Cannes film festival draws to a close with cliffhanger ending May 26th, 2013 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes festival wraps up with a cliffhanger ending on Sunday, with uncertainty surrounding which film will be declared best picture after a 12-day frenzy of premieres, celebrities, rain and dramatic je... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cannes, film, festival, draws, close, cliffhanger, ending, Top Keywords

Banks lead FTSE to highest close since late 2000 May 20th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark equity index rose on Monday to its best closing level since late 2000, helped by rising bank stocks, and analysts said there was little holding it back from its all-time highs. Interest r... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : banks, lead, ftse, highest, close, since, late, 2000, Top Keywords

Stocks hold close to record levels May 20th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - A stock market surge took a pause Monday after investors pushed indexes to record levels last week. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, close, record, levels, close, since, late, 2000, Top Keywords

Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher May 15th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market is closing higher after shaking off a morning slump. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, indexes, shake, early, slide, close, higher, 2000, Top Keywords

Pakistan marks democratic milestone in close-fought election May 11th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) By John Chalmers and Michael Georgy ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistanis began voting on Saturday in a landmark election that will bring the first transition between civilian governments in a country ruled by the military for more than half of its turbul... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan, marks, democratic, milestone, closefought, election, higher, 2000, Top Keywords

Stock futures flat after record close, jobless claims on tap May 9th, 2013 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were flat on Thursday, as investors paused to await data on the labor market after the S&P 500 closed at new highs for the past five consecutive sessions. * Equity markets have surged si... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, futures, flat, record, close, jobless, claims, 2000, Top Keywords

Dow ends above 15,000 for first time, S&P closes at record May 8th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday and the S&P 500 ended at another record high, extending the market's rally as more investors rushed to join the party and German industri... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ends, above, 15000, first, time, s&p, closes, record, Top Keywords

Stock futures little changed, S&P coming off another record close May 7th, 2013 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were flat on Tuesday as investors found little reason to keep pushing shares higher following a day on which the S&P 500 ended at yet another record high. * Wall Street has advanced more... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, futures, little, changed, s&p, coming, another, record, close, Top Keywords

Stock Futures little changed after Dow, S&P close at record highs May 6th, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were little changed on Monday as investors paused following steep gains in the previous session that took the Dow and S&P 500 to new closing highs. * The S&P is up more than 13 perce... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, futures, little, changed, s&p, close, record, highs, close, Top Keywords

Small Wash. school closes because of nice weather May 3rd, 2013 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) SEATTLE (AP) - In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : small, wash, school, closes, because, nice, weather, highs, close, Top Keywords