| Wall Street gains on talk of rate cuts
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 23.36 points, or 1.8 per cent, to 1,353.97. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 23.71 points, or 1 percent, to 2,349.91.
The US currency slid against the euro to 67.63 euro cents from 68.15 on Friday. The dollar gained against the Japanese currency at 106.91 yen from 106.79 on Friday.
Gold earned 18.60 dollars to 934.80 dollars per fine ounce in New York.//DPA
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Jaycees national chief survives ouster vote
The Jaycees retained their national president this week, despite allegations he misused his credit card on liquor, adult entertainment, car repairs and other personal expenses.
Chris A. Oldham survived a removal vote by the board of directors of the United States Junior Chamber, according to sources who asked to remain anonymous.
Oldham is the 87th president of the organization, which is based in Tulsa. Oldham, 41, lives in Wittmann, Ariz.
Known as the Jaycees, the junior chamber held a teleconference meeting Monday to consider firing Oldham for his questionable credit card use, sources said.
During the first nine months of 2007, Oldham allegedly made $9,227 in unauthorized charges that he must repay, according to an audit provided to the Tulsa World.
Why Sheryl Crow is starting over
Then, on February 11, five days after her 44th birthday, a routine mammogram revealed calcifications in both breasts that her doctor said were not unusual, but worth checking more closely. Even after she had the biopsies, she didn't really worry: she has no family history of cancer, has never had implants or cosmetic work, and was so fit that she looked - and felt - far younger than her age. 'I've cancelled just two gigs in 15 years from being hoarse,' she says, 'so it was such a shocker to be diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.' She is happy to talk about it now, because her story shows the advantages of early detection. She had a lumpectomy and radiation, rather than the more radical mastectomy, which was followed by chemotherapy. None the less, her ordeal was distressingly public.
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