Asia stocks down as China factory output slips May 23rd, 2013 - 05:20h (CET +01.00) BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets fell Thursday, weighed down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs a shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asia, stocks, down, china, factory, output, slips, Top Keywords

HP second quarter quarter profit down 32 percent May 22nd, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly profit slid 32 percent but the world's largest personal computer maker raised the lower end of its full-year outlook as revenue from services to corporations slightly offset shrinking... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : second, quarter, profit, down, percent, output, slips, Top Keywords

Wall Street extends losses, S&P down 1 percent May 22nd, 2013 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their decline on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling 1 percent following remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke which suggested the central bank was not ready to pull back on its economic stimul... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, extends, losses, s&p, down, percent, Top Keywords

Toronto mayor urged to step down if crack allegations true May 20th, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) By Julie Gordon TORONTO (Reuters) - The mayor of Canada's largest city, facing allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, and made racial and homophobic slurs on video, must either refute the accusations or step down, fellow city politicians say.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : toronto, mayor, urged, step, down, crack, allegations, true, Top Keywords

Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film May 19th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - Folk music, Greenwich Village and a quick-footed cat star in the new Coen brothers movie at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, kicking off the first of five U.S. entries with its engaging misadventures of a stru... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : downonluck, singer, steals, show, coen, brothers, cannes, film, Top Keywords

Syria's Assad says he won't step down May 18th, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections are held, rejecting a demand by the country's opposition that any talks on ending the nation's civil war lead to his... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria's, assad, says, won't, step, down, cannes, film, Top Keywords

S&P affirms negative outlook on india; downgrade risk still May 17th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's affirmed India's sovereign rating at "BBB-minus" with a "negative" outlook, reiterating there was a one-in-three chances of a ratings downgrade over the next 12 mon... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, affirms, negative, outlook, india, downgrade, risk, still, Top Keywords

U.S. regulator to vote on watered-down swap rules May 16th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) By Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion mark... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : regulator, vote, watereddown, swap, rules, downgrade, risk, still, Top Keywords

Weak European GDP data drives stocks down May 15th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - Weak economic data across the eurozone pushed European stocks lower Wednesday, as news hit that the 17-country currency bloc is now in its longest-ever recession. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : weak, european, data, drives, stocks, down, risk, still, Top Keywords

'Iron Man' beats strong 'Gatsby' in box office showdown May 12th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud (Reuters) - Tony Stark's superpowers lifted blockbuster "Iron Man 3" back to the top of movie charts in the United States and Canada, beating out a strong debut over the weekend for lavish Jazz Age dr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'iron, man', beats, strong, 'gatsby', office, showdown, still, Top Keywords