Down Jones Hits 25,000 for First Time

(BBC) Global News Blog Summary: United States stock markets reached a new high on Thursday as the blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 25,000. After twelve months of growth in the US and global economies, the ADP National Employment report, estimating that employers added 250,000 jobs in December, boosted the markets over the 25,000 […]

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Snow Slide Kills Farmer, Third Storm-Linked Death in France

(AP) Global News Blog Summary: A snow slide in the Savoie region of the French Alps has left a 50-year-old farmer dead, sources confirmed. This is the third death in the country since winter storms began pummeling northern Europe this week. According to the Interior Ministry, the Alpine farmer saw found dead near Bonneval-Sur-Arc; a […]

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