Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest May 23rd, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A Nepalese official says 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japanese, climber, becomes, oldest, atop, everest, Top Keywords

Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber May 22nd, 2013 - 11:40h (CET +01.00) KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title. (Source: Asso... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : octogenarians, race, oldest, everest, climber, everest, Top Keywords

Penney CEO says company needs time to climb out of 'abyss' May 17th, 2013 - 01:50h (CET +01.00) By Phil Wahba (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc Chief Executive Myron Ullman told Wall Street on Thursday that the department store chain is emerging from what he called an abyss but warned he needs time to fix the issues of the retailer. Penney reporte... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : penney, says, company, needs, time, climb, 'abyss', Top Keywords

Stocks climb as traders shrug off economic reports May 16th, 2013 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, climb, traders, shrug, economic, reports, 'abyss', Top Keywords

Stocks keep climbing even as manufacturing softens May 15th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market continued its climb Wednesday, despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, keep, climbing, even, manufacturing, softens, 'abyss', Top Keywords

Nikkei climbs to new 5-1/2 year high, ends above 15,000 May 15th, 2013 - 10:00h (CET +01.00) By Tomo Uetake TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 2.3 percent on Wednesday, breaking above 15,000 for the first time since January 2008, with Sony Corp surging after an activist U.S. fund called on the company to spin off and list its... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, climbs, year, high, ends, above, 15000, Top Keywords

Philippine volcano spews rocks, killing 5 climbers May 7th, 2013 - 05:10h (CET +01.00) MANILA, Philippines (AP) - One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes spewed huge rocks and ash after daybreak Tuesday, killing at least five climbers and trapping more than a dozen others near the crater in its first eruption in three years,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : philippine, volcano, spews, rocks, killing, climbers, 15000, Top Keywords

Philippine volcano spews rocks, killing 4 climbers May 7th, 2013 - 04:40h (CET +01.00) MANILA, Philippines (AP) - One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes spewed huge rocks and ash early Tuesday after a 3-year calm, killing four climbers and trapping others near the crater, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : philippine, volcano, spews, rocks, killing, climbers, 15000, Top Keywords

Bangladesh building-collapse toll climbs to 580 May 5th, 2013 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The death toll from the collapse of a shoddily built garment-factory building in Bangladesh continued its horrifying climb, reaching 580 on Sunday with little sign of what the final number will be. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bangladesh, buildingcollapse, toll, climbs, killing, climbers, 15000, Top Keywords

Wall St Week Ahead: Few roadblocks to equities' climb after new high May 4th, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - With Friday's U.S. payrolls report serving as a springboard to lift Wall Street stock indexes to fresh all-time highs, investors are left to contemplate whether the gains will fizzle or if the upward mom... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, week, ahead, roadblocks, equities', climb, high, Top Keywords