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San Francisco ChronicleJobless claims data suggests labor market strength
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By Lucia Mutikani. WASHINGTON | Thu May 23, 2013 9:47am EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite ...
Initial jobless claims drop to 340000 after one-week spikeLos Angeles Times
Jobless claims fall, pointing to better MayCNN
Initial jobless claims fall by 23000USA TODAY Financial Times -Forbes -Bloomberg all 35 news articles » 
U.S. News & World ReportWall St. falls at open on stimulus worry, China data
Reuters
NEW YORK | Thu May 23, 2013 9:40am EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell at the open on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month, on concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus measures may be scaled ...
Morning MoneyBeat: Bernanke Sparks Global SelloffWall Street Journal
Wall St. to drop at open on stimulus plan worry, China dataReuters India
Australian Index Plunges 2%, Dollar at a new One-Year Low123Jump.com Bloomberg -MarketWatch -CNBC.com (blog) all 1,149 news articles » 
New York TimesMarkets Rattled Amid Fears of Slowdown in Asia
New York Times
HONG KONG — A 7 percent stock market sell-off in Tokyo led to moderate declines in equity markets across Europe and Asia on Thursday, and Wall Street opened weakly, amid concerns about global growth and uneasiness about central bank actions.
Nikkei plunge sparks retreat from risky assetsFinancial Times
GLOBAL MARKETS-World shares slump on US stimulus, growth fearsReuters
European stock markets slide after Nikkei plunges 7% - liveThe Guardian CNNMoney -Globe and Mail -MarketWatch all 145 news articles » 
ZDNetSoftbank Invites US Government Into the Boardroom to Soothe Security Fears
Businessweek
To win approval for its takeover of Sprint Nextel, Tokyo's SoftBank is apparently ready to let Washington OK a board director to oversee national security. The goal, of course, is to make sure our telecom networks aren't sullied with foreign intrusion (or, one ...
US Government Would Approve 'Security' Director at Sprint Amid Security JittersFox Business
Dish Warns of 'National Security Risks' in SoftBank-Sprint DealWall Street Journal
SoftBank Said to Give US Veto Power Over Sprint Board SeatBloomberg Reuters -Chicago Tribune -PCWorld all 40 news articles » 
Economic TimesFactory activity slips to 7-month low in May: Markit
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NEW YORK – Manufacturing slowed for a second straight month in May as weak overseas demand and government belt-tightening at home led to the sector's most sluggish rate of growth since October, a survey showed on Thursday. Financial data firm ...
Markit Flash May PMI Slips to 51.9 From 52.1 in AprilWall Street Journal
US May flash manufacturing PMI signals weaknessMarketWatch
Euro-Area Services, Factory Gauge Rises More Than EstimatedBloomberg Financial Times -NASDAQ -RTT News all 51 news articles » 
euronewsIMF chief Christine Lagarde questioned by French judge
Los Angeles Times
PARIS -- Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was questioned by a judge Thursday over her role in a $366-million payout to a businessman supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde appeared in a Paris court ...
IMF Head Lagarde in Court in Fraud ProbeABC News
IMF's Lagarde Heard by Court in Sarkozy-Ally Arbitration ProbeBloomberg
Court to Question IMF Chief LagardeWall Street Journal Financial Times -New York Times -CNBC.com all 48 news articles » 
CTV NewsCost Controls Help Lenovo Profit
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING—Chinese personal-computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. said profit in its latest quarter rose 90% from a year earlier because of cost controls, stronger pricing and robust shipments. Lenovo's solid results stand out in the global PC industry, which is ...
Lenovo Full-Year Profit Rises 34% on Market Share GainsBloomberg
Can Lenovo do it?CNNMoney
Lenovo Reports Solid Fiscal Q4, Full-Year FinancialsDailyTech Financial Times -ZDNet -Reuters all 36 news articles » - Rue21 to Sell Itself to Apax for $1.1 Billion
New York Times
Rue21 said on Thursday that it would sell itself to Apax Partners for about $1.1 billion, including debt, as private equity firms continue their pursuit of purveyors of fashion. Under the terms of the deal, Apax will pay $42 a share, a 23 percent premium to ...
Cranberry-based rue21 agrees to $1.1 billion buyout offerPittsburgh Post Gazette
Rue21 Inc. (RUE) Has Leaped To A New High On Merger NewsRTT News
More on Rue21 (RUE): An initial 40-day "go-shop" period process will start today ...Seeking Alpha Reuters UK all 13 news articles » 
CNBC.comJC Penney Gets $500 Million Credit Line Increase
CNBC.com
J.C. Penney said Wednesday it has secured a $2.25 billion loan, $500 million more than it had expected, as it tries to stop a collapse in its sales. The expanded financing deal with Goldman Sachs comes as the Plano, Texas-based retailer has been burning ...
JC Penney Secures New $2.25 Billion Term LoanWall Street Journal
J.C. Penney Enters Into Five-year $2.25 Bln Secured Term Loan Credit FacilityNASDAQ
JC Penney secures bigger-than-expected $2.25B loanPhilly.com WWLP 22News -Tribune-Review -D Magazine all 14 news articles » 
New York Daily NewsFord Adding 200000 to Capacity as Fusion, F-Series Gain
Bloomberg
Ford Motor Co. (F), gaining more U.S. market share than any other automaker this year, will add capacity to build 200,000 more vehicles annually in North America on demand for F-Series pickups and Fusion sedans. Most of its North American assembly ...
Ford adds production in North America to meet new car demandReuters
US automakers holding off on summer factory shutdowns as demand increasesWashington Post
For US auto factories, summertime isn't downtime anymoreLos Angeles Times Fox Business -The Detroit News -Automotive News all 52 news articles »
Telegraph.co.ukReports: London Muslim terrorists were already known to UK security forces
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The two suspected Muslim terrorists involved in the savage daylight murder of a British soldier near a London barracks on Wednesday had been previously investigated by UK security sources for possible terrorist links, it is being reported. The information was ...
Britain's Cameron: London attack 'will only . . . make us stronger'Washington Post
Cameron condemns brutal hacking death, says Britain stands firmCNN
London attack suspects probed in past investigations, official saysCBS News The Guardian -Christian Science Monitor -BBC News all 1,055 news articles » 
ABC NewsJapanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest — for now
Houston Chronicle
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber ...
Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, 80, oldest to summit Mt Everest, as 81-year ...The Australian
80-Year-Old Conquers Mount EverestWashington Post
80-year-old Japanese extreme skier becomes oldest climber to reach summit of ...The Republic RTT News -NPR (blog) -Telegraph.co.uk all 82 news articles » 
AFPIslamist bombers kill 19 in Niger, seize hostages
AFP
NIAMEY — Islamist militants staged brazen twin car bomb attacks on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, killing at least 19 people and taking several trainee army officers hostage in the impoverished west African nation, the ...
Islamists kill 20 in suicide attacks in NigerReuters
At Least 19 Soldiers Killed in Niger AttackVoice of America
Niger Attacks Leave 23 Dead as Areva Staff InjuredBloomberg Houston Chronicle -Financial Times all 48 news articles » 
New York Times13 Pakistani Police Officers Killed in Blast in Restive Region
New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 13 police officers were killed on Thursday morning when a powerful remote-controlled bomb ripped through a police truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. At least 17 others were injured. World Twitter Logo.
Twelve people killed in blast in QuettaThe Hindu
Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 13 in PakistanPhilly.com
Taliban claim bomb in southwest Pakistan that kills 13Reuters Xinhua all 49 news articles » 
Telegraph.co.ukIAEA confirms: Iran expanding uranium enrichment program
Telegraph.co.uk
In a report obtained by The Associated Press, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said as many as 700 high-tech centrifuges had been installed since the attack, increasing Iran's stock of low-enriched uranium by eight per cent to nearly ten tons in ...
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Iran Is Seen Advancing Nuclear BidNew York Times
Iran paves over suspected nuclear-related testing site despite UN protestsWashington Post BBC News -Voice of America -Reuters all 116 news articles » 
Telegraph.co.ukKerry admits his push for Middle East peace faces 'scepticism'
Telegraph.co.uk
Flying in from a night of meetings in Jordan on the war in Syria, the US Secretary of State went straight into talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he pursued his bid to kick-start negotiations frozen since late 2010. Mr Kerry has now visited Israel as ...
Kerry shuttles between Jerusalem, Ramallah in effort to relaunch peace talksWashington Post
Kerry in Mideast, Looks to Jump-Start Peace TalksVoice of America
Kerry called Netanyahu - not Israeli envoy Oren - to protest West Bank outpostsHaaretz Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Ynetnews -Jerusalem Post all 117 news articles » 
E! OnlineBarack and Michelle Obama Top Forbes' Most Powerful Couples List—See Who ...
E! Online
Dynamic duos, indeed. Forbes magazine has released its 2013 ranking of the World's Most Powerful Couples, assembling an eclectic menagerie of formidable twosomes who span the worlds of entertainment, politics, media and, natch, royalty. Surprise ...
Beyoncé, Shakira And The World's Most Powerful Female CelebritiesForbes
Forbes releases list of world's 100 most powerful womenWHIO Dayton
Forbes Most Powerful Women 2013: The rise of the female super geekTelegraph.co.uk CBS News -ABC Online -Bloomberg all 87 news articles » - Queen Elizabeth II Hosts A Garden Party At Buckingham Palace
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: (L-R) Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and the Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend a Garden Party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace hosted by Queen Elizabeth II on May 22, 2013.and more » 
The GuardianLittle progress as N. Korea envoy visits China for talks
USA TODAY
Despite China's regular efforts to show North Korean leaders the fruits of China's economic reforms, Pyongyang has resisted taking similar steps and persists with a "military-first" policy. Choe0001. North Korea's Vice-Marshal Choe Ryong Hae. (Photo: Jon ...
North Korea says willing to take China's advice to start talksReuters
China Party Official Liu Meets North Korea Envoy Amid TensionsBusinessweek
North Korea Envoy Awaits Chat With China's LeaderABC News CNN (blog) -BBC News all 224 news articles » 
AFPAfrican Unity After 50 Years of OAU/AU - a Dream Deferred?
AllAfrica.com
As the AU is marking the 50th anniversary of the OAU under the theme 'Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance', it is necessary to subject the 50 years journey of the OAU/AU with respect to the question of unity to critical scrutiny. To this end, it is imperative ...
Talk point: on its 50th birthday, what does the African Union mean to you?The Guardian
African unity: half a century's checkered legacyAFP
Africa group celebrates 50th anniversaryNew Straits Times The Africa Report -South Africa.info -Go Jamaica all 31 news articles »
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