The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual rate of inflation rose to 4.5% in April, up from 4% in March.
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Oil CEOs Expected to Defend Industry in Senate
The chairman and chief executive officer of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, listens to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin during a news conference at the World Economic Forum in this Jan. 24, 2011, file photo in Davos, Switzerland. Bin Phishin'? Spams in the Wake of Capture
The two most common Bin Laden scam emails say, "Osama bin Laden captured!" and "Osama hanged!" Each purports to contain a photo attachment of the killing but instead contains a virus. (AP Photo)
CEO Pay Increased 23 Percent in 2010
The chief executive officers of the largest U.S. companies received average pay of $11.4 million in 2010, up 23 percent in one year, according to a searchable list compiled by the the AFL-CIO this week.
Criminals Gas Siphoning in Parking Lots
Bobby Fox has allegedly found a way around high gas prices: steal it.
The Hickory County thief was caught with a hose in his mouth and carrying a bucket siphoning gas from a pickup truck, police in North Carolina told ABCNews.com
Criminals Targeting Neighborhoods and Business for Gas Siphoning
Bobby Fox has allegedly found a way around high gas prices: steal it.
The Hickory County thief was caught with a hose in his mouth and carrying a bucket siphoning gas from a pickup truck, police in North Carolina told ABCNews.com
Online Poker Players Will Get Money Back, U.S. Says
Two of the three online poker sites shut down by the government last week have cut a deal to return players' money, the Justice Department in New York said today.
McDonald's Grills Applicants for 50,000 Jobs
Today is McDonald's National Hiring Day, a move to sign up 50,000 employees, many for its 2,600 franchises across the country. The young and old, the curious and desperate applied online and in person for crew, management, and support positions -- answering a 35-question assessment test.
White House Site Tells Where Your Taxes Go
Taxpayers can now use an online calculator to see where every dollar they've just paid the IRS will go.
Called Your Federal Taxpayer Receipt, the tool is part of the White House website, which describes it as way for tax filers to understand "how and where your tax dollars are being spent."
