2012 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship: Northwestern Wins, 8-6 - SBNation.com
28 May 2012, 12:09 am
The final score was modestly close, only two goals, but the game was much less even. Northwestern controlled 10 of the first 11 draws and dominated possession, with Tewaaraton Award finalist Taylor Thornton notching two goals and two assists on ...

The Blair essentials: how a mating porcupine became a point of habit - The Guardian
27 May 2012, 9:45 pm
And why was he mysteriously cut from pictures taken by Hello! magazine of the happy event, modestly located in the same place where Jesus Christ was himself baptised. This, at least, will provide welcome relief from the slow motion battering of ...

Economic Outlook: US jobs data awaited - Financial Times
27 May 2012, 3:05 pm
After setting a modestly strong pace of recovery in the final months of 2011 and the beginning of this year, the last two payrolls reports have disappointed, coming in lower than expected and indicating that the labour market recovery in the world’s ...

US stocks mixed eying Spanish banking mess - YAHOO!
25 May 2012, 9:30 am
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq fell in early trade while the S&P 500 rose modestly. Tremors in Spain's banking market set the tone. Spain's stock market suspended trade in Bankia's plunging shares as reports said the struggling lender may ...

Dow Jones closes modestly higher due to afternoon rally; Hewlett-Packard in focus - Proactive Investors Australia
24 May 2012, 4:34 pm
U.S. equity markets were mixed overnight with investors on edge pondering whether European officials would make a move ahead of Greece’s election next month. By the close the Dow Jones had added 34 points to 12,530, with the NASDAQ easing 11 points to 2839.

Gas Prices modestly Lower as Driving Season Starts - New York Times
24 May 2012, 2:54 pm
HOUSTON — As the Memorial Day weekend and the summer driving season approach, gasoline prices are easing. But most drivers will find prices only modestly lower than a year ago. Nationwide, the price of a gallon of regular gasoline has been ...

COMMODITIES-Up modestly as Europe fears remain; oil above $90 - Reuters UK
24 May 2012, 2:39 pm
NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Commodities rebounded modestly o n T hursday from a sharp selloff the previous session with oil, metals and some crop prices rising, even as economic jitters about Europe pressured equities and the euro. Stocks on ...

Massachusetts home prices increase modestly in April - Boston Globe
22 May 2012, 7:04 am
Prices for single family homes in Massachusetts increased modestly in April -- marking the first jump in seven months -- igniting cautious hope within the real estate industry that the years-long housing downturn is coming to an end. Median home ...

Markets inch up modestly - AZCentral.com
21 May 2012, 9:21 am
MOSCOW - -- Global stocks rose modestly on Monday, though gains were limited by concerns that leaders from the Group of Eight most powerful countries had failed to provide a concrete plan to ease the eurozone debt crisis. Traders in Europe and ...

A modestly Strong Batch of New Data - New York Times Blogs
17 May 2012, 11:27 am
The latest batch of economic data has been slightly better than expected, causing Moody’s Analytics to raise its forecast for May job growth to 170,000, up from 165,000 last week. “The best evidence comes from surveys of builders and ...