First quarter GDP revised slightly lower; austerity bites May 30th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drop in government spending dragged more on the economy than initially thought in the first three months of the year, a sign of increasing pain from Washington's austerity drive. The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.4 percen... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : first, quarter, revised, slightly, lower, austerity, bites, Top Keywords

UK gas supply gets little LNG relief as cold bites stocks Mar 24th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) By Daniel Fineren DUBAI (Reuters) - Three big Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries should help replenish vital heating supplies for snow-covered Britain this week, but UK gas stocks remain uncomfortably tight with weeks of abnormally cold we... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : supply, gets, little, relief, cold, bites, stocks, Top Keywords

Egypt to reopen IMF loan talks next month as crisis bites Feb 25th, 2013 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will reopen talks with the IMF next month on a $4.8 billion loan, a minister said on Monday, and the government laid out plans to reverse a slide in currency reserves and tackle the dire state of public finances. A revised gov... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, reopen, loan, talks, next, month, crisis, bites, Top Keywords

Ericsson seeks more cost cuts as slowdown bites Oct 26th, 2012 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Telecoms equipment maker Ericsson reported a 42 percent drop in core profit and promised more cost cuts to protect itself from tough competition and slowing orders. Telecom gear makers are under stress from price pressures and s... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ericsson, seeks, cost, cuts, slowdown, bites, crisis, bites, Top Keywords

Analysis: Investors fret over MSCI outlook as ETF price war bites Oct 5th, 2012 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Just four weeks ago, an MSCI executive was crowing about his company's near-monopoly on providing critical benchmark stock market indexes which are licensed by fund companies around the world. "It's the only part of our bus... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : analysis, investors, fret, msci, outlook, price, bites, bites, Top Keywords

Nepalese man bites snake in revenge attack Aug 23rd, 2012 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) A Nepalese farmer who was bitten by a venomous snake took revenge by sinking his teeth into the reptile and killing it, police said on Thursday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nepalese, bites, snake, revenge, attack, price, bites, bites, Top Keywords

TSX faces tough results season; global slowdown bites Jul 22nd, 2012 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's stock market has lagged Wall Street most of the year, and investors can expect more of the same as the country's biggest companies start reporting second-quarter financial results next week. The earnings season ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : faces, tough, results, season, global, slowdown, bites, bites, Top Keywords

Analysis: U.S. companies in sales struggle as global downturn bites Jun 10th, 2012 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - U.S. companies are finding it more difficult to grow their revenue now than at just about any time since the financial crisis. Second-quarter revenue growth for companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index is expected to be just ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : analysis, companies, sales, struggle, global, downturn, bites, bites, Top Keywords

Reality bites after jubilee in austerity Britain Jun 6th, 2012 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) Britons have been awash with feel-good factor during the queen's jubilee, but must now pack up their bunting and return to a gloomy economic reality dampened more by the cost of two public holidays. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : reality, bites, jubilee, austerity, britain, downturn, bites, bites, Top Keywords

Barton bites back after City red card May 13th, 2012 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) Joey Barton apologised for his red card at Manchester City but the controversial QPR midfielder insisted he was only reacting to provocation from Carlos Tevez. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : barton, bites, back, city, card, downturn, bites, bites, Top Keywords