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Marc Rich, 'King of Oil', laid to rest in quiet Israel ceremony | | KIBBUTZ EINAT, Israel (Reuters) - Billionaire Marc Rich, the pioneering oil trader who was also a fugitive from U.S. justice for tax evasion, racketeering and busting sanctions with Iran, was laid to rest in a quiet funeral outside Tel Aviv on Thursday. |
Blasting heat forecast for U.S. Western states | | (Reuters) - Residents of western U.S. states awoke on Monday to more scorching heat that was expected to break record highs and grip the region through the early part of the holiday week, meteorologists said. |
SP 500 extends gains to year's second half on solid data | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended higher on the first day of the third quarter on Monday, supported by signs of strength in manufacturing and construction sectors. But the major stock indexes pulled back from their session highs late in the day as investors sold some shares to book profits. |
A fair World Cup deal for Brazil? | | After some of the world's biggest corporations such as Apple and Google have come under pressure over aggressive tax avoidance strategies, now its FIFA's turn to defend its lucrative financial arrangements with 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil. |
When cooking can kill | | For nearly half of the world's population, building and maintaining a fire is a daily -- and often deadly -- chore. |
Winklevoss twins plan IPO for Bitcoin-tracking stock | | SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Reuters) - The Winklevoss twins, who famously alleged that Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg stole their website idea, have revealed plans for an IPO that will give investors exposure to the value of digital currency Bitcoins. |
Wildlife's worst enemy? Us | | Mona Rutger got the call in October A bald eagle was flopping around on an airport runway after it had been clipped by a private jet. Unfortunately, it's something she sees all too often. |
Murray into quarters without dropping a set | | The feat has not been achieved since 1936 but with every victory, the pressure on Andy Murray to deliver a first British winner of the men's singles at Wimbledon since Fred Perry grows. |
Commodity investors race to adapt on fear of supercycle end | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who have plowed some $400 billion into raw materials markets over the past 10 years are accelerating efforts to change their strategies, if not their allocations, on the growing belief the commodities "supercycle" has come to an end. |
British Chambers of Commerce report highest confidence since 2007 | | * BCC Q2 survey shows broad rise in sales and orders * BCC now sees 0.6 pct economic growth in Q2 * Services export growth strongest since records 1989 By David Milliken LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - British business confidence is the highest since 2007, bolstered by fast-rising exports, a survey showed on Tuesday, in fresh evidence that Britain is slowly recovering from the financial crisis. The British Chambers of Commerce's quarterly economic survey - Britain's largest major |
After Beauty of Corsica, Brunt of Tour Awaits | | With a technical ordeal awaiting them, and coastal headwinds slowing the riders, the 21 other Tour de France teams could not be bothered to try to take the lead from Jan Bakelants. |
U.S. is not waging 'war on coal' Energy Secretary Moniz | | VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.S. government is not waging a "war on coal" but rather expects it to still play a significant role, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said on Sunday, rejecting criticism of President Barack Obama's climate change plan. |
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