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Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation
2013/05/18
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Switzerland close to deal in U.S. tax dispute: finance minister
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, the finance minister said on Saturday. "We hope that we will shortly be at the finishing line," Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told Swiss radio in an interview. "The banks won't get it for nothing." Widmer-Schlumpf declined to say how high fines might be, but added: "It is clear that it will not be a pleasant solution. ...
2013/05/18
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Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners.
2013/05/18
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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp and the Wii U by Nintendo Co Ltd in a shifting market. ...
2013/05/18
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Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore everywhere - including to the crowded bathrooms. Google Glass, a cross between a mobile computer and eyeglasses that can both record video and surf the Internet, is now available to a select few but is already among the year's most buzz-worthy new gadgets. ...
2013/05/18
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LATAM Airlines to resume Argentina flights later Saturday
2013/05/18
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Bernanke upbeat on innovation outlook in commencement address
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963 South Carolina home. Bernanke made no reference to monetary policy or the immediate outlook for the U.S. economy in prepared remarks to graduates of Bard College at Simon's Rock, Massachusetts. But the die-hard baseball fan did manage to work in a reference to one of the sport's greats. ...
2013/05/18
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Fury as senior Tory calls activists ‘loons’
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Falling US deficit renews austerity or growth debate
2013/05/18
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Falling US deficit renews austerity or growth debate
2013/05/18
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Alpine in talks with FCC on financing: CEO
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S&P warns India could face junk status
2013/05/18
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Hollande signs gay marriage into law
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Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt
2013/05/18
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Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt
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Gold price falls due to weak global trend
2013/05/18
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India Walmart lobby case “closed”
2013/05/18
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India Walmart lobby case “closed”
2013/05/18
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US Energy Revolution Gathers Pace
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Wall Street Week Ahead: Correction talk gets old as rally sails along
By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the broad S&P 500 Index gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get old. Concerns about a technical correction have been a hot topic for weeks, especially as the rally accelerated in May - the S&P 500 is up 4.4 percent so far this month and up nearly 17 percent for the year. But as the three major U.S. stock indexes inch higher and higher to set record after record, many analysts are shrugging off the pullback worries. ...
2013/05/18
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China April housing inflation quickens to two year high
By Xiaoyi Shao and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to cool the property sector while supporting economic expansion. Average new home prices rose 4.9 percent last month from a year ago, after a year-on-year increase of 3.6 percent in March, according to Reuters calculations from data released by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) on Saturday. The rise was the sharpest since April 2011. ...
2013/05/18
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Exclusive: EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations
By Daniel Bases NEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines. European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said he was prepared to launch a formal investigation into anti-competitive behavior by these Chinese companies in order to protect a "strategic" sector of Europe's economy. ...
2013/05/18
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Glance: Europe’s Key Institutions
2013/05/18
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Top officials call to overhaul euro institutions
2013/05/18
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Swiss Set to Overhaul System of Tax Privileges
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China “will not accept” carbon tax on EU flights: report
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Buying a Piece of Your Financial Adviser
2013/05/18
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