Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results May 22nd, 2013 - 00:50h (CET +01.00) Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring. Its quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations, and the world's ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : housing, recovery, boosts, home, depot, results, Top Keywords

Some U.S. utilities say they're under constant cyber attack May 22nd, 2013 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) By Alina Selyukh and Jim Finkle WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Several power utilities say they face a barrage of cyber attacks on their critical systems, a report by two Democratic lawmakers found echoing warnings from the Obama administration that f... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : some, utilities, they're, under, constant, cyber, attack, Top Keywords

Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum May 21st, 2013 - 23:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The Muppets are getting a new home in a Queens museum with a permanent exhibit the city hopes will persuade more tourists to venture beyond Manhattan. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : muppets, creator's, items, head, museum, cyber, attack, Top Keywords

Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral May 21st, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. (Source: Asso... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, troops, sinai, sweep, mistakenly, funeral, attack, Top Keywords

Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic May 21st, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase. (Source: Associated Pres... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : goat, snarls, nj's, pulaski, skyway, traffic, attack, Top Keywords

Muppets creator Henson's items head to NYC museum May 21st, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : muppets, creator, henson's, items, head, museum, attack, Top Keywords

Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K May 21st, 2013 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations has sold for 150,000 pounds ($228,000) at a London auction. (Source: Associated ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : harry, potter, book, author, notes, sold, $228k, Top Keywords

Car bomb, other attacks kill 20 in Iraq May 21st, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed at least 20 people nationwide in a week of the most sustained sectarian violence ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bomb, other, attacks, kill, iraq, sold, $228k, Top Keywords

Wall Street watchdog to review broker bonus disclosure plan in July May 21st, 2013 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) By Suzanne Barlyn WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street's watchdog will present a plan to its board in July that would require brokers to tell certain clients about compensation they receive when they switch firms, the regulator's chief said o... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, watchdog, review, broker, bonus, disclosure, plan, july, Top Keywords

Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages May 21st, 2013 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad seem to be preparing to take part in an international peace conference against a background of some of the worst fighting this year. On Tuesda... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, foes, move, towards, talks, fighting, rages, plan, july, Top Keywords