Michigan

The State of Michigan is located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is a French adaptation of the Ojibwe word mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan is the eighth most populous state in the United States. It has the longest freshwater shoreline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair.

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Stock futures up on ECB hopes but warnings about Greece limit gains

By Reuters

The S&P 500 index futures edged up on Friday on hopes that the European Central Bank could take further action to tackle the region's debt crisis, but gains were capped by fresh warnings over Greece. (1:00 pm)

MORE TOPICS: DOW JONES, MORGAN STANLEY, FACEBOOK, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

Crude Oil, Gold May Rise as Risk-Linked Assets Correct Higher

By DailyFX

European shares are on the upswing and S&P 500 stock index futures are pointing higher, hinting risky assets are likely to remain supported as Wall Street comes online. This makes for a supportive environment for growth-geared crude oil and copper pr... (12:53 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, CRUDE OIL, TWITTER, COPPER, SILVER

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US Stock Futures Point To Higher Opening Friday

By IBTimes

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a higher opening Friday ahead of the Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index and Inflation Expectation survey. (10:29 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, DOW JONES, FTSE

Stock index futures signal higher open

By Reuters

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.52 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.3 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.48 percent at 0815 GMT. (9:42 am)

MORE TOPICS: DOW JONES, MORGAN STANLEY, FACEBOOK

Kate Upton
Kate Upton Is Back With Sexy Beach Bunny Swimwear Video

By IBTimes

Kate Upton, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition cover girl and one of the most promising young models in America, is back with a Beach Bunny swimwear video after surviving a controversy over a sexy YouTube clip was taken down by the site. (8:59 pm)

MORE TOPICS: FLORIDA, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT

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Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Updates Harvard Alumni Report: 'Awards: Eight Life Sentences'

By IBTimes

Ted Kaczynski, Harvard class of 1962, can't make the 50th reunion -- he's in federal prison for life, as the Unabomber. But he still managed to submit an entry for the alumni report. (7:37 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, COURT, ADVERTISING, NEW JERSEY, INVESTMENT

Heat wave in Boston
Summer Heat-Related Deaths In US Expected To Triple By 2100 As Temperatures Soar: Report

By IBTimes

Higher temperatures, exacerbated by climate change, is expected to lead to the death of 150,000 Americans by the end of the century. (7:22 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CLIMATE CHANGE, LOS ANGELES

Hillary Clinton
US Hacks Al-Qaida Website in Yemen: The Cyber War Against Global Terror

By IBTimes UK

State Department hacks al-Qaida website in Yemen, changing messages about killing Americans into pro-American propaganda. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, HILLARY CLINTON, RUSSIA, FLORIDA, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is interviewed by a Reuters reporter at Sanders' office in Burlington, Vermont
JPMorgan Losses Give Boost To US Sen. Sanders' Bank Bill

By IBTimes

The recent multibillion-dollar trading loss suffered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), the country's largest bank by assets, has strengthened the case against letting bank executives serve as directors of Federal Reserve regional banks and thus regulating themselves, policy makers say. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, SEC, JPMORGAN CHASE, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, NEW YORK, NYSE

Ford gets second investment-grade nod from Moody's

By Reuters

Ford Motor Co <F.N> received its second "investment grade" credit rating on Tuesday, allowing the second-largest U.S. automaker to reclaim its Blue Oval insignia and other assets it mortgaged in 2006 to fund its turnaround plan. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: GENERAL MOTORS, INVESTMENT

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