| Latest worldwide news | Nikkei may retest 14,000 level on upbeat U.S. data | | | TOKYO, July 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to open higher on Tuesday and may test 14,000, a level not seen since late May, as U.S. manufacturing and construction data added to signs of an improving economy. The Nikkei is likely to trade between 13,800 and 14,000, strategists said, after advancing 1.3 percent to 13,852.50 on Monday to hit a four-week high and mark a third straight gain - its longest winning streak since May. The broader Topix index gained 1.5 percent |
| PRECIOUS-Gold inches up after volatile week; data eyed | | | SINGAPORE, July 1 (Reuters) - Gold edged slightly higher on Monday after posting its biggest quarterly loss on record, as investors await key economic data this week for clues on when the Federal Reserve could taper its economic stimulus. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,236.39 an ounce by 0018 GMT after a 3 percent gain on Friday, while Comex gold rose about $13 to $1,236.40. * Gold fell nearly 25 percent for the April-June period, its worst quarterly perf |
| Does the World Cup help Brazil? | | | In Brazil many believe the World Cup has seen the rich line their pockets, while the poor make do with crumbling public services. Next year's tournament, it seems, has stoked up tensions that have long lain dormant. |
| Phones OK on a plane says BA | | | The airline will be become first in Europe to allow phones to be used upon landing. Your seatmate just got more irritable. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Artist stirs privacy debate with portraits from DNA | | | July 1 - DNA extracted from cigarette butts and bubble gum found on the streets of Brooklyn is being used by artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg to create realistic portraits of anonymous New Yorkers. The artist says her project is designed to spark debate about the use - or potential misuse - of DNA profiling in society. Ben Gruber reports. |
| Intel executives see focus on Atom mobile chip | | | SAN FRANCISCO, June 28 (Reuters) - Intel Corp's top executives said on Friday the microprocessor company would speed up development and roll-out of its Atom chips for mobile devices, as the computing world moves away from the traditional personal computer. |
| Gorilla set for "terrible twos" | | | June 18 - Baby gorilla, Monroe, celebrates his second birthday at the San Diego Zoo with cake and toys. Tara Cleary reports. |
| Meet the female Indiana Jones | | | Close your eyes and imagine this. An excavation is taking place on Mount Carmel, fabled site of the Prophet Elijah's burning alter, and archaeologists are digging deep to uncover the roots of humanity in the region. And every person on the dig is a woman. This isn't fiction, this is the history of real-life female archeologists. |
| Well Getting Men to Want to Use Condoms | | | A Gates Foundation challenge to develop a next generation condom speaks to the low usage only 5 percent of men worldwide of a prophylactic that can curb H.I.V./AIDS. |
| Anemic data raise China growth fears | | | China's manufacturing sector weakened sharply in June, an indication that the country's growth slowdown has deepened as the government has refrained from stimulating the sluggish economy. |
| AstraZeneca picks site for new global home in Cambridge | | | LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has chosen a science park on the southern outskirts of Cambridge, England, next to the world-renowned Addenbrooke's Hospital, for its new $500 million global headquarters and research center. |
| Cuban columnist claims bribes get U.S. visas | | | A columnist in Cuba's main government-run newspaper Friday accused employees of the United States diplomatic mission in Havana of accepting bribes for visas, charges that American diplomats challenged. |
| A Move for the Frugal Traveler | | | Starting this week, the Frugal Traveler column is changing its format 8212; though you8217;ll barely notice the difference. |
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