Yen hits four-and-half-year low vs dollar, oil and gold tumble May 10th, 2013 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen slid to a 4-1/2-year low against the dollar on Friday, triggering a sell-off in oil and gold as well as safe-haven U.S. and German debt, after recent signs of strength in the U.S. labour market added to bu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hits, fourandhalfyear, dollar, gold, tumble, Top Keywords

Goldman cuts investment fund pledges in half since Dodd-Frank-filings May 9th, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) By Lauren Tara LaCapra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has slashed its capital pledges to investment funds by nearly half since the Volcker rule was signed into law in 2010, as it prepares its principal investment business for restrictio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : goldman, cuts, investment, fund, pledges, half, since, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

Jobless claims fall to lowest level in almost five-and-half years May 9th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in nearly 5-1/2 years last week, signaling labor market resilience in the face of fiscal austerity. Initial claims for state unempl... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jobless, claims, fall, lowest, level, almost, fiveandhalf, years, Top Keywords

OM apologise on behalf of Barton after "ladyboy" tweets Apr 4th, 2013 - 11:00h (CET +01.00) PARIS (Reuters) - Olympique Marseille and Joey Barton have apologised to Thiago Silva and Paris St Germain after the English midfielder called the Brazilian an "overweight ladyboy". "Olympique Marseille and Joey Barton wish to apologis... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apologise, behalf, barton, "ladyboy", tweets, almost, fiveandhalf, years, Top Keywords

Mega Volcanoes May Have Killed Half of Earth's Species Mar 21st, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) Massive volcanic eruptions may have led to the extermination of half of Earth's species some 200 million years ago, a new study suggests. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mega, volcanoes, have, killed, half, earth's, species, years, Top Keywords

U.S. stocks near five and a half year highs; oil rebounds Mar 11th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) By Richard Leong NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks edged up on Monday, approaching a 5-1/2-year high, on optimism about the U.S. economy and easy monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, while U.S. oil prices rebounded after falling due to dis... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, half, year, highs, rebounds, earth's, species, years, Top Keywords

Half of Africa's Lions May Go Extinct in 40 Years Mar 6th, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) Nearly half of all of Africa's lion populations could face extinction in the next 40 years if conservation measures aren't changed, according to a new study. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : half, africa's, lions, extinct, years, earth's, species, years, Top Keywords

BlackBerry coup confirmed: iPhone, Android users make up half of Z10 sales in Canada, one-third in UK Mar 1st, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) BlackBerry (BBRY) is at the start of a very long haul as the struggling smartphone maker attempts to stage a comeback for the ages. Early sales of the company's first next-generation BlackBerry 10 smartphone appeared strong, but a series of subsequen... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : blackberry, coup, confirmed, iphone, android, users, make, half, sales, canada, onethird, Top Keywords

Petra first-half core earnings rise on Finsch mine output Feb 25th, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - South African Miner Petra Diamonds Ltd reported 20 percent higher core earnings for the first half, helped by production at its recently purchased Finsch mine. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation rose t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : petra, firsthalf, core, earnings, rise, finsch, mine, output, sales, canada, onethird, Top Keywords

Afghan civilian casualties rose in 2nd half 2012 Feb 19th, 2013 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded in the last half of 2012 rose sharply compared with the same period in 2011 as insurgents took advantage of warmer weather to carry out more attacks... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : afghan, civilian, casualties, rose, half, 2012, mine, output, sales, canada, onethird, Top Keywords