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  • Protester Benjamin interrupts U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks about his administration's counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington
    Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security issues. … More »Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester

    Protester Benjamin interrupts U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks about his administration's counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security issues. Medea Benjamin, a founder of anti-war women's group Code Pink, began demonstrating years ago on Capitol Hill, becoming …

  • Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland
    Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start

    By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's … More »Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start

    Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland

    By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest countries, former company executives and Irish officials have said. Chief Executive Tim Cook faced criticism …

  • U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during speech at the National Defense University in Washington
    Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists

    By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve … More »Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists

    U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during speech at the National Defense University in Washington

    By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve journalists and report back by early July. Obama has come under criticism for his administration's pursuit of journalists …

  • Hundreds of job seekers wait in line with their resumes to talk to recruiters at the Colorado Hospital Association health care career fair in Denver
    Jobs, housing data show economy has some muscle

    By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington. … More »Jobs, housing data show economy has some muscle

    Hundreds of job seekers wait in line with their resumes to talk to recruiters at the Colorado Hospital Association health care career fair in Denver

    By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington. The improving employment picture is helping to prop up housing, with rising home prices keeping domestic consumption …

  • File photo of investor Carl Icahn speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference, held at the New York Stock Exchange
    Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid

    By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion … More »Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid

    File photo of investor Carl Icahn speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference, held at the New York Stock Exchange

    By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion in bridge loans to back their leveraged recapitalization proposal for Dell Inc, banking sources told Thomson Reuters …

  • Women walk past the Sears department store at Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax
    Sears losses mount, weighs sale of unit to shore up liquidity

    By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - U.S. retailer Sears Holdings cast bigger doubts on the progress of its turnaround after reporting a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by cooler spring weather. Shares … More »Sears losses mount, weighs sale of unit to shore up liquidity

    Women walk past the Sears department store at Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax

    By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - U.S. retailer Sears Holdings cast bigger doubts on the progress of its turnaround after reporting a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by cooler spring weather. Shares of the company, which also said it was considering selling its service contracts business, fell 12 percent to $51.41 …

  • Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange
    Wall Street sags, but ends off session lows; HP hits 52-week high

    By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and … More »Wall Street sags, but ends off session lows; HP hits 52-week high

    Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange

    By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus. Trading was choppy as many traders were adjusting …

  • Google signage seen at the company's headquarters in New York
    Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some ad sales, … More »Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source

    Google signage seen at the company's headquarters in New York

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some ad sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday. The source said that it was unlikely that the Federal Trade Commission had sent …

  • Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland
    EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills

    By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians … More »EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills

    Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland

    By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance. Michel Barnier, the European commissioner in charge of drafting business regulation, said …

  • A visitor looks at his mobile phone in front of monitors displaying market indices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo
    Volatile Nikkei keeps Asian stocks on edge

    By Ian Chua SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to one-month lows on Friday and the yen rebounded broadly as extreme volatility in the Nikkei kept investors on edge. The Nikkei has soared nearly 70 percent … More »Volatile Nikkei keeps Asian stocks on edge

    A visitor looks at his mobile phone in front of monitors displaying market indices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo

    By Ian Chua SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to one-month lows on Friday and the yen rebounded broadly as extreme volatility in the Nikkei kept investors on edge. The Nikkei has soared nearly 70 percent since November, off the back of aggressive fiscal and monetary policies to revive the economy, leaving the market …

  • CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX Musk speaks during a session titled "To Infinity and Beyond: Skoll talks with Elon And Kimbal Musk" at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California
    Who repaid U.S. loan first? Chrysler, Tesla don't see eye to eye

    By Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC and Tesla Motors Inc , both led by media-savvy executives, are trading public jabs over the definition of payback. Tesla wired $452 million on … More »Who repaid U.S. loan first? Chrysler, Tesla don't see eye to eye

    CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX Musk speaks during a session titled "To Infinity and Beyond: Skoll talks with Elon And Kimbal Musk" at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California

    By Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC and Tesla Motors Inc , both led by media-savvy executives, are trading public jabs over the definition of payback. Tesla wired $452 million on Wednesday to repay the remaining portion of its U.S. Department of Energy loan with interest. The company described itself …

  • MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Hong Kong
    Large U.S. retailers sue Visa, MasterCard over card fees

    By Jessica Dye (Reuters) - A group of U.S. retailers, including Macy's Inc. and Target Corp. , sued Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Thursday, breaking off from a proposed $7.2 billion settlement reached … More »Large U.S. retailers sue Visa, MasterCard over card fees

    MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Hong Kong

    By Jessica Dye (Reuters) - A group of U.S. retailers, including Macy's Inc. and Target Corp. , sued Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Thursday, breaking off from a proposed $7.2 billion settlement reached last year over fees to process credit card transactions. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, came …

  • Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff speaks during the Dreamforce event in San Francisco
    Salesforce.com's quarterly results disappoint Wall Street

    By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower. Under Marc Benioff, Salesforce's … More »Salesforce.com's quarterly results disappoint Wall Street

    Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff speaks during the Dreamforce event in San Francisco

    By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower. Under Marc Benioff, Salesforce's CEO and founder, the company's fast revenue growth has made it a favorite with investors eager to own part of …

  • A man walks through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange
    Global shares sink on U.S. stimulus pullback, Chinese growth fears

    By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) - Share markets fell sharply on Thursday as investors piled back into safer assets, unnerved by the twin setbacks of unexpected weakness in China's economy and signals … More »Global shares sink on U.S. stimulus pullback, Chinese growth fears

    A man walks through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange

    By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) - Share markets fell sharply on Thursday as investors piled back into safer assets, unnerved by the twin setbacks of unexpected weakness in China's economy and signals that the U.S. central bank may soon scale back its stimulus program. The yen bounced sharply off recent lows and German …

  • An employee welds a water turbine at a factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang province
    U.S., China factories struggle; Fed hints at less stimulus

    By Andy Bruce and Steven C. Johnson LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace since October, … More »U.S., China factories struggle; Fed hints at less stimulus

    An employee welds a water turbine at a factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang province

    By Andy Bruce and Steven C. Johnson LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace since October, suggesting it may take a while before the global economy starts to pick up steam. Thursday's downbeat business surveys …

 

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