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The euro fell against the dollar here on Tuesday on rising fears ...
Jan 11th, 2011
(AFP/File) - The euro fell against the dollar here on Tuesday on rising fears that Portugal will be the latest eurozone nation to need an international bailout because of its high level of debt, analysts said.(AFP/File/Leon Neal) -
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The head of Europe's public broadcasters arrived in Greece to show support for 2,600 fired staff of the country's state broadcaster and demand the conservative-led government put the stations back on the air. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp has filed a lawsuit against Dish Network Corp and Clearwire Corp to prevent the completion of Dish's offer for Clearwire's shares. The lawsuit details how Dish has "repeatedly attempted to fool Clearwire's shareholders into believing its proposal was actionable in an effort to acquire Clearwire... [Full Article]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets rose and the dollar strengthened against the yen on Monday on expectations the Federal Reserve will reinforce its commitment this week to supporting the U.S. economic recovery. Stocks on Wall Street and major European indices gained about 1 percent as investors anticipate the end of a two-d... [Full Article]
By Patrick Temple-West and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Using an unusual global tax structure, Apple Inc has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government, a Senate report on the company's offshore tax structure said on Monday. ... (Source: Reuters)... [Full Article]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Poisoning or shooting killed many of the 129 critically endangered elephants that have died on Indonesia's Sumatra island in less than a decade, highlighting weak enforcement of laws against poaching, an environmental group says. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Philip Blenkinsop and Ethan Bilby LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - EU states sought to reassure France on Friday that its culture would be shielded from the might of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, urging Paris not to block a free-trade deal with the United States that could boost transatlantic business. Paris has refused to join the 26 other EU governments... [Full Article]