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

North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing May 22nd, 2013 - 11:10h (CET +01.00) By Ju-min Park and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeare... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korea, sends, jongun, aide, beijing, percent, Top Keywords

North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China May 22nd, 2013 - 06:50h (CET +01.00) PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. (Source: Asso... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korea, sends, leader's, special, envoy, china, Top Keywords

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China May 22nd, 2013 - 06:10h (CET +01.00) PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. (Source: Asso... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korean, leader, sends, 'special, envoy', china, Top Keywords

BoE's King sends message to successor Carney May 19th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has urged successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark policy of spelling out how long interest rates will remain low. King also said the bank could not be ru... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : boe's, king, sends, message, successor, carney, china, Top Keywords

'Fashion Police' strike: E! president defends Joan Rivers, demands WGA election May 16th, 2013 - 03:40h (CET +01.00) By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it woul... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'fashion, police', strike, president, defends, joan, rivers, demands, election, Top Keywords

Wall Street extends winning streak, euro slips May 15th, 2013 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) By Richard Leong NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks scaled record highs on Wednesday as weak data reinforced expectations that stimulative central bank policies would continue, while evidence that Europe was stuck in recession pushed the euro to a six-... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, extends, winning, streak, euro, slips, demands, election, Top Keywords

Eurozone recession extends into 6th quarter May 15th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - The recession across the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro extended into its sixth quarter - longer than the calamitous slump that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-9. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eurozone, recession, extends, quarter, streak, euro, slips, demands, election, 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, demands, election, Top Keywords

Pakistan's Sharif sends mixed message to US May 13th, 2013 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) RAIWIND, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's presumptive prime minister said Monday that he wants good relations with the United States but criticized American drone strikes on militants as a violation of the country's sovereignty - perhaps hinting ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan's, sharif, sends, mixed, message, above, 15000, demands, election, Top Keywords