BlackRock profit jumps 26 percent in third quarter
(Reuters) – BlackRock Inc , the world’s largest money manager, said on Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose 26 percent, boosted by an improved performance of its fixed income funds. ... Read More
View ArticleTime Warner to launch HBO as streaming broadband service
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Time Warner Inc’s HBO will launch a standalone online streaming service next year to make hit shows such as “Game of Thrones” available to people who do no ... Read More
View ArticleWall Street shellacked on weak economic data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday as economic data buttressed worries over the health of the world economy and signs emerged of slowing merger activity. Link to article ... Read More
View ArticlePassenger alert over US Ebola nurse
US health officials are seeking 132 people who flew on a plane with a Texas nurse on the day before she came down with symptoms of Ebola. Link to article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29632433#s...
View ArticleCanada takes China to WTO over duties on pulp used in textiles
GENEVA (Reuters) – Canada filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday to challenge Chinese anti-dumping duties on dissolving pulp, a cellulosic material used to produce ......
View ArticleAbbVie cools on $55 billion Shire deal after U.S. tax changes
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. pharmaceutical company AbbVie said it was reconsidering its $55 billion takeover of Shire in the wake of U.S. government moves to curb deals designed to cut taxes, wiping ......
View ArticleBank of America moves past worst legal costs, posts loss
(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp said on Wednesday that it has moved past the worst of its legal settlements linked to the financial crisis, after its latest big legal charge brought the bank ... Read...
View ArticleCar bomb explodes outside Mogadishu restaurant: witness
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the Somali capital on Wednesday evening, causing some casualties, a witness said, but it was not clear how many people were inju ......
View ArticleVIDEO: How to wear an Ebola protection suit
The BBC’s Alastair Leithead visited the National Biocontainment Training Centre in Galveston, Texas to try on a bio-hazard suit and see just how hard it is to guarantee the safety of Ebola docto ......
View ArticleRomanian prosecutors investigate prime minister’s father-in-law
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the father-in-law of Prime Minister Victor Ponta as part of a wider case related to recovering land seized un ......
View ArticleAs China gets tougher on fuel economy, some carmakers may be left behind
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese automakers from state-owned FAW Co to Zhejiang Geely are racing to sell more eco-friendly cars as they try to meet tough fuel economy rules due next year as ......
View ArticleChina’s growth slowest since global crisis, annual target at risk
BEIJING (Reuters) – China grew at its slowest pace since the global financial crisis in the September quarter and risks missing its official target for the first time in 15 years, adding to conc ......
View ArticlePilots threaten more strikes as Lufthansa walkout continues
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa’s pilots’ union said it could call for further strikes this week if the German airline fails to resume negotiations over retirement benefits, h ... Read More
View ArticleTotal CEO de Margerie killed in Moscow as jet hits snow plough
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The chief executive of French oil major Total, Christophe de Margerie, was killed when his private jet collided with a snow plough as it was taking off from Moscow’s Vnu ... Read More
View ArticleU.S. urges Japan to be ‘bold’ in Pacific trade pact talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – The time is “ripe” for Japan and the United States to reach a breakthrough in talks for a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, the U.S. commerce secretary said on ... Read More
View ArticleUnfinished war in Sri Lanka threatens paradise regained
JAFFNA Sri Lanka (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the fishing village of Oori, two mothers await news of their young daughters who were taken to a care home three months ago after their alleged ......
View ArticlePistorius jailed for five years
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is jailed for five years in Pretoria for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Link to article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29700457#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&...
View ArticlePakistan Taliban sack spokesman
The Pakistan Taliban sack their spokesman Shahidullah Shahid after he pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS). Link to article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-29640242#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source...
View ArticleBrighter China data fails to lift stocks, dollar sags
LONDON (Reuters) – A two-day rebound in global shares slowed and the dollar edged lower on Tuesday, as slightly above forecast Chinese growth data failed to erase concerns that the world’s ... Read More
View ArticleAUDIO: Paralysis treatment ‘has vast potential’
Therapy that enabled a paralysed man to walk again has “opened the door” to future treatment with vast potential, Prof Geoff Raisman says. Link to article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-297007 ... Read More
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