LG Electronics first-quarter profit sinks, TV pain outweighs phone revival Apr 24th, 2013 - 07:40h (CET +01.00) By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc , the world's No.2 TV maker, said quarterly profit fell 13 percent as sharp price cuts resulted in razor-thin margins for its TV division, overshadowing a strong recovery in smartphones. Since ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : electronics, firstquarter, profit, sinks, pain, outweighs, phone, revival, Top Keywords

Government links Scotland independence push to euro problems Apr 23rd, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The government raised the prospect of euro-style financial problems if Scotland votes for independence, saying the kind currency union proposed by nationalists is unlikely to work. The euro zone's experience ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : government, links, scotland, independence, push, euro, problems, revival, Top Keywords

UK construction shrinks for third month running in March - PMI Apr 3rd, 2013 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British construction output contracted in March for the third month in a row, a survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting the sector will have weighed on economic growth in the first quarter. The Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Ma... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : construction, shrinks, third, month, running, march, problems, revival, Top Keywords

UK manufacturing shrinks for second month, mortgages fall Apr 2nd, 2013 - 12:10h (CET +01.00) By Christina Fincher and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's manufacturing activity shrank for a second consecutive month in March, a survey showed on Tuesday, leaving the country's more resilient services sector as the best hope... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : manufacturing, shrinks, second, month, mortgages, fall, problems, revival, Top Keywords

Stocks drop after turmoil in Cyprus sinks the euro Mar 18th, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are slumping on Wall Street and Europe after shock over a proposed tax on bank savings in the tiny Mediterranean nation of Cyprus sent the euro sinking against other currencies. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, drop, turmoil, cyprus, sinks, euro, problems, revival, Top Keywords

Bulgaria links Hezbollah to attack on Israelis Feb 5th, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Hezbollah was behind a bus attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year, investigators said Tuesday, describing a sophisticated bombing carried out by a terrorist cell that included Canadian and Australian cit... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bulgaria, links, hezbollah, attack, israelis, euro, problems, revival, Top Keywords

Terrorists with Western links a growing threat Feb 5th, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) They are called "homegrown terrorists," Western citizens highly prized by Islamic militant groups because they can move across borders and carry out attacks easier than people from Middle East or South Asian nations. (Source: Associated Pre... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : terrorists, western, links, growing, threat, euro, problems, revival, Top Keywords

Facebook stock avoids steep drop as Street rethinks results Feb 1st, 2013 - 01:10h (CET +01.00) REUTERS - Shares of Facebook Inc recovered from an 8 percent slide on Thursday, finishing the regular session down less than 1 percent, as Wall Street's initial alarm over mobile revenue results and spending plans subsided. Facebook said on Wedn... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, stock, avoids, steep, drop, street, rethinks, results, Top Keywords

Philips loss shrinks in Q4; sheds division Jan 29th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) AMSTERDAM (AP) - Royal Philips Electronics NV Tuesday said it will sell the entertainment division which contains many of the consumer products for which it is best known, such as audio and video equipment, to Funai Electric Co., Ltd., of Japan for â... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : philips, loss, shrinks, sheds, division, street, rethinks, results, Top Keywords

Supreme Court sinks Florida city over floating home Jan 15th, 2013 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When is a floating home not a vessel? The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday told a Florida city its argument did not hold water, and that an abode on water was nothing but a home. In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled that a gray, two... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : supreme, court, sinks, florida, city, floating, home, results, Top Keywords