LONDON (Reuters) - British construction output showed a tentative recovery in February but will need to record stellar growth in March to avoid registering a further quarter of contraction. Despite accounting for less than 7 percent of Britain's... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British shop price inflation accelerated last month, as prices of goods other than food rose for the first time in 15 months indicating a better mood among shoppers, the British Retail Consortium said on Wednesday. BRC Director Gen... [Full Article]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google has picked out 8,000 people who will be given a chance to don a pair of Internet-connected glasses and make a fashion statement likely to be envied by gadget-loving geeks around the world. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood newcomer Colin Trevorrow was named the director of the long-awaited fourth installment of dinosaur movie franchise "Jurassic Park" on Thursday. Universal Pictures said that Steven Spielberg, who directed th... [Full Article]
By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - China's legislature elected Li Keqiang as premier on Friday, installing an English-speaking bureaucrat as the man in charge of the economy, the world's second-largest, and its aim of reviving growth throug... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood newcomer Colin Trevorrow was named on Thursday as the director of the long-awaited fourth installment of dinosaur movie franchise "Jurassic Park." Universal Pictures said that Steven Spielberg, who directed... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to drive the rally further on Wednesday, the day after the Dow set a new record, as hiring by companies rose strongly last month. Signs of a strengthening U.S. economy, continued support from the Federal Reser... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British novelist Hilary Mantel added to her groaning trophy cabinet on Tuesday, picking up the Costa Book Award 2012 for "Bring Up the Bodies," her historical novel about the life and court of Henry VIII and his chief min... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama sent his strongest signal yet Thursday that he wants the government to get tougher with Wall Street, appointing a former prosecutor to head the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first time in the agen... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will nominate Mary Jo White to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, tapping an attorney with broad experience in prosecuting white-collar crimes to lead an agency that has a central role in implementin... [Full Article]