Tue, May 22, 2012

Tesco CEO turns down $590,000 bonus

LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco boss Philip Clarke has opted not to take an annual bonus of about 372,000 pounds ($588,000) following a poor ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Exclusive: U.S. envoy to Afghanistan to step down shortly

By Missy Ryan

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker is expected to step down soon from his post as President Barack Obama ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Wall Street finishes flat in late reversal

By Edward Krudy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks staged a late-day reversal on Wednesday, rallying into the close in another volatile session as a sharp ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Nadal wears down Ferrer to reach Rome final

By Simon Cambers

ROME (Reuters) - Five-times champion Rafa Nadal wore down fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

MF Global clients bash fat fees, seek quick wind-down

By Nick Brown

(Reuters) - The legal team winding down MF Global's bankruptcy estate, led by former FBI director Louis Freeh, estimates the fees ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

White House cybersecurity official stepping down

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt, who was instrumental in developing the administration's legislative proposal on cybersecurity, will retire at the ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Iran attack decision nears, Israeli elite locks down

By Michael Stott

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A private door opens from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in central Jerusalem directly into a long ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Fire Shuts Down Video Game Store Temporarily

A TERRE HAUTE BUSINESS IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO A FIRE. EBASH VIDEO GAME CENTER EXPERIENCED A SMALL FIRE MONDAY EVENING AROUND 6PM. A ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Hunter steps down as head coach of Capitals

(Reuters) - Dale Hunter has stepped down as head coach of the Washington Capitals after salvaging the season with a late playoff berth and getting ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

BHP leaves door open to U.S. shale gas write-down

By Rebekah Kebede

ADELAIDE (Reuters) - BHP Billiton's petroleum chief executive left the door open to the possibility of a write-down on the company ...

Sun, May 13, 2012

Teen gunned down close to Colin Farrell's film set

From WENN.com

Robert Sneed, 18, was hit in the back and side in the city's Frankford area, where Farrell's new thriller ...

Sun, May 13, 2012

Yahoo CEO out, investor Loeb gets board seats

By Alexei Oreskovic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is replacing its CEO for the third time in as many years, and giving three board ...

Sat, May 12, 2012

By Mari Saito

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's leading chip maker Toshiba Corp <6502.T> said on Tuesday it expects a 45 percent jump in profits this ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

By Aly Semigran, Hollywood.com Staff

It's really quite fitting that Fox has been airing back-to-back episodes of New Girl on Tuesday nights ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Amber Riley shoots down pregnancy and health woes following collapse

From WENN.com

The actress, 26, was attending a Glee screening at the TV Academy of Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood when she ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

FDA says number of new drug shortages down

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health officials said the number of new shortages of crucial drugs used to treat cancer and other illnesses had been halved compared ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Kings dream run continues, Devils ground Flyers

(Reuters) - The improbable dream continued for the Los Angeles Kings as the eighth seeds swept second-seeded St. Louis to advance to the Western Conference ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

'New Girl' Recap: Til The Backslide Brought Me Down

By Aly Semigran, Hollywood.com Staff

It's really quite fitting that Fox has been airing back-to-back episodes of New Girl on Tuesday nights ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

By Angela Moon

Ford beats Street despite weakness in Europe

By Deepa Seetharaman

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co reported a fall in quarterly profit on weakness outside North America but still beat analyst expectations ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Yuan closes down from March, tests wider band for first time

By Pete Sweeney

By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A hard-line Arizona sheriff under federal investigation for alleged racial profiling of Hispanics placed parts of a Phoenix jail ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Consumer confidence edges down in April

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence edged slightly lower in April, while Americans also reined in their inflation expectations after a surge in the previous ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Greene and Jonas walk down the aisle together

The Twilight actress arrived at the nuptials arm-in-arm with Nick and watched as her boyfriend Reeve Carney's sister Paris exchanged vows with Greg ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Instant View: Jobless claims edge down last week

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, according to a government report on Thursday that could dampen ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Jobless data suggests slowdown in job creation

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits for the first time fell only slightly last week, suggesting that job ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Greene and Jonas walk down the aisle together

The Twilight actress arrived at the nuptials arm-in-arm with Nick and watched as her boyfriend Reeve Carney's sister Paris exchanged vows with Greg ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's lead over Mitt Romney has narrowed to 4 percentage points from 11 points a month ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Surf's down? Time for paddleboard yoga!

By Dorene Internicola

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paddle boarding, an ancient form of surfing, is gaining popularity as a high-intensity, low-impact platform for group fitness ...

Sun, April 15, 2012

Fox Benches 'Breaking In': Is It Down or Out?

It's been a quite a roller coaster for the Fox sitcom Breaking In. Almost one year after it was canceled — only to be ...

Sun, April 15, 2012

Kirk Cameron Taken Down by Child Stars in Funny or Die Sketch VIDEO

Former child stars get a bad rap. The group is often condemned to the stigmas of mental instability, substance abuse, or just plain stupidity ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Fox Benches 'Breaking In': Is It Down or Out?

It's been a quite a roller coaster for the Fox sitcom Breaking In. Almost one year after it was canceled — only to be ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Kirk Cameron Taken Down by Child Stars in Funny or Die Sketch VIDEO

Former child stars get a bad rap. The group is often condemned to the stigmas of mental instability, substance abuse, or just plain stupidity ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Fox Benches 'Breaking In': Is It Down or Out?

It's been a quite a roller coaster for the Fox sitcom Breaking In. Almost one year after it was canceled — only to be ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Kirk Cameron Taken Down by Child Stars in Funny or Die Sketch VIDEO

Former child stars get a bad rap. The group is often condemned to the stigmas of mental instability, substance abuse, or just plain stupidity ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Three girls among Oklahoma tornado dead; clean-up underway

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Clean-up efforts were underway across the Midwest on Sunday after dozens of tornadoes ripped across the region, killing ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Ban on political ads on public TV struck down

By Jonathan Stempel, Terry Baynes and Jasmin Melvin

(Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court struck down a federal ban on political advertising on ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Slimmed-down budget for "new reality" Detroit unveiled

(Reuters) - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's administration unveiled a $1.1 billion slimmed-down general fund budget for fiscal 2013 on Thursday that calls for ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Ban on political ads on public TV struck down

By Jonathan Stempel and Terry Baynes

(Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court struck down a federal ban on political advertising on public TV ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

U.S. ban on political ads on public TV struck down

By Jonathan Stempel and Terry Baynes

(Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court struck down a federal ban on political advertising on public TV ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Boeing bears down on 737 fuel-savings target

By Kyle Peterson

(Reuters) - Boeing Co on Wednesday put some finishing touches on a make-over of its popular 737 aircraft as the U.S ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Clock ticks down on Florida teen's killer Zimmerman

By Tom Brown

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. attorney general said Wednesday there was a "high bar" to bring federal civil rights charges ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Shooter in Trayvon Martin case "emotionally crippled"

By Tom Brown

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - The neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed unarmed black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has been so "emotionally ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Road teams all win to regain control in playoffs

(Reuters) - The New York Rangers and Boston Bruins posted tight Game Three away victories to regain control of their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference quarter-finals ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Why Katy Perry Turned Down a Role in 'The Help'

Katy Perry is no stranger to the silver screen, even though you've never seen her face. The pop singer, who made her movie ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Avengers fight scene halted after Renner's body shut down

Director Joss Whedon reveals he had to reschedule his shooting schedule around his pained Hawkeye character after one stunt left him in agony.

Deutsche says Azzam steps down as MENA chairman

DUBAI (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank said on Sunday that its Middle East, North Africa (MENA) Chairman Henry Azzam, a veteran in the region, has stepped ...

Sat, April 07, 2012

'Real Housewives of OC' Recap: The Mud Slide Brought It Down

We've seen the Real Housewives get dirty before. We've seen them get messy. We've seen them crawling through dirt and mud ...

Sat, April 07, 2012

Longoria turns down Aussie teen's video request

The teenager reached out to the actress via Twitter.com asking her to consider a role in the promo for So Listen.

He wrote ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

'Real Housewives of OC' Recap: The Mud Slide Brought It Down

We've seen the Real Housewives get dirty before. We've seen them get messy. We've seen them crawling through dirt and mud ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Longoria turns down Aussie teen's video request

The teenager reached out to the actress via Twitter.com asking her to consider a role in the promo for So Listen.

(Reuters) - A gutsy rally maintained Buffalo's playoff push as the Sabres twice overcame daunting deficits to outlast the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

White plays down Dancing fight rumours

The former Family Matters star, best known as geeky Urkel in the sitcom, was said to have shouted at Kym Johnson and called her ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Federal Reserve tones down talk of more stimulus

By Pedro da Costa and Mark Felsenthal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers have backed away from the need for another round of monetary stimulus ...

Mon, April 02, 2012

Wall Street ends worst two weeks since November

By Ryan Vlastelica

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed their worst two-week slide since November with a selloff on Friday as disappointing China ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Federal judge strikes down part of Wisconsin union law

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday struck down parts of a law restricting public sector union power in the state just ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran

By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton

BURLINGTON, Vt./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to forge ahead with tough sanctions on Iran ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

JetBlue co-pilot calmly and quickly got jet down

By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - With his captain restrained and locked out of the cockpit, the co-pilot of JetBlue Flight ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Kardashian steps down as PETA spokeswoman following flour attack

Kim Kardashian was pelted with flour minutes after she arrived at a charity event in West Hollywood on Thursday night.

The attack was reportedly ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

By David Ingram

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer discovered how far the U.S. Supreme Court will go to close itself off from the public ...

Tue, March 27, 2012

China's Huawei down but not out in Australia

By Narayanan Somasundaram

Indiana State Police will begin to crack down on retailers and users of newly banned synthetic drugs. These drugs, such as K-2, Spice, and ...

Sun, March 18, 2012

'American Idol' Recap: Joshua Ledet Brings Down The House

S11E16: Despite the day's news about Top 12 finalist Jermaine Jones' disqualification from American Idol, the remaining contestants managed to distract us from ...

Sat, March 17, 2012

'American Idol' Recap: Joshua Ledet Brings Down The House

S11E16: Despite the day's news about Top 12 finalist Jermaine Jones' disqualification from American Idol, the remaining contestants managed to distract us from ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

'American Idol' Recap: Joshua Ledet Brings Down The House

S11E16: Despite the day's news about Top 12 finalist Jermaine Jones' disqualification from American Idol, the remaining contestants managed to distract us from ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

Insight: With Bo Xilai down, nine leaders who may soon run China

By Brian Rhoads and Benjamin Kang Lim

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - In Chinese power politics, careers are often built on years of toil in ...

Thu, March 15, 2012

Client exodus to push BlackBerry fees down: analyst

By Alastair Sharp

(Reuters) - Research In Motion will be forced to slash the fees it charges carriers for BlackBerry service this year, an analyst ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

AIA shares slide after $6 billion AIG selldown

By Denny Thomas

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in AIA Group Ltd had their second-biggest one-day percentage fall on Tuesday after its former parent, American ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

Morrison plays down Brook 'not the brightest bulb' quote

The actor has taken to Twitter.com to dismiss reports he told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper that the model/actress was ""not the ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Citigroup Chairman Parsons stepping down

(Reuters) - Richard Parsons will step down as chairman of Citigroup Inc at its annual meeting in April and will be succeeded by Michael O ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Tornadoes touch down in Kentucky, Indiana: NWS

(Reuters) - Tornadoes spawned by powerful storms raking the mid-South touched down in Kentucky and Indiana on Friday, an official with the National Weather Service ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Obama says to lay out steps to push down oil price

NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday his administration will lay out "as many steps as we can" in coming weeks ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

U.S. bonds down as QE3 timing reassessed

By Chris Reese

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Thursday as a pushback in expectations on when the Federal Reserve ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Suspect Responsible for Newton Lock Down in Custody

Police have arrested the man whose threats were responsible for the lock down of Newton Community High School Tuesday. Police say that 49-year-old Terry ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Obama: apology "calmed things down" in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that his formal apology last week to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the burning of copies ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Jasper County School Put on Lock Down

Jasper County Schools were placed on lock down after a threat was made to the general student population. Police have detained the suspect who ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Could take 5 years to get 6 percent unemployment: Fed's Pinalto

By Jonathan Spicer

(Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery is "frustratingly slow" and it could take four to five years to ratchet the unemployment ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

Dodgers suitors down to seven, league's OK needed

By Sue Zeidler and Ronald Grover

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen, St Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke and a group that includes ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

Taliban didn't shoot down drone in Pakistan: US official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. official denied Taliban claims on Saturday that the militants shot down a U.S. drone in Pakistan but declined ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

Taliban militants say they shot down U.S. drone

By Jibran Ahmad

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone crashed on Saturday in North Waziristan, not far from the Afghan border, Pakistan intelligence ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Johnson & Johnson CEO Weldon to step down in April

By Bill Berkrot and Michele Gershberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive William Weldon will step down from his post in April after a series of recalls called into question the quality of the healthcare giant's products, from artificial hips to infant Tylenol.

Weldon, 63, will remain chairman, the company said on Tuesday. He has held both roles for nearly 10 years, after three decades spent working his way through the company from his first job as a sales representative at J&J's McNeil consumer division.

Vice Chairman Alex Gorsky, 51, will become CEO at the next board meeting on April 26, making him the ninth person to lead the company since J&J's founding in 1886.

Under Weldon's tenure, J&J expanded a sprawling business comprising more than 250 companies, from prescription drugmakers to a medical devices division and units that make personal care products.

J&J shares are up less than 2 percent since Weldon took over a decade ago, but have recovered about 14 percent since August 2010 when the company was mired in product recalls.

In the past two years, the company that long prided itself on a credo of high quality has seen its reputation tarnished by massive recalls for products that were poorly manufactured or failed at a higher-than-expected rate.

"Gorsky is inheriting a company with a better pharmaceutical pipeline than it had 5 or 6 years ago," Morgan, Keegan & Co analyst Jan Wald said. "He is inheriting a consumer division that's still embroiled in problems and he is getting a medical device business that he needs to refresh and restructure and get it to grow again."

"He's got a lot of work to do and it is going to be very hard to affect anything in the short-term," Wald said.

The quality control problems at J&J's McNeil consumer healthcare unit -- which makes over-the-counter medicines like painkillers Tylenol and Motrin -- were deemed so pervasive that U.S. health regulators took over supervision of three manufacturing plants in March.

Under a consent decree that the McNeil unit was forced to enter into, the U.S. government will oversee those errant plants for at least five years, an independent expert was retained to inspect manufacturing facilities and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can levy fines up to $10 million annually if it feels the agreement has been violated.

The consumer products recalls cost the company nearly $1 billion in 2010 sales.

Last month, the company said it would take a $3 billion charge, mostly to cover costs for its recall of metal artificial hips by its DePuy Orthopedics unit. The company also had to recall contact lenses, heart devices, such as stents, and insulin pump cartridges.

The latest trouble came just last Friday, when J&J recalled the entire U.S. supply -- 574,000 bottles -- of its infant Tylenol soon after the product had returned to pharmacy shelves.

Weldon was called before Congress in late 2010 to address the recalls, including an incident in which J&J hired contractors to pose as customers and buy defective bottles of Motrin at drugstores rather than alert the general public.

"This was not one of our finer moments," Weldon said at the time.

TWO-WAY RACE

Gorsky is the latest in a long line of CEOs to come from within the company, although he left in 2004 for a four-year stint as Novartis' head of pharmaceuticals in North America before returning to J&J.

"Any time you change the hand at the tiller, it's liable to liven things up a bit," said Piper Jaffray analyst Matt Miksic.

Miksic said he does not expect to see great rapid changes, but added, "resolution of the succession question and an energized new CEO rising to the challenge is a good thing for the company."

Gorsky began his J&J career in 1988 as a sales representative with the Janssen Pharmaceutica unit. In 2001, he was appointed president of Janssen, and in 2003, Gorsky became group chairman of Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceuticals business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. After returning to the J&J fold he became global chairman of the Surgical Care Group.

Investors had expected Weldon would be succeeded by Gorsky or co-Vice Chairman Sheri McCoy, who were promoted to the shared post in December 2010. McCoy will report to Gorsky and continue to lead the company's pharmaceuticals and consumer groups.

J&J's planned $21 billion purchase of Swiss medical device maker Synthes, its largest ever, may have helped tip the decision in Gorsky's favor, some said.

"Medical devices has now become their biggest division by sales and earnings and is going to be even bigger when the Synthes deal closes, and that's obviously Alex Gorsky's background," said Jeff Jonas, co-portfolio manager for the Gabelli Healthcare and Wellness Trust, which holds J&J stock.

Jonas said he'd like to see J&J buy back more of its stock going forward, a move not likely before the company closes on the Synthes deal. J&J shares were nearly unchanged after the announcement.

He noted that J&J has new promise with a pipeline of medicines including blood clot preventer Xarelto, developed with Bayer AG, and prostate cancer drug Zytiga.

"He's done a good job for most of the business but obviously the consumer business is sort of a big black eye," Jonas said of Weldon. "He chose good managers."

(Additional reporting by Anand Basu in Bangalore and Susan Kelly in Chicago; Editing by Richard Chang, Bernard Orr, Phil Berlowitz)

Tue, February 21, 2012

Wall Street up on jobs data, brushes off Greek default

By Angela Moon

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks advanced on Friday as investors brushed off the technical default by Greece and focused instead on another ...

Mon, February 20, 2012

By Larry Fine

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin is trying not to get caught up in the buzz generated by ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Microsoft India store down after hackers take user data

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Microsoft India's retail website was down on Monday after being hacked, with a purportedly Chinese group called Evil Shadow Team ...

Sat, February 11, 2012

U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had received "grisly reports" that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

AllianceBernstein disappoints again

By Tim McLaughlin and Ross Kerber

(Reuters) - Money manager AllianceBernstein LP turned in another disappointing financial report on Friday, with fourth-quarter profit and revenue ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Barclays warns to miss profit goal

By Steve Slater and Sarah White

Yahoo chairman exits, review drags on

By Alexei Oreskovic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Komen VP steps down after Planned Parenthood flap

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior executive of breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure resigned on Tuesday, a week after ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Honeywell sees defense, space sales down four to five percent

(Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc said it expects sales at its defense and space business to fall by 4 percent to 5 percent ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Clippers' Billups goes down with Achilles injury, Anthony hurt

(Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups was helped off the court after injuring his left Achilles during his team's overtime victory over ...

Sat, February 04, 2012

Major snowstorm barrels down on Central Plains

Nadal and Djokovic fire shots ahead of final

By Ian Ransom

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - All the top three's charitable talk of new challengers ready to end their grand slam hegemony at the ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Hingis tells Wozniacki to face down big hitters

By Greg Stutchbury

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki must grit her teeth and go toe-to-toe with the power players of women's tennis because they ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Djokovic survives streetfight, Murray cruises

By Peter Rutherford

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic survived an energy-sapping streetfight with David Ferrer and Andy Murray cut Kei Nishikori down ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

France's Jean Dujardin plays down Hollywood success

PARIS (Reuters) - His suave Clark Gable looks have made him an international heartthrob, while his role as silent movie icon George Valentin in French ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Verizon forecast disappoints, shares down

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications may miss analyst expectations for 2012 earnings after posting disappointing fourth quarter results as it was hurt by hefty ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Obama pitches tax, jobs ideas on campaign-style tour

By Caren Bohan

CHANDLER, Arizona (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took his State of the Union tax and job ideas on the road on Wednesday ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

Senator Paul refuses airport patdown after alarm

By Thomas Ferraro and John Crawley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul was stopped at an airport on Monday for setting off an alarm ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

Wall Street cuts losses on late buying

By Angela Moon

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks trimmed losses to end little changed on Friday, as investors saw dips in the market as an ...

Sun, January 22, 2012

RIM names new CEO as Lazardis, Basillie step down

(Reuters) - Research In Motion's co-chief executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have bowed to investor pressure and stepped down, handing the job to ...

Sun, January 22, 2012

RIM shares bounce back after shuffle-related drop

TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of Research In Motion rose 8.6 percent on Wednesday, rebounding after two days of declines on disappointment over the choice ...

Sat, January 21, 2012

Storms kill at least two in Alabama

By Verna Gates and Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Search and rescue team combed through debris in Alabama after powerful thunderstorms pummeled the state ...

Sat, January 21, 2012

After threats, Iran plays down U.S. naval moves

By Robin Pomeroy and Hashem Kalantari

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Saturday it considered the likely return of U.S ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Hungary PM backs down, seeks fast aid deal

"We must reduce the deficit, we must reduce our spending and we must improve the competitiveness of our economy to resume our way on the path to growth."

DETROIT (Reuters) - Industry and government are on track to bring down the cost of batteries to power hybrid and electric cars, which is crucial ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Fannie Mae CEO to leave after successor chosen

By Rachelle Younglai

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae Chief Executive Michael Williams said on Tuesday he was stepping down from the government-controlled mortgage firm, which ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Exclusive: Former Goldman trader Sze's Asia hedge fund down

By Nishant Kumar

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A hedge fund set up by former Goldman Sachs trader Morgan Sze -- the biggest launched in Asia in ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Top Obama aide Daley steps down, budget chief takes over

By Jeff Mason and Caren Bohan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced an election year shake-up at the White House on Monday, choosing budget ...

Sun, January 08, 2012

Partner Communications chairman to step down

By Steven Scheer

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ilan Ben-Dov plans to step down as chairman of Partner Communications , Israel's second largest mobile phone operator, the ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

S&P France reps play down stakes of rating review

PARIS (Reuters) - France would not necessarily suffer financially if its credit rating was lowered from the current top-notch AAA grade, as U.S. experience ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Flyers down Blackhawks in thriller

(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers blew a two-goal lead before James van Riemsdyk fired his second of the game with less than a minute left ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Automakers see slower U.S. sales growth in 2012

By Ben Klayman and Bernie Woodall

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales rose 10 percent in 2011 but major automakers forecast a slowdown in ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Kobe finds shooting touch as Lakers down Rockets

(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant rediscovered his scoring touch to tally 37 points and lead the Los Angeles Lakers to top spot in the Pacific division ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Progress Q1 outlook misses street view, shares down 9

(Reuters) - Business software maker Progress Software Corp forecast first-quarter earnings below analyst expectations, as some of its customers continue to delay investments amid macroeconomic ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

More pension plans count down to year-end mark

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(Reuters) - Tom Adams, chief financial officer of cigarette-maker RAI Inc , will be keenly focused on the stock market on Friday, not ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

Battle for NFL playoff spots goes down to the wire

By Simon Evans

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Thu, December 29, 2011

Wed, December 21, 2011

Bonobos caught with pants down on top shopping day

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(Reuters) - When Bonobos customers logged on to the men's apparel retailer's website late on Cyber Monday, all they saw ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Deer Accident Shuts Down US 41

A deer shuts down part of US 41 north of Sullivan. Officials say that early this morning around 2am, a deer caused a truck ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Walgreen preps customers for loss of Express Scripts

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Tue, December 20, 2011

Lower asthma risk in chubby tots who slim down: study

(Reuters) - Overweight preschoolers who keep their extra weight as they grow have a greater asthma risk at the age of seven, but the baby ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Lower asthma risk in chubby tots who slim down

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight preschoolers who keep the extra pounds have a heightened asthma risk at age seven, but the ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Surgery complications down with better teamwork

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hospitals that introduced a program to boost communication and teamwork among doctors and nurses saw a decrease ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

FBI: U.S. violent crime down in 2011, fewer murders, rapes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Murders, rapes and other violent crimes dropped sharply in the United States in the first six months of 2011, continuing a downward ...

Sun, December 18, 2011

Donald staggers to finish line Down Under

By Ian Ransom

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Luke Donald's hopes of the Australian Masters title to cap his year ended in disappointment on Sunday with ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

Eye injuries down in women's lacrosse

By Kerry Grens

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye injuries among female lacrosse players dropped dramatically after US Lacrosse, the governing board for the sport ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

Eye injuries down in women's lacrosse

By Kerry Grens

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye injuries among female lacrosse players dropped dramatically after US Lacrosse, the governing board for the sport ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

Cablevision down 15 percent as executive quits

(Reuters) - Shares of Cablevision Systems Corp fell more than 15 percent in early trading on Friday as investors sold off on uncertainty surrounding the ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

Eye injuries down in women's lacrosse

By Kerry Grens

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye injuries among female lacrosse players dropped dramatically after US Lacrosse, the governing board for the sport ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

Foreign investment in China down first time in 28 months

By Aileen Wang and Koh Gui Qing

By Noel Randewich

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Police dismantled a tent city of Occupy protesters in downtown San Francisco early on Wednesday, arresting more than ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Mayor asks Boston protesters to vacate by midnight

BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston's mayor told Occupy protesters who have camped in the city's financial district since late September to leave by midnight ...

Sun, December 04, 2011

U.S. official says no sign Iran shot down drone

By Parisa Hafezi

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian media reported on Sunday that their country's military had shot down a U.S. reconnaissance drone in ...

Sat, December 03, 2011

Russian police crack down on anti-Putin protests

By Guy Faulconbridge and Maria Tsvetkova

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hundreds of people took to the streets of Moscow for a second successive day on Tuesday ...

Sat, December 03, 2011

Israel's Barak plays down "shadow war" against Iran

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down speculation on Saturday that Israel and U.S.-led allies were waging clandestine ...

Sat, December 03, 2011

Giroux shoots down Ducks to spoil Boudreau debut

(Reuters) - Philadelphia's Claude Giroux scored an overtime powerplay goal to complete a stunning Flyers rally for a 4-3 victory over Anaheim Friday, the ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Seahawks capitalize on wayward Young to down Eagles

(Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Vince Young was in a charitable mood on Thursday, gifting the Seahawks four interceptions, three of which were converted into ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Tiger in upbeat mood after faring well Down Under

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods had a noticeable glint in his eye ahead of this week's Chevron World Challenge ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Police take down Occupy L.A. camp, arrest nearly 300

By Dan Whitcomb and Mary Slosson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police in riot gear and biohazard suits removed anti-Wall Street activists from their camp at ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

Illinois house votes down CME, Sears tax relief

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois house voted down a proposal on Tuesday that would have given $100 million in tax relief to ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

Texas man, locked out of home, gets stuck sliding down chimney

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - It looks great when Santa Claus slides down the chimney in the movies, but one Texas man learned ...

Mon, November 28, 2011

Wild strike down Lightning, go top in West

(Reuters) - The Minnesota Wild joined Chicago at the top of the Western Conference on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

Dow and S&P 500 post best week since Christmas

By Caroline Valetkevitch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

Medicare chief to resign after political standoff

By Alina Selyukh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official who helped lead President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul will step down from the ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Consumer sentiment up, trade gap narrows

By Richard Leong

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An index of consumer sentiment rose to its highest in six months in early December and the trade ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Campbell yet to convince Street on soup turnaround

By Mihir Dalal

(Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co's efforts to turnaround its U.S. soups business have yet to convince Wall Street as it ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Netflix raises $400 million in shares, debt

By Himank Sharma and Alistair Barr

(Reuters) - Video rental company Netflix Inc said late on Monday that it raised $400 million in fresh capital ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Flooding briefly shuts down Interstate 30 in Arkansas

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A major highway between Memphis and Dallas shut down near Little Rock briefly on Monday because of ...

Sat, November 19, 2011

MF Global Australian arm shut down after no buyers: report

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian arm of collapsed U.S. futures broker MF Global Holdings Ltd has been shut down by the administrator Deloitte after ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - East Carolina University lifted its locked-down status on Wednesday after reports of a man carrying a rifle near the campus ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Roth scaled down wedding after mother's cancer diagnosis

The Rescue Me star had planned to exchange vows with producer Todd Biermann in a ceremony in the Dominican Republic, but she scaled back ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

(Reuters) - Geron Corp said it will stop development of its stem cell programs to focus more on its cancer drugs, sending its shares down ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

A decade on, U.S. terrorism tribunals are bogged down

By Jane Sutton

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The beige-carpeted room where an al Qaeda chief appeared last week charged with ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

This past season on True Blood, fans got to see the rise and fall of Marcus Bozeman (Daniel Buran), former master of the werewolf ...

Sun, November 13, 2011

Rourke turned down Walk of Fame star honour over dog snub

The movie star insisted that his beloved Chihuahua Loki deserved the accolade as much as him.

He says, ""They said no, so we told ...

Sun, November 13, 2011

Casting Roundup: 'True Blood' Gets a New Werewolf, 'Party Down' Vet on 'Happy Endings'

This past season on True Blood, fans got to see the rise and fall of Marcus Bozeman (Daniel Buran), former master of the werewolf ...

Sat, November 12, 2011

Rourke turned down Walk of Fame star honour over dog snub

The movie star insisted that his beloved Chihuahua Loki deserved the accolade as much as him.

He says, ""They said no, so we told ...

Sat, November 12, 2011

Casting Roundup: 'True Blood' Gets a New Werewolf, 'Party Down' Vet on 'Happy Endings'

This past season on True Blood, fans got to see the rise and fall of Marcus Bozeman (Daniel Buran), former master of the werewolf ...

Fri, November 11, 2011

Terre Haute Couple Charged with Federal Kidnapping

24 year old Nicholas Runyon and 28 year old April Bell were indicted Thursday on federal kidnapping charges. Runyon and Bell are being tried ...

Fri, November 11, 2011

Rourke turned down Walk of Fame star honour over dog snub

The movie star insisted that his beloved Chihuahua Loki deserved the accolade as much as him.

He says, ""They said no, so we told ...

Thu, November 10, 2011

Sandler power prompts movie bosses to chop down tree

The Happy Gilmour star was driving through the city when he spotted the tree partly obscuring a billboard advertising Jack & Jill, which features Sandler ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

Kardashian puts divorce decision down to intuition

The reality TV star started divorce proceedings against the basketball player on Monday (31Oc11), just weeks after their much-publicised August (11) nuptials.

Kardashian jetted ...

Sun, November 06, 2011

Kardashian puts divorce decision down to intuition

The reality TV star started divorce proceedings against the basketball player on Monday (31Oc11), just weeks after their much-publicised August (11) nuptials.

Kardashian jetted ...

Sat, November 05, 2011

Kardashian puts divorce decision down to intuition

The reality TV star started divorce proceedings against the basketball player on Monday (31Oc11), just weeks after their much-publicised August (11) nuptials.

Kardashian jetted ...

Fri, November 04, 2011

Federal Pen Locked Down, Bomb Scare

The Terre Haute Federal Penitentiary was on lockdown Thursday after a potential bomb was discovered. According to a press release from the Federal Bureau ...

Fri, November 04, 2011

Kardashian puts divorce decision down to intuition

The reality TV star started divorce proceedings against the basketball player on Monday (31Oc11), just weeks after their much-publicised August (11) nuptials.

Kardashian jetted ...

Fri, November 04, 2011

Foxx is Down Syndrome spokesman

The Ray star, whose younger sister DeOndra Dixon suffers from the condition, has been a longtime supporter of the organisation and recently took the ...

Thu, November 03, 2011

Kardashian jets Down Under after filing for divorce

The reality TV star wed the basketball player in August (11), but on Monday (31Oct11) she announced the marriage has come to an end ...

Thu, November 03, 2011

Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace to Star in 'Dead Man Down'

Independent film financing and production company IM Global announced today that it will fully finance the action thriller Dead Man Down. Colin Farrell and ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan

By Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

Kardashian jets Down Under after filing for divorce

The reality TV star wed the basketball player in August (11), but on Monday (31Oct11) she announced the marriage has come to an end ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

Mara almost turned down Dragon Tattoo

The Social Network star beat the likes of Carey Mulligan and Scarlett Johansson to play young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in the highly-anticipated Hollywood ...

Tue, November 01, 2011

Mara almost turned down Dragon Tattoo

The Social Network star beat the likes of Carey Mulligan and Scarlett Johansson to play young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in the highly-anticipated Hollywood ...

Thu, October 27, 2011

Zach Galifianakis Accidentally Burnt Down a Farm: Late Last Night

Last night, Zach Galifianakis appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about his childhood tormentors, why he got into showbusiness, and an incident involving ...

Wed, October 26, 2011

Zach Galifianakis Accidentally Burnt Down a Farm: Late Last Night

Last night, Zach Galifianakis appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about his childhood tormentors, why he got into showbusiness, and an incident involving ...

Mon, October 24, 2011

Hammer's relaxed outlook down to Cayman Islands upbringing

The Social Network star's family moved to the region when the actor was seven years old, and Hammer learned basic survival techniques, as ...

Sun, October 23, 2011

Hammer's relaxed outlook down to Cayman Islands upbringing

The Social Network star's family moved to the region when the actor was seven years old, and Hammer learned basic survival techniques, as ...

Sat, October 22, 2011

Hammer's relaxed outlook down to Cayman Islands upbringing

The Social Network star's family moved to the region when the actor was seven years old, and Hammer learned basic survival techniques, as ...

Fri, October 21, 2011

Hammer's relaxed outlook down to Cayman Islands upbringing

The Social Network star's family moved to the region when the actor was seven years old, and Hammer learned basic survival techniques, as ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Fincher turned down Johansson for Dragon Tattoo

The moviemaker has opened up about his decision to cast Rooney Mara as the enigmatic computer hacker in the new issue of Vogue magazine ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Wily Wolf blows down house of Cards to level series

(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers were able to capitalize on the subtle pitching of left-hander Randy Wolf to beat the St Louis Cardinals 4-2 on ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Budget battle hobbles Clinton as clock ticks down

By Andrew Quinn and Arshad Mohammed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Time and money are running short for Hillary Clinton.

American Airlines capacity to dip in fourth quarter

(Reuters) - American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp , said fourth-quarter mainline capacity will dip 3 percent due to an adjustment in its schedules and ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

Multi-Vehicle Accident Shuts Down St Road 58

A multiple vehicle accident shut down State Road 58 this afternoon. Few details are available at this time. But it’s believed that a ...

Sun, October 09, 2011

Yemeni opposition doubts Saleh pledge to quit soon

By Erika Solomon and Mohammed Ghobari

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni officials rowed back from President Ali Abdullah Saleh's statement that he would step down ...

Sat, October 08, 2011

Saleh keeps Yemenis guessing with talk of step-down

By Erika Solomon and Mohammed Ghobari

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh suggested Saturday that within days he would step down, a ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

Samsung delays new Android model release after Jobs's death

By Miyoung Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it had delayed the launch of a new smartphone based on Google's ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

Gannett Chairman and CEO Craig Dubow steps down

(Reuters) - Gannett Co Chairman and Chief Executive Craig Dubow has resigned from his position because of a medical disability, the company said on Thursday ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

CONCACAF's Blazer to stand down at end of year

By Simon Evans

MIAMI (Reuters) - CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer, a whistle-blower in the recent corruption scandal in the Caribbean that engulfed world soccer ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Exclusive: budget talks get down to taxes, benefits

By Donna Smith and Tim Reid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deficit-reduction talks in the Congress entered a potentially groundbreaking phase on Tuesday with Republicans signaling they ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Some big-money donors double down on Romney, Obama

BOSTON (Reuters) - Many wealthy donors who gave the maximum allowable amount to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign have doubled down with big donations to ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

SAIC CEO to retire next year, shares down

(Reuters) - SAIC Inc , a provider of technical services to the U.S. Defense and Homeland Security departments whose results been bruised by contract delays ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Top aide to Wisconsin governor steps down

MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Wisconsin governor's chief of staff Keith Gilkes, who helped steer a controversial push to curb collective bargaining rights of ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Strong winds whip up waves, down trees in Midwest

James Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A gusty cold front sweeping into the Midwest from Canada triggered gale, rip current and shoreline flood warnings along Lake ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police can shoot down an airplane if needed, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told the CBS News program "60 Minutes ...

Mon, September 26, 2011

Apple stock falls on report of iPad supply slowdown

(Reuters) - Apple Inc shares slipped on Monday following an analyst report that said the company was cutting orders from suppliers of parts for its ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Number of new graduate students down for first time since 2003

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New student enrollment at U.S. graduate schools fell in 2010 for the first time since the fall of 2003, according to ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Exclusive: Watchdog backs down on commodities rules

The Before Sunrise star, who was married to one-time Batman villain Uma Thurman, was offered the role of the Caped Crusader after Michael Keaton ...

Sun, September 18, 2011

Emmy viewers down, mixed reviews for host Jane Lynch

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Viewership for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards fell 8 percent from last year to just over 12 million Americans who watched ...

Sun, September 18, 2011

The former Cheers star was invited to pay tribute to those who perished during the devastating terrorist attacks on 11 September, 2001, at the ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Football fans face another new NFL rule: the enhanced pat-down

(Reuters) - In the first week of the 2011 NFL season, football fans were asked to get used to the league's controversial new rule ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Knightley almost turned down Cronenberg film over spanking scene

The British beauty plays a Russian woman with severe psychological issues who comes between famed psychiatrists Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud.

In one shocking ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Duff knocks down property price

The star, who is expecting a baby with ice hockey ace Mike Comrie, originally put her five-bedroom, six-bathroom Toluca Lake property on the market ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

UBS CEO says not considering stepping down: report

By Silke Koltrowitz

ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS Chief Executive Oswald Gruebel is not considering stepping down in the wake of the crisis provoked by a ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

Judge rejects health care insurance mandate

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) - A federal judge in Pennsylvania said the insurance-buying mandate in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is unconstitutional, the ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

JPMorgan Q3 trading revenue down 30 percent

By David Henry

(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading revenue is running 30 percent lower this quarter than the previous period, while investment banking fees are likely to fall by about 50 percent, a senior executive said on Tuesday.

Lower market levels are also cutting into asset management revenue, and the bank is on track to report a modest loss in its private equity business, Jes Staley, JPMorgan's head of investment banking, said at a conference in New York.

The forecasts were grim enough to spur analysts to slash their third-quarter earnings for the bank. Analysts expect a weak third quarter for investment banks because of global stock market turmoil and the European debt crisis, and have been cutting their earnings estimates in recent weeks.

With just three weeks left in the quarter, global investment banking fees for all of Wall Street amounted to $11.2 billion, 51 percent less than for all of the second quarter, according to Thomson Reuters/Freeman Consulting.

JPMorgan's investment banking fees could be about $1 billion in the third quarter, Staley said, compared with $1.9 billion in the second quarter. Stock and bond trading revenue could drop by about a third from the second quarter.

The investment bank that Staley oversees is the largest of JPMorgan's six business segments, contributing nearly 40 percent of the company's $5.43 billion of second-quarter net income. He is widely seen as a possible successor to Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon.

Stand-alone investment banks like Goldman Sachs Group Inc are likely to suffer most from difficulties in that business.

The analysts' average estimate for Goldman's third-quarter earnings had fallen to $2.09 a share on Monday from $2.65 on September 1, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Estimates for JPMorgan, which gets more of its business handling consumer accounts and lending directly to individuals and businesses, have slipped only a penny to $1.20 a share in that time.

Staley said the JPMorgan was "not worried" about its European loans. The bank had $14 billion of credit exposure to companies and countries in Europe as of the end of June. JPMorgan is the second-largest U.S. bank, with $2.2 trillion of assets.

Staley added that the bank will report a "modest loss" on its private equity portfolio if current market conditions hold. He reaffirmed predictions that the bank will have additional litigation expenses in the quarter as it deals with claims from customers over its mortgage lending and mortgage securities businesses.

Credit Suisse analyst Moshe Orenbuch cut his third-quarter earnings forecast for JPMorgan to 81 cents per share from $1.22 after Staley spoke at a Barclays Capital financial services conference in New York. Citigroup's Keith Horowitz followed suit, cutting his estimate for the quarter to 95 cents per share from $1.17.

JPMorgan is usually the first major U.S. bank to report quarterly earnings. Results are next due in October.

Shares of JPMorgan closed up 0.2 percent at $32.49 Tuesday. They have fallen about 23 percent year to date.

(Reporting by David Henry and Lauren Tara LaCapra in New York; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn and Richard Chang)

Sat, September 10, 2011

No U.S. plane forced down by North Korea jamming: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. defense official denied on Saturday that a military reconnaissance plane was forced to make an emergency landing in March ...

Fri, September 09, 2011

With Manning down, Colts turn to "next man up" mantra

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - With quarterback Peyton Manning sidelined for the foreseeable future after undergoing neck surgery this week, his Indianapolis Colts team mates have adopted ...

Fri, September 09, 2011

Japan Q2 GDP revised down as expected, outlook dim

By Stanley White and Kaori Kaneko

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank in the second quarter at a faster pace than initially reported as ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Japan Q2 GDP revised down as expected, outlook dim

By Stanley White and Kaori Kaneko

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank in the second quarter at a faster pace than initially reported as ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

New York cracks down after "credible" 9/11 threat

By Daniel Trotta and Phil Stewart

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York police amassed a display of force on Friday including checkpoints that snarled ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Spain wants EU call for online anorexia crack down

By Blanca Rodriguez and Nigel Davies

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain wants the European Union to crack down on social networking profiles that promote anorexia after ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Spain wants EU call for online anorexia crack down

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain wants the European Union to crack down on social networking profiles that promote anorexia after Twitter refused the country's request ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval ratings plunged to a new low ahead of his major economic speech on Thursday, with widespread ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Wall Street, finishing flat, posts 4 weeks of gains

By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed out a fourth week of gains in quiet fashion on Friday, edging higher as the market ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Bachmann campaign manager, deputy stepping down

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's campaign manager, Ed Rollins, and his deputy are leaving their roles, Bachmann's campaign said on ...

Sun, September 04, 2011

Police say teen guns down eight at New York house party

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A male teen allegedly gunned down eight people at a house party in New York City early on Sunday morning, evaded ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector ticked down to a crawl in August, faring better than economists ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

BNY Mellon CEO Kelly steps down

New York lifts evacuation, but subways still down

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg lifted an unprecedented evacuation order on Sunday, allowing 370,000 people to legally return to their ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

New England weathers a downgraded storm Irene

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Toni Clarke

BOSTON (Reuters) - High winds and flooding hit New England on Sunday as Tropical Storm Irene buffeted the six-state ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

Kate Bosworth and James Marsden Break Down in Exclusive 'Straw Dogs' Clip

Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs is one of the grislier stories ever committed to film. The movie's morals are grey, its characters ugly ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs is one of the grislier stories ever committed to film. The movie's morals are grey, its characters ugly ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

'Children's Hospital's' Long-Awaited 'Party Down' Reunion is Pretty Brief

It happened! Party Down made it back to television -- albeit only for a brief beautiful moment, but it made it nonetheless. Last night on ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Instant view: Second-quarter growth revised down to 1 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew much slower than previously thought in the second quarter as business inventories and exports were less ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Second-quarter growth slows, outlook less dismal

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The struggling U.S. economy expanded even more slowly than previously thought in the second quarter of 2011, but ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Rihanna tweets down talk of sex tape

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rihanna may like to sing about sex and she may like to wear sexy costumes on stage, but the "S&M" singer says there is no videotape of her having sex with rapper J. Cole.

On Wednesday, the singer responded to media reports that adult magazine Hustler had such a tape by tweeting, "We don't believe U, U need more people...AND of course an actual sextape!."

J. Cole, 26, also replied with a tweet, saying "Gossip, Gossip...Just stop it."

Cole performed on Rihanna's Loud tour recently, and will release his debut album, "Cole World: The Sideline Story" in September.

Earlier, Hustler magazine told celebrity news website RadarOnline.com and others that it had a video of the singers but did not know what they would do with it.

Rihanna, 23, has scored numerous hits including "Rude Boy" and "Only Girl (In the World)." She is known for skimpy outfits on stage, and "S&M" features overtly sexual lyrics.

(Reporting by Bob Tourtellotte; Editing ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Apple fans pay tribute to "industry icon" Jobs

By Sarah McBride and Melanie Lee

SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI (Reuters)- From San Francisco to Seoul to Sydney, fans of Apple Inc paid tribute to ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Sheen shoots down Mueller reconciliation rumours

The former Two and a Half Men star split from Mueller after a heated altercation on Christmas Day in 2009, and they subsequently became ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Instant view: New home sales down, Richmond Fed lower

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New U.S. single-family home sales fell more than expected in July to hit a five month low.

RICHMOND FED:

Manufacturing ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Sheen shoots down Mueller reconciliation rumours

The former Two and a Half Men star split from Mueller after a heated altercation on Christmas Day in 2009, and they subsequently became ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

S&P replaces president with Citibank exec after U.S. downgrade

SYDNEY/BANGALORE (Reuters) - The chief of Standard & Poor's will step down next month, to be replaced by a senior Citibank executive, in a move announced a few weeks after the credit rating agency downgraded U.S. government debt and sparked a row with Washington.

S&P's parent, McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, said on Tuesday that Deven Sharma, who has served as S&P president since 2007, would step down on September 12, to be succeeded by Citibank chief operating officer Douglas Peterson.

"S&P will continue to produce ratings that are comparable, forward looking and transparent," McGraw-Hill said in a statement, adding that Sharma would work on a strategic portfolio review for the group until leaving at year-end.

The U.S. downgrade on August 5 helped lead to the biggest sell-off in share markets since the global financial crisis three years earlier and sparked a row with the U.S. Treasury over some of the agency's calculations in arriving at the new rating.

The U.S. Justice Department is also investigating the ratings agency over its actions on mortgages leading up to the 2008-2009 crisis, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters last week.

But the Financial Times, which first reported the news of Sharma's resignation, quoted unnamed sources on Tuesday as saying his departure was unrelated to the downgrade or the Justice Department investigation.

The board of McGraw-Hill Companies made the decision to replace Sharma at a meeting where it also discussed its ongoing strategic review on Monday, the Financial Times said.

McGraw-Hill directors and executives met on Monday with Jana Partners LLC, a hedge fund, and the Ontario Teacher's Pension Fund to hear their arguments that the company should be broken up.

(Reporting by Abhishek Takle in BANGALORE and Wayne Cole and Mark Bendeich in SYDNEY; Editing by Ed Davies)

Mon, August 22, 2011

Obama urges Gaddafi loyalists to lay down arms

By Laura MacInnis

CHILMARK, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Muammar Gaddafi on Monday to end the bloodshed in Libya as pockets of his ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Obama urges Gaddafi loyalists lay down arms

CHILMARK, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for Muammar Gaddafi to end the bloodshed in Libya as pockets of his loyalist forces ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Hope for euro deal, China growth spur stocks

By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks put in solid gains on Monday as investors bet on a positive outcome to ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Flood victims still in the dark, stuck in mud

By Scott Malone

LUDLOW, Vermont (Reuters) - Residents of several Northeast states approached the Labor Day holiday weekend mired in mud and stuck in the ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Under pressure, Anna Hazare may tone down demands

By Paul de Bendern and Annie Banerji

By Poornima Gupta

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc slashed its 2012 revenue forecast as an already weak outlook for technology spending this year worsened ...

Mon, August 15, 2011

Judge shuts down firms accused of homeowner scams

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Long Island judge ordered the temporary shutdown on Monday of New York-based companies accused of using "fast-talking salespeople and masterfully ...

Sun, August 14, 2011

Assad warns action against Syria would backfire

By Mariam Karouny

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday unrest sweeping the country had become more militant but he was confident ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Experts to hunt down rogue genes for China's cholesterol problem

By Tan Ee Lyn

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Hong Kong are embarking on a study to identify genes that are responsible for high ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Experts to hunt down rogue genes for China's cholesterol problem

By Tan Ee Lyn

Rupert Murdoch endorses Carey as next in line

By Yinka Adegoke

BOSTON (Reuters) - Cleveland starter Justin Masterson got off to a rough start against his former team Boston on Thursday but found his range to ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Instant view: Jobless claims edge down last week

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits were little changed last week, a government report showed on Thursday, pointing to a ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Global stocks slide, gold hits new high

By Anirban Nag

LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks ceded more ground on Friday, hurt by mounting concerns the U.S. economy is heading into another ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Analysis: Down-to-wire debt deal tests corporate ties

By Kim Dixon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corporate America is not likely to punish Republicans who ignored their pleas and voted against a bill to raise ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Hulu follows Netflix down original content path

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hulu, the popular TV show website, is trying its hand at commissioning its own shows at a time when its programing ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

KKR's lower earnings miss estimates, shares fall

By Megan Davies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co reported lower-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Wednesday as investment income declined and the value of its investments rose less than the previous year, sending its shares lower.

However, KKR, which has investments in companies including retailer Dollar General , hospital operator HCA and media ratings company Nielsen , said its private equity funds rose 4 percent in the quarter and 10 percent for the year to date.

KKR said while the value of its investments increased in value, it was less of a rise than a year earlier. KKR said the company's fee earnings can be significantly influenced by when deals close, meaning that the numbers they report on a quarterly basis can be "lumpy".

"In private equity, we continue to be very active on a global basis," said Scott Nuttall, a partner and director at KKR who leads the company's earnings calls. "Valuations are relatively attractive and the financing markets are open for our companies."

Economic net income (ENI), a measure used by private equity firms to report earnings, was $315 million, down 27 percent from $433 million a year earlier.

ENI after tax per adjusted unit was 36 cents, down from 48 cents a year earlier. Analysts' average forecast was 40 cents.

Second-quarter investment income was $239.8 million, down from $370.6 million a year earlier.

KKR shares were down 90 cents, or 6.4 percent, to $13.24 in early afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

By other metrics, KKR's figures improved. Fee-related earnings were $76 million compared with $63 million the previous year. Earnings using general accepted accounting principles showed that net income was $39.6 million compared with $29.9 million a year earlier.

Assets under management totaled $61.9 billion, up from $54.4 billion a year earlier.

"We are in a very fortunate position," said Nuttall. "We have long dated capital... In times like this, companies need capital. Many of the traditional providers are gone."

KKR said that it would pay a distribution to shareholders of 11 cents per unit. It said that its recent investment in energy company Hilcorp is expected to add approximately 6 cents a unit to its fourth quarter distribution.

Marathon Oil Corp in June struck a deal to buy oil and gas properties in Texas' Eagle Ford shale field for $3.5 billion from KKR and Hilcorp Resources Holdings. KKR nearly tripled the investment it made just a year ago with the sale.

Last year it had returns on deals such as its investment in oil and gas exploration firm East Resources.

Rival private equity and real estate giant Blackstone recently reported that its second-quarter economic net income was $703 million, up from $205 million a year earlier. The value of its private equity funds rose 9 percent in the second quarter while its real estate funds rose 6.7 percent.

(Reporting by Megan Davies; Editing by John Wallace and Tim Dobbyn)

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Fri, January 14, 2011

James Gandolfini is rock solid in "Down the Shore"

By Michael Rechstshaffen

PALM SPRINGS, California (Hollywood Reporter) - The setting may be the Jersey Shore, but you won't find any sign of Snooki ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Patriots' Brady eager to down talkative Jets

By Simon Evans

MIAMI (Reuters) - Eight teams are two wins away from the Super Bowl heading into the divisional round of the NFL playoffs ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Chickenpox cases down with second vaccine dose

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Since health officials began recommending a second dose of the vaccine against chickenpox, cases of the infection among Connecticut children ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

British cinema-goers bow down to The King's Speech

The hotly-tipped Oscar favourite, starring Firth as King George VI as he battles to overcome his stammer, grossed $5.25 million (£3.5 million ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Van Der Beek broke down during wife's labour

Kimberly Brook gave birth to baby Olivia in September (10), but it was a traumatic experience for the model and her partner.

She tells ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

A Badgers melt down

The Wisconsin Badgers were on the brink of a big win on the road in the Big Ten when it unravled Tuesday night in ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Gates plays down any internal China rift

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday played down the possibility of any rift between China's civilian leadership and its ...

Tue, January 11, 2011

Snow Shuts Down Valley Schools

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Mother Nature treated the Wabash Valley with another blanket of fresh snow overnight, leading to schools all over the two ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

Another snow storm barrels down on NYC and Boston

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A winter storm bearing down on the Northeast could dump another 6 to 12 inches of snow on New York City ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

'Modern Family' Recap: Slow Down Your Neighbors

S.02.E.11: As much as I like to insist that Modern Family is at its best when it involves all three families ...

Sun, January 09, 2011

Snow and ice leave one dead, shut down Deep South

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Snow and ice carpeted much of the Deep South on Monday, leaving one person dead in Alabama, cutting ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

Betty White says she is "trying to cut down" on work

By Marisa Guthrie

PASADENA, Calif (Hollywood Reporter) - Betty White kicked off the semiannual Television Critics Association confab Wednesday morning with a few well-placed zingers ...

Tue, January 04, 2011

Phoenix down Houston Baptist

The Green Bay Phoenix returned to the Resch Center Monday night after dropping a pair of Horizon League games on the road and in ...

Mon, January 03, 2011

U.S. doubts validity of Iran's claims it shot down drones

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has found no evidence to back Iran's claims it shot down drone surveillance aircraft in the ...

Mon, January 03, 2011

Seattle Seahawks shut down St. Louis Rams to reach playoffs

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle Seahawks clinched the NFC West Division crown with a gritty 16-6 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday in ...

Sun, January 02, 2011

Iran says shot down two spy planes in Gulf: report

By Parisa Hafezi and Ramin Mostafavi

Javier Bardem faced down acting demons in "Biutiful"

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fans of Javier Bardem who think he can perform no better than in his Oscar-winning turn as a ...

Tue, December 28, 2010

Packers down a fullback and safety

With playoff gain came some pain for the Packers in the wake of their 45-17 victory over the New York Giants Sunday at Lambeau ...

Tue, December 28, 2010

October home prices down for 4th straight month

By Corbett B. Daly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family home prices fell for a fourth straight month in October pressured by a supply glut ...

Tue, December 28, 2010

Chris Osgood Nailed Down His 400th Career Victory Last Night

Niklas Kronwall's power-play blast with 1:18 left in overtime provided an exclamation point on a 46-save performance from Chris Osgood as Detroit ...

Mon, December 27, 2010

The Bridget Jones's Diary star shuns glitzy showbiz parties and instead prefers to spend his free time with his Italian film producer/director ...

Thu, December 09, 2010

Badgers Shut Down Panthers

MADISON (WSAU) A stifling Wisconsin defense led to a 61-40 mens basketball win over UW-Milwaukee Wednesday night at The Kohl Center. The Badgers held ...

Wed, December 08, 2010

New Page Shutting Down Whiting Paper Mill

WHITING, Wis. (WTAQ) - A paper mill in central Wisconsin will close by the end of February.

The New Page Corporation said Wednesday it would ...

Wed, December 08, 2010

Riverbank Family & Fitness Shuts Down

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Employees, fitness members, and parents of pre-schoolers all were in shock Tuesday morning when they arrived at Riverbank Family & Fitness ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Hilton's car breaks down in Los Angeles

The socialite was driving through Los Feliz when her GMC Yukon hybrid suddenly stopped at the side of the road. Hilton subsequently discovered she ...

Sun, December 05, 2010

Calibrating China's cool-down

By Emily Kaiser

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China needs to slow down its economy enough to cool inflation at home without putting a drag on growth ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

Big Lots cuts outlook, shares down

By Mihir Dalal

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Close-out retailer Big Lots Inc <BIG.N> cut its outlook for the crucial holiday quarter, in the face of ...

Thu, December 02, 2010

Fed not trying to push down dollar, Pianalto says

OBERLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said on Thursday that lowering the value of the U.S. dollar is not ...

Thu, December 02, 2010

Barry Diller steps down as IAC CEO, buys out Malone

Well, well, well. It seems that going from the picture on the left (and this) to this DOES have a negative consequence on your ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

NBA average ticket prices down 2 years in a row

By Ben Klayman

DETROIT (Reuters) - Most of the National Basketball Association's 30 teams either kept their average ticket prices unchanged or reduced them ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

Gallo wants fake Twitter accounts shut down

The Brown Bunny filmmaker, who does not use Twitter, has had two pages set up by impersonators, who have attracted nearly 16,000 followers ...

Tue, November 23, 2010

Bengals shut down injured defensive lineman Tank Johnson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cincinnati Bengals have signed cornerback Fred Bennett after defensive tackle Tank Johnson was ruled out for the rest of the ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

Obama economic aide Farrell stepping down

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that Diana Farrell would step down as a deputy director of President Barack Obama's National ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

Bars, Restaurants Say Profits Down; Blame Smoking Ban

(Lansing, MI) -- The Michigan Licensed Beverage Association says 75-percent of its members have seen profits drop since the state's smoking ban took effect ...

Fri, November 19, 2010

Jolie cuts down Bosnia shoot

The Hollywood actress is currently working on her directorial debut, a love story set during the Bosnian war, and has been filming scenes in ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

Lightning strike down Flyers 8-7 in scoring blitz

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - NHL leading scorer Steven Stamkos got his second hat trick of the season on Thursday and the Tampa Bay Lightning erased an ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Lakers Down The Bucks

Milwaukee, Wis. (WHBL-Learfield) - The Milwaukee Bucks’ defense faltered in the third quarter last night, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Bucks 118-to-107 at ...

Tue, November 16, 2010

Michael Vick And The Philadelphia Eagles Put A Beat Down On The Redskins

Michael Vick passed for 333 yards and four touchdowns, and also ran for two scores, as the Eagles swooped down on Washington and picked ...

Mon, November 15, 2010

Fed's Yellen says not seeking to push dollar down: report

By Jeff Mason and JoAnne Allen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is not trying to push down the value of the U.S. dollar ...

Sat, November 13, 2010

Tiger Woods' Down Under title chances all but disappear

By Greg Stutchbury

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tiger Woods' chances of retaining his Australian Masters title all but evaporated in the gloomy rain at Victoria Golf ...

Thu, November 11, 2010

Canadiens down Bruins with two in the third

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens scored two unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday in the first ...

Wed, November 10, 2010

Sarah Palin gets down and dirty in new TV show

Sat, October 30, 2010

Iraq's Shi'ite politicians turn down Saudi offer

By Ulf Laessing

RIYADH (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite alliance turned down a Saudi Arabian offer on Saturday to host all-party talks to resolve ...

Sat, October 30, 2010

UK says bomb could have brought down plane

By Stefano Ambrogi

LONDON (Reuters) - A bomb found on a U.S.-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on board the aircraft ...

Sat, October 30, 2010

Moore breaks down over late mother

Ann Love Smith passed away in April last year just hours after falling ill, while Moore was on her way to visit her.

The ...

Fri, October 29, 2010

U.S. plays down reports of Afghan peace talks

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. official for Afghanistan sought to play down reports on secret peace talks with the Taliban ...

Fri, October 29, 2010

Take-Two Interactive's CEO stepping down, shares rise

By Liana B. Baker

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, the video game publisher best known for "Grand Theft Auto," said Chief Executive ...

Thu, October 28, 2010

Britain urges U.S. to take down extremist websites

By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday called on the United States to take down websites used by extremists and urged more concerted ...

Thu, October 28, 2010

Sloat initially turned down Paranormal Activity sequel deal

The actor became an overnight sensation when he starred in the low-budget 2007 horror film but he had serious reservations about agreeing to be ...

Wed, October 27, 2010

Gibson's ex turns down Playboy

Oksana Grigorieva, who is currently embroiled in a custody battle with the movie star over their daughter Lucia, was offered $75,000 (GBP50,000 ...

Wed, October 27, 2010

'Eastbound And Down' Recap: Chapter 11

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Tue, October 26, 2010

Court shuts down LimeWire music-sharing service

By Yinka Adegoke and Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday granted the music industry's request to shut ...

Tue, October 26, 2010

Microsoft beats Street, knocks down Apple worry

By Bill Rigby

By Ed Stoddard

ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers reached the World Series for the first time in their 50 years as a franchise ...

Fri, October 22, 2010

Jobless rate down in most states in September

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment rates dropped in September in most states, the Labor Department said on Friday ahead of early November elections where jobs are ...

Fri, October 22, 2010

Mass layoffs edge down in September on manufacturing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of mass layoffs by U.S. employers fell for a third straight month in September as the manufacturing sector laid ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

Suspensions Will Be Handed Down

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed Wednesday that suspensions will be handed down to players that strike an opponent in the head or neck area ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

South China coast battens down as super typhoon nears

By James Pomfret

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ports and oil terminals in Hong Kong and southern China shut down operations on Thursday, forcing tankers to ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

Credit Suisse third quarter net profit down on sluggish trading

By Jason Rhodes

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank Credit Suisse's third-quarter net profit tumbled 74 percent to miss forecasts, as sluggish equities trading halved ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

Van Damme knocks down report of heart attack

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Belgian martial artist and actor Jean Claude Van Damme took to the Web on Wednesday to deny reports he had suffered ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

'Eastbound and Down' Recap: Chapter 10

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Mon, October 18, 2010

Netanyahu plays down new construction in settlements

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played down on Monday new Israeli construction on land Palestinians seek for a state, urging ...

Mon, October 18, 2010

Lohan's dad turns down Celebrity Apprentice

Michael Lohan was in negotiations to be part of the cast of Donald Trump's hit show - but he has revealed he pulled out ...

Sat, October 16, 2010

Ford to sell down stake in Mazda to few percent: source

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> plans to sell down its 11 percent stake in Mazda Motor Corp <7261.T> to a few ...

Wed, October 13, 2010

'Eastbound And Down' Recap: Chapter 9

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Tue, October 12, 2010

Chevron says profits, output down from 2nd-quarter

By Braden Reddall

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chevron Corp <CVX.N> said its third-quarter earnings are expected to be lower than the previous quarter, weighed ...

Mon, October 11, 2010

FDA gives thumbs down to Jazz drug; market feels no pain

By Krishnakali Sengupta

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc said the U.S. health regulator did not approve its experimental drug to treat fibromyalgia, but ...

Sun, October 10, 2010

Nadal mows down Monfils to win Japan Open

By Alastair Himmer

TOKYO (Reuters) - World number one Rafa Nadal overpowered Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-1 7-5 to win the Japan Open on Sunday, capping ...

Sun, October 10, 2010

Hogan's son breaks down on TV recalling reckless driving accident

The wrestler's 20-year-old son Nick Bollea served time in prison in 2008 after pleading no contest to reckless driving for his part in ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

IMF revises U.S. growth down, jobs picture bleak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth will be much weaker this year and in 2011 than previously thought and that dims hopes for bringing ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

France issues UK terror alert, Germany plays down threat

By Erik Kirschbaum

BERLIN (Reuters) - A French terrorism alert about Britain and attacks on Europeans in Yemen added to Western security concerns on Wednesday ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

'Eastbound And Down' Recap: Chapter 8

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Wed, October 06, 2010

Zeta-Jones breaks down as paparazzi pounce at airport

The Chicago star jetted back to the Big Apple on Thursday (30Sep10) following a brief trip to her native Wales to launch the Ryder ...

Mon, October 04, 2010

Grint rep plays down Clockwork Orange photo

The Harry Potter star posed with a copy of Anthony Burgess' controversial work - which features scenes of rape and murder - as part of the ...

Fri, October 01, 2010

Auto sales down in September from August

By Bernie Woodall and Kevin Krolicki

DETROIT (Reuters) - Auto sales slipped in September from August, initial data from major carmakers showed, adding to evidence ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

J&J "let the public down' over recalls, CEO says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> disappointed consumers in recalling millions of bottles of popular children's medicines, but products should be back on ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

Barry Diller steps down as Live Nation chairman

NEW YORK (Reuters) - IAC/InterActiveCorp Chief Executive Barry Diller has stepped down as chairman Live Nation Entertainment after a brief and controversial reign as ...

Tue, September 28, 2010

MLB president DuPuy to step down in October

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball president and chief operating officer Bob DuPuy announced his resignation on Tuesday, effective October 31, but will continue ...

Mon, September 27, 2010

Mon, September 20, 2010

Lennar profit beats, orders down less than feared

By Helen Chernikoff

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lennar Corp <LEN.N>, the third-biggest homebuilder in the United States, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and a ...

Mon, September 20, 2010

The billionaire TV titan sent audience members into a frenzy on Monday (13Sep10) when she announced she would be jetting all of them Down ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

Weinstein's Go Down For 'Submarine'

The British are coming! The British are coming! And they're in a submarine! Wait, wasn't that the Germans?

By Cameron French

TORONTO (Reuters) - "Stone," an ambiguous and dark drama premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, may not be an easy story for ...

Sat, September 11, 2010

Zambrano Shuts Down Brewers

Milwaukee, Wi (WSAU) Carlos Zambrano did it with his arm and bat Friday night as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 at ...

Sat, September 11, 2010

BP E&P boss Inglis to step down from Russian unit

By Tom Bergin

LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc said its <BP.L> head of exploration and production, the unit responsible for the Gulf of Mexico ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

FDA cracks down on 5 makers of e-cigarettes

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to five makers of electronic cigarettes for marketing them illegally ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

Saints get back down to business with opening win

By Simon Evans

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The New Orleans Saints opened their Super Bowl title defense with a 14-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

FDA cracks down on 5 makers of e-cigarettes

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to five makers of electronic cigarettes for marketing them illegally ...

Wed, September 08, 2010

Manganiello plays down stalker comments

The actor shot to fame playing werewolf Alcide Herveaux opposite Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer in the hit U.S. vampire series.

Manganiello became ...

Tue, September 07, 2010

Spain's PM says ETA must lay down arms

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Tuesday ETA had to lay down its arms forever, after the Basque ...

Mon, September 06, 2010

Djokovic lays down challenge after reaching quarters

By Julian Linden

NEW YORK, Sept 6 - (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic stormed into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Monday with a brilliant ...

Sun, September 05, 2010

Green Bay Packers Cut Roster Down to 53

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Packers have made their final cuts and roster moves to make it down to 53 players Saturday ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Candidate Calls For Cracks Down On Illegal Immigration

TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - The man running for State Representative in District 45, thinks it's time for Indiana to crack down on illegal immigration ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Vikings Down Denver In Preseason

(Minneapolis, MN) -- Javon Walker caught a 63-yard touchdown pass from Joe Webb in the fourth quarter as the Vikings downed the Broncos 31-24 in ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Nokia to close down data access service Ovi Files

BERLIN (Reuters) - Nokia has decided to close down its Ovi Files service which allows consumers to access their computer data remotely, the world's ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Miller Park Sales Tax Collections Down 5% in Aug.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - There’s another sign that Wisconsinites are holding onto their money, even more so than during last year’s recession.

The ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

Meet the lawyer trying to bring down "Jersey Shore"

By Eriq Gardner

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fans of MTV's "Jersey Shore" love the outsized personalities and the occasional fisticuffs. But it's ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

NY cracks down on building trade's "cash" economy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's construction companies will be subject to new criminal and civil penalties if they misclassify employees as contractors ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

U.S. turns down China currency probes in two cases

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department decided on Tuesday not to investigate whether China subsidizes exports to the United States ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

U.S. turns down currency probes in two China cases

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it did not have sufficient legal grounds to investigate if China's currency practices ...

Mon, August 30, 2010

Thornton turns down the chance to return to the football field

The movie star was approached by the film's director Peter Berg and his fellow producers and asked to play Coach Gary Gaines again ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

Indiana State Fair Numbers Down In 2010

INDIANAPOLIS (WIBQ) - Well, the Indiana State Fair is over, and for those 24 thousand people who showed up last year and didn't get ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

Michigan Athletic Director Handed Down Written Reprimands To Coach Rich Rodriguez

University of Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez was given a written reprimand by athletic director David Brandon because of NCAA rules violations in the football ...

Sun, August 22, 2010

John Daly to head Down Under for another round

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - John Daly's stormy relationship with the Australian golf tour is set to continue with the American double-major winner confirming he will ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

System of a Down's Tankian explores new "Harmonies"

By Mitchell Peters

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Life after System of a Down has been pretty good for Serj Tankian.

Stepping away from the chart-topping ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Union Hospital CEO To Step Down September 1st

TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - This past April, Union Hospital CEO David Doerr announced his plans of retirement effective June 1st, 2011. On Thursday, Union Hospital ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Vigo County Schools Works To Cut Down Turancy

TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - In 2009, nearly 200 Vigo County schools were repeated truancy offenders when it came to attending school. To help bring that ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Clooney's rep shoots down Canalis proposal speculation

The Ocean's Eleven star, who has been dating the Italian model/TV presenter since last summer (09), sparked rumours he was heading to ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Thumbs down for Mets closer Rodriguez

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Troubled New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has a torn ligament in his right thumb and did not travel with the ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Wilson's rep shoots down McAdams romance rumours

The pair reportedly got together while shooting Allen's latest work, Midnight in Paris. British tabloid reports stated they had been spotted flirting and ...

Fri, August 13, 2010

Cosmopolitan Las Vegas could push hotel rates down

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, already struggling to attract customers without further discounting, will face new pressure with the ...

Fri, August 13, 2010

The Nirvana rocker is believed to have committed suicide in 1994 when Frances was just 20 months old after cracking under the pressure of ...

Thu, August 12, 2010

Bateman shuts down porn site

Fans of the Up in the Air star got a saucy shock when they logged onto JasonBateman.com, which directed followers to an X-rated ...

Thu, August 12, 2010

Spielberg heads Down Under to shoot new dino drama

The director, who is famous for his blockbuster Jurassic Park movies, will work with the extinct reptiles again in Terra Nova - an expensive series ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

GM CEO Whitacre steps down as IPO engine revs up

By David Bailey and Kevin Krolicki

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co Chief Executive Ed Whitacre resigned suddenly on Thursday as the automaker posted its ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

U.S. and states work to shut down fake healthcare plans

By Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are cracking down on the growing number of companies that fraudulently sell so-called medical discount plans ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

Sara Lee CEO Barnes steps down permanently

By Martinne Geller

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sara Lee Corp <SLE.N> Chief Executive Brenda Barnes will step down permanently as CEO and chairman after ...

Sun, August 08, 2010

Galacticos bring Galaxy back down to earth

By Gerard Wright

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Real Madrid overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 in a pre-season friendly at ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

Berkshire net down 40 percent on derivative losses

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N><BRKb.N> said on Friday second-quarter profit fell 40 percent ...

Tue, August 03, 2010

Afghan court hands down breakthrough drugs jail term

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan court on Tuesday jailed a senior police officer with links with to the illegal drugs trade for ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

Crawford slimmed down for Twelve

The 25-year-old actor has gained a massive female following since finding fame on the hit teen TV show, but Crawford wanted to put his ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

DeGeneres steps down from American Idol

The funnywoman was hired by TV executives last August (09) to take Abdul's seat on the panel after the singer walked away from ...

Fri, July 30, 2010

Jones turned down Judge Dredd job

David Bowie's filmmaker son admits he's a huge fan of the comic book character and was approached to helm the adaptation before ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns

By Dmitry Solovyov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said ...

Tue, July 27, 2010

Gas Prices Up And Down

CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA (WKZO) -- Gas Prices have been bouncing up and down between $2.65 and $2.85 all summer here in west Michigan. Right ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

BP's Hayward to step down within 10 weeks: report

LONDON (Reuters) - BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward is to step down within the next 10 weeks, The Times reported on Wednesday.

Hayward has been ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

Harley Quarterly Profits Tripled From 2009, Sales Down

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson said Tuesday morning that its quarterly profits tripled from the same time a year ago – but they’re ...

Fri, July 16, 2010

Mattel misses on weak cost-cutting, euro; stock down

By Phil Wahba

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mattel Inc <MAT.O> reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit as lackluster cost-cutting and a weakening euro offset strong ...

Thu, July 15, 2010

Packer Profits Down

Green Bay, WI (WSAU) The Green Bay Packers are making money--just not as much as they had been making. As a publicly-owned team, the ...

Wed, July 14, 2010

Clampdown rumored as China "twitter" sites down

By Melanie Lee

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese social networking websites that provide Twitter-like services have suddenly reverted to testing mode and access has been spotty ...

Wed, July 14, 2010

Battle Creek, Michigan (WSAU) The Wisconsin Woodchucks got excellent starting pitching last night in an 6-0 win over the battle Creek Bombers. Don Lisi ...

Tue, July 13, 2010

Labels try to catch porn industry with pants down

By Eriq Gardner

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The struggling music industry may be aroused at the prospect of winning money from the porn industry ...

Wed, July 07, 2010

Skilled Healthcare down 75 percent on $671 million verdict

By Santosh Nadgir and Anand Basu

BANGALORE (Reuters) - A California jury ordered Skilled Healthcare Group Inc to pay $671 million in damages for not ...

Tue, July 06, 2010

Uruguay go down with dignity, says coach Tabarez

By Rex Gowar

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Uruguay, the last team to qualify for the World Cup, carried the South American flag furthest at the ...

Sun, July 04, 2010

Tue, June 22, 2010

South Africa fans out but not down after France win

By Helen Popper

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's victory over France restored pride in Bafana Bafana, proud fans said on Tuesday after the hosts ...

Tue, June 22, 2010

Obama budget director Orszag to step down: White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House confirmed on Tuesday that Peter Orszag was stepping down as the director of the White House budget office and ...

Mon, June 21, 2010

White House budget chief Orszag to step down

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Budget Director Peter Orszag plans to leave his job in a few weeks, making him the first senior member of ...

Sat, June 19, 2010

Hammel Shuts Down Brewers

Denver, Col (WSAU) Colorado Rockies pitcher Jason Hammel continued his hot streak as he shutdown the Brewers for seven plus innings and the Rockies ...

Thu, June 17, 2010

Kohl, Feingold Vote Down $140B Stimulus Pact

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s 2 U.S. senators helped strike down a $140 billion stimulus package aimed at preventing another recession. Democrats ...

Wed, June 16, 2010

Williams double act shows no sign of slowing down

By Pritha Sarkar

LONDON (Reuters) - Venus Williams, a keen historian of tennis, would have noted that no woman over 30 has won a grand ...

Wed, June 16, 2010

Leading coaching candidate turns down Cavaliers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers were still searching for a new coach on Wednesday after top candidate Tom Izzo turned them down.

Izzo ...

Sun, June 13, 2010

Querrey plays down Wimbledon hopes, talks up Federer

By Martyn Herman

LONDON (Reuters) - Sam Querrey, the newest member of the grasscourt title owners' club, played down his chances of Wimbledon glory on ...

Sun, June 13, 2010

Argentina goal move down to Maradona, says Veron

By Rex Gowar

PRETORIA (Reuters) - Argentina coach Diego Maradona was the mastermind behind the goal that gave them a 1-0 World Cup win over ...

Fri, June 11, 2010

NCAA Puts The Hammer Down On USC

The University of Southern California has been given a two-year bowl ban, as well as a reduction of scholarships and a forfeiture of wins ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Gates plays down impact of Afghan security shakeup

By Adam Entous

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - The United States on Monday played down the impact of the removal of two ...

Thu, June 03, 2010

Director James Cameron says BP turned down help offer

By Alexei Oreskovic

PALOS VERDES, Calif (Reuters) - Film director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron said on Wednesday that BP Plc turned down his offer ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Group: Congress' Pork Projects Down 15%

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Washington’s pork is a little leaner this year. The Citizens Against Government Waste said Congress approved 9,100 projects ...

Mon, May 31, 2010

Blackhawks down Flyers to seize 2-0 finals lead

By Steve Keating

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks scored two goals in less than 30 seconds then rode the netminding of Antti Niemi in ...

Sun, May 30, 2010

Bill Aims to Cut Down on "Doc Shopping"

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - New legislation signed by the governor will monitor prescriptions for addictive drugs or painkillers. Fond du Lac state Representative ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Oswalt Shuts Down Brewers

MILWAUKEE (TSN-WSAU) Roy Oswalt turned in eight scoreless innings and Carlos Lee knocked in two runs as Houston shut down Milwaukee, 5-0, in the ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

Democrats try scaled down tax bill

By Andy Sullivan and Kim Dixon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats cut the cost of a package of spending and tax hikes by nearly a ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

Rock band System of a Down defeats royalties suit

By Eriq Gardner

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Los Angeles rock band System of a Down has won a legal battle over authorship of its ...

Tue, May 25, 2010

Johnson Blasted for Taking Down Opponent's Sign

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Ron Johnson has only been in the race for U.S. Senate a little over a week, but he's already ...

Tue, May 25, 2010

West plays down Iran gesture, sticks to sanctions drive

By Arshad Mohammed

BEIJING (Reuters) - Western powers said on Tuesday Iran's continued stockpiling of enriched uranium devalued its deal to give up some ...

Sun, May 23, 2010

Venus dazzles as sun beats down in Paris

By Martyn Herman

PARIS (Reuters) - The sun beat down from a cloudless Parisian sky on Sunday as the French Open began with a sultry ...

Fri, May 21, 2010

MIAMI, Fla. (WTAQ) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has nearly doubled the no fishing zone in the Gulf of Mexico as the massive ...

Mon, May 17, 2010

U.S. credit card delinquencies down again in April

By Joe Rauch

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - U.S. credit card delinquencies fell for the fourth straight month in April, the latest indicator that ...

Thu, May 13, 2010

Slow down that ambulance for better CPR

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Speeding ambulances might do more harm than good to patients receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Korean doctors suggest ...

Mon, May 10, 2010

Report: WI Tourism Down Nearly 8% in 2009

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin visitors spent over $1 billion less in 2009 than the year before. The state Division of Tourism said visitors and ...

Fri, May 07, 2010

Jack Bauer stares down an unhappy ending on "24"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For fans of hit TV show "24," this will come as no great shock: the show's creator on Friday promised ...

Thu, May 06, 2010

Habs score twice in the third to down Penguins

MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens scored two third period goals to record a 3-2 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, leveling their ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

Wisconsin Energy Q1 Profits Down From '09

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest electric and natural gas utility is making less money than a year ago. Wisconsin Energy, the parent firm ...

Mon, May 03, 2010

"American Idol" ratings down, but ad sales seen up

By Jill Serjeant

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fox television heads into the year's biggest advertisement sales period later this month with questions about the ...

Mon, May 03, 2010

Buffett says no reason for Blankfein to step down

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N> chief Warren Buffett said on Monday he did not think Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> Chief ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jacques Lemaire resigned as head coach of the New Jersey Devils on Monday following the team's shock first-round exit from ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Court turns down Michigan over Great Lakes carp

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a legal request by Michigan aimed at keeping voracious Asian carp out of the Great Lakes ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Dr. Oz eases ageing down road to fitness

By Dorene Internicola

NEW YORK (Reuters) - TV viewers know him best as the dashing Dr. Oz, Oprah Winfrey's plain-talking protege in surgical scrubs ...

Fri, April 23, 2010

"Lightning" Bolt plans to slow down for a change

By Jessica Hall

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - After spending the past few seasons running at lightning speed, sprint king Usain Bolt wants to spend some time ...

Fri, April 23, 2010

Early Voter Turnout is Down

Wal-Mart CEO pay down a year after stock award

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> CEO Michael Duke received a compensation package worth a bit more than $19 million in the fiscal ...

Fri, April 16, 2010

Brighter days seen for beaten-down art market

By Christopher Michaud

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The art market plummeted with the onset of the global financial crisis but experts, fund managers, collectors and ...

Fri, April 16, 2010

Quarterly Campaign Finance Reports Filed; Candidate Steps Down

(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - As a contested political race hit a quarter pole, one of the hopefuls pulled up.

Quarterly campaign finance reports were ...

Fri, April 16, 2010

Red Wings Down 1-To-0

It’s Game Two tonight for the Red Wings at Phoenix where the Coyotes beat Detroit 3-to-2 in Wednesday’s Western Conference quarterfinal series ...

Wed, April 14, 2010

Maternal deaths down in poor countries: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deaths of women in and around childbirth have gone down by an average of 35 percent globally, according to a study using ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Senate panel chief vows clamp-down on swaps

By Charles Abbott

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unregulated $450 trillion market in over-the-counter derivatives should expect "vigorous reform" that includes reporting of all trades and ...

Mon, April 12, 2010

U.S. deficit down in first half 2010: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal budget deficit in the first half of fiscal 2010 is down 8 percent from the same period a ...

Mon, April 12, 2010

NYSE short interest down, Nasdaq up late March

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange fell at the end of March, while bearish bets on the Nasdaq rose ...

Sat, April 10, 2010

K-Wings Down 2 Games To 1

In the E-C-H-L playoffs, the Kalamazoo Wings lost 5-to-2 last night at Reading, as the host Royals took a 2-games-to-1 lead over the K-Wings ...

Sat, April 10, 2010

Thai PM will not stand down, says minister

By Nopporn Wong-Anan

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has no intention to bow to street protesters' demands and dissolve parliament, Finance Minister ...

Thu, April 08, 2010

Wells shuts down Braves as Cubs get first win

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Randy Wells tossed six scoreless innings to give the Chicago Cubs their first win of the season in a 2-0 shutout over ...

Thu, April 08, 2010

Yahoo technology chief to step down

By Alexei Oreskovic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's chief technology officer and head of products is stepping down, the company said on Thursday ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

Brewers rally from 3-runs down, beat Rockies 5-4

MILWAUKEE (WSAU-SN) - Jody Gerut provided the go-ahead run with a pinch-hit RBI double during a two-run sixth, as Milwaukee overcame a rough start from ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

Experts to design molecule to shut down fat gene

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scientists in China may have discovered how a gene responsible for obesity kicks into action and want to design a molecule to ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

AOL says to sell or shut down Bebo in 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL Inc plans to find a buyer for its social networking site Bebo, for which it paid $850 million in 2008 ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

Afghanistan plays down Karzai's anti-West remarks

By Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan played down on Wednesday recent anti-Western remarks by President Hamid Karzai, saying they were not aimed at specific ...

Sun, April 04, 2010

CEO pay down 15 percent, Ellison tops list: NYT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average compensation for chief executives at the largest publicly traded U.S. companies fell 15 percent last year to $9 ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

Cavs shoot down Hawks to reach 60 wins again

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Atlanta Hawks 93-88 on Friday to reach the 60-wins mark for the second successive season.

LeBron ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

NCAA tournament down to unlikely Final Four

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - One of the most unpredictable and compelling NCAA collegiate basketball tournaments in years draws to a close with a Final Four this ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Fed's balance sheet down in latest week

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's balance sheet fell in the latest week, Fed data released on Thursday showed.

The Fed's balance ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Special Report:Holy bubble! Churches struck down by foreclosures

By Tom Hals

FORT WASHINGTON, Md (Reuters) - By the time thousands of parishioners stream into the 3,000-seat Ebenezer AME Church on Easter Sunday ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Rite Aid forecast worse than expected; shares down

By Phil Wahba

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rite Aid Corp <RAD.N> posted a worse-than-expected quarterly loss and forecast a wider fiscal year loss than ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Miller Park Stadium Tax Collections Down

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Consumer spending is up, but not everywhere – and that’s reflected in the latest sales tax collection figures from the Milwaukee ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Daimler plays down talk it could sell Maybach brand

FRANKFURT/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - German carmaker Daimler AG <DAIGn.DE> dismissed market talk on Tuesday it could divest its Maybach super luxury brand, after Chinese ...

Sun, March 28, 2010

South Korea bonds fall; ship sinking impact played down

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean government bond prices retreated further on Monday, with European Union leaders' agreement on an aid package for Greece and stronger ...

Fri, March 26, 2010

Court strikes down campaign contribution limits

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court struck down on Friday limits on individual contributions to independent political advocacy groups that ...

Wed, March 24, 2010

U.S. plays down hopes for Afghan reconciliation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday the timing was still not right for reconciliation with senior Afghan Taliban leaders, acknowledging military ...

Wed, March 24, 2010

Home loan demand down 2nd week as rates rise

By Julie Haviv

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications fell for a second straight week, with demand for home loan refinancing sinking to ...

Mon, March 22, 2010

Highway travel down for first time in a year

By Ayesha Rascoe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans drove less in January, marking the first monthly decline in 12 months as revised data showed travel did ...

Fri, March 19, 2010

Lee, Huskies Shut Down Badgers

St. Paul, Mn (WSAU) The 7th ranked St Cloud State Huskies shutout the 3rd ranked Wisconsin hockey team 2-0 today at the WCHA tournament ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Accident Slows Down S.R. 46

TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-A one-car accident slows traffic on State Road 46 in Vigo County.

Just after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday evening, the ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

W.House's Romer: Too soon for spending clamp-down

By Emily Kaiser and Mark Felsenthal

ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Clamping down on spending now to cut the gaping U.S. budget deficit would be ...

Mon, March 08, 2010

Moss in hospital after falling down lift

By Alan Baldwin

LONDON (Reuters) - British motor racing great Stirling Moss is recovering in hospital after plunging three stories down a lift shaft at ...

Mon, March 08, 2010

EU policy makers play down monetary fund idea

By John O'Donnell and Krista Hughes

LUXEMBOURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European policy makers played down on Tuesday the idea of creating a European Monetary ...

Fri, March 05, 2010

Blackhawks down road-weary Canucks 6-3

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks moved into a share of first place in the Western Conference with a 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

Wendy's/Arby's profit view below Street, shares down

By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc <WEN.N>, the third-largest U.S. fast-food restaurant operator, issued a 2010 ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

Iceland down but not out if IMF flows delayed: central bank

By Wojciech Moskwa

OSLO (Reuters) - Iceland can get by without more cash from the International Monetary Fund until it needs to refinance debt in ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

Report: Annual Car Sales Down 46% In Last Decade

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Annual car sales plunged by 46 percent in Wisconsin over the last decade. According to CrossSell Incorporated, 172,000 new vehicles ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

Indiana Revenues Down Again

MILAN (Reuters) - A Milan court has convicted three Google Inc executives for the 2006 transmission of a video showing the bullying of a youth ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

Grieving Rochette breaks down in tears

By Pritha Sarkar

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A grieving Joannie Rochette held her nerve for three incredible minutes on Tuesday and after dazzling the crowd with ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

Sheen rehab could prove costly as show shuts down

By Matthew Belloni and Eriq Gardner

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The future of CBS' "Two and Half Men" has become Topic A in Hollywood ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

Bucks Shut Down Knicks

New York, NY (WSAU) Andrew Bogut had 24 points and 20 rebounds to lift the Bucks past the Knicks 83-67 Monday night at Madison ...

Sat, February 20, 2010

We shrink Games anxiety down to size, say psychologists

By Mary Milliken

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - If only Olympic competitors' fears really could be quelled by reading "Overcoming Anxiety for Dummies."

In a playful jab ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

Senate panel mulls watered down "Volcker rule"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee members are considering a watered down version of the 'Volcker rule' unveiled last month by the Obama administration to ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

Hospital Head Man Steps Down

The CEO of a Terre Haute hospital steps down.

Chris Hill has served as the head of Regional Hospital since November of 2006. The ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

Palin family blast TV show mocking Down Syndrome son

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, the former U.S. vice presidential candidate, is used to finding herself the brunt of jokes but her humor ...

Mon, February 15, 2010

Trickle-down Olympic fitness for the rest of us

By Dorene Internicola

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - It's thrilling to watch those Olympians perform in Vancouver, but what have their superhuman feats to ...

Mon, February 15, 2010

BAE in $929 million write-down on lost U.S. deal

LONDON (Reuters) - BAE Systems <BAES.L>, Europe's biggest military contractor, said it will take a charge of 592 million pounds ($929 million) to ...

Thu, February 11, 2010

High School Locked Down

A VALLEY PARENT IS ARRESTED AFTER MAKING THREATS.

POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED AFTER THE FATHER OF A TERRE HAUTE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WAS ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

MySpace CEO steps down

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - News Corp has replaced the CEO of the social networking site MySpace less than a year after hiring him, and said ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Iran to shut down Google email service: report

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Iranian government plans to permanently suspend Google Inc's email service in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...

Tue, February 09, 2010

NATO to Afghan assault villagers: keep heads down

Obama tones down global company tax goals

By Kim Dixon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has scaled back his ambitious plan to close loopholes global companies use when accounting for taxes ...

Sat, January 30, 2010

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Alan Thompson has stepped down as head coach of the Australian swimming team, leaving the country without a coach two years ahead ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Nintendo Q3 profit down 23 pct

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd posted a 23 percent fall in quarterly profit as software sales for its DS handheld game player slowed and ...

Tue, January 26, 2010

Indonesian group wants Obama statue torn down

By Sarah Hunt

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesians, who welcomed Barack Obama as one of their own two years ago, now want a statue commemorating his ...

Sun, January 24, 2010

U.S. plays down bin Laden link to plane attempt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's claim of responsibility for the December 25 bombing attempt on a U.S.-bound airplane was a grab ...

Fri, January 22, 2010

Murray back twinge send shivers down Britain's spine

By Greg Stutchbury

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Andy Murray supporters in the Hisense Arena momentarily held their breath on Friday when the Briton stopped and sunk ...

Fri, January 22, 2010

Greipel tightens grip on Tour Down Under

ADELAIDE, Australia (Reuters) - Germany's Andre Greipel strengthened his hold on the Tour of Down Under when he stormed to a third stage victory ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Roddick grinds down Lopez to make fourth round

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Andy Roddick recovered from a set down to defeat Spain's Feliciano Lopez 6-7 6-4 6-4 7-6 and advance to the fourth ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

Greipel edges further clear in Tour Down Under

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Germany's Andre Greipel bolstered his chances of winning a second Tour Down Under after cruising to a second straight stage win ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Greipel wins first stage of Tour Down Under

ADELAIDE, Australia (Reuters) - Germany's Andre Greipel avoided a huge pileup to win the opening stage of the Tour Down Under Tuesday.

Gert Steegmans ...

Sun, January 17, 2010

Golden Globes ratings up, Gervais reviews down

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC saw its telecast of the Golden Globe Awards draw nearly 17 million viewers on Sunday, a 14 ...

Sun, January 17, 2010

Armstrong lays down a marker Down Under

ADELAIDE, Australia (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong provided an early insight into his intentions of winning an eighth Tour de France this year with a strong ...

Sat, January 16, 2010

Quickfire Colts down Ravens to make AFC title game

By Marc D. Allan

By Ian Graham

BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson temporarily stood down on Monday to face a politically destabilizing inquiry over money ...

Sat, January 09, 2010

Magic shoot down Hawks to strengthen division lead

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The Orlando Magic crushed the Atlanta Hawks 113-81 in a one-sided showdown of the Southeast Division's top two teams Saturday ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

GM names firm to wind down Saab, says weighing bids

By Harro ten Wolde and Nicholas Vinocur

AMSTERDAM/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - General Motors named a restructuring firm to run the winding-down of Swedish carmaker Saab ...

Tue, January 05, 2010

Chrysler says December sales down 4 percent

DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC said on Tuesday U.S. December sales fell 4 percent versus the prior year. Other highlights:

* Chrysler says U ...

Mon, January 04, 2010

NYC tourism down in 2009 but growth seen in 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tourist visits to New York City fell 3.9 percent in 2009 but the city's tourism suffered less from the ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

James nets 48 on birthday as Cavs down Hawks

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - LeBron James would not let the Atlanta Hawks spoil his 25th birthday, scoring a season-best 48 points to rally the Cleveland Cavaliers ...

Sat, December 26, 2009

Ovechkin on target as Caps down Devils to top NHL

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alex Ovechkin scored against goaltender Martin Brodeur for the first time in four years to help the Washington Capitals beat the New ...

Thu, December 24, 2009

Pope falls down but unharmed in incident at mass

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A woman jumped over a barricade in St Peter's Basilica at the start of Pope Benedict's Christmas Eve mass ...

Thu, December 24, 2009

Saab deal hopes fade, GM presses on with wind down

By Kevin Krolicki and Gilbert Kreijger

DETROIT/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.UL> is pressing ahead with plans to shut down Saab as ...

Wed, December 23, 2009

DVD industry down, but not downbeat

By Thomas K. Arnold

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - To outsiders, the DVD business appears to be in the toilet -- so why are home-entertainment honchos ...

Mon, December 21, 2009

U.S. not bogged down on trade: USTR Kirk

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration laid the groundwork in 2009 to expand exports of U.S. goods even though it failed ...

Mon, December 21, 2009

Postal Service: Holiday Mail Down, Recession May Be to Blame

GREEN BAY (WTAQ) - It's one of the busiest weeks of the year at the Post Office, but it won't be as busy ...

Fri, December 18, 2009

GM to shut down Saab, talks with Spyker fail

Wed, December 09, 2009

New York cracks down on counterfeit luxury goods

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York authorities are cracking down on the sale of counterfeit luxury items, shutting down 31 stalls in ...

Wed, December 09, 2009

Japan GDP revised down, policy response in doubt

By Stanley White

By Enjy Kiwan

DUBAI (Reuters) - UAE markets will face intense selling pressure when they reopen on Monday in the first post-holiday trading after Dubai ...

Sun, November 29, 2009

Ballon d'Or shortlist down to 10 men, Messi favorite

PARIS (Reuters) - The list of candidates to win the 2009 Ballon d'Or award was reduced to 10 men on Sunday, with Barcelona and ...

Fri, November 27, 2009

Suicide attacks down, extortion up in Iraq's Mosul

By Deepa Babington

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Drive-by shootings, murders and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul, replacing suicide ...

Fri, November 27, 2009

Howard rises to challenge to help Magic down Hawks

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Dwight Howard responded to a halftime challenge from his coach to lead the Orlando Magic to a 93-76 victory over the Atlanta ...

Thu, November 26, 2009

Merkel ally urged to step down over Afghan deaths

By Dave Graham

BERLIN (Reuters) - A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a barrage of calls to step down on Friday over ...

Thu, November 26, 2009

Banks, world leaders play down Dubai debt threat

By Rania Oteify and Sujata Rao

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - World leaders expressed confidence in the global economic recovery on Friday despite fears about a ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

U.S. GDP growth revised down to 2.8 percent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly than initially thought in the third quarter, held back by strong imports and weak investment ...

Mon, November 23, 2009

Report: Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Down 10%

MADISON (WRN) - If you’re buying the Thanksgiving dinner, one thing you’ll be thankful for is the price.

The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation ...

Sun, November 22, 2009

Packers Hold Off Late Charge, Down 49ers 30-24

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Packers hold off a late charge by the San Francisco 49ers 30-24 at Lambeau Field Sunday. QB ...

Sun, November 22, 2009

Israeli president plays down settlement work

By Cynthia Johnston and Yasmine Saleh

CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's president said on Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank was a ...

Sat, November 21, 2009

Heatley hat-trick helps Sharks take down Flyers

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Dany Heatley bagged his second hat-trick of the season to inspire the Pacific Division-leading San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

U.S. Q3 seen revised down on widening trade deficit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

Rio's Cloud Peak down in debut, others fare better

By Clare Baldwin and Phil Wahba

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors bet on growth in the IPOs of a Chinese hotel chain and an online ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

Kohl Bill Would Crack Down On Illegal Cigarette Sales

WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has endorsed a bill proposed by Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl to crack down on ...

Thu, November 19, 2009

U.S. cracks down on border meeting spot for Mexicans

By Lizbeth Diaz

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - The United States has severely restricted access to a spot on the Mexican border where families and lovers ...

Thu, November 19, 2009

Fed officials play down impact of weak dollar

By Kevin Plumberg and Neil Chatterjee

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed the consequences of the falling U.S. dollar ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Mouse study points to treatment for Down syndrome

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome that ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Vancouver to tone down its "sonic gun"

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Vancouver will modify powerful audio equipment that critics say could be used as a "sonic gun" against protesters at next ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Survey: Sales Of Tobacco To Minors Down

MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin retailers are doing a better job of helping to keep tobacco out of the hands of minors. That’s according to ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Shanahan brings curtain down on 21-year career

TORONTO (Reuters) - Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after a brilliant 21-year career that may be remembered as much for what he did ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Ravens shut down Browns to keep playoff hopes alive

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - Baltimore's smothering defense held the Cleveland Browns at bay as the Ravens kept their post-season hopes alive with a 16-0 ...

Sat, November 14, 2009

Chinese trade official plays down talk of yuan shift

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Chen Jian on Sunday played down talk of a shift in the central bank's currency policy as ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

49ers punish sloppy Cutler to grind down Bears

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers intercepted Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler five times on the way to a 10-6 victory over the Bears ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

James helps Cavs cool down Heat

By Simon Evans

MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James scored 34 points as he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to 111-104 victory over the Miami Heat on ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

October U.S. video game sales down 19 percent: NPD

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sales of video game equipment and software in the United States tumbled 19 percent in October to $1.07 billion, research ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

Rural U.S. towns struggle as big employers shut down

By Nick Carey

BARAGA, Michigan (Reuters) - After more than an hour talking about how awful business has been of late, Pete Van Straten, 52 ...

Sun, November 08, 2009

Cowboys shoot down the Eagles to grab NFC East lead

By Larry Fine

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-16 in their divisional showdown on Sunday to claim the NFC East ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

NY senate sees revenues down this year

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Democratic-led senate on Friday said tax revenues will slip 1.5 percent in the current fiscal year to ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

U.S. rail traffic still down sharply: industry group

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. rail traffic remains sharply down from a year ago, a trade group said, but shipments in some ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

BNY Mellon's Kelly shoots down BofA CEO talk

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon Corp <BK.N> CEO Bob Kelly told the bank's senior managers he is not ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

Brown Co. Committee Slowing Down Planning Privatization

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - After hearing from dueling attorneys and from several people against the idea, a Brown County committee decides to slow down ...

Wed, November 04, 2009

Evans offered Tour Down Under wildcard

</head> <body> <p>SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's world road racing champion Cadel Evans will ride at next year's Tour Down Under against Lance Armstrong after his ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, November 04, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/nov/04/new-home-foreclosure-filings-down-october/" title="Full Article: New Home Foreclosure Filings Down In October"> New Home Foreclosure Filings Down In October</a></h2> <p>MILWAUKEE (WRN) - There was another piece of good economic news Wednesday. 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MasterCard Inc <MA.N>, the world's second-largest credit card network, forecast marketing expenses will increase 20 percent ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, October 30, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/30/afghanistan-election-talks-break-down-report/" title="Full Article: Afghanistan election talks break down: report"> Afghanistan election talks break down: report</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CNN, quoting an unidentified Western source, said on Friday election talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his rival Abdullah Abdullah had ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, October 29, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/29/jobless-claims-edge-down-continued-claims-slide/" title="Full Article: Jobless claims edge down, continued claims slide"> Jobless claims edge down, continued claims slide</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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EBay Inc <EBAY.O> forecast results for the fourth quarter at the low end of Wall Street estimates ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, October 21, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/21/galleon-winding-down-its-funds/" title="Full Article: Galleon winding down hedge funds"> Galleon winding down hedge funds</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Svea Herbst Bayliss and Joseph A. 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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday Guinea's military leaders should quit after soldiers went ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, October 06, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/06/avgerage-baseball-playoff-ticket-prices-down-on-st/" title="Full Article: Average baseball playoff ticket prices down on StubHub"> Average baseball playoff ticket prices down on StubHub</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Ben Klayman</p> <p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ticket prices for Major League Baseball playoff games are down from last year as much as 50 percent in ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, October 05, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/05/burns-down-in-kids-still-120000-per-year-in-us/" title="Full Article: Burns down in kids, still 120,000 per year in U.S."> Burns down in kids, still 120,000 per year in U.S.</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - 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The Chinese capital Beijing is under lockdown on the eve of a massive military parade to mark six decades ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 28, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/28/eu-seeks-to-turn-down-mp3s-music-player-volumes/" title="Full Article: EU seeks to turn down MP3s music player volumes"> EU seeks to turn down MP3s music player volumes</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission issued new volume standards for MP3 players on Monday to help prevent music lovers damaging their hearing.</p> <p>The new ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sun, September 27, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/27/honduras-de-facto-government-sets-deadline-over-cr/" title="Full Article: Honduran troops shut down pro-Zelaya media"> Honduran troops shut down pro-Zelaya media</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Patrick Markey and Gustavo Palencia</p> <p>TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - 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Tim Lincecum returned to the mound to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1 on Monday and keep ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 14, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/15/us-looking-at-selling-citi-shares-report/" title="Full Article: Citi shares down on concerns of U.S. government sale"> Citi shares down on concerns of U.S. government sale</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc <C.N> shares were trading down around 5 percent on Tuesday after reports that the government may begin shedding ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sat, September 12, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/12/nadal-downs-gonzalez-in-double-quick-time-to-reach/" title="Full Article: Nadal shoots down misfiring Gonzalez in double quick time"> Nadal shoots down misfiring Gonzalez in double quick time</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Pritha Sarkar</p> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week to 550,000, according to a government ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, September 09, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/09/stock-index-futures-point-to-lower-open/" title="Full Article: Stock futures edge down after stocks hit 13-month high"> Stock futures edge down after stocks hit 13-month high</a></h2> <p>By Angela Moon</p> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors paused after the market hit a 13-month high in ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, September 08, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/08/corporate-hospitality-down-in-tennis-says-atp-chie/" title="Full Article: Corporate hospitality down in tennis, says ATP chief"> Corporate hospitality down in tennis, says ATP chief</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Steve Ginsburg</p> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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