By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as Italy finally formed a government, relieving a two-month political stalemate and boosting investors' appetite for risky assets, while better-than-expected housing data boosted ... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - The Egyptian president's office is indicating a compromise has been reached with the judiciary to defuse an uproar over a proposed law that would have forced out thousands of the country's most senior judges. (Source: Associate... [Full Article]
By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at the age of 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than ... [Full Article]
By Melanie Lee (Reuters) - Baidu Inc, China's largest search engine, will increase marketing expenditures for the rest of the year to counter competition from rival Qihoo 360 Technology, which may further put the brakes on profit growth. Baidu p... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Safeway Inc. reported revenue for the first quarter that missed Wall Street expectations as the grocer worked to hold down prices and stay competitive. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - World equity markets advanced on Thursday as solid corporate earnings and data indicating the U.S. labor market remains resilient despite signs of slower growth buoyed optimism about the economy, an outlook that s... [Full Article]
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean rapper Psy, whose latest video "Gentleman" tracked global megahit "Gangnam Style" by going viral on the Internet, has been knocked from the top of the music charts in his native country by a 63-year-... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - The whereabouts of two bishops kidnapped in northern Syria remain unknown, Syrian church officials said Wednesday, a day after telling reporters that they had been released. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Olesya Dmitracova and Rhys Jones LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's few economic bright spots - a 13-month run of increased car sales - may actually say more about the country's ills than it does about its growth prospects. Much of the ... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares are set to track global equities higher on Wednesday, but the euro remained under pressure despite a modest recovery after soft German data underscored the still-fragile state of the euro zone economy. A... [Full Article]
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