Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy May 17th, 2013 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Encouraging news about the U.S. economy helped push stock prices higher in early trading on Wall Street Friday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, rise, hopeful, signs, economy, Top Keywords

May consumer sentiment rises to highest in nearly six years May 17th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years as Americans felt better about their financial and economic prospects, particularly among upper-income households, a survey released on Friday sho... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : consumer, sentiment, rises, highest, nearly, years, Top Keywords

UK's worst property loans rise to near quarter of total - study May 17th, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) By Tom Bill LONDON (Reuters) - Almost a quarter of commercial property loans in Britain are higher in value than the underlying real estate, a study showed on Friday, highlighting the toxic legacy of reckless lending before the financial crash. The f... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : uk's, worst, property, loans, rise, quarter, total, study, Top Keywords

Earth's Mantle Affects Sea Level Rise Estimates May 16th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) A prehistoric shoreline runs along the eastern edge of North America; scientists have pointed to it as evidence that much of Antarctica melted 3 million years ago. But new research suggests this shoreline is actually about 30 feet (10 meters) lower t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : earth's, mantle, affects, level, rise, estimates, total, study, Top Keywords

Glencore Xstrata chairman ousted in surprise coup May 16th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Emma Farge LONDON/ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Glencore Xstrata Chairman John Bond surprised investors on Thursday by announcing he had been voted out of the top job at the miner and trader at the group's first annu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : glencore, xstrata, chairman, ousted, surprise, coup, total, study, Top Keywords

Cisco quarterly profit beats Street, shares rise May 15th, 2013 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc posted a higher than expected quarterly profit, suggesting that technology spending could be picking up for the network equipment maker's customers. Cisco shares rose about 5 percent after Chief Executive J... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cisco, quarterly, profit, beats, street, shares, rise, study, Top Keywords

Macy's profit, sales rise even as some shoppers pull back May 15th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) By Phil Wahba (Reuters) - Macy's Inc reported higher first-quarter profit and sales on Wednesday as it won market share from rival department stores. Its shares were up 2.8 percent to $48.72 in early-afternoon trading, hitting a record high. The... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : macy's, profit, sales, rise, even, some, shoppers, pull, back, Top Keywords

Stock market rises back into record territory May 14th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market marched back into record territory as investors seized on the latest encouraging news about the economy. On Tuesday, it was a report on the health of small businesses. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, market, rises, back, record, territory, shoppers, pull, back, Top Keywords

Stocks rise further as optimism prevails May 14th, 2013 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Stocks pushed higher Tuesday as investors remained optimistic that economic growth is picking up, but not so much that the U.S. Federal Reserve will start to wind down its stimulus program imminently. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, rise, further, optimism, prevails, territory, shoppers, pull, back, Top Keywords

Asia stocks rise on US retail sales gain May 14th, 2013 - 05:20h (CET +01.00) BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after data showed U.S. consumers revved up their retail spending last month. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asia, stocks, rise, retail, sales, gain, shoppers, pull, back, Top Keywords