Wall St resumes advance, boosted by earnings May 9th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks turned slightly higher on Thursday afternoon, helped by more upbeat earnings and data showing signs of improvement in the labor market. The market, which had been down slightly from the openin... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, resumes, advance, boosted, earnings, Top Keywords

Nasdaq up 1 percent as Wall St extends advance May 2nd, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their advance on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite up 1 percent, led by gains in shares of Apple and Gilead Sciences. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 113.46 points or 0.77 percent, to 14,814.41, the S... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nasdaq, percent, wall, extends, advance, Top Keywords

Syrian troops advance in central city of Homs May 2nd, 2013 - 10:00h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Activists say Syrian government troops are advancing in a push to oust rebels from the central city of Homs. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, troops, advance, central, city, homs, Top Keywords

Stocks end a four-day advance as energy slides Apr 12th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Energy companies led the stock market lower Friday as the price of oil sank 3 percent. Gold and other precious metals fell hard, sinking mining stocks. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, fourday, advance, energy, slides, homs, Top Keywords

Syrian rebels advance, oblivious to infighting Mar 25th, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - A dual picture of Syria's rebellion is emerging: Fighters on the ground make advances, seizing territory in the south and even firing one of the heaviest mortar volleys yet into the heart of Damascus on Monday. But at the same time... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, rebels, advance, oblivious, infighting, homs, Top Keywords

Stocks open lower on Wall Street; Hess advances Mar 4th, 2013 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks opened lower on Wall Street after the Chinese government announced new steps to cool the booming housing market in the world's second-largest economy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, open, lower, wall, street, hess, advances, Top Keywords

Iran appears to advance in construction of Arak nuclear plant Feb 22nd, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran appears to be advancing in its construction of a research reactor Western experts say could offer the Islamic state a second way of producing material for a nuclear bomb, if it decided to embark on such a course, a U.N. report... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran, appears, advance, construction, arak, nuclear, plant, Top Keywords

UN nuclear agency documents Iran atom advances Feb 21st, 2013 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) VIENNA (AP) - U.N. nuclear inspectors recently counted nearly 200 advanced machines fully or partially installed at Iran's main uranium enrichment site, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported Thursday, confirming diplomats' account... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nuclear, agency, documents, iran, atom, advances, plant, Top Keywords

Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport Feb 12th, 2013 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Rebels captured a small military base near Aleppo on Tuesday and stormed another in the same area that protects a major airport, a day after seizing Syria's largest dam. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, rebels, advance, toward, aleppo, airport, plant, Top Keywords

Syrian activists: Rebels advance near airport Feb 2nd, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels captured a strategic neighborhood near Aleppo's international airport on Saturday, putting opposition fighters in control of a key road that the regime has used to ferry supplies and reinforcements to soldiers fightin... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, activists, rebels, advance, airport, airport, plant, Top Keywords