Several retailers miss estimates as shoppers frugal May 9th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) By Phil Wahba (Reuters) - A number of top U.S. retailers reported disappointing April sales on Thursday as consumers gravitated toward discount chains and bad weather delayed spring shopping in much of the country. Wall Street analysts got ahead of t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : several, retailers, miss, estimates, shoppers, frugal, Top Keywords

Dow average holds on to 15,000 with a small gain May 8th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stock indexes are edging higher in midday trading on Wall Street, keeping the Dow Jones industrial average above the 15,000 mark. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : average, 15000, small, gain, shoppers, frugal, Top Keywords

Dow Jones industrial average back above 15,000 May 7th, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market joined a global rally Tuesday, and the Dow Jones industrial average continued to flirt with the 15,000 mark. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jones, industrial, average, back, above, 15000, Top Keywords

Iraq PM's group wins largest bloc in several areas May 4th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - A coalition led by Iraq's prime minister has won the largest single bloc of seats in seven of 12 provinces participating in local elections, and tied in an eighth, although it failed to achieve a majority in any of the districts, ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraq, pm's, group, wins, largest, bloc, several, areas, Top Keywords

S&P 500 falls 1 percent, below 50-day moving average Apr 18th, 2013 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, with technology shares leading losses and the S&P 500 trading below its 50-day moving average. Apple shares extended their slide from Wednesday, while shares of eBay dropp... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, falls, percent, below, 50day, moving, average, areas, Top Keywords

Olmos, Phillips remember Jenni Rivera in film Apr 17th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jenni Rivera had other chances to act in films, but she chose to make her movie debut in "Filly Brown" simply because her close friend, Edward James Olmos, made the request. In fact, Rivera didn't even read the scrip... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : olmos, phillips, remember, jenni, rivera, film, average, areas, Top Keywords

American cancels all US flights for several hours Apr 17th, 2013 - 05:00h (CET +01.00) DALLAS (AP) - A computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all flights across the United States for several hours and stranding thousands of frustra... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : american, cancels, flights, several, hours, film, average, areas, Top Keywords

Dow Jones average closes at another record high Apr 9th, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Materials and energy companies led the stock market higher Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its second all-time high in a week. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jones, average, closes, another, record, high, average, areas, Top Keywords

Vera Wang scraps $500 China try-on fee, knockoffs still flourish Mar 27th, 2013 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) By Melanie Lee SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Vera Wang, the queen of bridal couture, is abolishing the nearly $500 fee she charged Chinese brides-to-be to try on a garment at her new Shanghai bridal boutique after the move, meant to deter counterfeiters, set ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : vera, wang, scraps, $500, china, tryon, knockoffs, still, flourish, Top Keywords

Steubenville rape trial accuser's veracity questioned Mar 16th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) By Drew Singer STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - The trial of two Ohio high school football players accused of raping an incapacitated 16-year-old girl resumed on Saturday with two former friends of the accuser testifying that she had a reputation for d... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : steubenville, rape, trial, accuser's, veracity, questioned, knockoffs, still, flourish, Top Keywords