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Nevada News
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Analysis: Delta-Boeing clash threatens Obama bid to renew Eximbank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Concerns raised by Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) about the fairness of U.S. Export-Import Bank loans to help Boeing (BA.N) export aircraft are complicating President Barack Obama’s push to quickly renew the bank’s charter. The fight pits the -
Obama defends energy policies amid gas price pain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama launched the most comprehensive defense to date of his energy policies on Monday, pushing back against election-year attacks from Republicans who say they are to blame for high gas prices that are eroding his -
TPG seeks sale of Iasis Healthcare-report
TPG, which has investments in variety of industries including technology, financial services and retail, is looking at a valuation of about $2.4 billion, the report said. The U.S.-based private equity firm founded in 1992, may sell the company to another -
Government to seek court approval of $25 billion mortgage pact
The pact unveiled February 9 is expected to result in payments and other mortgage relief for about one million borrowers, but must first be approved by a judge. Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo & Co, JPMorgan Chase & Co, -
Thousands of AT&T workers to stay on job as talks continue
The workers in AT&T’s traditional wireline telephone business and some other units voted recently to give their union, the Communications Workers of America, authority to call a strike ahead of the expiration of four separate labor contracts at midnight local
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Business
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Ford raises 2012 U.S. auto sales forecast
Ford now expects the U.S. auto industry sales for the year to be between 14.5 million and 15 million vehicles, including medium and heavy trucks. That is up from its previous forecast of between 13.5 million and 14.5 million. Translated -
Monsanto posts record second quarter, sales jump 15 percent
(Reuters) – Global agribusiness company Monsanto Co (MON.N) posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the company said early U.S. spring planting and a 15 percent sales jump boosted its full-year outlook. Shares sagged after an early jump amid -
Draghi dismisses ECB exit talk as premature
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank President Mario Draghi dismissed a German-led push for the bank to start planning a retreat from emergency crisis-fighting, but stressed it was keeping a close eye on price pressures. After holding interest rates at -
Obama signs insider trading bill, wants more curbs on Congress
The Democrat, who is running for re-election in November, said the STOCK Act he signed at the White House made plain that members of Congress using non-public information to improve their personal investment portfolios were breaking the law. Enforcement of -
Geithner says U.S. far behind on housing finance reform
“The biggest source of unfinished business in the financial reform effort is in the housing finance area,” Geithner told the Chicago Economic Club. The Obama administration has proposed to unwind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which buy mortgages and repackage -
ECB holds rates to balance inflation, recession fears
The ECB also said the interest rate on its deposit facility would remain at 0.25 percent, and the rate on the marginal lending facility would stay at 1.75 percent. ECB President Mario Draghi will explain the Governing Council’s decision at
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Technology
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EUs Almunia to decide on Google probe after Easter
The European Commission opened an investigation into the world’s most popular search engine in November 2010 after rivals, including Microsoft, accused Google of abusing its dominant position in the market for web search engines. EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said -
RIM delays analyst meeting
“We decided to make BlackBerry World more focused on customers, developers and partners,” RIM spokeswoman Tenille Kennedy said on Tuesday. “We will hold a separate session targeted at the interests of the investment community later this year, once BlackBerry 10 -
House Republicans push info-sharing cyber bill
The proposed legislation and related bills before Congress respond to widespread and growing concern about incursions into U.S. networks by hackers looking to steal everything from state secrets to credit card numbers to intellectual property. The bill sponsored by Representatives -
Third Point CEO to continue fight over Yahoo board
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Daniel Loeb, chief executive of hedge fund Third Point, said he would continue to push to revamp Yahoo Inc’s board of directors following Yahoo’s decision to reject him as a board member. In a letter to -
Face time with Facebook CEO stirs concerns on Wall Street
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Mark Zuckerberg wants at least $5 billion from Wall Street investors, but those investors will not be getting much face time in return. The Facebook co-founder and CEO made that clear when he skipped the social -
Apple CEO in China mission to clear up problems
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook has jetted into China for talks with government officials as he seeks to clear up a pile of problems in the firm’s biggest growth market, from its contested iPad trademark
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Sports
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American Dufner impresses at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Jason Dufner grabbed a share of the clubhouse lead in the second round of the Masters on Friday after shooting a two-under-par 70. The 35-year-old American rolled in six birdies at Augusta National to reach the -
Couples and Dufner take joint control at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Americans Fred Couples and Jason Dufner grabbed the clubhouse lead at the Masters on Friday with several players just a stroke behind on a tight leaderboard. Spain’s Sergio Garcia looked set to join the American duo -
Howards big night helps Magic end five-game skid
Howard, who earlier this week had reportedly called for coach Stan Van Gundy’s ouster, grabbed 11 points in the fourth quarter despite playing with back spasms. “That’s the best I’ve felt of our team the entire year,” Van Gundy told -
Day withdraws from Masters with ankle injury
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Last year’s runner-up Jason Day withdrew from the Masters midway through his second round on Friday because of an ankle injury. The Australian, who quit after completing just seven holes Friday at Augusta National, was one-over-par -
Singh expects more India joy in London ring
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Vijender Singh ran a finger over his brow, mopped away a bead of sweat and calmly flicked it aside. It is with the same nonchalance that the trailblazing Indian boxer dismissed talk of pressure and explained -
Frustrated Donald hopes luck with change at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Luke Donald was left clinging to the hope that his luck will take a turn for the better after a frustrating second round at the Masters on Friday. The world number one shot a one-over-par 73
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Entertainment
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Amazon, B&N make concessions for Potter ebooks
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc and Barnes & Noble Inc unveiled Harry Potter e-books on Tuesday in deals that suggest the companies made big concessions with author J.K. Rowling for electronic access to the hit series. Amazon said it struck a -
Cape worn by Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra sold
DALLAS (Reuters) – A gold cape worn by Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film “Cleopatra” sold at auction for $59,375 in Dallas on Friday. The cape had been wrapped in tissue and stored in a cedar closet for -
Bully documentary to land in theaters unrated
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Weinstein Co. on Monday said it has decided to release its documentary “Bully” without a U.S. film rating after failing to persuade the Motion Picture Association of America to change to one that is less -
Susan Boyle musical a hit with fans and critics
NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) – Fans came from as far as Australia to see the premiere of a new musical based on the life of reality TV star Susan Boyle, and early reviews suggested the trip was not wasted. “I Dreamed -
Heidi Klum files for divorce from Seal
Klum’s spokeswoman declined to give further details and said the “Project Runway” television star would not be making a statement. Seal’s spokeswoman also confirmed the divorce filing but offered no further comment. Celebrity website TMZ.com said divorce papers had been -
Sultry French pop song gives Mad Men a new star
And it’s all because of a sultry performance in Sunday’s 5th season premiere of a 1960s French pop song, “Zou Bisou Bisou” (Oh you, Kiss, Kiss). Megan, played by Canadian actress Jessica Pare, was the talk of the town on
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World News
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Tunis reopens ancient Islamic college to counter radicals
TUNIS (Reuters) – Watched by residents of the old quarter of Tunis, a court official stepped forward and unlocked the huge wooden doors. From the gloom within, volunteers began to bring out stools and chairs that had gathered dust and -
Angry soccer fans shake Egypts fragile peace
CAIRO (Reuters) – Lingering enmity between Egyptian soccer fans and police since the country’s deadliest stadium disaster could shatter a fragile calm on the streets as the army prepares to hand power to civilians. Many soccer supporters are convinced a -
Strauss-Kahn speech finds welcoming audience in Ukraine
Since he was accused of attempted rape in the United States last year, Strauss-Kahn has kept a low profile. Those charges were eventually dismissed but forced him to resign from the IMF and kept him out of the French presidential -
Former Turkish president goes on trial for 1980 coup
ANKARA (Reuters) – Retired General Kenan Evren, symbol of an era when the military dominated Turkish politics, went on trial on Wednesday for leading a 1980 coup that shaped the country for three decades until reforms cut back the power -
Greek pensioner kills himself outside parliament
ATHENS (Reuters) – A cash-strapped Greek pensioner shot and killed himself outside parliament in Athens on Wednesday saying he refused to scrounge for food in the rubbish, touching a nerve among ordinary Greeks feeling the brunt of the country’s economic -
Russia accuses U.S. envoy of arrogance over missile shield comment
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the U.S. ambassador on Wednesday of arrogance over remarks he made on the contentious issue of missile defense, Russia’s latest rebuke of an envoy whose three months in Moscow have been clouded
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Other Recent Articles
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Two decades from war, a new fight to save Bosnia
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – The shooting began over the course of weeks, but if Bosnia’s war needs a beginning to mark, then it’s April 6, 1992, twenty years ago this Friday. That’s the day the West recognized the Yugoslav republic as independent and Serb gunmen fired …
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Housemaids suicide rattles Lebanons conscience
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Tragic tales of domestic worker abuse in Lebanon are common, but a film showing an Ethiopian maid dragged along a street in Beirut just days before she was found hanged from her bed sheets has rattled Lebanon’s conscience. The domestic worker industry …
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Analysis: Syria peace plan seen buying Assad time
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s acceptance of a plan that puts the onus on rebels as well as the Syrian army to end more than a year of bloodshed may buy him time and, at least temporarily, reduce world pressure against him. Syria has …
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Slovak leftists take power, commit to austerity
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia’s centre-left leader Robert Fico was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday and vowed to rein in the small nation’s widening budget deficit and commit to austerity. The 47-year-old Europhile and his Smer party swept to a landslide victory in a …
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Italys PM Monti concedes to unions, ally on labor
Under changes to proposals presented to cabinet last month, the measure will allow a judge to order the reinstatement of workers laid off when the business reasons advanced for the dismissal are “manifestly inexistent”. By contrast, the revised measures will also lower the maximum compensation …
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Myanmar president holds landmark talks with rebels
Thein Sein, a former infantry commander and heavyweight in the junta that ceded power a year ago, told a visiting delegation of the Karen National Union (KNU) that his government viewed the rebels as brothers rather than enemy with whom the army had fought since …
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James Murdochs BSkyB exit puts Rupert in firing line
(Reuters) – James Murdoch’s exit from the chairmanship of BSkyB moves his father Rupert into the firing line in Britain, just as an inquiry into a phone-hacking scandal turns its focus on his peculiar influence in the country. Rupert Murdoch, News Corp’s chief executive, is …
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U.S. to relax Myanmar sanctions amid dramatic progress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it was ready to relax some sanctions on Myanmar to recognize its fledgling democratic transition, including a ban on U.S. companies investing in or offering financial services to the country. However, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary …
