I would think those guys want to kiss old high, a shoot, then they exhausted, or kill early short sellers? kind of conspircy theory ok, let's see the GDP number
Yemen -------------- 1/Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has offered to stand down - but only to hand over power "to capable, responsible hands," he says. The longtime leader addressed crowds shown on state TV and said he was ready to meet with protesters, as tens of thousands gathered in a "day of departure" rally. -- , commander of the northwest military zone and formerly Saleh's close ally from the al-Ahmar clan, is the most senior military officer to back the protests, and his move on Monday triggered a stream of defections in the military and government. 2/ Our special correspondent,_reporting from Change Square -_where 52 protesters were killed last Friday - said: "People here are concerned and fear a repeat of last Friday's violence. There are_two_or three makeshift medical centres set up around the square, and people are trying to get as many medical supplies into them as possible. Tens of thousands of people entered_the square and its surrounding area in front of Sanaa university, for Friday prayers, ahead of the planned protest. The mood there was initially positive, our correspondent said. "In the past seven days, a lot of momentum has gathered behind these protesters. And if people do make the journey from here to the presidential palace, that will certainly be a flashpoint - and further violence is likely," added our reporter, who we are not naming for security reasons, after Al Jazeera's_office was raided and its staff attacked this week. 3/ Washington, which has urged US citizens to leave Yemen, warned those remaining to stay away from demonstrations on Friday. Britain said it had drawn up plans for a possible military evacuation of its citizens who remain in Yemen. Foreign Secretary William Hague told parliament he had reports that oil companies were withdrawing their staff, and part of the British embassy staff was being withdrawn from Sanaa ahead of Friday's protests. Libyan events ----------- http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/live-blog-libya-march-25. -- 9:40am The United Arab Emirates seems to have embraced a role in the no-fly zone. We mentioned earlier that it would be sending 12 warplanes_(six F-16s and six Mirages); now the state news agency WAM is quoting Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan giving confirmation that they will participate in patrols to enforce the no-fly zone, though as "an extension" of the UAE's "humanitarian operations." Just a couple days ago, the UAE's former air force chief said his country wouldn't deploy forces to Libya because it was displeased over the US and European interpretation of protests in Bahrain. -Gabonese diplomat Jean Ping, the chief of the AU Commission, says that the aim of the African Union's efforts in Libya is to facilitate dialogue between the rebels and Gaddafi's regime and "should end with the election of democratic institutions," Reuters reports. -- 1:56pm UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says he has "every expectation" that NATO will take full command of the international intervention in Libya, the Reuters news agency reports. At the moment, media speculation is circling around the idea that there will be a "dual command," with NATO handling the less controversial no-fly zone and the Western-led coalition (mostly France, the United Kingdom and the United States) hitting ground targets. Hague also said that Gaddafi's troops must withdraw from Libyan towns and cities to fulfill the obligations of a cease fire and guarantee they won't be attacked. _ 11:40am The Daily Monitor, Uganda's largest independent newspaper, reports that the European Union authorised the transfer of 265,000 euros to the African Union two days before the two sides, along with the United Nations and other bodies, were scheduled to meet in Addis Ababa to discuss Libya. (hat tip to Alex Thurston of Sahel Blog for pointing this out.) The African Union has strongly criticised the international military intervention in Libya, while the European Union has supported it. The funding was announced in an EU statement on Wednesday and was provided through the African Peace Facility Early Response Mechanism - a four-year-old project that's part of a 740 million-euro "conflict prevention" effort.
It's friday, friday friday should be a sell on the indexes today, till EOD, give some profits to the earthquake
Long .93 stopped out .90 Fucking slippage! 118th --- Michigan in 20 minutes. Good luck/skill to everyone.