08-30-2006
New York RealEstate News - Stock Futures in U.S.
Stock Futures in U.S. Gain After Release of GDP Report; Caterpillar Climbs
… smoking-related diseases. Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures expiring in September gained 1.90 to 1307 at 8:35 a.m. in New York. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 23 to 11,395 and Nasdaq-100 Index futures rose 2.50 to 1578.50. Signs that …
Afghans Who Fled Conflict Face Cultural Divide in U.S.
… in waves, bringing competing political ideologies, said Rameen Moshref Javid, 37, who splits time between Alexandria and New York, where he runs a nonprofit organization that promotes cultural and intellectual discourse among young Afghan …
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; Altria Advances in Europe
… all the goods and services produced in the U.S., probably expanded at a 3 percent annual rate, according to a Bloomberg News survey of economists. The government's earlier estimate was 2.5 percent, down from a 5.6 percent rate in the first quarter. …