Seau's suicide prompts worries about post-NFL life

Junior Seau's suicide is troubling NFL players.

Do more to boost growth, IMF tells Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's struggling economy needs the Bank of England to pump in more money and possibly cut record-low rates, while the government should back off its austerity program if things get worse, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. The international lender said the government should step up efforts now to get credit flowing, raise infrastructure spending and, if the euro zone crisis escalates, consider temporary cuts to sales and payroll taxes. "Growth is too slow and unemployment, including youth unemployment, is too high. ...

Seau's suicide prompts worries about post-NFL life

Junior Seau's suicide is troubling NFL players.

IMF tells Britain: Do more to drive growth

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must do more to bolster demand and the Bank of England should purchase more assets or even cut its main interest rate - already at a record low - to prevent years of sluggish growth, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. Britain has not fully recovered from the slump caused by the 2007-2009 financial crisis, and the economy fell back into recession around the turn of the year. "Growth is too slow and unemployment, including youth unemployment, is too high," IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said at a news conference. ...