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

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, households, outlook, 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, outlook, weighs, Top Keywords

Dow average holds on to 15,000 with a small gain May 8th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stock indexes are edging higher in midday trading on Wall Street, keeping the Dow Jones industrial average above the 15,000 mark. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : average, 15000, small, gain, 2011, battle, outlook, weighs, Top Keywords

'Following' cast withholds finale spoilers Apr 30th, 2013 - 10:00h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Even before the season finale of "The Following" had finished airing in Eastern and Central time zones Monday night, followers of the popular weekly television thriller were serving up spoilers galore on the Internet. (So... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'following', cast, withholds, finale, spoilers, battle, outlook, weighs, Top Keywords

Egypt court upholds ruling to suspend elections Apr 21st, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's state news agency says that a government legal agency representing President Mohammed Morsi has lost an appeal to reverse a court-ordered suspension of parliamentary elections. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, court, upholds, ruling, suspend, elections, outlook, weighs, Top Keywords