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Wall St. opens higher ahead of Bern … Reuters - 8 minutes agoBy Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks edged higher at the open on Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated testimony in Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman More »
- U.S. government taps GlaxoSmithKline … Reuters - 18 minutes ago
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has signed an antibiotics development deal worth up to $200 million with GlaxoSmithKline to tackle the dual More »
- State-backed UK banks gain approval … Reuters - 21 minutes ago
By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - State-backed British lenders Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have agreed plans to shore up their capital with More »
- World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid … Reuters - 30 minutes ago
By Anna Yukhananov KINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank pledged $1 billion on Wednesday to fund development in central Africa's Great Lakes region in return for More »
- Pearson agrees $75 million settlement … Reuters - 34 minutes ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Publisher Pearson said on Wednesday it would pay $75 million in consumer damages plus cost and fees as part of a deal with the United States to More »
- Silver coffee pot could set $6 million … Reuters - 37 minutes ago
LONDON (Reuters) - An 18th century silver Rococo coffee pot is expected to become the most valuable piece of English silver ever sold at auction when it goes up for More »
- Bernanke expected to stay the course … Reuters - 45 minutes ago
By Jonathan Spicer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is not expected to hint at a pending policy change when he testifies before the U.S. More »
- Puerto Rico's Carrion makes run for … Reuters - 46 minutes ago
By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Puerto Rican banker Richard Carrion launched his bid for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on More »
- Boeing plans to return 80 percent of … Reuters - 55 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Wednesday that it plans to return about 80 percent of its free cash flow to shareholders through dividends and share buy-backs. More »
- Iran's rulers risk alienating voters … Reuters - 58 minutes ago
By Yeganeh Torbati and Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers may have sought to remove any challenge to their grip by barring two vivid contenders More »
- Factbox: Apple, Amazon, Google and tax … Reuters - 1 hour 1 minute ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders meet on Wednesday to discuss tax policy and specifically their concerns over how a number of high-profile international More »
- Kohl's names Starbucks' Gass chief customer … Reuters - 1 hour 16 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Kohl's Corp said on Wednesday that Michelle Gass, who was instrumental in Starbucks Corp's U.S. turnaround several years ago, will join the department More »
- IMF's Lagarde to be quizzed in French … Reuters - 1 hour 18 minutes ago
By Chine Labbé PARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be questioned by a French magistrate on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 More »
- Zale taps rival's ex-CEO as chairman, … Reuters - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Zale Corp on Wednesday reported a modest bump in third-quarter same-store sales and said the former chief executive of its biggest rival, Kay Jewelers More »
- Ireland feels the heat from Apple tax … Reuters - 1 hour 24 minutes ago
By Carmel Crimmins and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland called on Wednesday for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the More »
- Birds of Burden: 7 Ways Humans Harness … Scientific American - Sat 11 May, 2013
Birds of Burden: 7 Ways Humans Harness Avian Abilities [Slide Show] More »
- The Irish loophole behind Apple's low … Reuters - 1 hour 26 minutes ago
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that More »
- UK opposition party leader says Google … Reuters - 1 hour 30 minutes ago
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party More »
- Europe closes in on tax havens; Austria … Reuters - 1 hour 32 minutes ago
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe moved closer to ending banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria dropped objections to sharing data on foreign More »
- Boeing CEO McNerney says interest in … Reuters - 1 hour 39 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Boeing Co Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said on Wednesday that customer interest in the 777X wide-body airplane is "high and still growing," and More »
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