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, Top Keywords

BT drives up FTSE 100 stock market Feb 1st, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark share index rose on Friday, driven by gains at telecoms group BT and at mining stocks, which enabled the market to recover from sharp falls in the previous session. The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up by 0.5 perc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : drives, ftse, stock, market, stocks, down, Top Keywords

US budget negotiations setback drives stocks down Dec 21st, 2012 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - Another failed attempt find a compromise in U.S. budget negotiations sent world stock markets plummeting Friday, as investors feared the world's largest economy could teeter into recession if no deal is found. (Source: Associated Pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : budget, negotiations, setback, drives, stocks, down, Top Keywords

Could Siri Change the Way America Drives? Nov 27th, 2012 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) Despite doubts that Apple's favorite personal assistant would be hitting the road anytime soon, General Motors has unveiled a Siri button of sorts for its upcoming Chevrolet line-up. And while she might make driving in this country a lot safer, ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : could, siri, change, america, drives?, down, Top Keywords

Youth support drives passage of California tax-hike measure Nov 8th, 2012 - 05:30h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's 74-year-old governor, Jerry Brown, engineered a surprise victory for his tax-hike ballot proposition by tapping support at the other end of the age spectrum. Proposition 30, a temporary $6 billion tax hike,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : youth, support, drives, passage, california, taxhike, measure, Top Keywords

Dollar drives higher versus yen, equities steady post Fed Oct 25th, 2012 - 11:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hit a four-month high against the yen on Thursday on expectations of monetary stimulus measures in Japan. The U.S. Federal Reserve's latest commitment to supporting growth helped steady world equity and commodity ma... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dollar, drives, higher, versus, equities, steady, post, Top Keywords

Fear of new failure drives Kiwi duo to rowing gold Aug 3rd, 2012 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) New Zealand rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray were driven by the fear of failure on the road to Olympic gold in the men's pair on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : fear, failure, drives, kiwi, rowing, gold, post, Top Keywords

Lack of financial outlook drives down Facebook shares Jul 27th, 2012 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares fell in premarket trading on Friday after the company's lack of a financial forecast reinforced concerns about its mobile strategy. The social network on Thursday reported a drastic slowdown in revenue growth and ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lack, financial, outlook, drives, down, facebook, shares, Top Keywords

Emotion of quake devastation drives All Blacks Jun 16th, 2012 - 05:00h (CET +01.00) The emotional significance of Test rugby returning to earthquake-devastated Christchurch has provided added motivation to the All Blacks heading in to Saturday's second clash against Ireland. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : emotion, quake, devastation, drives, blacks, facebook, shares, Top Keywords

Yemen drives al-Qaida from 2 major strongholds Jun 12th, 2012 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) Yemeni troops and armed tribesmen drove al-Qaida militants from two southern strongholds on Tuesday, a major victory in a U.S.-backed offensive to seize territory held for more than a year by the terror network as it exploited political turmoil to ga... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : yemen, drives, alqaida, major, strongholds, facebook, shares, Top Keywords