Bombs kill 9 inside elite Afghan housing complex May 17th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two bombs hidden in a motorcycle and a car exploded inside an elite gated community linked to the family of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday evening, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 70 near the sou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bombs, kill, inside, elite, afghan, housing, complex, 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

Facebook, Twitter apps come to Glass, Google's wearable computer May 16th, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social networking services Facebook Inc and Twitter are coming to Google Glass, the wearable computer made by the Internet search company. Google Inc announced on Thursday a half-dozen apps specially desi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, twitter, apps, come, glass, google's, wearable, computer, Top Keywords

National Weather Service gets big computing boost May 16th, 2013 - 02:50h (CET +01.00) By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service is getting a quantum jump in computing power that will significantly improve its forecasting and storm tracking abilities to better protect the country from severe weather. "This i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : national, weather, service, gets, computing, boost, wearable, computer, Top Keywords

Completely redesigned Google Maps leaks ahead of I/O May 15th, 2013 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) The days leading up to a big industry event like Google I/O are always packed with leaks and this week has been no different. Among the details trickling out ahead of Google's big day is confirmation that a complete overhaul of Google Maps will debut... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : completely, redesigned, google, maps, leaks, ahead, wearable, computer, Top Keywords

UK banks avoid investigation by competition authority May 15th, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest banks were spared a full-blown inquiry into the personal current account market after the consumer watchdog said changes already being implemented could stimulate competition in the industry.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : banks, avoid, investigation, competition, authority, ahead, wearable, computer, Top Keywords

Glass Lewis: Goldman shareholders should vote no on compensation May 14th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) By Lauren Tara LaCapra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc shareholders should vote against the Wall Street bank's executive compensation proposal because the board has "failed to link pay with performance," proxy advisory fir... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : glass, lewis, goldman, shareholders, should, vote, compensation, computer, Top Keywords

Huawei's CEO breaks silence, says company not connected to U.S. cyber threats May 9th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, defended the Chinese firm's stand on U.S. cyber-security concerns when he spoke to the media for the first time on Thursday, lifting a veil of secrecy surrounding the elusi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : huawei's, breaks, silence, says, company, connected, cyber, threats, Top Keywords

U.S. companies' overseas earnings hit record $1.9 trillion - study May 8th, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) By Dena Aubin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Large U.S. companies boosted their offshore earnings by 15 percent last year to a record $1.9 trillion, avoiding hefty tax bills by keeping the profits abroad, according to a new report. The overseas earnings stockp... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : companies', overseas, earnings, record, trillion, study, cyber, threats, Top Keywords

HMRC gets tougher on complaints about conduct May 1st, 2013 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) By Chris Vellacott LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's tax authority has hardened its response to complaints about its conduct from disgruntled taxpayers, rejecting more and upholding fewer, records seen by Reuters show. Records obtained by accountants... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hmrc, gets, tougher, complaints, conduct, study, cyber, threats, Top Keywords