Fri, May 18, 2012
U.S. firms eye Myanmar as sanctions suspended
By Andrew Quinn and Paul Eckert
(Reuters) - The suspension of U.S. sanctions barring investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Iran may seek "tactical gain" with U.N. nuclear deal
By Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
EU, ECB working on Greece exit contingency: trade commissioner
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission and the European Central Bank are working on scenarios in case Greece has to leave the euro zone, EU ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
China "bars" blind dissident's family choice of lawyers
By Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (Reuters) - The nephew of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been denied his family's choice of lawyers to defend a ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Moody's downgrades 16 Spanish banks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody's Investor Service carried out a sweeping downgrade of 16 Spanish banks on Thursday, including Banco Santander, the euro zone ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
G8 leaders look to head off euro zone crisis
By Laura MacInnis and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to tackle a full-blown crisis in ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Former editor says Murdoch sowed seeds of hacking scandal
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch sowed the seeds of the phone hacking scandal that has tarnished his reputation by ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Japan government ups economic outlook on consumption, exports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government took a brighter view of the economy in a report on Friday, thanks to improvements in private consumption and ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Exclusive: U.N. probes possible North Korea arms trade with Syria, Myanmar
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Fraud charges for former financial advisory chief
By Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal grand jury indicted a former chairman of a national financial planning association with fraud on Thursday for ...
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