Royal Mail sees profits almost double before privatisation May 21st, 2013 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Mail said annual profit had more than doubled on the back of an online shopping boom, providing a timely boost ahead of a stock market listing expected later this year. An initial public offering (IPO) of the state-owned firm... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : royal, mail, sees, profits, almost, double, privatisation, Top Keywords

Jobless claims fall to lowest level in almost five-and-half years May 9th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in nearly 5-1/2 years last week, signaling labor market resilience in the face of fiscal austerity. Initial claims for state unempl... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jobless, claims, fall, lowest, level, almost, fiveandhalf, years, Top Keywords

February home prices see best yearly rise in almost seven years: S&P Apr 30th, 2013 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Single-family home prices rose more than expected in February, posting their best annual rise since May 2006 in a fresh sign the housing recovery remains on track, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday. The S&P/Case Shil... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : february, home, prices, best, yearly, rise, almost, years, s&p, Top Keywords

"The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" review: this magician comedy has almost nothing up its sleeve Mar 14th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Desperate for publicity, old-school Vegas magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carrell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) decide to spend a week locked inside a plexiglass box suspended over the Vegas stri... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : "the, incredible, burt, wonderstone", review, magician, comedy, almost, nothing, sleeve, Top Keywords

Confirming North Korean N-test almost impossible Jan 29th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea appears all set to detonate an atomic device, but confirming the explosion when it takes place will be virtually impossible for outsiders, specialists said Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : confirming, north, korean, ntest, almost, impossible, comedy, almost, nothing, sleeve, Top Keywords

Poll finds that almost no one wants to buy the Surface Dec 13th, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) Sorry, Microsoft (MSFT) - consumers just aren't that interested in your tablet. Ipsos conducted a poll for Thomson Reuters last week showing that just 4% of people in the United States interested in buying a tablet were considering buying a Surface. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poll, finds, that, almost, wants, surface, comedy, almost, nothing, sleeve, Top Keywords

Israeli defense minister: 'Almost all' Syrian border villages near Israel controlled by rebels Nov 14th, 2012 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) Israeli defense minister: 'Almost all' Syrian border villages near Israel controlled by rebels. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, defense, minister, 'almost, all', syrian, border, villages, israel, controlled, rebels, Top Keywords

iPad Mini Almost Sold Out in Pre-Order Oct 28th, 2012 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) The iPad Mini is flying off the virtual shelves. Only 36 hours after pre-orders began, four out of six of the available iPad Mini SKUs are sold out on the Apple online store. (Source: Mashable)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ipad, mini, almost, sold, preorder, syrian, border, villages, israel, controlled, rebels, Top Keywords

Inflation lowest in almost three years in September, factory gate prices rise faster Oct 16th, 2012 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Inflation fell to its lowest in almost three years in September flattered by sharp price rises for gas and electricity a year earlier, official data showed, but factory gate prices rose at a faster pace. Consumer price inflation ma... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : inflation, lowest, almost, years, september, factory, gate, prices, rise, faster, rebels, Top Keywords

Almost half of Syria dead killed since 'truce': NGO Jul 29th, 2012 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) Almost half of those killed in Syria since the outbreak of the anti-regime revolt in March 2011 have died since a failed UN-Arab League truce was due to come into force, a monitoring group said on Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : almost, half, syria, dead, killed, since, 'truce', prices, rise, faster, rebels, Top Keywords