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Switching from scandals Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
A cameraman films activists wearing orange jumpsuits as they mark the 100th day of prisoners' hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay during a protest in front of the White House in Washington May 17, ...
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Women In Business Catching Up On Old Boys Club
Hephzibah Anderson - 23 May 2013 FORGET the old boys' club. Groups like the Brazen Hussies, Power Bitches and SLUTS - aka Successful Ladies Under Tremendous Stress - are where today's hot deals are being brokered and they're strictly ...
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Overhaul of Flickr ads up to raft of changes for advertisers
23 May 2013 Yahoo's announcement that it will overhaul photo sharing service Flickr will have ramifications for advertisers on its website. The internet giant has planned sweeping reforms for Flickr in an attempt to entice more users over to the platform, which has faced stiff competition from rival Instagram but still has about 89 million ...
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IMF urges Britain to speed up economic recovery
IMF expressed concern that a new government programme to boost the housing sector might simply push up prices and called for a "clear strategy" on returning ...
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Women might earn less than men in US but handle their debts better
Mitch Lipka - 23 May 2013 When it comes to managing credit, American women have a slight edge over men, according to a study of credit reports by the credit report ...
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EasyJet eyes up business market with flexible fares
EasyJet is making a bid for the corporate market. The budget carrier, which is already popular with tourists, is expanding its product range with new tickets that allow passengers to change their flights up until two hours before their scheduled ...
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Ryanair plans flights to Israel after open sky deal
John Mulligan - 23 May 2013 Ryanair is furthering plans for its first flights to Israel after the government there recently inked an open skies ...
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Lagarde to be questioned in €285m state payout case
Christine Lagarde will be questioned by a French magistrate today over her role in a EUR285m arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president ...
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Italians cant afford meat as they see savings dwindle away
Gavin Jones, Naomi O'Leary and Roberto Landucci - 23 May 2013 Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and ...
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Merkel tops Forbes powerful women list for third year in row
Paul Wright - 23 May 2013 ANGELA Merkel has topped the 'Forbes' World's 100 Most Powerful Women list for the third year running, beating the likes of Dilma ...
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EU to push for faster integration of power as competition heats up
European Union leaders are set to urge faster integration of the bloc's power and natural-gas markets to lower energy prices as the US shale-gas revolution widens ...
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Samsung and LG forced into a rethink on high-end TVs
LG Electronics are reworking their strategies for high-end TVs after spending billions of dollars on a new display technology that is behind schedule and costs almost $10,000 (EUR7,760) a ...
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Strong investor interest in North wind energy bond
23 May 2013 Dublin tech investor BVP has reported strong interest in its new wind energy bond, which invests in the Northern Irish wind ...
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Cutting economic stimulus would harm recovery – Bernanke
"A premature tightening of monetary policy could lead interest rates to rise temporarily but would also carry a substantial risk of slowing or ending the economic recovery and causing inflation to fall further," Bernanke said yesterday in testimony prepared for a hearing at the Joint Economic Committee ...
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Pandora shares fall as Prometheus sells 10pc stake
23 May 2013 Shares in Pandora, the Danish maker behind the eponymous bracelets and charms, fell by the most in 15 months yesterday after its majority shareholder capitalised on the stock's strength by selling a 10pc ...
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Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for ...
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Woman praised for distracting attack suspects in London
horrific attack that left a U.K. soldier dead on the streets of London could have been worse, were it not for the actions of a 48-year-old single mom, the ...
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Firefighters unprepared for Texas blast
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - A housing complex is seen after it was destroyed by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, near Waco, Texas, in this April 21, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Michael ...
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Youth violence in Stockholm shock Sweden
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Firefighters extinguish a burning car, following riots in the Stockholm suburb of Kista late May 21, 2013, in this picture provided by Scanpix. Sweden's capital has been hit by some of ...
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Chicago board approves largest school closing
elementary schools - in the largest mass school closing in the nation. The closings in mainly Hispanic and African-American neighborhoods have drawn protests by parents and teachers union leaders who say the closures will expose children to greater gang violence in a city that recorded 506 murders in 2012. ...
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Arias jury adjourns for day after impasse
View Photo Associated Press/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool - Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County ...
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FBI make arrest in Wash. ricin letter scare
View Photo Associated Press/TheSpokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany - During the execution of a search warrant, members of the Joint Federal Haz-Mat Team, FBI, and local law enforcement gather in front of the Osmun ...
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Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent, the FBI ...
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The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern
The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...
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Heffernan Latest tax dodge dulls Apples luster
on Investigations as lawmakers examine the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code. Lawmakers want to know the tax strategy of how Apple, the world's most valuable company, based in Cupertino, Calif., holds a billion dollars in an Irish subsidiary as a tax strategy, according to a report ...
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