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- Obama budget seeks boost for military, domestic programs
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 08:57 PMPHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will call for a 7 percent rise in U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Exclusive: U.S. armed drone program in Yemen facing intelligence gaps
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 05:23 PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is facing increasing difficulty acquiring intelligence needed to run its stealth drone program in Yemen, undermining a campaign against the most lethal branch of al Qaeda after Houthi rebels seized control of parts of the country’s security apparatus, U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - EU extends existing Russia sanctions but Greece brings doubt over new measures
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 01:14 PMBRUSSELS/KIEV (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to extend existing sanctions against Russia by six months but were still debating whether to impose new measures, with the new government in Greece sowing uncertainty that exasperated its allies.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Russia warns West support for Kiev could lead to 'catastrophe'
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 09:45 AMMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's envoy to the European security watchdog OSCE urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to stop supporting the "party of war" in Ukraine and warned "catastrophe" could result, Interfax news agency reported.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ford Motor profit beats street, maintains 2015 profit forecast
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 07:05 AMDETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co's quarterly earnings beat Wall Street earnings expectations on Thursday, and the automaker maintained its 2015 profit forecast.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Oil holds above $48 a barrel after U.S. stocks hit record high
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 06:52 AMLONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil futures held above $48 a barrel on Thursday as investor inflows offset data showing that U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Malaysia declares MH370 an 'accident', airline to proceed with compensation
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 05:49 AMKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia declared on Thursday the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 an accident, clearing the way for the airline to pay compensation to victims' relatives while the search for the plane goes on.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Facebook tops Wall Street revenue target in fourth quarter
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 07:21 PMSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's revenue grew 49 percent in the fourth quarter, as mobile advertising growth helped the world's largest Internet social network beat Wall Street's targets for earnings and sales.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Samsung Electronics fourth-quarter profit down 36 percent on year, in line with guidance
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 06:53 PMSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday that October-December profit fell 36 percent from a year earlier, confirming the firm's first annual earnings decline in three years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Air Force picks Boeing 747-8 to replace Air Force One: sources
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 03:21 PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.
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- Jordan still holding prisoner demanded by Islamic State as deadline passes
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 07:03 PMAMMAN/TOKYO (Reuters) - Jordan said on Thursday it was still holding an Iraqi would-be suicide bomber as a deadline passed for her release set by Islamic State militants who threatened to kill a Jordanian pilot unless she was handed over by sunset.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Google fourth-quarter revenue misses Wall Street target, shares fall
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 04:22 PMSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's revenue grew 15 percent in the fourth quarter, falling short of Wall Street's target on declining online ad prices and unfavorable foreign exchange rates.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lindsey Graham to test 2016 Republican presidential waters
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 12:21 PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Thursday formed a political organization to explore a potential run for his party's presidential nomination, the latest high-profile politician to test the 2016 waters.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. jobless claims approach 15-year low
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 08:36 AMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to its lowest level in nearly 15 years, adding to bullish signals on the labor market.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Israel, Hezbollah signal their flare-up is over
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 06:49 AMJERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel and Hezbollah signaled on Thursday their rare flare-up in fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border was over, after the Lebanese guerrillas killed two Israeli troops in retaliation for a deadly air strike in Syria last week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Time Warner Cable quarterly revenue rises 3.8 percent
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 06:32 AM(Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc , the second-largest U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rohingya refugees say traffickers in Malaysia abuse and kill
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 07:09 PMBUKIT MERTAJAM, Malaysia (Reuters) - Abul Kassim, a Rohingya asylum seeker, was snatched from his home in the northern Malaysian state of Penang on Jan. 12.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Samsung Electronics fourth-quarter profit meets guidance; outlook cautious
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 07:27 PMSEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday reported its first annual earnings decline in three years, as strong chip earnings failed to make up for weakness in the South Korean giant's smartphone business.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Facebook tops Wall Street revenue target in fourth quarter
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 04:27 PMSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's revenue grew 49 percent in the fourth quarter, as strength in mobile advertising helped the world's largest Internet social network beat Wall Street's target.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cuba's Castro urges Obama to use executive powers to ease embargo
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 02:44 PMSAN JOSE (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro on Wednesday urged U.S.
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- Hopes of return muted in devastated Syrian Kurdish town
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 08:10 PMKOBANI, Syria (Reuters) - Sheets meant to hide residents from snipers' sights still hang over streets in the Syrian border town of Kobani, and its shattered buildings and cratered roads suggest those who fled are unlikely to return soon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hopes of return muted in devastated Syrian Kurdish town
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 01:22 PMKOBANI, Syria (Reuters) - Sheets meant to hide residents from snipers' sights still hang over streets in the Syrian border town of Kobani, and its shattered buildings and cratered roads suggest those who fled are unlikely to return soon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gas truck blast rocks Mexico hospital; seven dead, dozens unaccounted for
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 12:56 PMMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A gas truck explosion decimated large parts of a maternity hospital west of Mexico City on Thursday, killed at least seven people, including three children, and leaving many others missing, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lawmakers seek to end restrictions on travel to Cuba
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 07:50 AMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight Republican and Democratic senators will introduce legislation on Thursday to end restrictions on U.S. citizens' travel to Cuba, the first effort in Congress toward ending the U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Alibaba holiday-quarter revenue disappoints
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 07:12 AM(Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's quarterly revenue fell short of analysts' expectations, showing signs of a slowdown in the Chinese e-commerce company's growth during the hard-fought holiday shopping season.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Obama budget to propose spending lift for military, domestic programs
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 06:03 AMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's budget will call for an increase in domestic and military spending that would end spending caps known as "sequestration," a White House official said, setting up a new source of conflict with Republicans in Congress.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pentagon official urges NATO to focus on innovative weapons
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 09:11 PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jordan prisoner swap on hold, fate of Japanese IS hostage unclear
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 07:32 PMAMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan said on Wednesday it had received no assurance that one of its pilots captured by Islamic State insurgents was safe and that it would go ahead with a proposed prisoner swap only if he was freed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Qualcomm cuts fiscal 2015 outlook after new chip skipped by big customer
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 04:33 PMSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc reduced its outlook for fiscal 2015, saying it expects its newest Snapdragon mobile chip will not be used in a major customer's flagship smartphone, sending its shares lower.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fed keeps patient approach to hiking rates despite global turmoil
Wednesday - 01/28/2015 - 02:14 PMWASHINGTON,(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday repeated that it will remain "patient" in deciding when to raise interest rates, and said the U.S.
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