Wall Street cuts gains as Bernanke speaks May 22nd, 2013 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks sharply cut gains after climbing as much as 1 percent earlier as investors parsed comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who was speaking before Congress. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 69.11 points,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, cuts, gains, bernanke, speaks, Top Keywords

Sotomayor speaks at NYC literature festival May 6th, 2013 - 07:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sotomayor, speaks, literature, festival, bernanke, speaks, Top Keywords

Alexander Graham Bell speaks, and 2013 hears his voice Apr 29th, 2013 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine years after he placed the first telephone call, Alexander Graham Bell tried another experiment: he recorded his voice on a wax-covered cardboard disc on April 15, 1885, and gave it an audio signature: ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : alexander, graham, bell, speaks, 2013, hears, voice, Top Keywords

Philippine, Aussie shares at new peaks; yen firms Feb 19th, 2013 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (Reuters) - Philippine and Australian shares scaled new heights on Tuesday but other Asian shares were mixed, with worries about the risk of an inconclusive outcome in Italy's election and about U.S. budget talks limiting the upside after ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : philippine, aussie, shares, peaks, firms, hears, voice, Top Keywords

FTSE stumbles off 4-1/2 year peaks Jan 29th, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE stumbled after hitting fresh 4-1/2 year peaks on Tuesday, with a retreat in heavyweight banking shares prompting investors to lock in some profits. Royal Bank of Scotland led the fallers, off 5.6 percent after the Wall Str... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ftse, stumbles, year, peaks, firms, hears, voice, Top Keywords

AP Exclusive: China Nobel wife speaks on detention Dec 7th, 2012 - 02:40h (CET +01.00) Stunned that reporters were able to visit her, Liu Xia trembled uncontrollably and cried as she described how absurd and emotionally draining her confinement under house arrest has been in the two years since her jailed activist husband, Liu Xiaobo, ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, china, nobel, wife, speaks, detention, voice, Top Keywords

AP Exclusive: Detained China Nobel wife speaks out Dec 6th, 2012 - 11:00h (CET +01.00) Liu Xia trembled uncontrollably and cried Thursday as she described how her confinement under house arrest has been absurd and emotionally draining in the two years since her jailed activist husband, Liu Xiaobo, was named a Nobel Peace laureate in 20... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, detained, china, nobel, wife, speaks, voice, Top Keywords

AP Exclusive: Detained China Nobel wife speaks Dec 6th, 2012 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) Liu Xia trembled uncontrollably and cried Thursday as she described how her confinement under house arrest has been absurd and emotionally draining in the two years since her jailed activist husband, Liu Xiaobo, was named a Nobel Peace laureate in 20... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, detained, china, nobel, wife, speaks, voice, Top Keywords

Apple targets Samsung phones, stock peaks Aug 27th, 2012 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Apple Inc's shares scored another record high on Monday after the iPhone maker clinched a resounding legal victory over arch-foe Samsung Electronics Co Ltd that may change the dynamics of the booming mobile computing market. The worl... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, targets, samsung, phones, stock, peaks, voice, Top Keywords

Four flames lit on UK's highest peaks Aug 22nd, 2012 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) Four Paralympic flames were lit on the highest peaks of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ahead of next week's Games in London. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : flames, uk's, highest, peaks, stock, peaks, voice, Top Keywords