Dish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank deal May 22nd, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway lawmakers and win support for its rival... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dish, uses, national, security, fight, softbank, deal, Top Keywords

UK casino accuses US poker star Ivey of cheating May 15th, 2013 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world's top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at baccarat. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : casino, accuses, poker, star, ivey, cheating, deal, Top Keywords

Asian shares steady after 2-day losing streak, dollar pauses May 14th, 2013 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares steadied on Tuesday, snapping a two-day losing streak as a suprising rise in U.S. retail sales boosted optimism about the recovery in the world's largest economy, but the dollar took a breather afte... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asian, shares, steady, 2day, losing, streak, dollar, pauses, Top Keywords

Asian shares steady after two-day losing streak, dollar pauses May 14th, 2013 - 08:10h (CET +01.00) By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares steadied on Tuesday, snapping a two-day losing streak as a surprising rise in U.S. retail sales boosted optimism about the recovery in the world's largest economy, but the dollar took a breather aft... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asian, shares, steady, twoday, losing, streak, dollar, pauses, Top Keywords

Stock market rally pauses on Monday May 13th, 2013 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are closing little changed Monday as investors assess whether stock valuations are overstating the recent improvement in the economy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, market, rally, pauses, monday, streak, dollar, pauses, Top Keywords

Wall Street pauses for a breather after rally May 13th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street ended little changed on Monday as investors took a breather after indexes hit more record highs last week, but stronger-than-expected retail sales data kept declines in check. The Dow Jones industrial average was down... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, pauses, breather, rally, streak, dollar, pauses, Top Keywords

UK gov't agenda focuses on immigration, economy May 8th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - The message was one of thrift and austerity, but the messenger was opulence incarnate. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : gov't, agenda, focuses, immigration, economy, streak, dollar, pauses, Top Keywords

Syrian TV: Explosion in Damascus causes casualties Apr 30th, 2013 - 11:10h (CET +01.00) DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian state TV and residents of Damascus say a powerful explosion has hit the country's capital. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, explosion, damascus, causes, casualties, streak, dollar, pauses, Top Keywords

Adichie focuses on Nigeria's present for new novel Apr 29th, 2013 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The traffic is there, grinding life to a halt as the middle class pound out messages on BlackBerry mobile phones and worry about Facebook. The heat, the sweat and the daily tragedy of unclaimed bodies lying alongside roadways, p... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : adichie, focuses, nigeria's, present, novel, streak, dollar, pauses, Top Keywords

Assad accuses West of backing al-Qaida in Syria Apr 17th, 2013 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad has accused the West of backing al-Qaida in Syria and says it will pay the price. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : assad, accuses, west, backing, alqaida, syria, dollar, pauses, Top Keywords