Greek PM raises stakes on broadcaster's closure Jun 14th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's prime minister has raised the stakes in a fight with key government allies over his decision to shut "sinful" state-run TV, offering a minor compromise while suggesting he would risk early elections unles... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : greek, raises, stakes, broadcaster's, closure, Top Keywords

State broadcaster's end a blow to Greek identity Jun 12th, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - When Nazi troops marched into Greece's nearly deserted capital on April 27, 1941, radio announcer Costas Stavropoulos of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. announced the grim news. He urged his countrymen and women not to list... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : state, broadcaster's, blow, greek, identity, Top Keywords

Greek state TV, radio broadcasts go off the air Jun 12th, 2013 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek state TV and radio were gradually pulled off the air late Tuesday, hours after the government said it would temporarily close all state-run broadcasts and lay off about 2,500 workers as part of a cost-cutting drive demande... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : greek, state, radio, broadcasts, identity, Top Keywords

Greek state TV, radio broadcasts going off the air Jun 11th, 2013 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek state TV and radio have begun going off the air, hours after the government said it would temporarily close all state-run broadcasts, with the loss of about 2,500 job cuts, as part of its cost-cutting drive. (Source: Assoc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : greek, state, radio, broadcasts, going, Top Keywords

Greece to close state broadcaster to save money Jun 11th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece is to close down all its state-run TV and radio stations with the loss of some 2,500 jobs as part of its cost-cutting drive demanded by the bailed-out country's international creditors. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : greece, close, state, broadcaster, save, money, Top Keywords

Stocks jump after US jobs report beats forecasts Jun 7th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Steady growth in hiring last month sent the stock market sharply higher Friday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, jump, jobs, report, beats, forecasts, Top Keywords

Stocks rise after US jobs report beats forecasts Jun 7th, 2013 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) The stock market rose sharply in early trading Friday after the U.S. government reported that hiring picked up in May. U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs last month, slightly more than the 170,000 forecast ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, rise, jobs, report, beats, forecasts, Top Keywords

Euro zone GDP contraction slows in first quarter, April retail sales worse than forecast Jun 5th, 2013 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The pace of the euro zone's economic contraction slowed quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of this year, EU statistics showed on Wednesday, but retail sales in April pointed to continued weaknes... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : euro, zone, contraction, slows, first, quarter, april, retail, sales, worse, forecast, Top Keywords

Tata Motors shares rise after earnings beat forecast May 30th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shares in Tata Motors Ltd rose more than 4 percent after its quarterly earnings beat estimates, helped by better-than-expected margins at unit Jaguar Land Rover. Tata Motors said on Wednesday that JLR's profit margin rose to 1... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tata, motors, shares, rise, earnings, beat, forecast, retail, sales, worse, forecast, Top Keywords

Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers May 24th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - The slaying of a British solider in east London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in videos with bloody hands holding a butcher knife. It also raised questions about the reach of ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : attack, casts, spotlight, radical, preachers, beat, forecast, retail, sales, worse, forecast, Top Keywords