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Bush calls N. Korea deal ''unique''

Sat, 14 Feb 2015 01:13:00 +0100

Feb. 14 - President Bush in a wide ranging press conference said the nculear agreement reached with North Korea was good first step

Dow turns lower; S&P, Nasdaq pare gains

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow slipped into negative territory at midday on Wednesday, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 pared gains as a rise in financial shares was offset by declines in energy shares.

Wider "Volcker rule" bill unveiled in Senate

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:21:00 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that would write into law and widen the proposed "Volcker rule" to limit proprietary trading was unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday with the support of five Democratic senators.

Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:13:00 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.

Greece getting its house in order: Papandreou

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:12:00 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Wednesday his country was working to get its fiscal house in order and wanted markets to recognize that.

GDP seen slowing, tying Fed hands on rates

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:11:00 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a growth spurt at the end of 2009, the U.S. economy will slow in the months ahead, keeping the Federal Reserve from raising borrowing costs until the final three months of the year, a Reuters poll showed.

MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:00 +0100

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.

Citigroup tests waters in preferred securities sale

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:08:00 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup's launch of preferred securities on Wednesday is a potentially major test of market sentiment, one year after prices of bank bonds and stocks plunged to multi-year lows, analysts said.

CORRECTED: First American woman in space promotes careers in

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:04:00 +0100

Corrects headline to clarify first American woman in space

Ukraine's Yanukovich eyes coalition, gov't this week

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0100

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich pushed on Wednesday for a new ruling coalition within the week to avoid snap elections and tackle a deep economic crisis.

Iraq PM said to be ahead on eve of vote results

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:58:00 +0100

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Initial results from Iraq's national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and U.N. officials said on Wednesday, as further signs emerged of a strong showing for Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Another runaway Toyota Prius reported

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:57:00 +0100

DETROIT (Reuters) - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy street and into a stone wall.

More cocaine-overdose deaths seen on hotter days

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:56:00 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of New Yorkers who die of cocaine overdose appears to go up when the temperature surpasses 75 degrees, a new study suggests.

Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:55:00 +0100

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.

Former NY pension fund exec pleads guilty: Cuomo

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:52:00 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's former top pension investment officer pleaded guilty to a felony for helping to steer hundreds of millions of investments to a political adviser and favored firms, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.

Greece getting its house in order: Papandreou

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:50:00 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Wednesday his country was working to get its fiscal house in order and wanted markets to recognize that.

Ukraine's Yanukovich eyes coalition, gov't this week

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:45:00 +0100

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich pushed on Wednesday for a new ruling coalition within the week to avoid snap elections and tackle a deep economic crisis.

Boeing study says its tanker to create more jobs

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:00 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study paid for by Boeing Co found that a Boeing-built aerial tanker would create 10 times as many new U.S. jobs as the now-withdrawn plan by Northrop Grumman Corp and EADS .

Gates to discuss Iran pressure during Saudi visit

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:38:00 +0100

RIYADH (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss efforts to put pressure on Iran, stabilize Yemen and to urge the Saudis to engage with Iraq ahead of the U.S. withdrawal.

A decade later, lessons in the Nasdaq collapse

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:37:00 +0100

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ten years ago today, before the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq composite index hit a record 5,132.52 points -- a peak that the technology-heavy market shows no sign of scaling again any time soon.