Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado May 17th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of Damascus. They grabbed a 24-year-old university student and drove off. (Source: Associated P... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rights, groups, syria, thousands, incommunicado, Top Keywords

Wall Street holds flat after data; Deere weighs May 15th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday, as both the Dow and S&P 500 held near their most recent record highs after a flurry of economic data did little to upset investor expectations for central bank policies. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, flat, data, deere, weighs, Top Keywords

Brent holds above $102 as dollar eases, but supply outlook weighs May 15th, 2013 - 09:20h (CET +01.00) By Manash Goswami SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent futures held steady above $102 a barrel on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar eased, but gains were capped by forecasts of rising supplies from the United States amid a bleak outlook for global demand growth. O... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : brent, above, $102, dollar, eases, supply, outlook, weighs, Top Keywords

Wall Street to open slightly higher as momentum holds May 14th, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were poised for a slightly higher open on Tuesday as investors adjust to slow but steady growth in the economy, which should keep the market's upward momentum after the Dow and S&P 500 hi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, open, slightly, higher, momentum, outlook, weighs, Top Keywords

Import prices fall; lower oil prices to help households May 14th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Import prices fell in April due to a drop in oil costs, a positive sign for household finances that also pointed to benign inflation pressures. Import prices slipped 0.5 percent last month, the biggest decline since December, t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : import, prices, fall, lower, help, households, outlook, weighs, Top Keywords

Glass Lewis: Goldman shareholders should vote no on compensation May 14th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) By Lauren Tara LaCapra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc shareholders should vote against the Wall Street bank's executive compensation proposal because the board has "failed to link pay with performance," proxy advisory fir... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : glass, lewis, goldman, shareholders, should, vote, compensation, weighs, Top Keywords

Japan's Nikkei bucks the trend as G7 holds line May 13th, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Once again, Japan's stock market led the way Monday after representatives from the world's leading industrial economies refused to criticize the super-easy monetary policy of the Bank of Japan and the massive depreciation in t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japan's, nikkei, bucks, trend, line, vote, compensation, weighs, Top Keywords

DiCaprio, Christie's to hold auction to benefit environment May 10th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of the new film "The Great Gatsby," and his foundation have teamed up with Christie's for a charity auction next week to benefit environmental causes. Thirty-thr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dicaprio, christie's, auction, benefit, environment, vote, compensation, weighs, Top Keywords

BoE likely to hold fire, waiting for Carney May 9th, 2013 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - More policy stimulus from the Bank of England is unlikely later on Thursday due to hopes that an expanded scheme to boost lending may be enough to support an economy that is showing signs of gradual recovery. Just... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : likely, fire, waiting, carney, environment, vote, compensation, weighs, Top Keywords

Egypt court upholds acquittals in 2011 battle May 8th, 2013 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's highest appeals court on Wednesday upheld the acquittals of 24 loyalists of Hosni Mubarak who were tried for having organized a medieval-style attack in which the ex-president's supporters riding camels and horses attac... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, court, upholds, acquittals, 2011, battle, compensation, weighs, Top Keywords