoft's online nemesis, Google.
On Thursday, Google announced a five-year renewal and expansion with AOL. Google will continue providing search services to AOL's global content network, including all its properties. In return, AOL will get an undisclosed share of the search advertising revenue. In the new deal, Google will also include mobile search and YouTube.
"This agreement combines Google's expertise in search and advertising with AOL's strength in online content," said Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google. "It's particularly exciting to see our relationship expand into video and mobile. These areas are now at the heart of users' online experiences and at the core of both of our businesses."
The renewed partnership includes new features that aim to improve and expand the Google products and services AOL users can tap into. Of course, it all starts with search products. Google is enhancing its search to improve the consumer experience across AOL's network of sites. On the advertising-products front, Google will provide AOL with ad formats that promise AOL consumers a better, more relevant ad experience.
Over the past 10 years of the Google-AOL relationship, search and video have become hot trends in the search market. The new five-year deal takes those trends into account. As AOL renews its focus on mobile apps and content, the companies said they will work together to expand the alliance to cover mobile search. And AOL and YouTube have agreed to a content partnership that will bring AOL's video content to YouTube.
"Today is another important step in the turnaround of AOL,"...
