China steps up customs checks, but North Korea trade robust Apr 30th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) By Ben Blanchard DANDONG, China (Reuters) - China has stepped up checks on shipments to and from North Korea almost two months after agreeing to new U.N. sanctions that demand greater scrutiny of trade, but the flow of goods in and out of the reclusi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, steps, customs, checks, north, korea, trade, robust, Top Keywords

Nikkei hits nearly 5-year highs on soft yen, robust U.S. earnings Apr 24th, 2013 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) By Dominic Lau TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average climbed to its highest level in nearly five years on Wednesday on robust U.S. company earnings and as the yen resumed its downward slide towards 100 to the dollar. The benchmark Nikke... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, hits, nearly, 5year, highs, soft, robust, earnings, Top Keywords

Legendary horses latest victim of Spain's bust Apr 18th, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) ALMONTE, Spain (AP) - The southern Spanish region of Andalusia, famed for flamenco and Moorish castles, is also home to a legendary breed of horses that carried conquistadors into battle in the Americas, featured in Hollywood epics and more recently ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : legendary, horses, latest, victim, spain's, bust, robust, earnings, Top Keywords

Forecast-busting Alcoa earnings shore up markets Apr 9th, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Forecast-busting earnings from aluminum company Alcoa Corp. shored up markets Tuesday at the start of the first-quarter U.S. corporate reporting season in spite of ongoing concerns over North Korea, bird flu in China and Europe's d... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : forecastbusting, alcoa, earnings, shore, markets, bust, robust, earnings, Top Keywords

Blockbuster's ailing UK stores sold to investment firm Mar 23rd, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Blockbuster's chain of film and computer game rental shops in Britain has been sold to an investment firm, two months after the struggling retailer went into a form of bankruptcy protection, administrators said on Saturday. De... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : blockbuster's, ailing, stores, sold, investment, firm, robust, earnings, Top Keywords

Morrisons to buy 49 Blockbuster stores Feb 17th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - British supermarket chain Wm Morrison said it has bought 49 stores from the administrators of failed DVD-rental chain Blockbuster but did not disclose the terms. Morrisons, UK's fourth-largest grocer, said it will convert the stores ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : morrisons, blockbuster, stores, sold, investment, firm, robust, earnings, Top Keywords

TSX may open higher on robust U.S. earnings Jan 17th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Thursday, as encouraging corporate earnings from major Wall Street companies buoyed investor sentiment. TOP STORIES UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, said ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : open, higher, robust, earnings, investment, firm, robust, earnings, Top Keywords

Christmas bust threatens Windows Phone in America Dec 3rd, 2012 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) Windows Phones are facing an icy December in America. HTC's (2498) new Windows flagship is stumbling badly at leading web retailers like Amazon (AMZN) and Best Buy (BBY), and Best Buy has just given a chilling new shipping estimate for the Nokia 920:... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : christmas, bust, threatens, windows, phone, america, robust, earnings, Top Keywords

Robust earnings boost drug maker shares Oct 31st, 2012 - 08:00h (CET +01.00) Reuters Market Eye = Shares of drug makers extend gains after reporting strong quarterly earnings. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals shares surge 8.2 percent after saying on Tuesday July-September net profit almost tripled. Nomura says Glenmark's earning... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : robust, earnings, boost, drug, maker, shares, robust, earnings, Top Keywords

Penis-Shaped Bone & Lover's Bust Among Trove of Roman Art Oct 26th, 2012 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) Amateurs using metal detectors have discovered a trove of Roman artifacts, including a bust possibly depicting a male lover of a Roman emperor, a silver and gold brooch of a leaping dolphin and a penis-shaped animal bone. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : penisshaped, bone, &, lover's, bust, among, trove, roman, Top Keywords