Stock futures jump after jobs report May 3rd, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures shot up on Friday after data showed employment rose more than expected in April, pushing the unemployment rate down to 7.5 percent, which could help ease concerns of a sharp slowdown in the economy. S&P 500 futu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, futures, jump, jobs, report, Top Keywords

April report to show whether weak hiring persisted May 3rd, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (AP) - A report Friday on April employment could show whether weak hiring in March marked a temporary lull or the fourth year in which a slumping economy has slowed job growth. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : april, report, show, whether, weak, hiring, persisted, Top Keywords

North Korea could eventually reach U.S. with nuclear arms: Pentagon report May 3rd, 2013 - 02:50h (CET +01.00) By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's continuing development of nuclear technology and long-range ballistic missiles will move it closer to its stated goal of being able to hit the United States with an atomic weapon, a new Pen... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korea, could, eventually, reach, nuclear, arms, pentagon, report, Top Keywords

iPads and low-end rivals propel higher tablet shipments: report May 1st, 2013 - 23:50h (CET +01.00) By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global tablet shipments more than doubled in the first quarter and while Apple remained the top seller, Asian manufacturers making low-end gadgets accounted for a major chunk of the growth, according to a r... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ipads, lowend, rivals, propel, higher, tablet, shipments, report, report, Top Keywords

MasterCard reports higher Q1 profit, revenue May 1st, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) Payments processor MasterCard Inc. says its profit and revenue rose in the first quarter. Profit beat the forecasts of Wall Street analysts, though revenue missed slightly. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mastercard, reports, higher, profit, revenue, tablet, shipments, report, report, Top Keywords

Special Report: How Google UK clouds its tax liabilities May 1st, 2013 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - In November 2012, Google's Vice President for Northern and Central Europe was called to an oak-paneled conference room overlooking the Thames to testify to a parliamentary committee about how firms like his reap ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : special, report, google, clouds, liabilities, tablet, shipments, report, report, Top Keywords

Few Wall Street banks will survive trading overhaul - report Apr 30th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) By Lauren Tara LaCapra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just a few Wall Street banks will be able to maintain large trading operations after adjusting to new rules and will achieve returns-on-equity of just 15 percent to 16 percent, according to a Boston Consult... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, banks, will, survive, trading, overhaul, report, report, Top Keywords

Regulator tells Heathrow airport to cut charges Apr 30th, 2013 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) By Rhys Jones LONDON (Reuters) - London's Heathrow Airport must cut the fees it charges airlines to reduce the substantial market power it has built up, the industry's regulator said on Tuesday, in a move which could lead to lower air fares... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : regulator, tells, heathrow, airport, charges, trading, overhaul, report, report, Top Keywords

EPA methane report further divides fracking camps Apr 28th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentali... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : methane, report, further, divides, fracking, camps, overhaul, report, report, Top Keywords

Reports: Cops shot outside Italian premier office Apr 28th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) ROME (AP) - Reports say two paramilitary police officers were shot and wounded outside the Italian premier's office as the new leader was sworn in about a kilometer (half-mile) away. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : reports, cops, shot, outside, italian, premier, office, report, report, Top Keywords