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Banks in the dock over CDS | | July 1 - The European Commission is charging 13 banks, Markit and ISDA with restricting competition in the CDS market. Breakingviews columnist Dominic Elliott tells us what it means for the lenders. |
Inside the List | | Lily Koppels Astronaut Wives Club, at No. 16 on the hardcover nonfiction list, is about the difficulty of being the spouse who stays home while the other commutes to the moon. |
Formula One in crisis mode after tire failures | | SILVERSTONE (Reuters) - Formula One and tire supplier Pirelli faced a full-on crisis on Sunday after the British Grand Prix came close to being stopped for safety reasons due to a spate of explosive high-speed blowouts. |
Abe's vote-catching app | | June 28 - A cartoon version of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe jumps for victory in new smartphone game to boost support ahead of next month's election. Lily Grimes reports. |
Obama says EU, all intelligence agencies seek info on each other | | July 1 - U.S. President Barack Obama played down a controversy over whether Washington had spied on its European allies, saying intelligence services around the world -- including in the EU -- seek additional insight beyond regular media reports. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
Western United States swelters amid deadly heat | | PHOENIX (Reuters) - A dangerous, record-breaking heat wave in the western United States contributed to the death of a Nevada resident and sent scores of people to hospitals with heat-related illnesses. |
Investors set to weigh benefits of News Corp | | July 1 (Reuters) - News Corp and 21st Century Fox will begin trading as two separate companies on Monday, giving investors the choice of a fast-growing entertainment business and a slower-growing but prominent publishing concern. |
No Substitute for Cash | | Few business travelers remember to add cash tips to their expense reports, and no one has come up with a mobile app to help. |
The man who exposed Armstrong's lies | | It cost his newspaper a thumping $1.6 million in legal costs as well as 13 years of his life. But journalist David Walsh was finally vindicated when Lance Armstrong confessed to doping earlier this year. |
Apple files for 'iWatch' trademark | | It's been a while since we've heard anything concrete on Apple's rumored "iWatch" device, but Bloomberg now reports that Apple has filed on June 3 to trademark that name in Japan. |
Consumer spending rebounds, income jumps | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending rebounded and incomes recorded their largest increase in three months in May, adding to data that have suggested the economy has shifted to firmer ground. |
'Cirque' death | | A performer from Cirque du Soleil died in a weekend accident during a show at a Las Vegas casino, authorities said Sunday. |
Dior | | The Dior couture collection was one of the first shows to kick-off Couture Fashion week in Paris. |
Life, Interrupted Unkept Resolutions | | When I learned I had cancer at the age of 22, my life and my resolution-making were interrupted. There was no time or space to stress over something as small as a three-day juice cleanse or a daily exercise program. Surviving my next cycle of chemotherapy became my singular concern. |
Microsoft Xbox head named Zynga CEO | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Games publisher Zynga Inc has replaced chief executive Mark Pincus with Don Mattrick, the Microsoft Corp executive who headed the critical Xbox business, Zynga announced on Monday. |
Egypt army gives Mursi 48 hours to share power | | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces handed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi a virtual ultimatum to share power on Monday, giving feuding politicians 48 hours to compromise or have the army impose its own road map for the country. |
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