- Toshiba says stops making LCD TVs in Japan Reuters - 14 minutes ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has halted domestic production of LCD televisions in the face of price falls. The decision by Japan's leading chip … More »Toshiba says stops making LCD TVs in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has halted domestic production of LCD televisions in the face of price falls. The decision by Japan's leading chip maker to stop producing LCD TVs domestically follows a similar decision by Hitachi Ltd as Japanese firms struggle to manage with a strong yen.
- PRECIOUS-Gold up, comes off 4-1/2 month low; Greece … Reuters - 20 minutes ago
* Gold supported by rebound in euro More »PRECIOUS-Gold up, comes off 4-1/2 month low; Greece …
* Gold supported by rebound in euro
- China consumers less willing to spend in first quarter: … Reuters - 33 minutes ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's consumers are cooling towards discretionary spending, preferring to salt money into savings or education for their children, according to … More »China consumers less willing to spend in first quarter: …
- Rocky Mountain cave closure sought over bat disease Reuters - 34 minutes ago
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The U.S. government is seeking to close caves in national forests in the Northern Rockies to stem the spread of white-nose bat syndrome, a disease … More »Rocky Mountain cave closure sought over bat disease
- UPDATE 3-US Senate to consider new Iran sanctions Th … Reuters - 41 minutes ago
* Reid to ask for 'unanimous consent' on sanctions More »UPDATE 3-US Senate to consider new Iran sanctions Th …
* Reid to ask for 'unanimous consent' on sanctions
- RBC, Credit Suisse eyes BofA's non-U.S. wealth arm: … Reuters - 48 minutes ago
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada and Credit Suisse are among the suitors seeking to bid for the non-U.S. wealth management businesses of Bank of America … More »RBC, Credit Suisse eyes BofA's non-U.S. wealth arm: …
- Divided Greece hurtles towards new elections AFP - 49 minutes ago
After inconclusive elections and fruitless political horse-trading, debt-laden Greece will finally name a government Thursday, but only to hold the fort until fresh polls … More »Divided Greece hurtles towards new elections
- North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report Reuters - 51 minutes ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material … More »North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday.
- AIG, Allstate, others on ResCap creditor committee Reuters - 53 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Nine creditors of Residential Capital LLC, including the insurers American International Group Inc and Allstate Corp , were selected to join the unsecured … More »AIG, Allstate, others on ResCap creditor committee
(Reuters) - Nine creditors of Residential Capital LLC, including the insurers American International Group Inc and Allstate Corp , were selected to join the unsecured creditors committee for the mortgage lender's bankruptcy.
- Samsung shares fall further on Apple-Elpida alliance … Reuters - 1 hour 15 minutes ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in South Korea's Samsung Electronics extended their heavy slide on Thursday, on speculation that arch rival Apple Inc is looking to cut its reliance … More »Samsung shares fall further on Apple-Elpida alliance …
- Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay Reuters - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay two months ago, many feared the … More »Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay
- Google to meet French regulator on privacy policy Reuters - 1 hour 37 minutes ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Google will meet with France's data protection watchdog next week to answer questions about its new user privacy policy as part of a Europe-wide investigation … More »Google to meet French regulator on privacy policy
- UPDATE 5-EXCLUSIVE-Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms … Reuters - 1 hour 47 minutes ago
* Iran keeps trying to get banned nuclear items, report says More »UPDATE 5-EXCLUSIVE-Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms …
* Iran keeps trying to get banned nuclear items, report says
- Japan's first-quarter economic rebound led by consumer … Reuters - 2 hours 11 minutes ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy bounced back from a year-end lull in the first quarter, powering ahead of other major industrial nations thanks to rebuilding of the … More »Japan's first-quarter economic rebound led by consumer …
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy bounced back from a year-end lull in the first quarter, powering ahead of other major industrial nations thanks to rebuilding of the tsunami-battered northeast, solid private spending and some improvement in exports.
- Oxfam sues over oil, mining payments to governments Reuters - 2 hours 29 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oxfam America sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to try to get the SEC to force oil, gas and mining companies to disclose … More »Oxfam sues over oil, mining payments to governments
- Activision and Electronic Arts settle lawsuit Reuters - 2 hours 30 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc and arch rival video game company Electronic Arts Inc have settled a lawsuit in which Activision accused two former executives of … More »Activision and Electronic Arts settle lawsuit
- Ad execs say jury still out on Facebook as medium Reuters - 2 hours 32 minutes ago
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - General Motors Inc's decision to stop advertising on Facebook may be a wake-up call for the No. 1 social network, but Top advertising executives … More »Ad execs say jury still out on Facebook as medium
- PRECIOUS-Gold off 4-1/2 month low, tracks euro Reuters - 2 hours 35 minutes ago
SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Gold rose half a percent onThursday as bargain hunters resurfaced after prices tumbled toanother 4-1/2 month low in the previous season, … More »PRECIOUS-Gold off 4-1/2 month low, tracks euro
SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Gold rose half a percent onThursday as bargain hunters resurfaced after prices tumbled toanother 4-1/2 month low in the previous season, but gains couldbe limited by fears of a deepening debt crisis in Greece, evenas the euro rebounded.
- Several brokerages stop taking Facebook IPO orders Reuters - 2 hours 35 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who want Facebook Inc shares when the No. 1 online social network goes public later this week may have lost the opportunity. TD Ameritrade … More »Several brokerages stop taking Facebook IPO orders
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who want Facebook Inc shares when the No. 1 online social network goes public later this week may have lost the opportunity. TD Ameritrade and Fidelity's brokerage arm both stopped accepting orders of Facebook shares as of Tuesday evening, according to representatives for each of the comp …
- Starbucks makes management changes to accelerate gro … Reuters - 2 hours 37 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said it has made a series of management changes to speed up decision making as the world's biggest coffee chain looks to accelerate global … More »Starbucks makes management changes to accelerate gro …
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc increased the size of its initial public offering by almost 25 … More »Facebook boosts IPO size by 25 percent, could top $16 billion



