German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th May 23rd, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (AP) - Germany's main opposition party marked a bittersweet 150th birthday on Thursday - trailing badly in polls ahead of September elections and hearing praise for its efforts to reform Europe's biggest economy from French President... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : german, opposition, party, marks, bittersweet, 150th, Top Keywords

Asian markets sell off on Bernanke remarks, China PMI May 23rd, 2013 - 09:00h (CET +01.00) By Masayuki Kitano and Hideyuki Sano SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Hawkish comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and weakness in China's factory activity rattled Asian markets on Thursday, sending stock prices down, the U.S. dollar to t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asian, markets, sell, bernanke, remarks, china, Top Keywords

Marks & Spencer posts second straight fall in year profit May 21st, 2013 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer posted its lowest annual profit since 2009 on Tuesday as a struggling general merchandise division dragged on growth in food sales. The 129-year-old firm, which serves 21 million shoppers a week... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : marks, &, spencer, posts, second, straight, fall, year, profit, Top Keywords

World stocks grind higher, yen rebounds on minister's remarks May 20th, 2013 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets mostly rose on Monday, driven higher by a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, while a recent tumble in the yen against the dollar halted after Japan's economy minister suggested t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : world, stocks, grind, higher, rebounds, minister's, remarks, year, profit, Top Keywords

Global shares grind higher, yen rebounds on minister's remarks May 20th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets advanced on Monday, driven higher by a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, while a recent tumble in the yen against the dollar halted after Japan's economy minister suggested the ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : global, shares, grind, higher, rebounds, minister's, remarks, year, profit, Top Keywords

Dollar firmer on Fed remarks, Asian shares mixed May 17th, 2013 - 06:50h (CET +01.00) By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar held firm near a 10-month high versus a basket of currencies on Friday after a U.S. Federal Reserve official said the central bank may begin to taper its asset buying this summer, while Asian shares... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dollar, firmer, remarks, asian, shares, mixed, remarks, year, profit, Top Keywords

Pakistan marks democratic milestone in close-fought election May 11th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) By John Chalmers and Michael Georgy ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistanis began voting on Saturday in a landmark election that will bring the first transition between civilian governments in a country ruled by the military for more than half of its turbul... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan, marks, democratic, milestone, closefought, election, remarks, year, profit, Top Keywords

Harvard professor apologizes for remarks on economist Keynes May 5th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harvard historian Niall Ferguson posted an "unqualified apology" on his personal blog on Saturday after saying that British economist John Maynard Keynes did not care about the future because he was gay and had no child... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : harvard, professor, apologizes, remarks, economist, keynes, remarks, year, profit, Top Keywords

Bangladesh marks May Day with demands for safety May 1st, 2013 - 09:20h (CET +01.00) SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - Thousands of workers paraded through central Dhaka on May Day to demand safety at work and the death penalty for the owner of a garment factory building that collapsed last week in the country's worst industrial disaster... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bangladesh, marks, demands, safety, economist, keynes, remarks, year, profit, Top Keywords

South Korea summons Japan envoy over PM's remarks on history Apr 25th, 2013 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea summoned Tokyo's ambassador in Seoul on Thursday to protest at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's defense of visits by senior officials and lawmakers to a shrine seen by Japan's neighbors ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : south, korea, summons, japan, envoy, pm's, remarks, history, profit, Top Keywords