CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian court on Tuesday convicted 43 nonprofit workers, including at least 16 Americans, of illegally using foreign funds to foment unrest in the country, sentencing them to up to five years in jail. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - While most people hunker down when a tornado approaches, a growing contingent heads for the prairies, be they scientists hoping to protect the public from a twister's fury or amateurs armed with little more than a smartphone... [Full Article]
HAMHUNG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean farmers knee deep in muddy paddies across the country have a new incentive during this year's crucial rice planting season: possible bonuses that are part of an economic shift echoing ally China's st... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Kingfisher, Europe's largest DIY retailer, posted a near-30 percent drop in first quarter profit as weak demand and poor weather continued to hit trade in its key markets. The group, which runs B&Q and Screwfix in the UK a... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British baby and maternity products retailer Mothercare posted a better-than-expected rise in full-year profit and said it was making good progress with its three-year turnaround plan. The group, which has some 1,300 stores worldwi... [Full Article]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly profit slid 32 percent but the world's largest personal computer maker raised the lower end of its full-year outlook as revenue from services to corporations slightly offset shrinking... [Full Article]
By Mridhula Raghavan (Reuters) - Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc reported stronger-than-expected results on higher average selling prices and booked its highest quarterly orders in seven years, sending its shares up 7 percent. Record-low interes... [Full Article]
Lowe's first-quarter net income rose almost 3 percent, even as a wet and cool spring dampened sales of gardening products. But the home improvement chain's quarterly performance missed Wall Street's expectations. ... (Source: Associate... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Mail said annual profit had more than doubled on the back of an online shopping boom, providing a timely boost ahead of a stock market listing expected later this year. An initial public offering (IPO) of the state-owned firm... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer posted its lowest annual profit since 2009 on Tuesday as a struggling general merchandise division dragged on growth in food sales. The 129-year-old firm, which serves 21 million shoppers a week... [Full Article]
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