US Steel earnings pressured by sluggish economy |
- US Steel earnings pressured by sluggish economy
- Sandy prompts harrowing NYC hospital evacuation
- Authorities: 33-year-old man killed Texas pastor
- UBS to cut 10,000 jobs in fixed income retreat
- Storm's cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow
- Obama to view storm damage in New Jersey
- From Springsteen to Letterman, Sandy disrupts
- Hurricane Sandy disrupts Northeast U.S. telecom networks
- W.Va. blizzard warning as Appalachia storm blows
- Sandy upends final week of presidential race
- Syrian activists report 23 dead in Damascus suburb
- Tidal surge on river floods three New Jersey towns
- Yacht commissioned by Steve Jobs launched
- Factbox: U.S. companies delay results due to Sandy
- U.S. companies hustle to re-staff, reopen after Sandy
- Moscow rally urges release of opposition activists
- Factbox: Ten things to know about impact of storm Sandy
- Tiny NYC beachfront burns in floodwaters
- Hitachi wins bid to build up to six UK nuclear plants
- Hitachi seeking operator for UK nuclear project
- Cassel to start at QB for Chiefs vs Chargers
- Greece delays austerity vote, warns of 'chaos'
- Obama to travel to New Jersey Wednesday to view storm damage
- Australia's Sermanni hired as new US women's coach
- European 'Borgia' drama proves a worldwide hit
- Nasty campaign tactics: Phony voting instructions
- Meningitis outbreak toll: 363 cases, 28 deaths
- U.S. and EU push for progress in troubled Balkans
- 'I lost control,' former UBS trader tells court
- Diplomat: Texas agents should have seen people
- New York Stock Exchange will reopen Wednesday
- Regional elections foretell turmoil in Italy
- After Sandy, canceled flights but no airport chaos
- Syrian air force on offensive after failed truce
- Mexican man pleads guilty in killing of US agent
- Obama says storm not yet over, government to aid local authorities
- Romney sticks to storm relief script at Ohio event
- Superstorm Sandy rattles entertainment industry
- Cyprus: offshore drilling license talks begin
US Steel earnings pressured by sluggish economy Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:38 PM PDT The tough global economy is showing little sign of loosening its grip on the steel industry. |
Sandy prompts harrowing NYC hospital evacuation Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:37 PM PDT |
Authorities: 33-year-old man killed Texas pastor Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:31 PM PDT |
UBS to cut 10,000 jobs in fixed income retreat Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS unveiled plans on Tuesday to fire 10,000 staff and wind down its fixed income business, returning to its private banking roots as it adapts to tough capital rules that make it harder to turn a profit from trading. Zurich-based UBS will focus on wealth management and a smaller investment bank, ditching much of the trading business that ran up $50 billion in losses in the financial crisis and is embroiled in a global LIBOR rate-fixing investigation. ... |
Storm's cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:29 PM PDT |
Obama to view storm damage in New Jersey Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT |
From Springsteen to Letterman, Sandy disrupts Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:24 PM PDT |
Hurricane Sandy disrupts Northeast U.S. telecom networks Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:23 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Power outages and flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy disrupted telecommunications services in Northeastern states on Tuesday, resulting in spotty coverage for cellphones, television, home telephones and Internet services. While all the region's telecom service providers were having problems, Verizon Communications, which serves many of the states in the hurricane's path, appeared to have suffered some of the worst damage from the storm. ... |
W.Va. blizzard warning as Appalachia storm blows Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:22 PM PDT |
Sandy upends final week of presidential race Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT |
Syrian activists report 23 dead in Damascus suburb Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT |
Tidal surge on river floods three New Jersey towns Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:18 PM PDT TETERBORO, New Jersey (Reuters) - A wall of water, at times greater than 5 feet high, swept through three towns in northern New Jersey early Tuesday, a parting shot from Hurricane Sandy that prompted the evacuation of a few thousand people from their homes. The tidal surge up the swollen Hackensack River started just after midnight, and there was little time for the unprepared towns of Little Ferry, Moonachie and Carlstadt to rouse their roughly 19,000 residents and urge them to seek higher ground. ... |
Yacht commissioned by Steve Jobs launched Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:18 PM PDT |
Factbox: U.S. companies delay results due to Sandy Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:17 PM PDT (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. companies postponed releasing quarterly results after superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. east coast, disrupting power supplies and transportation and flooding large parts of New York city. All U.S. stock markets will be closed through Tuesday. Companies announcing delayed results and/or conference calls: -- Abiomed Inc rescheduled second-quarter conference call to November 1 at 8 am Eastern Time. -- Accelrys Inc rescheduled third-quarter results to October 31, after market. -- Acorda Therapeutics Inc rescheduled third-quarter results and conference call to October 31. ... |
U.S. companies hustle to re-staff, reopen after Sandy Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:17 PM PDT NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - After Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast, companies scrambled on Tuesday to assess the damage and figure out how to staff up as soon as possible. Transportation hubs in New York and Washington were closed due to Sandy, one of the biggest storms to ever hit the country. The storm bashed the coast for hours with high winds and waves that caused widespread flooding, then Sandy dropped just below hurricane status before making landfall on Monday night in New Jersey. ... |
Moscow rally urges release of opposition activists Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:17 PM PDT |
Factbox: Ten things to know about impact of storm Sandy Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of people awoke to scenes of destruction wrought by Sandy after the powerful storm smashed into the eastern United States, destroying buildings, flooding streets, and cutting power to parts of the nation's most densely populated regions. DEATHS At least 30 people were reported killed in eight states along the eastern seaboard by Sandy, which dropped just below hurricane status before making landfall on Monday night in New Jersey. Some people were hit by trees, others died in flooding, from electrical shocks or in car crashes linked to the storm. ... |
Tiny NYC beachfront burns in floodwaters Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:14 PM PDT |
Hitachi wins bid to build up to six UK nuclear plants Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:13 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Hitachi on Tuesday won a bid to take over a company building up to six nuclear power plants in Britain, reviving hopes for investment in the UK's ageing energy infrastructure but leaving doubts they will come online in time. Hitachi said it expected to have the first 1,300 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant in the UK operational by the mid-2020s. "This is a decades-long, multi-billion pound vote of confidence in the UK that will contribute vital new infrastructure to power our economy," Prime Minister David Cameron said in a statement. ... |
Hitachi seeking operator for UK nuclear project Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:13 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Hitachi is in discussions with candidates to operate its UK Horizon nuclear power project to build up to six plants, which it acquired on Tuesday. "We are in discussions with candidates," said Tatsuro Ishizuka, CEO of Hitachi's power systems company, during a press conference in London, adding that Hitachi was not looking to operate the project itself. (Reporting by Karolin Schaps; editing by Jane Baird) |
Cassel to start at QB for Chiefs vs Chargers Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:11 PM PDT Matt Cassel is back under center as the Chiefs' starting quarterback. |
Greece delays austerity vote, warns of 'chaos' Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:11 PM PDT |
Obama to travel to New Jersey Wednesday to view storm damage Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will travel to New Jersey on Wednesday to view damage caused by massive storm Sandy, the White House said in a statement. "Tomorrow afternoon, the president will travel to New Jersey where he will join Governor (Chris) Christie in viewing the storm damage, talking with citizens who are recovering from the storm and thanking first responders who put their lives at risk to protect their communities," the statement said. Obama canceled campaign appearances planned for Ohio on Wednesday because of the storm. ... |
Australia's Sermanni hired as new US women's coach Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:06 PM PDT When Tom Sermanni shook hands with Pia Sundhage after her last game as coach of the U.S. women's soccer team, he should have asked her for a few tips. |
European 'Borgia' drama proves a worldwide hit Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:05 PM PDT |
Nasty campaign tactics: Phony voting instructions Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT |
Meningitis outbreak toll: 363 cases, 28 deaths Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:03 PM PDT An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. The medication, made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, has been recalled. |
U.S. and EU push for progress in troubled Balkans Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:01 PM PDT SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Europe and the United States teamed up on Tuesday to press Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo to overcome the legacy of Yugoslavia's bloody collapse as a condition of closer integration with the West. "If you do not make progress you will be left behind," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned at the start of a trip to the region with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. NATO member Croatia will follow Slovenia in joining the 27-nation EU next year, but accession is a very distant prospect for the other five countries carved from federal Yugoslavia in the 1990s. ... |
'I lost control,' former UBS trader tells court Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:58 AM PDT |
Diplomat: Texas agents should have seen people Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:57 AM PDT Texas law enforcement agents were close enough to a pickup truck to see it was carrying people, not drugs, before one opened fire, killing two Guatemalan immigrants, a diplomat said Tuesday. |
New York Stock Exchange will reopen Wednesday Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT |
Regional elections foretell turmoil in Italy Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT |
After Sandy, canceled flights but no airport chaos Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT |
Syrian air force on offensive after failed truce Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian warplanes bombed rebel targets with renewed intensity on Tuesday after the end of a widely ignored four-day truce between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and insurgents. State television said "terrorists" had assassinated an air force general, Abdullah Mahmoud al-Khalidi, in a Damascus suburb, the latest of several rebel attacks on senior officials. In July, a bomb killed four of Assad's aides, including his brother-in-law Assef Shawkat and the defense minister. ... |
Mexican man pleads guilty in killing of US agent Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT A Mexican man pleaded guilty in Tucson federal court Tuesday to the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a 2010 firefight near the Arizona-Mexico border, marking the first conviction in the agent's death. |
Obama says storm not yet over, government to aid local authorities Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:48 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the federal government would do all it could to help local authorities cope with damage caused by the massive storm Sandy. The president, speaking at the national headquarters of the American Red Cross, said the storm, which slammed into some of the most densely populated areas of the eastern United States on Monday, was "not yet over" and that there were still risks. "It is still moving north," he said. "There are still communities that could be affected. ... |
Romney sticks to storm relief script at Ohio event Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:48 AM PDT KETTERING, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, blown off the campaign trail by Hurricane Sandy, drew a fine line between politicking and storm relief on Tuesday as the weather cast an unpredictable pall over the race with just a week to go until Election Day. With President Barack Obama holed up in Washington monitoring relief efforts, Romney faced the challenge of trying to demonstrate his presidential credentials without appearing insensitive to the millions of Americans affected by the storm. ... |
Superstorm Sandy rattles entertainment industry Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:47 AM PDT |
Cyprus: offshore drilling license talks begin Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:47 AM PDT Cyprus' commerce minister says the government will open negotiations with oil and gas companies including Italy's ENI, South Korean KOGAS, France's Total and Russia's Novatek on granting them licenses to drill for gas deposits off the island's south coast. |
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