Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere May 22nd, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (AP) - A steady fall in the value of the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota. The cheaper yen is making their products more affordable overseas. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : weak, help, japan, headache, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Silver drops despite steady market tone elsewhere May 20th, 2013 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - The price of silver was the standout mover in financial markets Monday as it took a hammering for the second trading session in a row, even as stocks remained relatively solid amid hopes over the U.S. economy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : silver, drops, despite, steady, market, tone, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Cannes: where celebrity sells and celebrities sell May 20th, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Film stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance of celebrity pulling-power over content? With parties, pitching a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cannes, where, celebrity, sells, celebrities, sell, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Where do Twitter's racist users live? May 10th, 2013 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) Probably closer than you think (Source: The Week)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : where, twitter's, racist, users, live?, sell, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Soon Facebook May Have Waze (of Knowing Where You Are) May 9th, 2013 - 18:00h (CET +01.00) Facebook's willing to pay somewhere between $800 million and $1 billion for Waze, an Israeli mapping start-up, likely because of the location based ads it could bake into its app. That's a pretty hefty (rumored) price-tag for a start-up. Bu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : soon, facebook, have, waze, knowing, where, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Ericsson sees tough fight in Chinese 4G, brighter signs elsewhere May 3rd, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson expects cut-throat competition between telecoms equipment makers as China prepares to spend billions of dollars on high-speed networks, punishing margins at a time when profitability is already under pressure. A decade-... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ericsson, sees, tough, fight, chinese, brighter, signs, elsewhere, Top Keywords

AP Returns to Twitter After Hack - but Where Are Its 2 Million Followers? Apr 24th, 2013 - 18:00h (CET +01.00) The Associated Press is back on Twitter after yesterday's hacking incident, which roiled financial markets with a fake tweet about explosions at the White House. But something is still amiss - the news agency has almost 2 million fewer followers than... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : returns, twitter, hack, where, million, followers?, signs, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Pakistan's medical schools _ where the women rule Apr 19th, 2013 - 08:20h (CET +01.00) KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - In a lecture hall of one of Pakistan's most prestigious medical schools, a handful of male students sits in the far top corner, clearly outnumbered by the rows and rows of female students listening intently to the doctor... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan's, medical, schools, where, women, rule, signs, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Boston attacks are reminder of violence elsewhere Apr 16th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - The blasts that struck the Boston Marathon on Monday were shocking not only for their brazenness and the lives they shattered, but also because attacks like this usually happen in far-off, troubled places - not in the middle of a major... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : boston, attacks, reminder, violence, elsewhere, rule, signs, elsewhere, Top Keywords

New app finds upcoming yoga classes wherever you are Apr 15th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - From hatha to vinyasa and everything in between, a new app helps yoga lovers find upcoming classes nearby. Om Lovers, an iPhone app, detects a user's location and shows yoga classes happening at studios aroun... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : finds, upcoming, yoga, classes, wherever, rule, signs, elsewhere, Top Keywords