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Thu, May 24, 2012

Iran nuclear talks enter second day

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Talks resumed on Thursday between Iran and world powers about a nuclear programme that the West suspects is aimed at nuclear bomb ...

An employee looks at an assembly line at a Ford manufacturing plant in Chongqing municipality April 20, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

Thu, May 24, 2012

China factory data signals weak first-half growth

By Lucy Hornby

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factories took a hit in May as export orders fell sharply, a private sector survey showed on ...

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi touches the hands of her supporters as she arrives to attend the opening ceremony of her Nat

Thu, May 24, 2012

Suu Kyi to make first trip out of Myanmar in 24 years: party

YANGON (Reuters) - Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years next week ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Knight Capital hit by Facebook loss, wants Nasdaq to pay

By John McCrank and Ashutosh Pandey

(Reuters) - Electronic trader Knight Capital Group said it suffered a pre-tax loss of $30 million to $35 million ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Comments after EU leaders' summit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders discussed ways to revive their economies on Wednesday night, with growth and jobs on the agenda along with the situation ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Iran talks show common ground, disagreement: U.S.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A first day of talks between Iran and world powers about a nuclear program that the West suspects is aimed at nuclear ...

Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese dissident and legal advocate who recently sought asylum in the United States and is being housed by New Y

Wed, May 23, 2012

China activist worried about nephew's legal plight

By Maxim Duncan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is worried his nephew will be subjected to a revenge show trial by ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Housing market recovery gains traction

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. spring home-selling season got off to a strong start in April, with rising sales and prices ...

Chesapeake Energy Corporation's 50 acre campus is seen in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 17, 2012. REUTERS/Steve Sisney

Wed, May 23, 2012

Chesapeake defends board to shareholders

(Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp defended its board of directors in a letter to shareholders on Wednesday as investors push for governance changes at the ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Fed's Bullard says orderly Greek exit possible

By Mark Felsenthal

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Greece could exit the euro zone without doing deep damage to the U.S. and European economies if ...