BEL AIR, Md (Reuters) ? A jury on Thursday decided that a Maryland man convicted of a murder-for-hire was eligible to be sentenced to death, making the case the first test of the state’s new death penalty statute. The statute is considered among the most restrictive in the nation. Walter Bishop Jr., 29, was convicted Wednesday of fatally shooting William… (more…)
NEW YORK (Reuters) ? The S&P 500 (.SPX) triggered a key technical signal called a “death cross” on Thursday that could mean more negative moves ahead. The benchmark’s 50-day moving average dipped below its 200-day average in what technical analysts consider a sign that short-term momentum has turned more negative than long-term momentum and could show the current downtrend is… (more…)