By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar soared on Friday against a basket of currencies, reaching a nearly three-year peak, and global equity indexes gained as speculation mounted over whether the Federal Reserve would soon begin to rein in i... [Full Article]
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgarians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections with no party expected to win a majority to form a government, fueling fears of more political and economic instability in this financially strapped Balkan nation. (Source: Ass... [Full Article]
By Phil Wahba (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc on Tuesday reported another quarter of steep sales declines, hit by the lingering effects of its former chief executive's failed marketing strategy. But Wall Street brushed off the news after the comp... [Full Article]
Afghan president Hamid Karzai isn't ready to give up his financially beneficial relationship with the CIA just yet. No, he wants those backpacks full from cash to keep coming. Karzai said he met with the CIA's Afghanistan station chief a fe... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Safeway Inc. reported revenue for the first quarter that missed Wall Street expectations as the grocer worked to hold down prices and stay competitive. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
PARIS (AP) - An Italian artist has decorated the Louvre museum's iconic glass pyramid for the first time with a message about capitalism. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Tensions flared between Japan and China and South Korea after a group of Japanese lawmakers visited a shrine seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of Japan's past militarism and Chinese patrol vessels played cat-a... [Full Article]
By Alexander Dziadosz MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini pro-democracy activists reported sporadic clashes between police and protesters on Sunday, hours before a Formula One race promoted by the government as a non-political festival of sport but seen by t... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi says he will reshuffle the Cabinet soon, a key demand of his opposition amid divisive turmoil over a myriad of issues. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Koreans crowded a Pyongyang flower show, packed theaters and pledged loyalty to their leader Friday ahead of a key national holiday, while the top U.S. diplomat landed in rival South Korea for talks on how to defus... [Full Article]
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