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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

      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 …

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

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      Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists

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      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 …

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

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      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 …

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      Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange

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

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    • A visitor looks at his mobile phone in front of monitors displaying market indices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo
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      By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) - World share markets looked vulnerable to further falls on Friday, with better economic news from Europe doing little to encourage investors who are worried that central bank stimulus may curtailed. MSCI's world equity index , which shed 1.4 percent for its second biggest daily loss …

    • 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

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      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 …

    • 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
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      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
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      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 …

    • 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 …

    • File photo of Cardiff City's Malaysian Chairman Chan Tien Ghee and Malaysian owner Vincent Tan smiling ahead of their English League Cup final soccer match against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London
      Exclusive: Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City - sources

      By Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of British soccer team Cardiff City for as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told … More »Exclusive: Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City - sources

      File photo of Cardiff City's Malaysian Chairman Chan Tien Ghee and Malaysian owner Vincent Tan smiling ahead of their English League Cup final soccer match against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London

      By Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of British soccer team Cardiff City for as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to the Premier League. The process is in its early stages, …

     

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