The Federal Reserve, under pressure from Congress to be more transparent, is “giving serious consideration” to releasing the names of firms that receive loans from the central bank, a top Fed official said Friday. At a House hearing, Fed General Counsel Scott Alvarez struck a conciliatory tone when a top lawmaker indicated that he wanted [...]
Matt Prior and Eoin Morgan produced the match-clinching partnership Captain Andrew Strauss said England could be a force to be reckoned with after surprising Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy in Johannesburg.England reached a target of 213 in 45 overs to win [...]
GPs will have easier access to tests such as CT scans GPs in England are to get speedier access to diagnostic tests to help spot less clear-cut cancer cases, Prime Minister Gordon Brown will pledge.Patients will get key tests within two weeks of [...]
By Mark Lamport-Stokes ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tiger Woods wasted a chance to take a commanding lead in the Tour Championship with an untidy finish to Friday’s second round, ending a sun-splashed day just one stroke ahead of the chasing pack. The world number one lipped out with short putts at the 15th and 16th before [...]
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter received $100 million in funding on Friday, valuing the company at $1 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter, as investors bet that the Web company’s explosive growth will yield actual revenue or a lucrative deal. Investors including mutual fund giant T. Rowe Price and [...]
By Ellis Mnyandu NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday on disappointing housing and durable goods data, while Research In Motion’s lackluster results dented optimism about technology spending. Economic reports showed that new orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell by their biggest margin in seven months, while August [...]
By Matt Spetalnick PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Bolstered by other world powers, U.S. President Barack Obama demanded on Friday that Iran come clean about its nuclear program or face “sanctions that have bite” after the disclosure of a secret uranium enrichment plant. Issuing a stern warning to Iran at the end of a Group of 20 [...]
By Michelle Nichols PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Police and anti-capitalist protesters clashed at the University of Pittsburgh campus on Friday evening, hours after the Group of 20 summit of rich and developing nations ended. Police shot “bean bags” filled with rubber pellets to disperse about 40 demonstrators that gathered at a plaza for a “rally against [...]
By Sumeet Desai and Chris Buckley PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Group of 20 rich and developing nations promised to give rising powers such as China more say in rebuilding and guiding the global economy, and declared their crisis-fighting efforts a success on Friday. Leaders pledged to keep emergency economic supports in place until sustainable recovery [...]
AP - The White House acknowledged for the first time Friday that it might not be able to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay by January as President Barack Obama has promised.[Read more...]
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Elated, last US troops leave Iraq, ending war
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Last US troops elated to leave Iraq as war ends
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Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill
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(AP)Senate OKs short-term extension of payroll tax cut
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