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

Nikkei slips from 5-1/2 year high on stall in yen weakness May 21st, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average eased from a 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday as Wall Street ended flat and the dollar slipped against the yen on caution before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony. The Nikkei fel... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, slips, year, high, stall, weakness, fall, year, profit, Top Keywords

Goldman exits China's ICBC, seven years and billions later May 20th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) By Fiona Lau and Elzio Barreto HONG KONG (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs launched on Monday the sale of about $1.1 billion worth of Hong Kong-traded shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , offering to sell its entire remaining stake in the worl... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : goldman, exits, china's, icbc, years, billions, later, year, profit, Top Keywords

Nikkei hits new 5-1/2-year high on weak yen, signs of improving economy May 20th, 2013 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average surged to a fresh 5-1/2 year high on Monday, buoyed by further weakness in the yen and optimism over the growth outlook after the Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy for... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, hits, 2year, high, weak, signs, improving, economy, profit, Top Keywords

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus May 17th, 2013 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : year, facebook, aims, colossus, weak, signs, improving, economy, profit, Top Keywords

Greece faces slow, jobless recovery next year May 17th, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's deep, six-year recession is likely to end in 2014, but growth will be weak and unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years, the country's international debt inspectors said. (Source: Asso... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : greece, faces, slow, jobless, recovery, next, year, economy, profit, Top Keywords

May consumer sentiment rises to highest in nearly six years May 17th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years as Americans felt better about their financial and economic prospects, particularly among upper-income households, a survey released on Friday sho... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : consumer, sentiment, rises, highest, nearly, years, year, economy, profit, Top Keywords

Idaho man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey May 17th, 2013 - 03:40h (CET +01.00) By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - An Idaho man who admitted to breaking into a Boise zoo last year and killing a monkey was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday, court records show. Michael Watkins, 22, of Weiser, Idaho, in March pleaded guilt... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : idaho, sentenced, years, killing, monkey, years, year, economy, profit, Top Keywords

Russia says alleged spying case was 2nd this year May 15th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian security services operative - his features bathed in shadows - went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was ordered out of the country was the second American expelled this year over spying allega... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russia, says, alleged, spying, case, year, year, economy, profit, Top Keywords

Producer prices post biggest drop in three years May 15th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Producer prices recorded their largest drop in three years in April as gasoline and food costs tumbled, pointing to weak inflation pressures that should give the Federal Reserve latitude to keep monetary policy very accommodati... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : producer, prices, post, biggest, drop, years, year, economy, profit, Top Keywords