Japan's first quarter growth beats forecasts as first stimulus effects felt May 16th, 2013 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew faster than expected in January-March, expanding at its quickest pace in a year on the back of solid private consumption and a rise in exports spurred by Prime Minister... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japan's, first, quarter, growth, beats, forecasts, stimulus, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Social Media Broadcasts Live Surgery to the Masses May 1st, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) With a gentle pull and a "Hi, cutie!" a doctor pulls a baby from an incision in the mother's abdomen. Within seconds, the newborn has launched into a squalling cry. It's a boy! (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : social, media, broadcasts, live, surgery, masses, stimulus, effects, felt, Top Keywords

U.S. earnings beating forecasts but jury's out on rest of season Apr 28th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) By Caroline Valetkevitch and Ben Berkowitz NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies have easily beaten expectations for first-quarter earnings so far in the reporting season, but nearly half of the members of the S&P 500 are yet to announce results an... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : earnings, beating, forecasts, jury's, rest, season, stimulus, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Earnings beating forecasts but jury's out on rest of season Apr 28th, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) By Caroline Valetkevitch and Ben Berkowitz NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies have easily beaten expectations for first-quarter earnings so far in the reporting season, but nearly half of the members of the S&P 500 are yet to announce results an... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : earnings, beating, forecasts, jury's, rest, season, stimulus, effects, felt, Top Keywords

P&G forecasts profit below Street, shares drop Apr 24th, 2013 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) By Jessica Wohl (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co on Wednesday forecast current-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations and year-ago levels, sending shares lower in early trading. The world's largest household products maker also posted ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : p&g, forecasts, profit, below, street, shares, drop, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Green Meteorite's Age Casts Doubt on Possible Mercury Origin Apr 8th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) A strange green space rock hailed as perhaps the first meteorite ever discovered from Mercury may be too old to have come from the solar system's innermost planet, some scientists say. (Source: SPACE.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : green, meteorite's, casts, doubt, possible, mercury, origin, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Convenience stores, online help Sainsbury top forecasts Mar 19th, 2013 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - J Sainsbury, Britain's third-largest grocer, beat forecasts for underlying sales in its fourth quarter, with strong growth online and in convenience stores offsetting a weaker performance in traditional stores. The group, whic... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : convenience, stores, online, help, sainsbury, forecasts, origin, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Rape defendant's death casts shadow on model jail Mar 14th, 2013 - 02:10h (CET +01.00) NEW DELHI (AP) - India's Tihar Jail is a land of bakeries and carpentry shops, where inmates compete in music contests, take classes and perform intensive Buddhist meditation as part of their rehabilitation. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rape, defendant's, death, casts, shadow, model, jail, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Inmate suicide casts shadow on model Indian jail Mar 13th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) NEW DELHI (AP) - India's Tihar Jail is a land of bakeries and carpentry shops, where inmates compete in music contests, take classes and perform intensive Buddhist meditation as part of their rehabilitation. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : inmate, suicide, casts, shadow, model, indian, jail, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Salesforce's $835 million quarterly revenue tops forecasts Feb 28th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc on Thursday reported better-than-expected quarterly sales of $835 million, backed by strong sales of its cloud-based services. Shares in Salesforce gained 4.5 percent after hours to $176.79, after closing up 1.4 percent... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : salesforce's, $835, million, quarterly, revenue, tops, forecasts, effects, felt, Top Keywords