Jewelers in India End 21-Day Strike
Date: 06 April 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The strike, over concerns about a tax on nonbranded gold ornaments, ended after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee assured jewelers he would consider their demands for a rollback.
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The Week’s Business News in Pictures
Date: 07 April 2012
Investors are buying up homes to turn into rentals, Google gave a preview of its Internet-connected glasses and the government released a disappointing jobs report for March.
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At Masters, Anticipating New I.B.M. Chief’s Arrival
Date: 06 April 2012
By Lynn Zinser
Lynn Zinser
Virginia M. Rometty is expected to attend the Masters to entertain clients while a debate continues about Augusta National Golf Club’s men-only membership policy.
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On Air, an ‘Excited’ Matt Lauer Confirms His Plans
Date: 06 April 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Matt Lauer, the co-host of the “Today” show, told viewers on Friday that he had decided to stay on the show.
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NBC Fires Producer of Misleading Zimmerman Tape
Date: 06 April 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
The network reacted to the furor that erupted after it was revealed that its edit took George Zimmerman’s comments on Trayvon Martin’s race out of context.
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The Right Flames the Volt
Date: 07 April 2012
By Joe Nocera
Joe Nocera
G.M.’s innovative hybrid has become quite the political lightning rod.
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Jewelers in India End 21-Day Strike
Date: 07 April 2012
By The New York Times
The government assured striking jewelers, Friday, that it would consider a rollback of tax hike on gold.
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After Appearing on TV, Two Subway Protesters Are Arrested
Date: 06 April 2012
By Al Baker
Al Baker
After allowing a news crew to follow them around the subways, two men claiming to be connected to the Occupy Wall Street movement are fairly easily found.
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Week in Pictures for April 6
Date: 06 April 2012
By The New York Times
Subjects include the arrival of a newly designed taxi, a crane collapse in Manhattan and new ball fields on the site of the old Yankee Stadium.
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Reactions and Overreactions
Date: 07 April 2012
By Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
The old optimism, not the new pessimism, was the overreaction.
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