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  • Demonstrators gather during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Homs
    Syria forces shell Homs, Saudis push U.N. resolution Reuters - 1 hr 27 mins ago

    AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces unleashed new tank and rocket bombardments on opposition neighborhoods of Homs on Saturday while diplomats sought U.N. backing for an Arab plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in Syria. … More »Syria forces shell Homs, Saudis push U.N. resolution

    Demonstrators gather during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Homs

    AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces unleashed new tank and rocket bombardments on opposition neighborhoods of Homs on Saturday while diplomats sought U.N. backing for an Arab plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in Syria. Activists said seven people were killed in the latest attacks in a week-long government siege of Homs, …

  • Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall meeting campaign stop in Portland
    Maine caucuses a chance to right the Romney ship Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Republican presidential caucuses look like a two-man race between Mitt Romney, the party's current front-runner, and libertarian Ron Paul in a small-state contest that has taken on new … More »Maine caucuses a chance to right the Romney ship

    Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall meeting campaign stop in Portland

    PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Republican presidential caucuses look like a two-man race between Mitt Romney, the party's current front-runner, and libertarian Ron Paul in a small-state contest that has taken on new importance for Romney after his losses in three states this week. Voting in dozens of local caucuses …

  • File photo of Mayor Nagin talking on a mobile phone as he waits for rain to subside at the Superdome in New Orleans
    Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin under investigation: source Reuters - 1 hr 28 mins ago

    NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the colorful and controversial spokesman for the city after the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005, is under investigation by federal authorities, a source with … More »Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin under investigation: source

    File photo of Mayor Nagin talking on a mobile phone as he waits for rain to subside at the Superdome in New Orleans

    NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the colorful and controversial spokesman for the city after the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005, is under investigation by federal authorities, a source with direct knowledge of the probe said. The source told Reuters on Friday that several people linked …

  • President Barack Obama talks about providing states flexibility under reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington
    Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the … More »Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight

    President Barack Obama talks about providing states flexibility under reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington

    (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the onus would instead be put on insurers. But Catholic Church leaders and Obama's Republican opponents, …

  • An advertisement for The Sun newspaper is seen on a billboard outside News International's Wapping headquarters in London
    UK police arrest five at Murdoch's Sun newspaper Reuters - 1 hr 28 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - British police on Saturday arrested five people at The Sun newspaper, its parent company News Corporation said, as part of an investigation into illegal news gathering that forced the closure of another … More »UK police arrest five at Murdoch's Sun newspaper

    An advertisement for The Sun newspaper is seen on a billboard outside News International's Wapping headquarters in London

    LONDON (Reuters) - British police on Saturday arrested five people at The Sun newspaper, its parent company News Corporation said, as part of an investigation into illegal news gathering that forced the closure of another of the firm's British tabloids. Media sources said a police officer and defense ministry employee were …

  • Exclusive: Walnut growers seek to stop sales to Diamond Reuters - 9 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Some California farmers plan to stop selling their walnuts to Diamond Foods Inc in the wake of an accounting scandal over grower payments that has claimed the jobs of the snack company's chief executive and chief financial officer. Six small walnut growers told Reuters they would stop supplying Diamond when …

  • Bernanke urges action to heal housing markets Reuters - 14 hrs ago
    U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the outlook for U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Capitol Hill

    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets, saying depressed house prices and sales are a serious drag on the economic recovery. "The state of housing has been an impediment to a faster recovery," he told a home builders' conference. …

  • Gunmen assassinate army general in Damascus AP - 1 hr 35 mins ago
    Syrian rebels march in a show of strength during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo)

    Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus on Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March, the state-run news agency said.

  • Greece's coalition party leaders back bailout deal AP - 1 hr 15 mins ago
    Greek communist party members hang banners in Greek and English denouncing EU policies under the temple of Parthenon at the Athens' Acropolis hill on Saturday Feb. 11, 2012. Lawmakers from two parties backing Greece's coalition government are meeting Saturday to consider support for legislation containing new austerity measures, which Socialist leader George Papandreou has urged his deputies to back, saying the country faces disaster if the new bailout deal falls through. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

    The leaders of the two parties backing Greece's coalition government called on their deputies Saturday to back legislation that calls for harsh new austerity measures — essential if Greece is to get a new bailout deal worth euro130 billion ($171.6 billion) and stave off bankruptcy.

  • Analysis: Obama's course correction shifts dynamic AP - 5 hrs ago
    President Barack Obama pauses while announcing the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    President Barack Obama's opposition is now the divided one.

  • Deadline nears, Obama wants payroll tax cut action AP - 7 mins ago
    President Barack Obama pauses while announcing the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    President Barack Obama is pressuring Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for the rest of the year as another deadline nears for Congress to act or see taxes go up for millions of working people.

  • Romney looks to end losing streak in Maine AP - 3 hrs ago
    FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, Merav Yaakov of Manchester, N.H., hold signs in support of Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, outside a scheduled event for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, at the Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H. Romney and Ron Paul rarely acknowledge each other in the Republican presidential race, focusing their attention and attacks on rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum instead. That curious detente will be tested in Maine's caucuses Saturday, where Romney's reputation as a political shape shifter is set to go head-to-head with Paul's quirky but consistent set of libertarian beliefs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

    Maine's presidential caucuses come at a critical time for Mitt Romney, the one-time Republican front-runner.

  • Faces of protest are as varied as Russia itself AP - 1 hr 30 mins ago

    The faces of the Russian protesters who braved brutal cold to express their discontent were as varied as the vast country itself: youthful and aged, unshaven and elegantly made up, self-confident and shy.

  • Vatican besieged by leaks, conspiracies AP - 1 hr 53 mins ago
    FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 file photo Italian financial Police officers talk, in front of St. Peter's square at the Vatican. The Vatican is being besieged by near-daily leaks of confidential documents and tabloid-style reports about alleged money laundering at the Vatican bank, and in news reports Saturday Feb. 11, 2012, some conspiracy theorists highlight the upcoming crowning of 22 new cardinals, who will be partly responsible for electing the successor to the Pope himself. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi, File)

    Money laundering at the Vatican bank. Corruption in the awarding of Vatican contracts. Even a purported plot to kill Pope Benedict XVI.

  • Old well becomes focus of search for more bodies AP - 5 hrs ago
    FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections, Wesley Shermantine is shown. Information provided by the California death row inmate who was one of the two notorious "Speed Freak Killers" led to the discovery Friday Feb. 10, 2012 of a second set of human remains, this time believed to belong to a 16-year-old girl who went missing nearly three decades ago. (AP Photo/California Department of Corrections, File)

    A death row inmate has led authorities to an area of Northern California believed to be the burial sites of two victims of the notorious "Speed Freak Killers," as searchers focused Saturday on an abandoned well for any additional remains.

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Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Business News

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  • In this photo provided on Friday Feb. 10, 2012 by World Press Photo, the 2012 World Press Photo of the year by Samuel Aranda, Spain, for The New York Times, shows a woman holding a wounded relative during protests against president Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Samuel Aranda/New York Times)
    Arab Spring shot wins World Press Photo award AP - 22 hrs ago

    Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award on Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after … More »Arab Spring shot wins World Press Photo award

    In this photo provided on Friday Feb. 10, 2012 by World Press Photo, the 2012 World Press Photo of the year by Samuel Aranda, Spain, for The New York Times, shows a woman holding a wounded relative during protests against president Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Samuel Aranda/New York Times)

    Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award on Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.

  • An advertisement for The Sun newspaper is seen on a billboard outside News International's Wapping headquarters in London
    UK police arrest five at Murdoch's Sun newspaper Reuters - 1 hr 28 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - British police on Saturday arrested five people at The Sun newspaper, its parent company News Corporation said, as part of an investigation into illegal … More »UK police arrest five at Murdoch's Sun newspaper

    An advertisement for The Sun newspaper is seen on a billboard outside News International's Wapping headquarters in London

    LONDON (Reuters) - British police on Saturday arrested five people at The Sun newspaper, its parent company News Corporation said, as part of an investigation into illegal news gathering that forced the closure of another of the firm's British tabloids. Media sources said a police officer and defense ministry employee were …

  • Riot police grapple with a demonstrator during protests against planned reforms by Greece's coalition government in Athens
    Greek cabinet approves EU/IMF bailout bill Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek cabinet approved a draft bill spelling out reforms required by the EU and the IMF on Friday, taking Athens closer to getting a new 130 billion-euro … More »Greek cabinet approves EU/IMF bailout bill

    Riot police grapple with a demonstrator during protests against planned reforms by Greece's coalition government in Athens

    ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek cabinet approved a draft bill spelling out reforms required by the EU and the IMF on Friday, taking Athens closer to getting a new 130 billion-euro bailout after the prime minister warned the alternative was "catastrophe." All eyes will now be on parliament, which is scheduled to vote on the …

  • FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 file photo Italian financial Police officers talk, in front of St. Peter's square at the Vatican. The Vatican is being besieged by near-daily leaks of confidential documents and tabloid-style reports about alleged money laundering at the Vatican bank, and in news reports Saturday Feb. 11, 2012, some conspiracy theorists highlight the upcoming crowning of 22 new cardinals, who will be partly responsible for electing the successor to the Pope himself. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi, File)
    Vatican besieged by leaks, conspiracies AP - 1 hr 54 mins ago

    Money laundering at the Vatican bank. Corruption in the awarding of Vatican contracts. Even a purported plot to kill Pope Benedict XVI. More »Vatican besieged by leaks, conspiracies

    FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 file photo Italian financial Police officers talk, in front of St. Peter's square at the Vatican. The Vatican is being besieged by near-daily leaks of confidential documents and tabloid-style reports about alleged money laundering at the Vatican bank, and in news reports Saturday Feb. 11, 2012, some conspiracy theorists highlight the upcoming crowning of 22 new cardinals, who will be partly responsible for electing the successor to the Pope himself. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi, File)

    Money laundering at the Vatican bank. Corruption in the awarding of Vatican contracts. Even a purported plot to kill Pope Benedict XVI.

  • A protester throws a stone toward riot police during clashes in Athens, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Thousands took to the streets of Athens as unions launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures on Friday, a day after Greece's crucial international bailout was put in limbo by its partners in the 17-nation eurozone. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
    Greek PM says default would lead to "chaos" AP - 18 hrs ago

    Greece's future in the eurozone grew increasingly precarious Friday as violence erupted on the streets of Athens and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European leaders … More »Greek PM says default would lead to "chaos"

    A protester throws a stone toward riot police during clashes in Athens, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Thousands took to the streets of Athens as unions launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures on Friday, a day after Greece's crucial international bailout was put in limbo by its partners in the 17-nation eurozone. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

    Greece's future in the eurozone grew increasingly precarious Friday as violence erupted on the streets of Athens and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European leaders demanded deeper spending cuts.

  • U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announce $25 billion agreement with mortgage servicers in Washington
    U.S. banks agree to $25 billion in homeowner help Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five big U.S. banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion government settlement that may help roughly one million … More »U.S. banks agree to $25 billion in homeowner help

    U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announce $25 billion agreement with mortgage servicers in Washington

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five big U.S. banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion government settlement that may help roughly one million borrowers but is no magic bullet for the ailing housing market. Thursday's announcement brings an end to 16 months of negotiations that culminated in a tense …

  • A shopper looks at jewelry inside Macy's Manhattan department store in New York
    Anxiety over incomes hits consumer morale Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans felt worse about their personal finances in early February, but rising confidence in the labor market's prospects should help to support … More »Anxiety over incomes hits consumer morale

    A shopper looks at jewelry inside Macy's Manhattan department store in New York

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans felt worse about their personal finances in early February, but rising confidence in the labor market's prospects should help to support spending and the broader economy. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan overall index of consumer sentiment fell to 72.5 in early February, data showed …

  • Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars AP - Fri, Feb 10, 2012

    Scientists say NASA is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially Mars. And NASA's former science chief is calling it irrational. More »Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars

    Scientists say NASA is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially Mars. And NASA's former science chief is calling it irrational.

  • Brazilian police, firefighters and prison guards protest during a rally in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. Police are threatening a strike that could prompt violence during this tropical city's popular Carnival bash in spite of government approval Thursday of a staggered, 39 percent raise. But the group's union leader said officers' salaries have been devaluing for decades, and 56,000 officers and guards are willing to walk out in protest if their demands are not addressed. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
    Police strike in Rio, bringing fears for Carnival AP - 23 hrs ago

    Not content with legislative approval of a big pay raise, Rio state police officers went on strike Friday, raising fears for the security of the glittering Carnival extravaganza … More »Police strike in Rio, bringing fears for Carnival

    Brazilian police, firefighters and prison guards protest during a rally in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. Police are threatening a strike that could prompt violence during this tropical city's popular Carnival bash in spite of government approval Thursday of a staggered, 39 percent raise. But the group's union leader said officers' salaries have been devaluing for decades, and 56,000 officers and guards are willing to walk out in protest if their demands are not addressed. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

    Not content with legislative approval of a big pay raise, Rio state police officers went on strike Friday, raising fears for the security of the glittering Carnival extravaganza that sets this seaside city throbbing.

  • President Barack Obama pauses while announcing the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy AP - 11 hrs ago

    Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling … More »Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy

    President Barack Obama pauses while announcing the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes. He demanded that insurance companies step in to provide the coverage …

  • In this photo taken Feb. 4, 2012, Nguyen Thi Thuong stands by the ruins of her house in Tien Lang District, northern city of Haiphong, Vietnam. On Jan. 5, Thuong returned home from dropping her kids off at school to find a mob of armed police in riot gear surrounding her farm house. Thuong knew authorities were there to forcibly throw the family off the land they had leased for fish farming but her husband, Doan Van Vuon, wasn't leaving without a fight. In a guerrilla-style ambush reminiscent of a Vietnam War battle, family members laid homemade land mines around the house and fired on the advancing forces with improvised shotguns, wounding six police officers and soldiers. (AP Photo/VnExpress, Nguyen Hung)
    Vietnam farmer a hero after shootout with police AP - 22 hrs ago

    When local police arrived in riot gear to evict the Vuon clan, family members were ready with homemade land mines and improvised shotguns. In a guerrilla-style ambush … More »Vietnam farmer a hero after shootout with police

    In this photo taken Feb. 4, 2012, Nguyen Thi Thuong stands by the ruins of her house in Tien Lang District, northern city of Haiphong, Vietnam. On Jan. 5, Thuong returned home from dropping her kids off at school to find a mob of armed police in riot gear surrounding her farm house. Thuong knew authorities were there to forcibly throw the family off the land they had leased for fish farming but her husband, Doan Van Vuon, wasn't leaving without a fight. In a guerrilla-style ambush reminiscent of a Vietnam War battle, family members laid homemade land mines around the house and fired on the advancing forces with improvised shotguns, wounding six police officers and soldiers. (AP Photo/VnExpress, Nguyen Hung)

    When local police arrived in riot gear to evict the Vuon clan, family members were ready with homemade land mines and improvised shotguns. In a guerrilla-style ambush reminiscent of a Vietnam War battle, they wounded six officers.

  • Hedge fund manager charged with insider trading Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A California hedge fund manager was charged on Friday with making $900,000 illegally on inside information about three technology companies, the … More »Hedge fund manager charged with insider trading

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A California hedge fund manager was charged on Friday with making $900,000 illegally on inside information about three technology companies, the latest strand of the high-profile Galleon Group prosecutions against money managers and traders. Doug Whitman of Whitman Capital was accused of gleaning secrets …

  • In this image released by Netflix, Steven Van Zandt is shown in a scene from "Lillyhammer. Both Netflix and Hulu are debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming. Netflix has released all eight episodes of "Lilyhammer" a fish-out-of-water drama with Steve Van Zandt, and on Tuesday, Hulu will premiere "Battleground," an "Office"-style political faux-documentary. (AP Photo/Netflix)
    Review: Netflix and Hulu's new scripted originals AP - 19 hrs ago

    Within just over a week, Netflix and Hulu are both debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming. More »Review: Netflix and Hulu's new scripted originals

    In this image released by Netflix, Steven Van Zandt is shown in a scene from "Lillyhammer. Both Netflix and Hulu are debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming. Netflix has released all eight episodes of "Lilyhammer" a fish-out-of-water drama with Steve Van Zandt, and on Tuesday, Hulu will premiere "Battleground," an "Office"-style political faux-documentary. (AP Photo/Netflix)

    Within just over a week, Netflix and Hulu are both debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming.

  • US increases travel warning to 14 Mexican states AP - 14 hrs ago

    The U.S. State Department is recommending that Americans avoid travel to all or parts of 14 of 31 Mexican states in the widest travel advisory issued since Mexico stepped … More »US increases travel warning to 14 Mexican states

    The U.S. State Department is recommending that Americans avoid travel to all or parts of 14 of 31 Mexican states in the widest travel advisory issued since Mexico stepped up its drug war in 2006.

  • U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the outlook for U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Capitol Hill
    Bernanke urges action to heal housing markets Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets, saying depressed house prices and … More »Bernanke urges action to heal housing markets

    U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the outlook for U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Capitol Hill

    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets, saying depressed house prices and sales are a serious drag on the economic recovery. "The state of housing has been an impediment to a faster recovery," he told a home builders' conference. …

  • Women protesters shouts slogans as they picket the U.S. Embassy in Manila Friday Feb. 10, 2012 in the Philippines to protest the alleged shift of focus in U.S. foreign policy from Iraq and Afghanistan to the Asia Pacific under the so-called "Pacific Century." The protesters assailed the Philippine government for setting up talks with the U.S. counterpart regarding possible increase in deployment of U.S. troops in the country. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
    US OKs transfer of 2nd warship to Philippines AP - 22 hrs ago

    The U.S. Congress has approved the transfer of a second Coast Guard ship to the Philippines, an official said Friday as Washington shifts its military ties with the Southeast … More »US OKs transfer of 2nd warship to Philippines

    Women protesters shouts slogans as they picket the U.S. Embassy in Manila Friday Feb. 10, 2012 in the Philippines to protest the alleged shift of focus in U.S. foreign policy from Iraq and Afghanistan to the Asia Pacific under the so-called "Pacific Century." The protesters assailed the Philippine government for setting up talks with the U.S. counterpart regarding possible increase in deployment of U.S. troops in the country. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

    The U.S. Congress has approved the transfer of a second Coast Guard ship to the Philippines, an official said Friday as Washington shifts its military ties with the Southeast Asian nation that has been engaged in a territorial spat with China.

  • Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos
    UK to drop Merlin lending targets as SME loans lag Reuters - 16 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - The government will not extend a deal requiring banks to meet fixed lending targets to businesses, a Treasury source said, scrapping a scheme designed … More »UK to drop Merlin lending targets as SME loans lag

    Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos

    LONDON (Reuters) - The government will not extend a deal requiring banks to meet fixed lending targets to businesses, a Treasury source said, scrapping a scheme designed to revive ailing credit markets, which have been a barrier to economic recovery. Since the 2077/08 financial crisis, many smaller firms unable to raise …

  • FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 file photo, Bank of America Merrill Lynch traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. There are fewer and fewer traders on the NYSE floor because of the dominance of computer trading of securities - including the high-frequency trading that can take advantage of price changes in a millisecond. Bank of America is the stock of the moment for high-frequency trading; investors use computer algorithms to exploit small changes in a stock's price. If a computer can seize on a stock like Bank of America a fraction of a second faster than the rest of the market, it can book a tiny profit. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
    Turbo-traders take Bank of America for a ride AP - Fri, Feb 10, 2012

    On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to a single company. It's not McDonald's or IBM, both of which … More »Turbo-traders take Bank of America for a ride

    FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 file photo, Bank of America Merrill Lynch traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. There are fewer and fewer traders on the NYSE floor because of the dominance of computer trading of securities - including the high-frequency trading that can take advantage of price changes in a millisecond. Bank of America is the stock of the moment for high-frequency trading; investors use computer algorithms to exploit small changes in a stock's price. If a computer can seize on a stock like Bank of America a fraction of a second faster than the rest of the market, it can book a tiny profit. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

    On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to a single company. It's not McDonald's or IBM, both of which have been on a tear.

  • Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov., Mitt Romney addresses the Northern Virginia Technology Council - Consumer Electronics Presidential Series breakfast in Reston, Va., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
    Romney aides to speak at super PAC events AP - 20 hrs ago

    Senior campaign aides to Republican Mitt Romney will begin appearing at fundraising events for an independent political group supporting his White House run, officials … More »Romney aides to speak at super PAC events

    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov., Mitt Romney addresses the Northern Virginia Technology Council - Consumer Electronics Presidential Series breakfast in Reston, Va., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

    Senior campaign aides to Republican Mitt Romney will begin appearing at fundraising events for an independent political group supporting his White House run, officials said Friday. The decision comes days after President Barack Obama gave his campaign the OK to do the same before this fall's election.

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    S&P suffers year's biggest loss as Greek deal falters Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 posted its biggest daily percentage decline thus far in 2012 on Friday after an about-face on Greece's long-awaited debt deal ended a … More »S&P suffers year's biggest loss as Greek deal falters

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 posted its biggest daily percentage decline thus far in 2012 on Friday after an about-face on Greece's long-awaited debt deal ended a five-week streak of gains for equities. All but one of the 30 Dow components ended lower while all 10 S&P sectors fell, with cyclical sectors such as energy, …

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