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02/22/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three members of Congress have received threatening mail over the last two days and law enforcement officials on Wednesday warned that more may be coming.
02/22/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some U.S. pawnbrokers are taking liquid assets - literally.
02/22/12
(Reuters) - Brokers who hide embarrassing legal troubles from their employers risk triggering a new set of problems that could be worse.
02/22/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - While three-times winner Tiger Woods was in early trouble, Yang Yong-eun drew first blood in Wednesday's opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship by beating Graeme McDowell 2&1.
02/22/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - The FedExCup playoffs, the PGA Tour's lucrative four-event season finale, have been extended for a further five years, commissioner Tim Finchem said Wednesday.
02/22/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are running neck-and-neck but neither would beat incumbent President Barack Obama, according to several polls released on Wednesday.
02/22/12
(Reuters) - Nearly 12 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2011, an increase of 13 percent over 2010, according to a report released on Wednesday by the research firm Javelin Strategy...
02/22/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook is in an enviable position - market leading products, a $98 billion warchest and a seemingly gravity-defying stock price.
02/22/12
(Reuters) - If you knew you would be around to blow out the candles at your 100th birthday party, would that change how you manage your money today?
02/22/12
(Reuters) - The Portland Trail Blazers made San Antonio pay dearly for resting two of their leading players on Tuesday, mauling the Spurs by 40 points in their worst defeat for nearly 15 years.
02/22/12
(Reuters) - The Obama administration will propose slashing the top income tax rate for corporations to 28 percent from the current 35 percent, as part of a corporate tax reform plan that is set to be announced on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal said.
02/22/12
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - After months on the sidelines, Rick Santorum finally gets his chance at center stage in a debate of Republican candidates on Wednesday, and the increased scrutiny that comes with it.
02/21/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - For nearly two decades it was a question never asked but when the National Hockey League season began, the debate raged. Had the time finally come for a changing of the guard in the New Jersey Devils net?
02/21/12
(Reuters) - Miami's reserves starred in a critical late-game stretch that delivered the Heat their seventh straight victory with a 120-108 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Danica Patrick is convinced that if "the stars are aligned" she can win the Daytona 500 in her first attempt on Sunday.
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's hard-charging focus on social issues has created a quandary for rival Mitt Romney, who usually prefers to steer clear of such sensitive topics and stress his business credentials.
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department on Wednesday will roll out a corporate tax reform plan from President Barack Obama, administration officials said on Tuesday, with expectations low for any major tax code overhaul in an election year.
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign regularly rips Mitt Romney, long viewed as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, for his economic policies. On Tuesday, it added Romney's rival Rick Santorum to its list of top targets.
02/21/12
(Reuters) - The Treasury Department will roll out President Barack Obama's corporate tax reform plan on Wednesday, administration officials said on Tuesday.
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Danica Patrick is convinced that if "the stars are aligned" she can win the Daytona 500 in her first attempt on Sunday.
02/21/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - My grandmother had a coffee can for spare silver coins. My Dad saved at his local post office in a savings account. Those were a sign of the times -- the U.S. postal savings...
02/21/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corn, wheat and cotton prices are expected to fall - and that could lead to gains in sectors far removed from the farm.
02/21/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has often been fired up by adverse comments in the past but appeared to shrug off claims by Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano that he was beatable at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
02/21/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs sent young pitcher Chris Carpenter to the Boston Red Sox as compensation for hiring general manager Theo Epstein, the two teams said on Tuesday.
02/21/12
(Reuters) - A sports agent, whose company represents star clients including Denver quarterback Tim Tebow, won $400,000 in a ruling against brokerage Morgan Keegan & Co, due to personal losses from...
02/21/12
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees have signed veteran outfielder Raul Ibanez to a one-year contract with an eye toward using the left-handed power hitter as a designated hitter, the Major League Baseball club said on Tuesday.
02/21/12
(Reuters) - Airline shares fell broadly on Tuesday, with US Airways Group's stock leading the decline, as the price of oil rallied, which directly influences the cost of jet fuel.
02/21/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Tuesday she would meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in London on Thursday to discuss relations that have been damaged by a cross-border NATO air attack last November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
02/21/12
(Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators have widened their inquiry into the trillion-dollar market for exchange-traded funds, according to a person familiar with the matter.
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In mid-2011, with the U.S. economy at risk of a new recession, top Federal Reserve officials began to explore a different way to shore up the recovery: looking for fixes for...
02/21/12
(Reuters) - Satisfaction with U.S. online brokerages declined in 2011 amid volatile markets, while customers saw little to differentiate the four top players in the industry, according to an annual...
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign regularly rips Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney for his economic policies. On Tuesday, it added former Senator Rick Santorum to its list of top targets.
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans raised and spent money for the presidential race at a frenetic pace in January, according to new financial disclosures that also show why Democrats are concerned about the flagging "Super PAC" that supports President Barack Obama.
02/20/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In early January, President Barack Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina called David Axelrod, the president's top strategist, into his Chicago office and started writing on a white board.
02/20/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carmelo Anthony made his long-awaited return to the Knicks Monday but his partnership with Jeremy Lin failed to fire as New York fell 100-92 to the New Jersey Nets.
02/20/12
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum accused Democratic President Barack Obama's administration on Monday of implementing healthcare policies that discourage marriage and hurt families.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - All-Star guard Derrick Rose made a triumphant return to the Chicago Bulls lineup by scoring a game-high 23 points in a 90-79 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Monday.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Portland Trail Blazers centre Greg Oden underwent micro-fracture surgery on his left knee and will miss the remainder of the National Basketball Association season, the team said on Monday.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended two games for throwing a ball at an official and striking him in the chest, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Monday.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Manny Ramirez, a 12-times All-Star who retired last year rather than face a 100-game ban over a drug-policy issue, agreed to a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to a report on Major League Baseball's (MLB) website on Monday.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson each scored two goals and Craig Anderson collected the shutout as the surging Ottawa Senators pounded the New York Islanders 6-0 on Monday, extending their winning run to three games.
02/20/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke on Monday with his Afghan counterpart to discuss regional support for Afghan-led reconciliation, the White House said.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Newly-acquired Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett hopes a change of scenery from pressure-packed New York to a smaller market will help revive his slumping career, the right-hander said on Monday.
02/20/12
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S. senators said in Cairo on Monday they hoped for a swift end to a row over U.S. pro-democracy activists accused of working illegally in Egypt and said they were committed to help Egypt nurture its democratic institutions and rebuild its economy.
02/20/12
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Sporting his signature sweater vest and telling stories of his coal miner grandfather, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has struck a chord in the Rust Belt that is helping propel his once long-shot candidacy.
02/20/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 5, the White House said on Monday.
02/20/12
MUNICH (Reuters) - British boxer David Haye is wanted for questioning by German police over his brawl with fellow British heavyweight Dereck Chisora following a WBC title clash in Munich on Saturday, a police spokesman said Monday.
02/19/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - It was a case of so near yet so far for playing partners Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley after they lost to fellow American Bill Haas in a playoff for the Northern Trust Open Sunday.
02/19/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Bill Haas clinched his fourth PGA Tour title by beating fellow Americans Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in a gripping sudden-death playoff for the Northern Trust Open Sunday.
02/19/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Americans Bill Haas, Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley took the Northern Trust Open into a sudden-death playoff at Riviera Country Club on Sunday.
02/19/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin, whose meteoric rise from obscurity to dazzling court general for the New York Knicks has become a global story, had a rare favor to ask of the massive media turnout for his team's 104-97 victory over the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
02/19/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Knicks rained down a torrent of three-pointers in the fourth quarter to gain the upper hand and beat the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks 104-97 on Sunday before a raucous crowd at Madison Square Garden.
02/19/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star left wing James Neal has capitalized on a standout season by signing a six-year, $30 million contract extension, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Sunday.
02/19/12
(Reuters) - British heavyweight boxers David Haye and Dereck Chisora were involved in an ugly brawl following a WBC title clash in Munich Saturday that left Haye's manager Adam Booth with nasty facial cuts.
02/18/12
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Struggling to remain the Republican favorite for the White House, Mitt Romney tried on Saturday to return to his glory days as CEO of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic organizing committee.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - The Sedin twins helped the in-form Vancouver Canucks continue their domination of the visiting Maple Leafs as the hosts recorded a 10th straight victory over Toronto with a 6-2 thrashing on Saturday.
02/18/12
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A local sheriff resigned as a co-chair of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's campaign in Arizona on Saturday after he was accused of threatening a former male lover with deportation to Mexico if he talked about their relationship.
02/18/12
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum challenged President Barack Obama's Christian beliefs on Saturday, saying White House policies were motivated by a "different theology."
02/18/12
(Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets snapped an eight-game losing streak with a surprisingly easy 97-85 road win over the Central Division-leading Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Saturday.
02/18/12
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Vitali Klitschko comfortably retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday, scoring a unanimous points decision over British challenger Dereck Chisora in Munich's Olympic Hall to ensure his family maintained a global stranglehold on the division.
02/18/12
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum challenged President Barack Obama's Christian beliefs on Saturday, saying White House policies were motivated by a "different theology."
02/18/12
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - Top seed Roger Federer battled past Russian Nikolay Davydenko in an entertaining 4-6 6-3 6-4 triumph on Saturday to reach the World Indoor Tournament final.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - Muhammad Ali, the legendary prizefighter who turned 70 last month, will celebrate his birthday Saturday night with a big cast of pop stars and sports icons at a Las Vegas gala to raise money for the battle against neurological disorders.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - Sports network ESPN apologized on Saturday for an anti-Asian slur that appeared with a story about New York Knicks star point guard Jeremy Lin published on one of its websites overnight.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - British challenger Dereck Chisora will be fined for slapping World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Vitali Klitschko on the cheek during the weigh-in for Saturday's heavyweight title fight in Munich.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - Jeremy Lin coughed up nine turnovers in his first defeat as a New York Knicks starter with the lowly New Orleans Hornets claiming a surprise 89-85 victory at a sold-out Madison Square Garden on Friday.
02/18/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Friday swiped away fears that his country's economic growth could stumble, and turned to courting American companies, film-makers and governors hungry for a slice of that growth on the final day of his U.S. visit.
02/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Winning The Future. Greater Together. We Don't Quit.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - Bryan Little scored two goals two minutes apart in the third period to carry the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 win at the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins on Friday.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Heat, led by LeBron James, torched the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-87 on Friday to record their fifth consecutive road win in front of an unforgiving crowd in Cleveland on Friday.
02/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress on Friday passed legislation extending a tax cut for 160 million workers through December and continuing long-term jobless benefits, handing President Barack Obama a major victory in this election year.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - Tim Wakefield, who carved out a 19-year Major League Baseball pitching career thanks to his utterly unpredictable knuckleball, announced his retirement from the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
02/17/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 23-year-old New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin has become not only a sports legend but a major business opportunity for everyone who can come up with a pun on his name.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - Tim Wakefield, who carved out a 19-year Major League Baseball pitching career thanks to his utterly unpredictable knuckleball, announced his retirement from the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
02/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job creation will pick up this year as a moderate economic recovery continues, the White House said on Friday, but it faces a key risk from the debt crisis in Europe.
02/17/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peter Orszag, former budget director for the Obama Administration and now vice chairman of global banking for Citigroup, sees a "trifecta" of mega financial woes coming toward...
02/17/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Whether for a rainy day fund or retirement, the number of people able to make ends meet and still set aside money for the future is declining, according to new survey results...
02/17/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's a move of desperation: Raiding your retirement plan to get at the cash because life has thrown you a curve ball.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - Organic milk costs more per gallon than premium gasoline, yet it is at the center of a similar debate as to whether organic milk is worth the extra money for the purported benefit it...
02/17/12
Karin Prangley, a 33-year-old Chicago estate planning attorney, attempted to guess her father-in-law's password to gain access to his business computer after he suffered a debilitating stroke several...
02/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One month after taking office, President Barack Obama summoned the nation's top lawmakers and budget experts to the White House for a summit to figure out how to tame huge federal deficits.
02/17/12
Twice champion Phil Mickelson remained one shot in front of the chasing pack when the delayed first round of the Northern Trust Open was completed on Friday.
02/17/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Jarno Trulli's abrupt departure from Formula One Friday triggered no shockwaves around the world but the Italian's exit was still a significant moment for the glamour sport and the home of Ferrari.
02/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation to extend a tax cut for 160 million workers through December and continue long-term unemployment benefits, giving President Barack Obama a major victory.
02/17/12
POTENZA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian police said on Friday they had seized about $6 trillion of fake U.S. Treasury bonds in Switzerland, and issued arrest warrants for eight people accused of...
02/17/12
(Reuters) - MBIA Inc claimed it has new evidence of "widespread mortgage-origination fraud" at Bank of America Corp's Countrywide unit, hoping to bolster its $1.4 billion lawsuit accusing that unit...
02/17/12
(Reuters) - Informing regulators about efforts to curb possible money laundering should be a simple process for brokerages. Instead, it has, in the past, led to tricky situations in which...
02/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and its Democratic allies raised a combined $29.1 million in January, accelerating their fundraising pace as the White House race draws closer.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - American prospect Ryan Harrison saved two match points before storming through a third-set tiebreaker to reach the San Jose Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 2-6 7-6 victory over compatriot Robbie Ginepri on Thursday.
02/17/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to stoke enthusiasm in California about his 2012 re-election drive, saying he wanted another chance to overhaul immigration and tackle climate change with a second term.
02/16/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will stay focused on China on Friday with an announcement of streamlined financing for U.S. exporters that compete against foreign firms that are afforded "unfair advantages," White House officials said.
02/16/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls defended stingily and stunned the Boston Celtics with a late offensive burst to prevail 89-80 at the United Center on Thursday.
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks scored four first-period goals on their way to a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday to snap a nine-game losing streak and get back on track in the chase for an NHL playoff berth.
02/16/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A report this week showing rampant foreclosure abuse in San Francisco reflects similar levels of lender fraud and faulty documentation across the United States, say experts...
02/16/12
LOS ANGELES/DES MOINES (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, gathered with U.S. agricultural officials in America's grainbelt on Thursday and stressed their shared interests in fostering increased food security and trade in farm goods.
02/16/12
(Reuters) - Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who led the New York Mets to a World Series and was known as "The Kid" for the exuberance he displayed on the field, died on Thursday after battling brain cancer. He was aged 57.
02/16/12
DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Rick Santorum defended himself against attacks from Mitt Romney on Thursday as his hopes rose of dealing a heavy blow in Michigan to his main rival, who was the party front-runner before falling behind in national polls.
02/16/12
(Reuters) - Former Major League Baseball catcher Gary Carter, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame who won a World Series with the 1986 New York Mets, died on Thursday, aged 57, after battling brain cancer, his family said.
02/16/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A planned March 1 debate of Republican presidential candidates in Atlanta was canceled on Thursday after Mitt Romney and Ron Paul dropped out of it and the campaign for Rick Santorum expressed doubt he would attend.
02/16/12
DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Rick Santorum defended himself against attacks from wounded front-runner Mitt Romney on Thursday as Santorum's hopes rose of dealing a heavy blow in Michigan to his main rival.
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Richard Peterson first started meeting with hedge funds about eight years ago to pitch using social media to predict market movement, investment managers looked at him as if...
02/16/12
Feb 16 - There are good ways to play a recovery, but right now betting on housing roaring back is not one of them.
02/16/12
(Reuters) - Okay, folks -- it's time for a Personal Finance 101 quiz. Please answer the following three questions:
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Earl "The Pearl" Monroe feels the New York Knicks finally have the floor leader they needed in Jeremy Lin, and from his unique perspective predicts high-scoring Carmelo Anthony will have no trouble fitting in when he returns from injury.
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carson Ross had a financial dilemma on her hands.
02/16/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An attorney challenging President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law before the U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday that Congress could require Americans to buy a car or other product if people were compelled to obtain medical insurance.
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Less than two weeks ago anyone looking to buy a ticket to watch the New York Knicks play the Dallas Mavericks this weekend could expect to pay around $270. Today, the same ticket would cost about twice that.
02/16/12
DES MOINES (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, and U.S. agricultural officials in a gathering in America's grainbelt on Thursday stressed their shared interests in fostering increased trade in farm goods.
02/16/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore wants to end quarterly company reporting and explore issuing loyalty-driven securities as part of an overhaul of capitalism which he says has...
02/16/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Joseph Kennedy III, the grandson of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, announced on Thursday his candidacy for the Congressional seat from Massachusetts long held by retiring Representative Barney Frank.
02/16/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to a near four-year low, suggesting the labor market recovery was gaining steam.
02/16/12
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Political money has poured into Wisconsin in recent months - not for the presidential or Senate races but for a state vote getting national billing as a battle for the interests of the middle class.
02/16/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney lashed out at what he called President Barack Obama's weak policy on China, criticizing it on Thursday for going in "precisely the wrong direction" and calling meetings this week with China's vice president "empty pomp and ceremony."
02/16/12
(Reuters) - Moody's warned on Thursday it may cut the credit ratings of 17 global and 114 European financial institutions in another sign the impact of the euro zone government debt crisis is...
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin is trying not to get caught up in the buzz generated by his explosion onto the NBA scene but the Taiwanese-American point guard is glad to be helping break down stereotypes.
02/15/12
BERLIN (Reuters) - The surprise departure of Rome from the race to host the 2020 Olympics has put the spotlight on the finances of the five remaining candidates, with Azerbaijan's Baku and Qatar's Doha, initially seen as outsiders but flush with cash, set to gain in status.
02/15/12
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - The careworn house not far from Santa Monica Boulevard resembles millions of other homes that have been foreclosed on since the calamitous U.S. housing crash four years ago.
02/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin showed off another dimension on his magical NBA ride in leading the New York Knicks to a 100-85 rout of the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday for the team's seventh win in a row.
02/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiators on Wednesday reached a sweeping tax cut deal that provides a victory to President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats in Congress and frees Republicans of an issue that threatened to stalk them to the November elections.
02/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Mitt Romney wins the Republican presidential nomination, he will have the backing of several wealthy donors who together have contributed millions of dollars to his rivals in the race.
02/15/12
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays and two-times American League manager of the year Joe Maddon have agreed on a three-year contract extension that extends through the 2015 Major League Baseball season, the team said on Wednesday.
02/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The clock is starting to tick faster for Michael Phelps. The London Olympics are drawing closer and the American swimmer knows that time is running out on his golden career.
02/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta tried to defuse concerns in Congress on Wednesday about potential cuts to America's nuclear arsenal, as details emerged about options under consideration that include an 80 percent reduction in the number of warheads.
02/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led Senate is expected reject as early as Thursday a largely symbolic Republican challenge to a White House rule guaranteeing free birth control for women who work for religiously affiliated employers.
02/15/12
(Reuters) - Albert Haynesworth, once one of the National Football League's (NFL) most feared and best paid defensive linemen, was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team said on Wednesday.
02/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Less than two weeks ago anyone looking to buy a ticket to watch the New York Knicks play the Dallas Mavericks this weekend could expect to pay around $270. Today, the same ticket would cost about twice that.
02/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a flurry of Valentine's Day marriage proposals over, it could be time for new fiancees to take a financial reality check.
02/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carson Ross had a financial dilemma on her hands.
02/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Putting aside a little extra money toward retirement in an individual retirement account, or IRA, would seem to be a no-brainer for the vast majority of middle-class Americans....
02/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has confirmed that she has no intention of becoming a candidate to head the World Bank following the June departure of outgoing President Robert Zoellick, the State Department said on Wednesday.
02/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anyone who invests in individual stocks should be aware that they could lose - a lot - while they are sleeping.
02/15/12
(Reuters) - Rich Arzaga owns a luxury home in San Ramon, California, but he's not betting on it as an investment.
02/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's corporate tax reform plan would end "dozens and dozens" of tax breaks, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday as he defended the White...
02/15/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's economy, the biggest in the United States and the ninth-largest in the world, will see a slight improvement in 2012 but a recovery in the crucial housing market...
02/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama takes his election-year economic message to the Midwestern heartland on Wednesday, touring a Wisconsin padlock factory and stressing the potential of "insourcing" jobs back to the United States from overseas.
02/15/12
(Reuters) - Not even the NHL record books can stop the red-hot Detroit Red Wings as the league's top team set a new mark with their 21st consecutive home victory in a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
02/14/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Los Angeles traffic is perhaps the most congested of any PGA Tour venue but that has not stopped a quality field from flowing into the Riviera Country Club for this week's Northern Trust Open.
02/14/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - 'Linsanity' slammed into hockey-mad Canada with the force of a winter storm on Tuesday as Jeremy Lin, the National Basketball Association's (NBA) newest sensation, set hearts aflutter with a Valentine's Day visit to the league's most northern outpost.
02/14/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Having ended a lengthy title drought with back-to-back victories late last year, Sergio Garcia has regained his golfing appetite and is hungry to return to the European Ryder Cup team.
02/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Beijing must play by the same trade rules as other major world powers and vowed to keep pressing China to clean up its human rights record.
02/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers were close to a deal on Tuesday on legislation aimed at boosting the economy in the short term by extending a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers through this year and continuing long-term jobless benefits, congressional aides said.
02/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with a new surging rival, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is returning to a familiar playbook to try to put down what may be his toughest challenge yet in opponent Rick Santorum.
02/14/12
CHICAGO (Reuters) - For Jeff Chimenti, a rock keyboardist who plays with offshoots of the Grateful Dead, it has been anything but a "long strange trip" getting his medical product to market.
02/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China agreed on Tuesday to open talks on setting guidelines for export-credit financing, an area where Beijing's aggressive practices have raised U.S. concerns.
02/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers were nearing a deal on Tuesday on legislation that would boost the economy in the short term by extending a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and long-term jobless benefits for a full year, congressional aides said.
02/14/12
(Reuters) - Italy is going to need considerably more - in luck, growth and cohesion - than is likely to be delivered by premier Mario Monti's technocratic charms.
02/14/12
(Reuters) - Former world number one Tiger Woods will play in next month's $1.02 million Honda Classic for the first time as a professional.
02/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday clarified how it would enforce recently passed Iran sanctions legislation, including how the United States would determine if another country has significantly reduced oil purchases from Iran.
02/14/12
(Reuters) - Inherited retirement accounts are truly one of those gifts that keep on giving because heirs can benefit for many years without much tax burden, but Congress is starting to talk about...
02/14/12
(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals have picked up manager Ned Yost's contract option for the 2013 season, the Major League Baseball team said Tuesday.
02/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he had seen "hopeful signs" that Congress would pass a payroll tax cut extension for the full year, as he kept pressure on lawmakers to take action he said was needed to keep the U.S. recovery on track.
02/14/12
(Reuters) - Postal officials were blunt in December when they stood before 120 residents in Dedham, Iowa, to tell them why their town's post office has to close. The Internet, officials said, was...
02/14/12
(Reuters) - If you're going to be on either end of a kiss this Valentine's Day, you might want to consider smooching bare-lipped. Most lipstick contains lead.
02/14/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of seniors in the United States are missing out on more than $20 billion in aid that could help pay for food, medicine and heating, simply because they don't know it's...
02/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will hold talks on Tuesday that could help boost the international stature of China's leader-in-waiting while testing Obama's ability to balance U.S.-China diplomacy with election-year pressures.
02/14/12
(Reuters) - Big-hitting David Ortiz has agreed terms on a one-year deal to extend his stay with the Boston Red Sox, the team announced on Monday.
02/13/12
(Reuters) - LeBron James helped Miami finally find a way past the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 35 points in the Heat's 114-96 victory on Monday.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum has surged into a virtual tie in opinion polls with Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, setting up a tough fight in the party's primary in Michigan on Feb 28.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - His campaign is running low on money, he's falling behind in voter surveys and he has begun to aim his biting criticism at the leadership of his own political party.
02/13/12
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Monday granted nearly all requests from former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, allowing 11 of his 14 grandchildren to visit him under house arrest and securing a local jury for his child sex abuse trial.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for new spending to boost growth and higher taxes on the rich, laying out an election-year vision for America in a budget that drew heavy fire from Republicans for failing to curb huge deficits.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - His campaign is running low on money, he's falling behind in voter surveys and he has begun to aim his biting criticism at the leadership of his own political party.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There's more than a tad of Robin Hood economics in the fiscal year 2013 budget that President Obama proposed on Monday. It would raise taxes on the wealthy, give some of that...
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has surged into a virtual tie with front-runner Mitt Romney in a national poll on Monday, becoming the clear favorite of Tea Party voters and white evangelicals.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, on the eve of a high-level Chinese visit to the United States, proposed $26 million in new funding to make sure China and other countries play by the rules of international trade.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite a battle over birth-control policy between the White House and Roman Catholic leaders, U.S. Catholics' political views differ little from those of non-Catholic voters, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll results released on Monday.
02/13/12
(Reuters) - Why should you pay to spend your own money? The newest generation of prepaid debit cards, which banks keep offering despite the growing chorus of advice to the unbanked against buying...
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and North Korean officials will meet in Beijing next week for talks Washington hopes may clarify whether Pyongyang's new leadership is willing to curb its nuclear programs, the State Department said on Monday.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed limiting tax breaks given to high-income earners on the interest paid by municipal bonds, a change that could rock the $3.7 trillion market if approved.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's budget proposal released on Monday stands little chance of becoming law but it lays out a stark contrast with the tax and spending proposals of Republican presidential candidates.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. financial bailout program will add $21 billion to the budget deficit next year largely due to lower valuations of the government's stock in General Motors Co and American International Group, the Obama administration said on Monday.
02/13/12
(Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose nearly 12 cents in the past three weeks to about $3.51, due in part to higher prices for North Sea crude oil,...
02/13/12
(Reuters) - A judge on Monday allowed ex-Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky to visit with 11 of his 14 grandchildren at his home, where he is under house arrest on child sex abuse charges.
02/13/12
LONDON (Reuters) - For decades, the two-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis exported sugarcane to keep its economy afloat. When sugar prices fell, St. Kitts began to sell an even sweeter commodity:...
02/13/12
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney grabbed back some momentum after midweek losses in three states, scoring a narrow win in Maine's caucuses on Saturday, hours after winning a straw poll of Republican conservative activists.
02/13/12
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As the first ripples of "Linsanity" hit Asia, ethnic Chinese-American Jeremy Lin's fairytale rise has marketing men rubbing their hands with glee as they contemplate a potential candidate to fill the very large shoes left by last year's retirement of Yao Ming.
02/13/12
(Reuters) - Chicago's Derrick Rose, last season's National Basketball Association MVP, is to see a specialist about ongoing back problems.
02/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as he greets China's vice president in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Barack Obama is quietly overhauling U.S. economic policy toward Beijing, looking for new ways to extract results on issues such as market access and currency manipulation that have bedeviled him and his predecessors.
02/12/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget on Monday that raises taxes on millionaires and seeks billions of dollars for job-creating infrastructure projects, drawing a populist battle line with his Republican opponents.
02/12/12
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings tied the NHL record for consecutive home victories Sunday after a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers earned them a 20th win in a row at Joe Louis Arena.
02/12/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - 'Linsanity' may be the NBA's newest smash hit but the Kobe Bryant Show remains one of professional basketball's longest running acts.
02/12/12
(Reuters) - Phil Mickelson totally upstaged playing partner Tiger Woods while charging past overnight leader Charlie Wi to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in spectacular fashion by two shots on Sunday.
02/12/12
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has a Rick Santorum problem that can't be easily swept aside, even with wins in the sparsely attended Maine caucuses and a poll of conservative activists.
02/12/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not make any more changes to the rule announced last week requiring health insurance plans to provide women with coverage for contraception, although U.S. Catholic bishops have said it violates the Church's religious principles.
02/12/12
DUBAI (Reuters) - Lee Westwood was one shot ahead at the turn on the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday after sinking a 35-foot eagle to stay clear of the pack on 16 under.
02/12/12
(Reuters) - An evenly balanced offense helped the Atlantic Division-leading Philadelphia 76ers easily defeat the under-manned Cleveland Cavaliers 99-84 on Saturday.
02/11/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's fiscal 2013 budget plan calls for spending of $178.8 billion to develop and buy new warships, fighter jets and other major weapons, a 7.5 percent drop from the level initially projected for the coming year, according to a detailed budget document obtained by Reuters.
02/11/12
(Reuters) - South Korean Charlie Wi maintained ice-cool composure to retain control of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Saturday's third round as some of golf's biggest names snapped at his heels.
02/11/12
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney bounced back from midweek losses in three states to narrowly win Maine's caucuses on Saturday, hours after winning a straw poll of Republican conservative activists.
02/11/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney won a presidential straw poll of Republican conservative activists on Saturday in a boost to his suddenly hard-fought battle against Rick Santorum.
02/11/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's $525 billion budget plan for fiscal 2013 calls for spending of $178.8 billion to develop and buy new warships, fighter jets and other major weapons, a 7.5 percent drop from the level initially projected for the coming year, according to a detailed budget document obtained by Reuters.
02/11/12
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Republican presidential caucuses look like a two-man race between Mitt Romney, the party's current front-runner, and libertarian Ron Paul in a small-state contest that has taken on new importance for Romney after his losses in three states this week.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings survived an anxious 2-1 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks to extend their home winning streak to 19 games.
02/10/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Linsanity" reigned at Madison Square Garden for another night Friday as point guard Jeremy Lin outdueled Kobe Bryant to lead the New York Knicks to a fourth straight win with a 92-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
02/10/12
MADRID (Reuters) - John Isner shocked Roger Federer in four sets to secure a 2-0 lead for the United States away to Switzerland in Davis Cup World Group action Friday while holders Spain carved out the same advantage over Kazakhstan in their first-round tie.
02/10/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek billions of dollars for jobs and infrastructure in his 2013 budget, an appeal to voters that draws election-year battle lines over taxes and spending as Republicans slammed him for "debt, doubt and decline."
02/10/12
(Reuters) - His university classmates may be thriving in law school, at brokerage houses and on the early rungs up the corporate ladder, but Jeremy Lin is blazing a trail as the sudden savior of the New York Knicks.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - South Korean Charlie Wi birdied three of his last six holes to grab an early two-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am as Tiger Woods finished six strokes off the pace.
02/10/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) President Barack Obama will call for cutting the top 35 percent corporate tax rate as early as this month, according to two sources close to the administration.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - John Isner spoiled a rare Davis Cup appearance by Roger Federer by stunning the Swiss 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-2 to give United States a 2-0 lead in their World Group first-round tie in Fribourg Friday.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - In-form Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving will miss at least two more games while recovering from concussion, the National Basketball Association team said on Friday.
02/10/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will project a $901 billion deficit for fiscal 2013 in his upcoming budget proposal, a sharp drop from the funding gap this year, a White House official said on Friday.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - This week's federal appeals court decision throwing out California's Proposition 8 adds considerable weight to the argument that the federal Defense of Marriage Act violates the U.S....
02/10/12
PARIS (Reuters) - World number three Maria Sharapova slumped to a surprise 6-4 6-4 defeat against German Angelique Kerber in the Paris Open quarter-finals on Friday.
02/10/12
RESTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Mitt Romney slammed China's "autocratic model" of capitalism in a speech to technology executives on Friday, keeping up attacks on the economic powerhouse days before a visit from a Chinese official expected to be the country's next leader.
02/10/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Santorum tried to raise doubts about the electability of Mitt Romney on Friday at a conservative gathering where he openly attacked his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination.
02/10/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans turned less optimistic about the economy in early February on worries about falling income even as their outlook on the jobs market rose to a record high, a survey...
02/10/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crystal Morello's family pleaded for months with their lender for a cheaper mortgage on their family home in Belleville, Michigan. But time ran out last summer, and they left...
02/10/12
(Reuters) - Four years ago, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stood at the gates of a Michigan factory and vowed to fight for the U.S. auto industry as it slid toward collapse.
02/10/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but no one is pushing the panic button - yet.
02/10/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Thierry Henry, Arsenal's all-time leading scorer, will return to New York Red Bulls next week as his loan spell cannot be extended past the agreed date, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday.
02/10/12
DUBAI (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy sank seven birdies to be 13 under par after the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday, two shots ahead of Martin Kaymer, who hit his first hole-in-one.
02/10/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Foster Friess, the wealthy investor who is fueling Rick Santorum's presidential campaign, is enjoying his new-found fame.
02/10/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Spencer Bachus, which oversees the U.S. banking and financial services industries, is under investigation for possible violation of insider trading laws, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - Pau Gasol came up big for the Los Angeles Lakers as they beat the red-hot Boston Celtics 88-87 in overtime for a rare road win on Thursday.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - New Zealander Danny Lee recorded two eagles in near-perfect scoring conditions to soar into a tie for the first-round lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday as Tiger Woods made an encouraging start.
02/09/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the White House was working to address concerns raised by the Catholic Church over a new rule on contraceptives, and he believed an escalating election-year battle over the issue would be resolved.
02/09/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second round of bids for the highly sought after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is due around February 23, according to several people familiar with the process.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods had a glint in his eye as he made a confident start to his 2012 PGA Tour campaign, firing a four-under-par 68 in Thursday's opening round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - New Zealander Danny Lee and South Korean Charlie Wi thrived in near-perfect scoring conditions to surge into a tie for the early lead in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday as Tiger Woods made a solid start.
02/09/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second round of bids for the highly sought after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is due around February 23, according to several people familiar with the process.
02/09/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans expressed frustration on Thursday at the slow pace of negotiations over extending a tax break for workers that expires at the end of the month, accusing President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats of blocking agreement.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods made a confident start to his 2012 PGA Tour campaign, mixing three birdies with a lone bogey in his first nine holes at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - Hard-hitting outfielder Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract extension, the team said on Thursday.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - How much are you going to drop on Valentine's Day this year? A few bucks for a card? How about a cheap bouquet from the grocery store? Or are you going to dig deeper and buy jewelry, a...
02/09/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The housing settlement announced Thursday should make it easier for troubled homeowners to modify their mortgages and escape foreclosure, but it won't make everyone whole,...
02/09/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin's sudden rise from obscure reserve to the toast of Broadway could not have come at a better time for the New York Knicks.
02/09/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Timothy Dolan, a senior U.S. Roman Catholic leader, said on Thursday President Barack Obama "gave me promises" during a White House meeting in November as Dolan pressed the Church's criticism of a new Obama administration rule requiring health insurance plans to cover birth control.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings will host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 Winter Classic that is expected to attract a record crowd, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Thursday.
02/09/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many U.S. Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but no one is pushing the panic button - yet.
02/08/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - More U.S. workers with 401(k) plans are selecting or defaulting to simple target-date mutual funds, an investment strategy that took its lumps during the credit crisis, but have...
02/08/12
- (Reuters) - Detroit's 18th successive home win was harder than expected but the Red Wings outlasted the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 Wednesday to close in on the NHL record for consecutive wins on home ice.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - San Antonio's Tony Parker scored 37 points to continue his hot scoring stretch and lead the Spurs to a 100-90 road win over the Atlantic Division-leading Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday for their sixth successive victory.
02/08/12
LONDON (Reuters) - There will be an unfamiliar look about Spain when they begin the defense of the Davis Cup against Kazakhstan on Friday with a new captain and without several regulars, most notably Rafa Nadal.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - Padraig Harrington believes that Tiger Woods will surpass the record 18 major victories achieved by Jack Nicklaus without ever regaining his dominance of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Marlins lost their second arbitration case in three days as outfielder Emilio Bonifacio was awarded a $2.2 million salary for 2012, according to a report on Major League Baseball's website on Wednesday.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - While celebrities such as actor Bill Murray and musician Kenny G will command a lot of attention at this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the golfing spotlight will focus mainly on former world number one Tiger Woods.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - Houston has been selected to host the 2013 NBA All-Star game for the second time in seven years, the league said on Wednesday.
02/08/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives amounts to an attack on religious freedom and Congress will act, if needed, to stop it, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - Until the current tax system is completely reformed, we Americans have the right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and our cherished tax deductions.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - When Barbara McCabe's 28-year-old daughter and two grandchildren were evicted from their home two weeks before Christmas 2008, she emptied her 401(k) account to buy them a house in...
02/08/12
(Reuters) - Every year, dozens of little bits of the tax code fall by the wayside or, more typically, get ritually renewed by Congress. This half-in, half-out nature of the tax code frustrates...
02/08/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered that a 500-page special report detailing federal prosecutors' misconduct in the 2008 corruption trial of the late Senator Ted Stevens be released next month, despite objections by some of the subjects of the report.
02/08/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For Michael Phelps, inspiration comes in all different shapes and sizes.
02/08/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Airlines is heading toward the largest default of a defined-benefit pension plan in U.S. history.
02/08/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - The death of Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive Steve Appleton in the crash of an experimental plane is raising fresh questions about what a company should disclose to investors...
02/08/12
STRALSUND, Germany (Reuters) - Anja has been scrubbing floors and washing dishes for two euros an hour over the past six years. She is bewildered when she sees newspapers hailing Germany's "job...
02/08/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite his strong showing in early state contests in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, Mitt Romney's support nationwide has dipped slightly during the past month, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
02/08/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's march to a possible Republican presidential nomination just got a lot longer and harder.
02/07/12
- (Reuters) The Los Angeles Clippers were dealt a blow as starting guard Chauncey Billups was ruled out for the rest of the NBA season with a torn left Achilles tendon, the team said Tuesday. He will also miss this year's London Olympics.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Heat inched closer to top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 107-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.
02/07/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Senator Rick Santorum won the non-binding Republican presidential primary in Missouri, television networks projected, in the first result from the three state nominating contests being held on Tuesday.
02/07/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A plan to fast-track the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline was passed by a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Republicans made yet another attempt to spur approval of the project that has become a major issue in the 2012 elections.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - Super Bowl gambling in Nevada rose to its highest level in six years and the state's sports books cashed in when the New York Giants edged the favored New England Patriots in Sunday's National Football League (NFL) title game.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - Former NFL rushing leader Ricky Williams is retiring after 11 seasons, the Baltimore Ravens running back said on Tuesday.
02/07/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exultant fans of the Super Bowl champion New York Giants packed into downtown Manhattan for a victory parade on Tuesday, blowing on horns, dancing salsa and hoisting signs with the triumphant line "Believe in Blue."
02/07/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A plan to fast-track the stalled the Keystone XL pipeline was passed by a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Republicans made yet another attempt to spur approval of the project that has become a major issue in the 2012 elections.
02/07/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the small-cap rally continues, analysts say it will be a telling sign that the stock market has relaxed after a year of high anxiety.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - Dr. Joe Casillas, an obstetrician in Southern California, routinely prescribes birth control for his patients. Though he's a practicing Catholic, he doesn't follow his church's stern warning that contraception is a sin. He believes women should have access.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is eyeing two potential plans to bolster the stability of money market funds, but their fate remains uncertain due to internal...
02/07/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite his strong showing in early voting contests in the race for the U.S. Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney's support among Republicans nationwide has dipped slightly during the past month, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - Energy psychology combines Eastern approaches to mind, body and spirit with Western psychology and psychotherapy, delving into unconscious and subconscious patterns that go back to...
02/07/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday warned Congress that putting off a decision on the fate of expiring Bush administration tax cuts could unsettle businesses and households, undercutting the U.S. economic recovery.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - New York Knicks All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony will be sidelined for one to two weeks with a strained right groin, the National Basketball Association team said Tuesday.
02/07/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the asset management arm of Goldman Sachs is buying $42 billion Dwight Asset Management Company LLC from Old Mutual Asset Management, the company...
02/07/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek $80 million in new funding for a program to boost science and math education in U.S. schools, the White House said on Tuesday.
02/07/12
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS predicted further weakness in investment banking after a restructuring of the business failed to prevent an earnings hit from the euro zone debt crisis and worries...
02/07/12
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay $110 million to settle consumer litigation accusing it of charging excessive overdraft fees.
02/07/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments, the largest money-market fund manager, recently warned U.S. regulators that more than half of its money fund clients would move all or some of their assets...
02/07/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, worried about the influx of money to groups supporting Republican candidates, said on Monday it would start supporting the struggling Super PAC designed to help Obama stay in office.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups was helped off the court after injuring his left Achilles during his team's overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday.
02/07/12
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States suffer a "trust deficit" that Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington could help ease, a Chinese diplomat said in a speech published on Tuesday, playing down Chinese fears about a U.S. "pivot" towards Asia.
02/06/12
(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant moved past Shaquille O'Neal to become the NBA's fifth highest scorer on Monday but it was a bitter-sweet moment for the Los Angeles guard as the Lakers lost 95-90 to the Philadelphia 76ers.
02/06/12
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign's firepower on Rick Santorum to head off the former senator's surge in two of three states with nominating contests this week.
02/06/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will try to force quick approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline using a highway funding bill, but the plan's author said on Monday there may be more than one avenue for advancing the project.
02/06/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a $63 billion bill on Monday that funds U.S. aviation programs for four years and authorizes new steps for the government to modernize the air traffic system.
02/06/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will try to force quick approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline using a highway funding bill, but the plan's author said on Monday there may be more than one avenue for advancing the project.
02/06/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress went beyond its powers by requiring Americans to buy insurance under President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul, opponents told the Supreme Court on Monday in arguing the law's centerpiece provision should be struck down.
02/06/12
(Reuters) - In theory, last year should have been a great time to be invested in a hedge fund. With markets gobsmacked by U.S. and euro zone crises, what better way to protect your money than to...
02/06/12
(Reuters) - The first thing a lot of people do when they get hacked is worry that their Facebook friends are going to be annoyed. But before you send out an "I've been hacked" alert to the 500-or-so...
02/06/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a late night of Super Bowl celebrations, New Yorkers kept the party going on Monday following a Giants victory that fans said was made sweeter because it was over the exalted New England Patriots.
02/06/12
(Reuters) - Heather Peters' win in a Los Angeles small claims court against Honda Motor Co has all the makings of a David vs. Goliath battle, but some experts are skeptical it will spur angry...
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - You will not catch Eli Manning bragging about his two Super Bowl wins or answering those who doubted him but New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin said Sunday's win over the New England Patriots should end the debate over the quarterback's status.
02/06/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed an executive order imposing stricter sanctions on Iran and its central bank, saying new powers to freeze assets were needed because Iranian banks were concealing transactions, the White House said on Monday.
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said 'mental toughness' explained how his team could find the late season burst of form that led them to win the Super Bowl over the New England Patriots.
02/06/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Monday imposing new, stricter sanctions on Iran and its central bank, saying a broader asset freeze was necessary because Iranian banks were concealing transactions.
02/06/12
(Reuters) - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then...
02/06/12
LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight...
02/06/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains...
02/06/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll on Monday showed.
02/06/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed to apply sanctions and step up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to leave power but said the Syrian crisis could be resolved without outside military intervention.
02/06/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Last year, the dividend-growth strategy was a speedboat navigating the doldrums of the stock market.
02/06/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stung by election-year criticism of a program used by one in seven Americans, administrators of U.S. food stamp benefits are intensifying efforts to combat fraud and protect the $75.3 billion plan from the budget axe.
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A few critical mistakes was all it took to open the door for another New York Giants Super Bowl win and slam shut another opportunity for the New England Patriots to soar in the record books.
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Mario Manningham refused to place his clutch grab among the greatest moments in Super Bowl history, but the forgotten wide receiver made a memorable catch with the season on the line in the New York Giants' 21-17 Super Bowl win on Sunday.
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Eli Manning has long been used to living in the shadow of his older brother Peyton. Comparisons between the two quarterbacks began long before he even made it to the National Football League.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said his team paid the price for missed opportunities as he suffered his second Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants on Sunday.
02/05/12
(Reuters) - Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers on Sunday when she performed during the Super Bowl halftime show.
02/05/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Latest from the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Latest from the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
02/05/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. And Republican Newt Gingrich certainly will hope the disarray that marred his campaign in Nevada last week will not doom his White House bid as he heads toward a possible Super Tuesday last-stand next month.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - An NFL season that began under a dark cloud was heading towards a brilliant finish as the Super Bowl party raged under sunny skies on Sunday with the New England Patriot and New York Giants preparing for the opening kickoff.
02/05/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has the "intentions or capabilities" to wage attacks on U.S. soil.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has said tight end Rob Gronkowski will "definitely" play in the Super Bowl against the New York Giants, NBC television reported Sunday.
02/05/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad base of supporters who have given him the symbolic vote of confidence with a donation of less than $200.
02/05/12
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan have agreed to tweak a six-year-old agreement on Marines based on the southern island of Okinawa, allowing Washington to deploy forces to the Pacific island of Guam regardless of the debate over moving a disputed airbase.
02/04/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A defiant Newt Gingrich vowed on Saturday to continue in the 2012 Republican primary race and predicted that he could pull even with Mitt Romney in the delegate count within two months.
02/04/12
(Reuters) - The Phoenix Coyotes broke out of an extended slump in form with a confidence-boosting 5-3 home win over Pacific Division rival San Jose on Saturday.
02/04/12
(Reuters) - Tony Parker scored a season-high 42 points to propel the San Antonio Spurs past the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 107-96 on Saturday night.
02/04/12
(Reuters) - Former world number one Serena Williams gave the United States a commanding 2-0 lead over Belarus in their Fed Cup tie Saturday after top ranked Victoria Azarenka was unable to compete for the eastern Europeans because of a sore lower back.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New England Patriots made a surprise roster change on the eve of their Super Bowl clash with the New York Giants, releasing wide-receiver Tiquan Underwood.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Curtis Martin, who ranks fourth on the National Football League's all-time rushing list, was one of six players elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday.
02/04/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared headed to an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A broken-down bus failed to prevent the New York Giants from finishing off their Super Bowl preparations with a shortened practice session on Saturday while the New England Patriots took the day off to spend time with family and friends.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Curtis Martin, who ranks fourth on the National Football League's all-time rushing list, was one of six players elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday.
02/04/12
(Reuters) - Indianapolis authorities called on Super Bowl celebrants to play it safe on Saturday night at festivities near the city's football stadium, after at least 10 people were injured the previous evening.
02/04/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Missile defense, an issue that has poisoned U.S.-Russia relations, could be a "game-changer" that transforms ties if the two sides cooperate on a shared system, says a report by former top officials from both sides of the Atlantic.
02/04/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged the U.N. Security Council to take a stand against what he called the "relentless brutality" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
02/04/12
MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways for alliance members to maintain capabilities at lower cost.
02/04/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing crisis would put the rest of the economy at risk.
02/04/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich inserted himself into the long-running controversy about whether religious groups should be allowed to hold services in New York City public schools, and accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg of being "anti-religious."
02/04/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appears poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - The visiting New York Islanders edged the Ottawa Senators 2-1 in overtime on Mark Eaton's first goal in over two years at Scotiabank Place Friday.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday.
02/03/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Sunday's Super Bowl 46 appears set to boil down to the same fundamental clash of strengths seen four years ago when the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots in the Big Show.
02/03/12
Los Angeles (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program.
02/03/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Friday they had closed an investigation into members and associates of a bike racing team partly owned by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
02/03/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - One of the most tumultuous National Football League (NFL) seasons ever will climax on Sunday when the New York Giants and New England Patriots lock horns in the 46th Super Bowl.
02/03/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unexpectedly strong jobs report on Friday boosted President Barack Obama's re-election prospects, but the trend must last to deny his opponents the biggest cudgel they have to bash him before the November election.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - Jason Dufner birdied two of his last five holes to join Ryan Palmer in a tie for the lead when the frost-delayed opening round of the Phoenix Open was completed in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday.
02/03/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Last year, the dividend-growth strategy was a speedboat navigating the doldrums of the stock market.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - Wall Street traders and fund managers have opinions on almost everything - from politics to religion to the price of a spectacular bottle of wine. But ask about this Sunday's Super Bowl...
02/03/12
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc was ordered by a federal judge to face a securities class-action lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors about a 2006 offering of securities backed by risky...
02/03/12
(Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been fined $75,000 for criticizing the referees following a 95-86 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, the National Basketball Association said on Friday.
02/03/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Susan G. Komen for the Cure said on Friday it was retreating from a decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services, and apologized for a move that thrust the world's largest breast cancer charity into a deeply politicized controversy.
02/03/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - One last elimination game remains for the New York Giants, and coach Tom Coughlin said Friday he already knows what he will tell his players before they take the field Sunday in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.
02/03/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Super Bowl fans will enjoy a halftime concert from Madonna on Sunday but New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is concerned about the impact of the break on his team - so much so that he simulated the extended interval.
02/03/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to emphasize his Christian faith on Thursday, telling a key election-year voting bloc that he prays every morning and has crafted elements of his economic policies in line with Jesus' teachings.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - Even before President Barack Obama announced plans last month to push colleges to improve affordability, a number of schools beat him to the punch by lowering tuition and helping students...
02/03/12
(Reuters) - The United States indicted Wegelin, the oldest Swiss private bank, on charges that it enabled wealthy Americans to evade taxes on at least $1.2 billion hidden in offshore bank accounts,...
02/03/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.3 percent, indicating last quarter's...
02/03/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - After stumbling with remarks suggesting he was indifferent to America's poor, Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney was endorsed on Thursday by one of the country's most famous wealthy businessmen - real estate mogul and reality television star Donald Trump.
02/03/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved new curbs aimed at preventing lawmakers from trading shares based on inside information, but also extended the bill's disclosure requirements to more than 300,000 other federal employees.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - Derrick Rose took over scoring duties late in the game to ensure the surging Chicago Bulls held off the New York Knicks to record a 105-102 victory at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.
02/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it plans a $2.8 billion upgrade of about 350 of its aging F-16 multi-role fighter planes to help offset slower purchases of the next-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
02/02/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New England Patriots got a Super Bowl boost on Thursday as record-setting tight end Rob Gronkowski practiced for the first time since suffering an ankle injury nearly two weeks ago.
02/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to cut funding for Planned Parenthood erupted into a crisis over abortion rights on Thursday, fueling an angry public debate about the future of the leading breast cancer charity.
02/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers are steeling for a public battle against the possible transfer of Taliban detainees out of Guantanamo Bay prison, a key step in the Obama administration's bid to broker a peace deal ending the war in Afghanistan.
02/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican on the Senate energy committee on Thursday acknowledged passing legislation to boost domestic energy production will be a tough task this year, even as Republicans maneuver to keep the focus on energy issues ahead of the November elections.
02/02/12
(Reuters) - The first thing the 1,000 or so new post-IPO Facebook millionaire employees might need: a reality check.
02/02/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sees little point in analyzing his team's Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants four years ago and says his team has already worked out most of their game plan for Sunday's rematch.
02/02/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump re-injected himself and his wealth into the Republican presidential race by endorsing Mitt Romney on Thursday, a day after the front-runner stumbled with remarks suggesting he was indifferent to America's poor.
02/02/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin has shrugged off many suggested comparisons to his Super Bowl winners from four years as he prepared his players for Sunday's National Football League (NFL) title rematch against the New England Patriots.
02/02/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For years, Shelby Dean Martin made grand promises to garner investor dollars: People could get in on the ground floor as he took companies public, they'd get a guaranteed...
02/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - We all know what we are supposed to say about day trading: It's horrible, a scam, a vestige of the 1990s tech boom, and just for naive chumps.
02/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday senior Justice Department officials should have known about the controversial tactics that led to a bungled operation to track guns to Mexico because some details were practically at their fingertips.
02/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought to emphasize his Christian faith on Thursday, telling a key election-year voting bloc that he prays every morning and has crafted elements of his economic policies in line with Jesus' teachings.
02/02/12
(Reuters) - The top contenders in the U.S. presidential race seem to have a simple plan for the gaping budget deficit: use it to strike fear into the hearts of voters.
02/02/12
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal issued a statement Thursday saying he had met all his fiscal obligations after a Spanish website published details about several companies linked to the world number two it said had been set up to drastically trim his tax bill.
02/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Businessman and reality TV personality Donald Trump is endorsing Mitt Romney in the race for the 2012 Republican nomination, sources said on Thursday, a day after U.S. media reported the real estate mogul would be endorsing Romney's rival Newt Gingrich.
02/02/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Depending on who you ask, Facebook is either the best company to go public since Google or the hallmark of another tech bubble.
02/02/12
(Reuters) - The remaining major Republican presidential contenders managed to escape their debate prior to yesterday's Florida primary without being asked to answer a single question about Social...
02/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wide-ranging U.S. spending cuts set to kick in next year for domestic and military programs would be scrapped by a proposal that some top Republicans plan to outline on Thursday.
02/01/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - An inspired Evgeni Malkin has taken over the mantle of Pittsburgh Penguins leader with an MVP-caliber season that has ensconced his team in the thick of the playoff hunt despite the prolonged concussion-related absence of captain Sidney Crosby.
02/01/12
(Reuters) - Milwaukee continued to relish the role of giant-killers when a storming second-half performance led the Bucks to a 105-97 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
02/01/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Businessman and reality TV personality Donald Trump will endorse former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, U.S. media reported on Wednesday.
02/01/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives, seeking to cut the U.S. deficit and burnish its own tarnished image, passed a bill on Wednesday to extend a pair of pay freezes for federal workers, including one for lawmakers.
02/01/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to repeal a provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul setting up a home-care program for the elderly and disabled that regulators said was unworkable.
02/01/12
(Reuters) - Wall Street's own watchdog filed a complaint against Charles Schwab Corp on Wednesday accusing the online brokerage of requiring customers to waive their rights to pursue class actions...
02/01/12
PORT SAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Seventy-four people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday when Egyptian soccer fans staged a pitch invasion in the city of Port Said, in what a deputy minister called the biggest disaster in the nation's soccer history.
02/01/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell has had a sleepless week and he blames Tom Brady.
02/01/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Depending on who you ask, Facebook is either the best company to go public since Google or the hallmark of another tech bubble.
02/01/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street regulator FINRA on Wednesday filed a complaint against Charles Schwab Corp accusing the online brokerage of requiring customers to waive their rights to pursue class...
02/01/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Labor Department has removed a controversial part of its proposed 401(k) fee disclosure rule that would have required retirement plan providers to create a summary...
02/01/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy were named winners of the National Football League's Air & Ground Players of the Year awards on Wednesday.
02/01/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin was thrilled to be getting back to serious work with Wednesday's first team practice in Indianapolis for Sunday's Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.
02/01/12
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 50 people were killed and hundreds of others injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, healthy ministry sources said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football."
02/01/12
(Reuters) - It's a curious irony that the petition to bring back paper bonds, which the federal government phased out in January after 76 years, is an online movement. The government decided to drop...
02/01/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millionaires would pay a minimum 30 percent effective tax rate under a law introduced on Wednesday in the Senate with the backing of President Barack Obama and named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
02/01/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - We all know what we are supposed to say about day trading: It's horrible, a scam, a vestige of the 1990s tech boom, and just for naive chumps.
02/01/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New England Patriots know from experience that protecting quarterback Tom Brady from the marauding New York Giants pass rush is absolutely central to the outcome of Sunday's Super Bowl.
02/01/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the Standard & Poor's 500 Index off to its best January in 15 years, it's getting tougher to find cheap stocks in the United States. But it's not much of a problem in Europe.
02/01/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to approve a $5 billion to $10 billion effort to help U.S. homeowners refinance as part of a wider package of proposals to shore up the depressed housing market.
02/01/12
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - The rival camps have been infiltrating each other for centuries. New Yorkers head to Boston for an education. Bostonians follow their career paths right onto Wall Street.
02/01/12
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian carmaker Fiat-Chrysler surprised the market with lower 2012 profit targets that were still better than expected, sparking a share rally as investors shrugged off the threat...
02/01/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected Morgan Stanley and four other bookrunners to...
02/01/12
(Reuters) - If you were burned by emerging market stocks last year, you might want to give the relationship another chance in 2012. The stocks are doing pretty well so far this year, and analysts...
02/01/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whenever Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been down and in need of an enforcer, one has been there.
02/01/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant's fast start afforded him the luxury of a late rest as the Los Angeles Lakers made light work of the free-falling Charlotte Bobcats with a 106-73 blowout home win on Tuesday.
02/01/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Groups known as "Super PACs" raised more than $42 million to back Republican U.S. presidential contenders in 2011, according to campaign filings that show how new donation rules are allowing a relatively few wealthy Americans to shape the race.
01/31/12
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A former Oregon state lawmaker won a special election on Tuesday night to fill the congressional seat vacated in August by disgraced fellow Democrat David Wu, who resigned in a sex scandal, according to official returns.
01/31/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is feeling the bite from economic sanctions imposed over its nuclear program, which is capable of producing a weapon although Iranian leaders have not yet decided to do so, top intelligence chiefs told Congress on Tuesday.
01/31/12
TAMPA/ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney was poised on Tuesday for a victory in Florida that would give him significant momentum toward the Republican presidential nomination and send chief rival Newt Gingrich scrambling to fight back.
01/31/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Midwestern lawmakers and union groups on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to restrict imports of auto parts from China that they said benefited from massive illegal subsidies and threatened hundreds of thousands of American jobs.
01/31/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Midwestern lawmakers and union groups on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to restrict imports of auto parts from China that they said benefited from massive illegal subsidies and threatened hundreds of thousands of American jobs.
01/31/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates at rock-bottom levels until late 2014 undercuts what little confidence Main Street investors have in the markets, Charles...
01/31/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dan Shea and his wife, Jennifer, aren't conservative investors - except when it comes to college savings. The Los Angeles couple's daughter, April, is 13 and eyeing the Ivy...
01/31/12
(Reuters) - The risk of being fined, or even thrown out of the securities business, should be enough motivation for advisers to follow the industry's most basic rules.
01/31/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday sought to blunt political attacks on the Obama administration over a botched gun sting operation, finding that the idea of allowing weapons to go across the border to Mexico came from field agents and prosecutors.
01/31/12
INDIANAPOLIS, JAN 31 - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was walking without a supportive ankle boot on Tuesday, raising hopes that he may be fit to take part in Sunday's Super Bowl against the New York Giants.
01/31/12
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone unemployment has risen to its highest level since before the euro was introduced, data showed on Tuesday, a day after EU leaders promised to focus on creating millions...
01/31/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unseasonably warm weather across the United States forced many retailers to offer deeper-than-usual discounts to clear out coats, sweaters and boots in January, pointing to tepid...
01/31/12
(Reuters) - With Super Bowl XLVI less than a week away, armchair quarterbacks are flexing their biceps to throw hard-earned cash into the office pool. You will probably do what a lot of people do,...
01/31/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The next state in the Republican nominating contest, Nevada, is friendly turf for front-runner Mitt Romney, who easily won here four years ago and is perhaps even stronger in the state this time round.
01/31/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - He is a double Super Bowl winner and seven years ago was named the Most Valuable Player in the National Football League's ultimate game but Deion Branch rarely gets a mention from pundits surveying the New England Patriots' offense.
01/31/12
COCOA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's Republican voters go to the polls on Tuesday in a high-stakes presidential primary election that could determine the direction of the race.
01/31/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates courting Florida's influential Latino vote have hit the campaign trail lambasting Cuba's Fidel Castro and heaping criticism on U.S. policy toward the communist island.
01/30/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Republicans will propose legislation on Tuesday calling for $260 billion in spending on transportation infrastructure for up to five years, an election-year proposal touted as a job creator in a tough economy.
01/30/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning said on Monday that watching his older brother Peyton Manning win a Super Bowl and claim the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award lit a fire under him.
01/30/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday played down the use of U.S. drones in Iraq, saying the program was very limited and focused mainly on protecting the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
01/30/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and New York Giants counterpart Tom Coughlin won a Super Bowl together 21 years ago but on Sunday they will be doing all they can to outsmart each other in the championship game.
01/30/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants arrived in town on Monday, one day after the New England Patriots, as coach Tom Coughlin said he was letting experience be his guide even if his opponents got an extra day of practice for Sunday's Super Bowl.
01/30/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that the economy appeared to be "picking up."
01/30/12
WASHINGTON/CHARLOTTE (Reuters) - State and federal officials are close to a settlement with the largest U.S. banks over mortgage abuses, with states facing an end-of-the-week deadline to decide...
01/30/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The possible release of detained Taliban leaders is likely to join Iran's nuclear ambitions at the top of a busy agenda when the top seven American intelligence chiefs testify before the Congress this week.
01/30/12
(Reuters) - An Oregon special election in which national Democrats have sought to paint the Republican congressional candidate as a Tea Party radical foreshadows a tactic the party will employ in its quest to take back Congress seats lost in the 2010 election.
01/30/12
(Reuters) - The Carolina Hurricanes signed defenseman Tim Gleason to a four-year contract extension that will keep him with the National Hockey League (NHL) team through the 2015-16 season, the club said on Monday.
01/30/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Finishing plays and games have been recurring themes this season for New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, who is urging his upstart team to cap the National Football League campaign with a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots.
01/30/12
LONDON (Reuters) - When the year began common logic suggested Novak Djokovic would struggle to emulate his extraordinary 2011 but after retaining his Australian Open title in astonishing fashion Sunday the question is can anyone stop him setting the bar even higher.
01/30/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest Internet companies and financial services firms have developed a new approach to fighting email spam that they hope will reduce online scams.
01/30/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 44 senators, all but one Republican, have signed on to proposed legislation that would authorize the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline despite the refusal of President Barack Obama to advance the project.
01/30/12
(Reuters) - Even as President Barack Obama is calling for more assistance for struggling mortgage borrowers, major banks are looking forward to spending less to handle problem home loans.
01/30/12
(Reuters) - Apple's blowout quarter this week increased its cash holdings to almost $100 billion, a staggering hoard that casts a spotlight on what may prove a big catalyst for the U.S. equity market...
01/29/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney's lead over rival Newt Gingrich edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Sunday, as Romney's front-runner status stabilized and Gingrich continued to slip.
01/29/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Possessing 'All-American' good looks, married to a supermodel and one of the most successful quarterbacks of all time, the New England Patriots' Tom Brady transcends sport.
01/29/12
(Reuters) - Brandon Marshall was the star of the show with a Pro Bowl record four touchdowns to lead the AFC to 59-41 victory over the NFC at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on Sunday.
01/29/12
MIAMI, Jan 29 - LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 97-93 in a thrilling duel between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on Sunday.
01/29/12
(Reuters) - The New England Patriots arrived in Indianapolis ahead of their Super Bowl opponents the New York Giants Sunday, anxious to add to their championship legacy.
01/29/12
HIALEAH, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich struggled to halt surging rival Mitt Romney's momentum on Sunday, accusing him of launching false attacks as polls showed Romney widening his lead two days before Florida's presidential primary.
01/29/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker clinched his third PGA Tour title by beating fellow American Kyle Stanley in a nerve-jangling sudden-death playoff for the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.
01/29/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James scored 35 points as the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 97-93 in a thrilling clash between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on Sunday.
01/29/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers will try to force the Obama administration to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline by attaching it to a highway bill that Congress will consider next month, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday.
01/29/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they expect to forge a deal with Democrats to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at the end of February but offered no specifics on how they would pay for it.
01/29/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal fought off intense pressure on his own serve from Novak Djokovic to break the world number one twice in an error-ridden first set before he won it 7-5 after 80 minutes to take the early lead in the Australian Open final on Sunday.
01/29/12
(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Bucks, missing key starters, stunned the travel-sick Los Angeles Lakers 100-89 Saturday, helped by a herculean effort from Drew Gooden.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - The injury-hit Milwaukee Bucks stunned the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 100-89 Saturday helped by a herculean effort from Drew Gooden.
01/28/12
PANAMA CITY/ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich received the endorsement of former rival Herman Cain on Saturday and vowed to fight until the end no matter what happens in Florida's upcoming primary vote.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - The fun and games of the National Hockey League's All-Star weekend turned serious Saturday as league commissioner Gary Bettman and player's union chief Donald Fehr danced around questions about a looming labor war.
01/28/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to 11 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday, up from 8 points a day earlier, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has sustained a serious neck injury as well a concussion, the National Hockey League team said on Saturday.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - Largely sticking to his mantra of playing "boring golf" from tee to green, American Kyle Stanley charged into a commanding five-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open after the third round Saturday.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - Largely sticking to his mantra of playing "boring golf" from tee to green, American Kyle Stanley charged into a commanding five-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open after the third round Saturday.
01/28/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to 11 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday, up from 8 points a day earlier, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Stephen Jackson has been suspended one game for verbally abusing an official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner, the National Basketball Association said on Saturday.
01/28/12
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - A host of pinpoint golf shots and a deadly touch with the putter helped Tiger Woods to move within sight of his first victory in a full-field event for more than two years at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Saturday.
01/28/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka sank to her knees in disbelieving triumph after winning her first grand slam singles title with a one-sided victory over Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final on Saturday.
01/28/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek upset Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 6-2 to win the Australian Open doubles title on Saturday and foil the American twins' bid for a record 12th grand slam crown.
01/28/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka became the first Belarusian to win a grand slam singles title when she claimed the Australian Open title with a crushing 6-3 6-0 victory over Russia's Maria Sharapova on Saturday.
01/28/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic comes into the Australian Open final shouldering the expectations of defending champion and with a huge target on his back after winning back-to-back grand slam titles.
01/27/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - All Star guard Dwyane Wade returned from a six-game injury absence with 28 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 99-89 win over the New York Knicks on Friday.
01/27/12
(Reuters) - The United States women's soccer team booked their spot in the London Olympics with a 3-0 win over Costa Rica in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament on Friday.
01/27/12
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Is it too late for another Republican to jump into the 2012 U.S. presidential race?
01/27/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Defensive end Justin Tuck said on Friday that this year's Super Bowl will boil down to whether the New York Giants can get to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, pure and simple.
01/27/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Two prominent Florida Republicans urged their party to tone down its rhetoric on illegal immigration or risk driving away Latino voters who may be a important bloc in this year's presidential election.
01/27/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John Hoeven is set to introduce legislation on Monday seeking to bypass President Barack Obama and empower Congress to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, an aide said on Friday.
01/27/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary.
01/27/12
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened up a lead of 8 percentage points over rival Newt Gingrich in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in Florida, as he regains front-runner status in the Republican race.
01/27/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The group of entrepreneurs and sporting figures bidding for the Los Angeles Dodgers has been narrowed and will be notified soon on whether they made the cut, according to two sources familiar with the process.
01/27/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Defensive end Justin Tuck said on Friday that this year's Super Bowl will boil down to whether the New York Giants can get to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, pure and simple.
01/27/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - South Korea's Bae Sang-moon recorded five birdies on his outward nine before grabbing an early two-shot lead in Friday's second round at the Farmers Insurance Open where Phil Mickelson missed the cut.
01/27/12
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened up a lead of 8 percentage points over rival Newt Gingrich in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in Florida, as he regains front-runner status in the Republican race.
01/27/12
CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats have complained in the past that they have not felt the love from President Barack Obama and accuse the White House of not consulting them on key policies. But when Obama addressed them on Friday it was a love-fest.
01/27/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Senator John Kerry said on Friday he had contacted British officials, hoping to end their quest to subpoena confidential interviews of Irish Republican Army (IRA) veterans kept under seal at Boston College in Massachusetts.
01/27/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration told the Supreme Court on Friday that nearly all of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul can survive if the court declares unconstitutional the law's centerpiece provision requiring health coverage.
01/27/12
PALM HARBOR, Florida (Reuters) - There's one small-government idea that Republican presidential candidates are reluctant to discuss in this retiree-heavy state: their plans to rein in health care costs for the elderly.
01/27/12
CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden took a rare public swipe at Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich on Friday, criticizing them for comments about the poor and about the federal government's automaker bailout.
01/27/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It was just last summer that Charlotte Perkins made the hardest decision of her life as she and her husband Jim were caught in the vise of the housing bust.
01/27/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Giants are one win away from becoming the only National Football League (NFL) team with four Super Bowl wins in the last 25 years, a stunning turnaround for a franchise that always seemed to come up short in its early years.
01/27/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 600,000 U.S. consumers have moved their money from big banks to community banks or credit unions, thanks to the much-publicized Bank Transfer Day last fall, according...
01/27/12
(Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors will be without leading scorer Andrea Bargnani indefinitely after the Italian centre reinjured his strained left calf, the National Basketball Association team said on Friday.
01/27/12
ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, appearing before thousands of cheering students at the University of Michigan, touted his plan on Friday to reward colleges that keep their tuition under control with more federal aid as he makes school affordability a top election-year priority.
01/27/12
(Reuters) - If the president and Congress are serious about income equality and cutting huge breaks for the wealthy, they should raise the capital gains rate.
01/27/12
(Reuters) - Legg Mason Inc's quarterly profit fell by more than half as asset management fees declined and it took a restructuring charge, driving down its shares.
01/27/12
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co's quarterly earnings plunged 49 percent, as the world's largest household products maker wrote down the value of its appliance and salon professional products...
01/27/12
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co reported a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Friday as commodity costs shot up and results from operations outside North America fell short of expectations.
01/27/12
(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed a three-year case against the former general counsel of an investment bank whom the agency accused of failing to supervise a rogue broker.
01/27/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics overcame a 27-point deficit with a remarkable second-half rally to stun the Orlando Magic 91-83 at the Amway Center on Thursday, inflicting a second defeat on the hosts in less than a week.
01/27/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka is fed up with the hubbub surrounding her serial grunting but admits the noise from her Australian Open final against Maria Sharapova will carry far and wide.
01/27/12
Less than a week after a stinging setback in South Carolina, Romney moved ahead of rival Newt Gingrich again in Florida polls on Thursday and turned in his strongest debate performance yet in a seesawing Republican presidential race.
01/26/12
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans presidential candidates have taken a hands-off policy on the U.S. housing crisis. At a debate on Thursday in Florida, it devolved into finger pointing.
01/26/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tense airport exchange with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, in which she wagged her finger in his face, was blown out of proportion, President Barack Obama said in an ABC News interview on Thursday.
01/26/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson, an unabashed fan of Torrey Pines where he has triumphed three times, was totally perplexed after battling to a five-over-par 77 in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday.
01/26/12
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - This time, the cheering will be back. Five days before their showdown in Florida's Republican presidential primary, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney headed into a debate on Thursday night that had the makings of a raucous encounter between increasingly bitter rivals.
01/26/12
AURORA, Colorado (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pitched a plan on Thursday to boost U.S. use of natural gas and open more land for drilling during a campaign-style tour aimed at bolstering confidence in his economic stewardship in an election year.
01/26/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Kyle Stanley was one of several players who took advantage of a picture postcard day on the California coastline, charging into a share of the early lead in Thursday's first round at the Farmers Insurance Open.
01/26/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants began serious preparations for their hotly-anticipated Super Bowl matchup against the New England Patriots with a simple message to the players on Thursday.
01/26/12
(Reuters) - New England Patriots Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski missed the team's first official practice for next week's Super Bowl with an injured left ankle, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Thursday.
01/26/12
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - This time, the cheering will be back.
01/26/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Manning has played quarterback in the considerable shadow of big brother and future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, but next week he could surpass him in the most important statistical category - Super Bowl titles.
01/26/12
(Reuters) - Reliever Brad Lidge signed a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday, hoping the right-hander can return to his All-Star form after a season disrupted by shoulder problems.
01/26/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Barney Frank, a gay 16-term congressman from Massachusetts, plans to marry his partner, his office said on Thursday.
01/26/12
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Some 10,000 ticket holders headed to a campus memorial service on Thursday for one final goodbye to late Penn State coach Joe Paterno, concluding five days of public mourning for the U.S. college football legend.
01/26/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid tears, salutes and standing ovations, Representative Gabrielle Giffords submitted her resignation from Congress on Wednesday to focus on her recovery from an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona, last year.
01/26/12
(Reuters) - In July 2009, Roy and Sheila Bowers refinanced the mortgage on their suburban ranch home in Topeka, Kansas. The couple wanted to take advantage of the low interest rates that were all the...
01/26/12
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc posted a $6.7 billion quarterly loss due to a hefty break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USA merger and other charges on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple...
01/26/12
(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc reported a 58 percent rise in quarterly earnings on Thursday that blew away Wall Street expectations and it projected strong growth for 2012 despite global economic...
01/26/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal came from behind to topple great rival Roger Federer 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4 on Thursday in an enthralling match of the highest quality.
01/26/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Grunt work saw Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova reach the Melbourne Park final on Thursday, as Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal prepare for a mouthwatering semi-final that could leave fans shouting from the rooftops on Australia Day.
01/26/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The inner-city battle for Los Angeles added another feisty chapter as the Lakers battled to a 96-91 win over the Clippers on Wednesday to reassume their top billing status.
01/26/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - He could be the Republican vice presidential candidate from central casting: telegenic, Hispanic and a fiscal conservative who has been embraced by the Tea Party.
01/25/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka reached her first grand slam final with a 6-4 1-6 6-3 victory over defending champion Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open on Thursday.
01/25/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army chief told Reuters on the eve of a major Pentagon budget announcement that he's comfortable with plans to shrink the size of his force and shift the military's focus to Asia, saying the Army will remain relevant and capable.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The final game before the All-Star Break provided a shocking outcome as the struggling Montreal Canadiens crushed the NHL-leading Detroit Red Wings 7-2 to end the visitors' seven-game winning streak Wednesday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The New England Patriots will head to the Super Bowl as the most successful NFL team of the past decade but the proud franchise began life flitting from home to home in a city that was at first a tough place for a professional football organisation.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets signed Italian forward and top scorer Danilo Gallinari to a multi-year contract extension, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple's first quarter in the post-Steve Jobs era was a success.
01/25/12
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich, cranking up the campaign rhetoric, mocked White House rival Mitt Romney's plan for self-deportation of illegal immigrants as a "fantasy" on Wednesday and assailed President Barack Obama's tax ideas as "stupid."
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts named former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano as their new head coach, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to calm fears that the Obama administration's bank reforms were hostile to the U.S. financial industry, saying on Wednesday the reforms were "tough where they need to be tough."
01/25/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid tears, salutes and standing ovations, Representative Gabrielle Giffords submitted her resignation from Congress on Wednesday to focus on her recovery from an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona, last year.
01/25/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - During your working years, it is usual to focus more on gaining an immediate deduction for retirement account contributions than on how future withdrawals will be taxed....
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Charlotte Bobcats exercised a fourth-year option on top scorer Gerald Henderson that will keep the guard/forward with the club through the 2012-13 NBA season, the team said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Minnesota Timberwolves secured the cornerstone of their franchise by agreeing to four-year contract extension with All-Star forward Kevin Love, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - When Apple Inc set up its customer service plan for the iPhone, it seems to have had the best intentions of humanity in mind -- any phone under warranty can get serviced because it's the...
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers have unseated the New York Knicks as the National Basketball Association's (NBA) most valuable team with an estimated worth of $900 million, according to a Forbes report released on Wednesday.
01/25/12
HOLLYWOOD, Florida (Reuters) - Exchange-traded fund providers agree that they need to do more to make sure investors understand what they are buying when they invest in an ETF. But the details of how...
01/25/12
(Reuters) - Mary Rich worked for a hospital in northern New Jersey for 25 years, first as a registered nurse and later as an executive. One of the job's benefits was a traditional pension that she...
01/25/12
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords, gravely wounded a year ago in a deadly Tucson shooting spree, submitted her resignation from Congress on Wednesday to focus on her recovery.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell, who helped reach a labor deal with players that salvaged the 2011 season, was handed a five-year contract extension that will extend his reign to 13 years, the league said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Chevy Volt became a political punching bag on Wednesday, with Republicans accusing the Obama administration of hiding fire risks from the public, and General Motors saying its signature electric vehicle unfairly got caught in political crosswinds.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - Financial advisers may be overlooking one potential threat in the rush to develop new client relationships through social media: hackers.
01/25/12
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01/25/12
(Reuters) - While Americans might get a little break in their payroll taxes through the end of this year, greater financial relief for workers will be elusive. After the State of the Union speech by...
01/25/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican proposal in the House of Representatives that would strip President Barack Obama of his authority to rule on the permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline raises "serious" legal questions, a top State Department official said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is fighting fit and very happy with his game going into this week's Abu Dhabi Championship, world number three Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, coming off one of his most subdued debate performances of the campaign, signaled on Tuesday he may skip future debates unless his supporters are given full license to clap, cheer and roar.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - Suppliers basked in the reflection of Apple's glowing results on Wednesday after the company's gold standard iPhones and iPads flew off the shelves over the holiday sales season.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - A group of consumer advocates, academics and economists want to end "too-big-to-fail" banks, starting with Bank of America Corp.
01/25/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's quarterly results blew past Wall Street's expectations after U.S. consumers snapped up near-unprecedented numbers of iPhones and iPads, sending its shares up 8...
01/25/12
U.S. workers spend more than $1,000 a year on coffee and another $2,000 on lunch, with men and young workers more willing to indulge in a $5 coffee than women or older colleagues, according to a...
01/25/12
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The rich and powerful of the world were divided at their annual huddle on Wednesday over Barack Obama's threat to raise their taxes, with some saying policies that go after the wealthy will hurt growth, but others saying Obama was right to address capitalism's imbalances.
01/25/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A ruthless Andy Murray ended Kei Nishikori's brilliant run at the Australian Open on Wednesday, carving up the Japanese sensation with a dominant 6-3 6-3 6-1 victory to stroll into his third successive semi-final at Melbourne Park.
01/25/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama threw red meat to his political base on Tuesday with a promise to do the nearly impossible: solve the problem of widening U.S. income inequality.
01/24/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Russia's Maria Sharapova booked her spot in the last four of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a surprisingly straightforward 6-2 6-3 win over compatriot Ekaterina Makarova.
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Chris Bosh scored 17 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter to supply the firepower for the Miami Heat in a 92-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.
01/24/12
JAN 24 - (Reuters) - Chris Bosh scored 17 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter to supply the firepower for the Miami Heat in a 92-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday.
01/24/12
- (Reuters) - The New York Rangers put the finishing touches on an ideal first-half of the season with a 3-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, keeping them on top of the Eastern Conference heading into the All Star Break.
01/24/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon will unveil a five-year budget proposal this week that begins to implement $487 billion in spending cuts over the next decade by trimming the size of the military and canceling or scaling back some weapons programs.
01/24/12
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich has come a long way. After his stunning victory in South Carolina, the Republican presidential hopeful who was tearing around Iowa two months ago in a rental car with a couple of aides has established himself in Florida with the apparatus worthy of a front-runner.
01/24/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will frame an election-year State of the Union address on Tuesday in starkly populist terms by calling for sweeping tax reforms to get rid of inequalities that allow the wealthy to pay a lower rate than middle-class Americans.
01/24/12
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Football fans, former players and mourners who thought of Penn State coach Joe Paterno as family paid their respects on Tuesday to the late, legendary Hall of Famer, whose casket was set out for public viewing.
01/24/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Like most of his team mates, New York Giants defensive back Antrel Rolle has already experienced a Super Bowl.
01/24/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning gave his team mates some simple advice on how to prepare for next week's Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.
01/24/12
U.S. workers spend more than $1,000 a year on coffee and another $2,000 on lunch, with men and young workers more willing to indulge in a $5 coffee than women or older colleagues, according to a...
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is wading into the fast-growing business of offering consumers targeted online discounts.
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Two time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum has reached a verbal agreement with the San Francisco Giants on a two-year, $40.5 million contract, avoiding salary arbitration, Major League Baseball's website said on Tuesday.
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Republican candidate Newt Gingrich attacks President Barack Obama as a "radical" and "community organizer," but as a Tulane University graduate student in 1968, he helped lead an anti-censorship protest in defense of sexually explicit photographs.
01/24/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of over 80 U.S. business groups on Tuesday raised concerns about President Barack Obama's plan to create a new department of trade by consolidating the relatively small office of the U.S. Trade Representative with five other agencies.
01/24/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Wizards fired coach Flip Saunders on Tuesday after opening the season with a National Basketball Association-worst 2-15 record.
01/24/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The stock market regularly gets caught up in curious fads. One month it's Chinese Internet stocks, the next it's solar energy producers, and the next it's daily-deal sites like...
01/24/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 2012 presidential election could be one of the most expensive in history - starting with what is expected to be a drawn-out primary season.
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow has signed a three-year, $20 million contract with a club option for the 2015 season of $10 million, the Major League Baseball team said Tuesday.
01/24/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - About one in five workers around the globe, particularly employees in the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, telecommute frequently and nearly 10 percent work from home every...
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Despite flat stock market returns in 2011, investors haven't lost faith in their workplace retirement plans, according to two studies released on Tuesday by the Investment Company...
01/24/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dick Pound, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has accused the National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA) of using stalling tactics to block the introduction of tests for human growth hormone (HGH) in America's most popular professional sport.
01/24/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc probably would like nothing better than to put 2011 behind it. But 2012 may be no walk in the park either.
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Former Red Sox catcher Doug Mirabelli has earned another victory, this time off the field.
01/24/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A fired-up Rafa Nadal survived a huge scare from big-hitting Czech Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open on Tuesday to prevail 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3 and set up a mouthwatering semi-final with great rival Roger Federer.
01/24/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will pitch new initiatives on jobs, taxes and housing in an election-year State of the Union address on Tuesday as he seizes his biggest moment yet on the national stage to make a sweeping case for a second term.
01/24/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the Australian Open by big-hitting Belgian Kim Clijsters Tuesday, ensuring the women's game will have a new number one by the end of the year's first grand slam.
01/23/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Champion Kim Clijsters ended Caroline Wozniacki's Australian Open title hopes and her hold on the world's top ranking Tuesday when she beat the 21-year-old 6-3 7-6 to advance to a semi-final against Victoria Azarenka.
01/23/12
TAMPA, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released tax records on Tuesday indicating he will pay $6.2 million in taxes on a total of $42.5 million in income over the years 2010 and 2011.
01/23/12
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. workers suffered many more job losses during the 2007-2009 Great Recession than in downturns over the past 30 years, and fewer than half got another position within six...
01/23/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number three Victoria Azarenka roared back from a set down to beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-7 6-0 6-2 and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open Tuesday.
01/23/12
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Rising Republican Newt Gingrich and rival Mitt Romney squared off on Monday at a debate that will help determine which of them has the best shot at winning the pivotal Florida presidential primary on January 31.
01/23/12
(Reuters) - In the wake of news reports last week that presidential contender Mitt Romney owns an individual retirement account worth as much as $101 million, questions are growing over how it could have gotten so big when contribution limits are capped at $5,000 or $6,000 a year.
01/23/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an attempt to deflect attention over his involvement with Freddie Mac, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's former consulting firm on Monday released a contract he had with the troubled mortgage firm.
01/23/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will encourage the country's booming natural gas output in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, while defending his administration's energy record, according to sources familiar with the matter.
01/23/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of environmental groups plans to stage a rally against "Big Oil's corruption" on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, hours before President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to Congress.
01/23/12
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc has been in many ways an unstoppable stock, and that has been even more the case after earnings. Going back eight years, on the day after the release of...
01/23/12
(Reuters) - As the euphoric New York Giants return to practice this week after winning the National Football Conference (NFC) title, they have an eerie sense of déjà vu about their march to another Super Bowl showdown with the New England Patriots.
01/23/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney promises to unveil his 2010 tax return on Tuesday, a filing his rivals will scrutinize for insights into how he became one of the wealthiest people to run for president in U.S. history.
01/23/12
(Reuters) - The fitness of New England Patriots' tight end Rob Gronkowski is looming as a possible game breaker for the February 5 Super Bowl against the New York Giants.
01/23/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police cannot put a GPS device on a suspect's car to track his movements without a warrant, a test case that upholds basic privacy rights in the face of new surveillance technology.
01/23/12
(Reuters) - With mortgage rates at historic lows and consumers' power through social media at an all-time high, those looking to buy homes or refinance can find the combination advantageous if they...
01/23/12
(Reuters) - I've never thought that laziness could be a virtue, but when it comes to investing, it's often advantageous. You can trade too much and become too pre-occupied with the headlines and...
01/23/12
(Reuters) - Longtime New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will announce his retirement from Major League Baseball (MLB) on Tuesday after a 17-year career that included four World Series titles, the team said on Monday.
01/23/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will put forward a budget plan this year that will seek substantial reforms to health benefits for the elderly and make aggressive strides toward reducing deficits, a senior lawmaker said on Friday.
01/23/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - An NFL season which almost did not happen is set for a thundering finale with the New York Giants and the New England Patriots heading to the Super Bowl for what should be a pulsating battle.
01/23/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul, son of presidential candidate Ron Paul, was detained on Monday by security officials at an airport in Nashville, Tennessee, an aide said.
01/23/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc coasts into 2012 with a strong wind in its sails, a clutch of envelope-pushing products in its hold, a record share price, and a steady hand at the tiller.
01/23/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When your health insurance provider denies an experimental treatment or a high-cost drug, how much are you willing to pay for the care you believe you need?
01/23/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in Washington on February 9 and will discuss efforts to tackle the debt crisis that has threatened Italy and the wider euro zone, the White House said on Monday.
01/23/12
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States is still flouting international law at Guantanamo Bay, despite President Barack Obama's election pledge to shut the facility, the United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Monday.
01/23/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A never-say-die attitude has been the hallmark of the New York Giants, who rebounded from a four-game losing streak earlier this season and carried a winning momentum all the way to an NFC Championship victory on Sunday.
01/23/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - For the San Francisco 49ers, a dream season came up just a couple of botched punt returns short in their National Football Conference championship game against the New York Giants on Sunday.
01/22/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Few U.S. companies plan to step up hiring in the next six months although they do expect the economy to be a bit stronger this year, according to a poll released on Monday.
01/22/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The New York Giants advanced to the Super Bowl with a 20-17 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in the National Football Conference championship game.
01/22/12
Columbia, South Carolina (Reuters) - Humbled by a stunning loss in South Carolina, Mitt Romney said on Sunday he would release this week the tax returns demanded by rivals as he bids to regain the upper hand in the volatile Republican presidential race.
01/22/12
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - It was far from a vintage passing performance from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, but the National Football League's ultimate winner found another way to secure a victory and a fifth trip to the Super Bowl.
01/22/12
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens put on a brave face after a heartbreaking 23-20 loss to the New England Patriots in the American Football Conference title game on Sunday but their pain was on display for all to see.
01/22/12
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The New England Patriots edged the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 on Sunday to reach the Super Bowl after Billy Cundiff hooked a potential game-tying field goal left of the upright in the final seconds of the game.
01/22/12
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head during a shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona, last year, said Sunday she will step down this week from Congress to focus on her recovery.
01/22/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins survived a bruising encounter to emerge with a 6-5 shootout triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday as two of the Eastern Conference's top teams treated spectators to a thrilling roller-coaster ride.
01/22/12
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The New England Patriots edged the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 on Sunday to reach the Super Bowl when Billy Cundiff hooked a 32-yard potential game-tying field goal left of the upright in the final seconds of the game.
01/22/12
CORAL SPRINGS, Florida (Reuters) - He may not have much money or a ground game to speak of in Florida but Republican Rick Santorum will not pull out of the presidential race - much to the chagrin of rival Newt Gingrich and probably to the delight of a bruised Mitt Romney.
01/22/12
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head in a shooting spree in Tucson a year ago, said Sunday she will step down this week from the U.S. Congress to focus on her recovery,
01/22/12
(Reuters) - It's almost put-up or shut-up time for the high rollers and big talkers circling one of baseball's most storied franchises.
01/22/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday that Republicans may use an upcoming payroll tax cut bill to force President Barack Obama to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.
01/22/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who died on Sunday at 85, was revered as one of the greatest coaches of the high-profile sport but saw his legacy tarnished by a child sexual abuse scandal.
01/22/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on Sunday blamed political opponents for much of the uproar set off after he pardoned more than 200 criminals.
01/22/12
(Reuters) - Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired in November after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant, died on Sunday, the family said in a statement.
01/22/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney said on Sunday he will release tax returns for the last two years this week and admitted the flap over his returns hurt him in South Carolina, where he lost a primary to Newt Gingrich.
01/22/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal was keeping his fingers crossed for the second week of the Australian Open after reaching the quarter-finals with a comfortable 6-4 6-4 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez on Sunday.
01/21/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich didn't just beat Mitt Romney in Saturday's South Carolina primary, the former House speaker kicked away one of the main pillars of his rival's election campaign.
01/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's expected romp to the Republican presidential nomination turned into a long and hard slog on Saturday, and he leaves South Carolina as a damaged and suddenly vulnerable candidate.
01/21/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Decisively beaten in South Carolina, Republican Mitt Romney signaled a tougher approach to newly resurgent rival Newt Gingrich on Saturday to get his 2012 presidential campaign back on track.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Chris Bosh sparked the Miami Heat to a third home win on the bounce Saturday, draining 30 points in a 113-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday.
01/21/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - In the heart of the Bible Belt, Newt Gingrich, the winner of Saturday's South Carolina primary, evoked comparisons to a familiar scriptural tale: Lazarus, the man who rose from the dead.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Valtteri Filppula scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday and stretch their franchise record run of home victories to 16.
01/21/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whether driving the lane or the snow-fallen roads of frigid Minnesota, Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio navigates with a fearless abandonment that's winning over fans and team mates alike in his debut season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
01/21/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich scrapped his way to victory in South Carolina on Saturday as voters in the conservative state rejected frontrunner Mitt Romney's pitch that he is the best bet to fix a broken economy and defeat Democratic President Barack Obama.
01/21/12
ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE (Reuters) - The United States will not cut America's fleet of 11 aircraft carriers to help trim the budget deficit, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday, citing tensions with Iran as an example of why the massive ships are so critical to national security.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, fired in the wake of a sex abuse scandal at the football powerhouse, is in serious condition after health complications in recent days, a family spokesman said on Saturday.
01/21/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives, having seen their 2010 election victory dissolve into a near-suicidal tax fight, are promoting a repackaged jobs message they hope carries them to victory in the 2012 elections.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors has been fined $25,000 for throwing a ball into the spectator stands during a game against the Dallas Mavericks, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said Saturday.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts will decide on a replacement for sacked head coach Jim Caldwell by the end of next week, team owner Jim Irsay said Saturday.
01/21/12
GEORGE, South Africa (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal is chasing a fairytale victory after surging to within two shots of the leaders in the third round of the Volvo Golf Champions event Saturday.
01/21/12
GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Reuters) - A Ham House Showdown between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich was averted Saturday, but not without them aiming a few shots at each other.
01/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in the first glimpse of his keynote State of the Union address next week, said Saturday it would focus on manufacturing jobs, energy and education, alongside an election themed message for a "return to American values."
01/21/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fans caught a fleeting glimpse of Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday as the Serb hurtled into the fourth round of the Australian Open, while Andy Murray's mauling of the French continued at Melbourne Park.
01/21/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mature student Serena Williams raced into the last 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday by drubbing Hungary's Greta Arn in less than an hour and said she hoped the year's first grand slam was a good enough excuse not to do her homework.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish expects to make a smooth transition to the majors next season and the Texas Rangers' expensive acquisition was quick to display a subtle sense of humor at his introductory news conference on Friday.
01/21/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney must overcome wily political veteran Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina primary on Saturday to keep his march toward the party's nomination on track.
01/20/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the previously fast-moving bills.
01/20/12
LEXINGTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum made his closing argument on Friday to South Carolina primary voters: Vote for me because I won't leave you hot and I won't leave you cold.
01/20/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is looking to strengthen the economic chokehold on Iran with even stricter measures to cripple Tehran's oil revenues and possibly its shipping in legislation that is expected in the coming weeks.
01/20/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will put forward a budget plan this year that will seek substantial reforms to health benefits for the elderly and make aggressive strides toward reducing deficits, a senior lawmaker said on Friday.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's tax return, dramatically released on Thursday during a candidates debate, shows that his wealth comes from a media and consulting empire he built after leaving government, but yields more questions than answers about how he earns his money.
01/20/12
GILBERT, South Carolina (Reuters) - With the crucial Republican presidential primary in South Carolina just hours away, longtime front-runner Mitt Romney is acknowledging what some opinion polls are suggesting: He could lose Saturday.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's grants of commutations or pardons to more than 200 prisoners, all but eight in his final days in office, disproportionately benefited white offenders among a predominantly black prison population, a Reuters analysis found.
01/20/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned on Friday that it may soon close its embassy in Syria due to the worsening security situation, a move that could exacerbate tensions between Washington and Damascus over its bloody crackdown on protests.
01/20/12
MARION, South Carolina (Reuters) - Amid the flurry of campaigning before Saturday's South Carolina Republican presidential primary, not a single candidate has shown up in Marion County, a sleepy rural stretch that represents the bottom of the U.S. economy.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - Slugging first baseman Carlos Pena is returning to the Tampa Bay Rays on a one-year deal while reliever Joel Peralta also agreed to a one-year contract, the Major League Baseball team said on Friday.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers detailed their plan on Friday for repaying creditors with cash from the expected sale of the team, which would clear the way to end the baseball franchise's bankruptcy by May.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - Ties between government and self-regulatory organizations are likely to get tighter as they rely more on each other, said Richard Ketchum, chairman and chief executive of the Financial...
01/20/12
(Reuters) - You're underwater on your mortgage and falling behind on payments. You may lose your home. Can you negotiate with your lender to reduce your principal?
01/20/12
GILBERT, South Carolina (Reuters) - With the crucial Republican presidential primary in South Carolina just hours away, front-runner Mitt Romney on Friday lowered expectations for how well he will do and acknowledged he is in a neck-and-neck race with Newt Gingrich.
01/20/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Reggie Wilkes began playing football for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1978, the Georgia Institute of Technology graduate had no idea how to balance a checkbook or calculate...
01/20/12
(Reuters) - Oklahoma City All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook has capped a memorable week by signing a five-year contract extension with the Western Conference leading Thunder worth a reported $80 million.
01/20/12
New York (Reuters) - New York corporate financier Ron Perelman and his longtime business partner and best friend Donald Drapkin had a bad falling out when Drapkin left Perelman's company five years...
01/20/12
(Reuters) - Most seniors on Medicare will pay $99.90 per month this year for Part B outpatient coverage. But how would you like to pay 10 percent more for that coverage, or 50 percent more?
01/20/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina Republican operative Lee Atwater wrote the book on dirty campaigning before his death in 1991, but this year, another Atwater is stirring up the political scene with hours to go before the polls open here.
01/20/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Friday postponed a showdown vote in his chamber on the PIPA online anti-piracy bill that pits Hollywood against Silicon Valley.
01/20/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in a Texas political dispute, rejecting judge-drawn election maps favoring minority candidates and Democrats in the 2012 congressional and state legislature elections.
01/20/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned homes rose to an 11-month high in December and the supply of properties on the market tumbled to a near 7-year low, pointing to a nascent recovery in...
01/20/12
GENEVA (Reuters) - Economic growth, jobs and protectionism are the top three worries at the start of 2012, according to a "Call to Action" published by 11 leaders of international organizations on...
01/20/12
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich hit back forcefully on Thursday at an allegation that he asked his second wife to tolerate an "open marriage", angrily denying the claim at a presidential debate in South Carolina.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - Whether your cruise ship crashes or you simply become too sick to step onto an airplane, there are ways to protect yourself when a trip doesn't go as planned.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Lanny Breuer, head of the Justice Department's criminal division, were partners for years at a Washington law firm that represented a Who's Who of...
01/20/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant confessed he was finding life after Phil Jackson "strange" after the Los Angeles Lakers fell to another road defeat at the Miami Heat on Thursday.
01/19/12
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is still the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, but if he wins the South Carolina primary on Saturday, he might be limping across the finish line.
01/19/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James shrugged off flu to deliver a game-winning 31 points as the Miami Heat beat Kobe Bryant and the L.A. Lakers 98-87 in the clash of the NBA's two biggest names on Thursday.
01/19/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal sent the last qualifier spinning out of the Australian Open Friday with a comfortable 6-2 6-4 6-2 win over Slovakian Lukas Lacko.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - The New York Giants have enjoyed plenty of playoff success on the road, but their good fortunes will be tested in Sunday's NFC title game against a San Francisco 49ers team that has lost just once at home all season.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - Sunday's American Football Conference (AFC) championship game between the high-powered New England Patriots and ferocious Baltimore Ravens is more than just a clash between two rivals battling for a place in the Super Bowl.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - Top Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke, seen as an early Olympic gold medal favorite ahead of the 2014 games, died on Thursday from injuries sustained in a training accident in Utah last week, a family spokeswoman said.
01/19/12
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates meet again on Thursday for perhaps the most crucial debate yet in the 2012 campaign, with front-runner Mitt Romney beginning to look shaky and likely to face fire from nearest challenger Newt Gingrich.
01/19/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is gaining ground in South Carolina, but rival Mitt Romney still leads in the state by a 12-point margin and would beat the former lawmaker handily in a one-on-one race, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
01/19/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - For Mitt Romney, a miserable week in South Carolina of dodging questions about his wealth and income taxes got worse on Thursday.
01/19/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ernst & Young employees who opt for same-sex domestic partners' medical benefits will get something of a delayed bonus this year when they file their 2011 federal and state tax...
01/19/12
(Reuters) - World-class Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died on Thursday from injuries she sustained in a training accident in Utah last week, a family spokeswoman said.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - When Brad Catania went to Cancun in April 2010 with co-workers for a long-weekend retreat, the 35-year-old recruiter from Eagleville, Pennsylvania, expected a week of sun and surf...
01/19/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Funds, once the darling of financial advisers, has done well by investing and doing business conservatively, but that approach has now become something of a liability.
01/19/12
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates meet again on Thursday for perhaps the most crucial debate yet in the 2012 campaign, with front-runner Mitt Romney beginning to look shaky and likely to face fire from nearest challenger Newt Gingrich.
01/19/12
ORLANDO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the streamlining of applications for foreign tourist visas to the United States, focused on increasingly affluent Chinese and Brazilian visitors, in an effort to boost tourism and create jobs.
01/19/12
GREER, South Carolina (Reuters) - Rick Perry rode into the Republican nomination high in the saddle, with Marlboro Man good looks, strong financial backing from home state loyalists and a record of economic success as Texas governor.
01/19/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich's second wife said in an interview the Republican presidential candidate asked her to have an "open marriage" during his affair with another woman in the 1990s, a statement that might damage his chances in South Carolina's primary vote.
01/19/12
LONDON (Reuters) - World record holder Usain Bolt will race over 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Rome on May 31 in preparation for the London Olympics.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - Whether your cruise ship crashes or you simply become too sick to step onto an airplane, there are ways to protect yourself when a trip doesn't go as planned.
01/19/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats in upcoming talks to extend a tax cut for workers will to try to extract concessions from Republicans who are anxious to avoid a repeat of last month's battle over the payroll tax that left them in disarray.
01/19/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign sought to manage fallout on Thursday from his decision to nix a new oil pipeline, putting up its first television ad of 2012 to promote his energy record.
01/19/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applying for financial aid can be as daunting as applying to college. But there's plenty of help available for completing those federal forms, both online and in person.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled a new digital textbook service called iBooks 2 on Thursday, aiming to revitalize the U.S. education market and quicken the adoption of its market-leading iPad.
01/19/12
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, and is likely to endorse Newt Gingrich, two Perry campaign sources said on Thursday.
01/19/12
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01/19/12
MADRID/ATHENS (Reuters) - The embattled euro zone cleared a major funding test on Thursday when Spain romped through a key bond sale, while signs pointed to only a mild recession for the 17-nation...
01/19/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Ticket holders for the first session on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open on Friday should certainly get their money's worth when Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer go back-to-back in third-round matches.
01/19/12
DES MOINES (Reuters) - Former Senator Rick Santorum won the January 3 Iowa caucuses by 34 votes, according to certified results released on Thursday by the Iowa Republican party.
01/19/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry was poised to drop his run for the Republican presidential nomination later on Thursday, CNN reported, and he scheduled a news conference in South Carolina for 11 a.m. EST.
01/19/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Andy Roddick's 11th Australian Open campaign ended in disappointment Thursday when he was forced to retire against Australian Lleyton Hewitt when trailing two sets to one.
01/19/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iowa Republican Party will certify this month's presidential caucuses as a split decision between former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, citing missing data from eight precincts, the Des Moines Register reported on Thursday.
01/19/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Alexandr Dolgopolov honed his craft belting practice balls at Boris Becker as a plucky child of the tour and only hard work and time separates him from mixing with the modern greats of the game, according to his coach Jack Reader.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - Chauncey Billups delivered on his reputation as "Mr Big Shot" with a game-winning three-pointer with one second remaining to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 91-89 home victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Independent voters, who helped propel President Barack Obama to victory in the 2008 election, could be an obstacle in his bid for a second term in the White House, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll published on Wednesday.
01/18/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former champions Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams swept into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday as rumblings about the lack of depth in the women's game resurfaced at Melbourne Park.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - An opportunistic offensive performance helped the Washington Capitals overcome the struggling Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Wednesday to move top of the Southeast Division.
01/18/12
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Critics of Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker showed on Tuesday how unpopular he is with many voters, filing more than 1 million signed petitions -- nearly twice the number needed -- to force the first-term Republican to defend himself in a special election.
01/18/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney struggled to regain his footing on Wednesday as his once formidable lead in the South Carolina presidential primary appeared to contract and he faced increased pressure to reveal more about his vast financial holdings.
01/18/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams said before the start of the Australian Open that even with just two warm-up matches under her belt she was ready for Melbourne Park. More than ready it seems.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Using a practice that made him eligible for large tax deductions, Mitt Romney gave the Mormon church substantial stock holdings that he obtained through his private equity firm, according to documents filed with the government and to Romney associates.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives rejected a $1.2 trillion increase in the federal debt limit on Wednesday in a largely symbolic vote that allowed Republicans to stake out election-year positions to bash President Barack Obama's spending record.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sat out practice on Wednesday for this weekend's American Football Conference (AFC) title game against the Baltimore Ravens with a sore shoulder.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON/CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Obama Administration rejected the Keystone oil pipeline on Wednesday, a move that Republicans decried for sacrificing jobs and energy security in order to shore up the president's environmental base before elections.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - Hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen is once again in the spotlight over allegations of improper trading at his $14 billion SAC Capital Advisors.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning left practice early on Wednesday with an upset stomach and flu symptoms but the team did not seem to think it would keep him out of Sunday's NFC title game against the San Francisco 49ers.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - Some members of the U.S. Congress switched sides to oppose antipiracy legislation as protests blanketed the Internet on Wednesday, turning Wikipedia dark and putting black slashes on Google and other sites as if they had been censored.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - Wikipedia, the world's free online encyclopedia, went dark on Wednesday and other Internet players including Google put black censorship bars on portions of their websites in protest of pending U.S. legislation designed to curb online piracy.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration, still grappling with how to punish a nuclear-ambitious Iran, is focusing on making countries cut their purchases of Iranian oil, rather than allowing them to avoid sanctions simply by winning price cuts.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball's (MLB) Texas Rangers agreed to terms on a six-year deal with Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish just as the negotiating window was set to close, the team said on Wednesday.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted to reject a $1.2 trillion increase in the federal debt limit on Wednesday in a largely symbolic vote aimed at staking out election-year positions on government spending.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - Hedge fund advisers are scrambling to meet an unofficial registration deadline that has, until recently, been widely ignored by many mid-size firms.
01/18/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's the sector that can't seem to catch a break.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner said on Wednesday Republicans in Congress will continue to fight for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline that the Obama administration rejected.
01/18/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens sought on Wednesday to diffuse a simmering controversy over Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed's verbal shot at his own quarterback, Joe Flacco.
01/18/12
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought on Wednesday to stay away from the issue of how much he pays in taxes a day after acknowledging that his income tax rate is about 15 percent, but a key ally joined rivals' calls for Romney to release his tax returns.
01/18/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When the oldest baby boomers start turning 66 this year, they'll be eligible to file for full Social Security benefits. But pollsters say many Americans plan to work well past...
01/18/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Bill and Lydia Talmer applied for financial aid for their eldest daughter in 2007, it took three tries before their paperwork was accepted.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - By now, the class of 2011 has moved on to real life. There's some good news: Early reports show they are getting better job offers than their older brothers and sisters did...
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration was poised on Wednesday to reject the Keystone crude oil pipeline, according to sources, a decision that would be welcomed by environmental groups but inflame the domestic energy industry.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said it may release more information on its Keystone XL pipeline decision later on Wednesday, as it reiterated its stance that Republicans jeopardized the review process with their legislative deadline.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - As the Congress enters the latest battle in the budget wars, states once again fear they will become fiscal collateral damage.
01/18/12
HOUSTON (Reuters) - While millions of college grads look forlornly into the worst U.S. job market in decades, Emily Woner pretty much guaranteed herself one of America's best-paid post-graduate jobs...
01/18/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray answer the bell for round two at the Australian Open on Thursday with neither expected to struggle on day four, while Maria Sharapova kicks off the action against qualifier Jamie Hampton on Rod Laver Arena.
01/18/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At least two senior hedge fund employees were being arrested as part of the government's sweeping probe into insider trading, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
01/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a key ally of Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, on Wednesday joined Romney's rivals in urging the candidate to release his income tax forms after he said he pays roughly a 15 percent tax rate.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's fourth-quarter profit fell 56 percent as trading and investment banking revenue plunged, but the bank managed to beat analysts' expectations through cost cutting...
01/18/12
(Reuters) - The FBI is making several arrests as part of the government's sweeping probe into insider trading, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
01/18/12
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank warned developing countries on Wednesday to prepare for the "real" risk that an escalation in the euro area debt crisis could tip the world into a slump...
01/18/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's creaky knee, Alejandro Falla's leg cramps and Andreas Beck's bad back created discussion and a sniff of controversy as most of the main contenders safely reached the Australian Open third round on Wednesday.
01/18/12
PARIS (Reuters) - French banks BNP Paribas and Natixis are to focus investment-banking activity on a select list of large clients to help preserve capital and cut debt amid the euro zone debt crisis,...
01/18/12
(Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants rewarded resurgent third baseman Pablo Sandoval with a three-year contract extension Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The Ottawa Senators fought back to beat bitter rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 as sparks flew and the Battle of Ontario got a little nasty on Tuesday.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Champion Kim Clijsters and the player she beat in last year's final Li Na rarely got out of first gear while Roger Federer did not even have to get out of bed to advance to the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - Three-pointers rained down from all directions as the Miami Heat burnt the San Antonio Spurs 120-98 on Tuesday despite the absence of All-Star guard Dwyane Wade.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - American number one Mardy Fish was sent crashing out of the Australian Open second round 7-6 6-3 7-6 by Colombia's Alejandro Falla on Wednesday.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The ATP is listening to players' grievances and is still the best body to represent their interests, the new chairman of the men's professional tennis tour said on Wednesday.
01/17/12
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney acknowledged Tuesday that his income tax rate is "probably closer to 15 percent than anything," suggesting that one of the wealthiest people to ever run for president pays a much lower rate than most Americans.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford could miss the start of the 2012 Major League Baseball season after undergoing wrist surgery on Tuesday, the team said.
01/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Perry's comment that Turkey is ruled by "Islamic terrorists" is the latest gaffe by a Republican White House hopeful on foreign policy, which has been a minefield for the candidates vying to oppose President Barack Obama's re-election this year.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - Tom Brady was never really part of the National Football League (NFL) most valuable player (MVP) discussion this season and was barely present on Twitter where Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow was trending worldwide.
01/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's all fun and margaritas when you first book a cruise. But that "ticket" is actually a contract that can run more than a dozen pages, and gives away more rights to the...
01/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court on Tuesday rejected a request by candidates Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich to be added to the Virginia ballot in the state's March 6 Republican presidential primary election, saying they knew the rules and failed to qualify.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez will likely miss the 2012 Major League Baseball season after the four-time All-Star injured his left knee in off-season conditioning, the team said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - All New Jersey income tax brackets should be cut 10 percent, Governor Chris Christie proposed on Tuesday, saying the state was on the comeback trail due to harsh budget measures taken last year.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees have avoided arbitration with relievers Joba Chamberlain and David Robertson by signing the two right handers to one-year, non-guaranteed contracts, the American League team said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts fired head coach Jim Caldwell after the team finished tied for the National Football League's worst record on the 2011 season, the club said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's jobs council called on Tuesday for a corporate tax overhaul, expanded domestic drilling and new regulatory reforms, a set of proposals unlikely to provide a quick fix for high unemployment or gain much traction in an election year.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The American League champion Texas Rangers and reliever Mark Lowe have agreed to a one-year, $1.7 million deal to avoid arbitration, the Major League Baseball team said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays avoided arbitration with Carlos Villanueva by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $2.27 million with the right-handed pitcher, the Major League Baseball team said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided arbitration with Andre Ethier by agreeing to a one-year, $10.95 million contract with the All-Star outfielder, according to a report on the Major League Baseball team's website on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - Paycheck a little lighter this month? Despite the extension of the payroll tax cut, taxes are still taking a bigger slice of many workers' pay in 2012. And 2013 could be even worse.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - If you want to be optimistic about investing this year - and there are plenty of reasons to be - you need to understand the tale of two economies.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - She may be the last of TV's "Golden Girls," but the ubiquitous Betty White came in first in a recent survey asking nearly 2,000 retired and soon-to-retire Americans to choose a role model...
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's painful right knee will be tested on centre court on Wednesday when he meets German Tommy Haas in the second round of the Australian Open tennis.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Champion Novak Djokovic made a triumphant return to the venue that kick-started his remarkable 2011 as the former joker of the courts emphatically demonstrated he was not prepared to cede his Australian Open crown without a fight.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A rusty and agitated Serena Williams returned to Melbourne Park after a two-year break with a scratchy 6-3 6-2 win over Austria's Tamira Paszek on Tuesday.
01/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama unveils his annual budget next month, the blueprint will reveal a lot about his re-election strategy but probably little about the spending and tax policies the Congress will adopt in the coming year.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former world number one Andy Roddick is convinced professional tennis players have the leverage to push through the changes they want to see in the men's game if they remain united.
01/17/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Derek Fisher's game-winning three-pointer put a pretty ribbon on a workmanlike 73-70 victory for the Los Angeles Lakers over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks Monday.
01/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than four years after the United States fell into recession, many Americans have resorted to raiding their savings to get them through the stop-start economic recovery.
01/16/12
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - The Republican presidential hopefuls attacked front-runner Mitt Romney's business record and his failure to release his tax returns on Monday, looking to halt his growing momentum during the early stages of a debate in South Carolina.
01/16/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A record 84 percent of Americans say they disapprove of the way the Congress is doing its job compared with just 13 percent who approve of how things are going, according to a Washington Post/ABC News public opinion poll published on Monday.
01/16/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number two Petra Kvitova took a little bit of time to get warmed up in the blistering Melbourne heat before demolishing Vera Dushevina 6-2 6-0 in just over an hour on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Australian Open.
01/16/12
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees avoided arbitration with Phil Hughes by agreeing to a one-year, $3.2 million contract with the right-hander, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team said on Monday.
01/16/12
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Everybody was waiting for Jim DeMint. Mitt Romney had reason to hope the South Carolina senator would repeat his 2008 endorsement of his presidential bid.
01/16/12
(Reuters) - After a disastrous playoff performance, the Green Bay Packers have gone from a team that was on the cusp of creating a dynasty to one which could undergo significant change.
01/16/12
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Everybody was waiting for Jim DeMint. Mitt Romney had reason to hope the South Carolina senator would repeat his 2008 endorsement of his presidential bid.
01/16/12
(Reuters) - While the NFC divisional playoffs provided two surprises, action in the AFC went according to script as the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens will square off in a battle of the top two seeds for a ticket to the Super Bowl.
01/16/12
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - A newly trimmed field of five Republican presidential hopefuls meets on Monday in a South Carolina debate that gives front-runner Mitt Romney's rivals one of their final chances to derail his growing momentum.
01/16/12
(Reuters) - NBA All-Stars LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard are among the 20 players who will compete for selection for the U.S. men's basketball Olympic team, USA Basketball said on Monday.
01/16/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, appearing at a Martin Luther King holiday rally in South Carolina, warned on Monday that voting rights laws are still at risk and said aggressive enforcement of those laws is "a moral imperative."
01/16/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic has much to live up to after his spectacular feats last year.
01/16/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki thanked Roger Federer for roaring through his match and allowing her a decent night's sleep after she crushed local hope Anastasia Rodionova 6-2 6-1 at the Australian Open on Monday.
01/15/12
(Reuters) - With a revitalized defense, The New York Giants have become a complete team and a force to be reckoned with in the NFL playoffs, a point they drove home in Sunday's 37-20 trouncing of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.
01/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama celebrated the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with his family on Sunday, clapping and swaying to the boisterous strains of "Amazing Grace" at a historic Washington D.C. Baptist church.
01/15/12
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman will drop out of the White House race on Monday and endorse former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a senior Huntsman campaign official said on Sunday.
01/15/12
(Reuters) - The New York Giants eliminated last year's Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers from the National Football League (NFL) playoffs with a 37-20 road win on Sunday to reach next week's NFC title game against the San Francisco 49ers.
01/15/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens know full well the challenge that lies ahead when they hit the road for next week's game against the top-seeded New England Patriots with a berth in the Super Bowl on the line.
01/15/12
FLORENCE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum took aim at front-runner Mitt Romney on Sunday as he sought to build on a late endorsement from evangelical leaders and narrow the crucial South Carolina contest to a two-man race.
01/15/12
BALTIMORE, Maryland (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens defeated the Houston Texans 20-13 in the National Football League (NFL) divisional playoffs on Sunday to earn a date with the top-seeded New England Patriots in next week's AFC Championship game.
01/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama celebrated the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with his family on Sunday, clapping and swaying to the boisterous strains of "Amazing Grace" at a historic Washington D.C. Baptist church.
01/15/12
(Reuters) - The National Football League playoffs bring drama and excitement but they can also be cruel - just ask New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.
01/15/12
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum touted an 11th-hour endorsement from conservative Christian leaders on Sunday ahead of South Carolina's crucial nominating contest but it appeared to have little influence on churchgoers.
01/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry, scrambling to keep his U.S. presidential bid alive, accused the Obama administration on Sunday of over-reacting to a videotape that shows four Marines appearing to urinate on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
01/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Nationals will avoid salary arbitration with starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez by agreeing to a contract extension through the 2016 season, the team said on Sunday.
01/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media baron Rupert Murdoch used his new Twitter account this weekend to attack the Obama administration's opposition to parts of proposed legislation designed to combat Internet piracy.
01/15/12
(Reuters) - Quarterback Alex Smith put aside lingering doubts about his ability with a memorable performance on Saturday to guide the San Francisco 49ers past the New Orleans Saints 36-32 and into next week's NFC Championship game.
01/15/12
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Rick Santorum's last-minute surge in the Iowa caucus brought him neck-and-neck with Mitt Romney in the first contest of the 2012 race to select a Republican presidential candidate. But it came too late to attract the harsh scrutiny usually visited on front-runners.
01/15/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - The state that fired the first shot in the Civil War is once again battling the government in a racially charged conflict that is drawing heated rhetoric from Republican presidential candidates.
01/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - UK-based Diageo, the world's biggest liquor company that sells Captain Morgan's rum, is enjoying a $2.7 billion subsidy from the U.S. Virgin Islands, aided in part by a tax break rubber-stamped by Congress annually with little public debate.
01/15/12
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) - American Lindsey Vonn showed she had fully recovered from a stomach complaint which has hampered her recent performances by winning the Cortina d'Ampezzo World Cup Super-G for the third year in succession on Sunday.
01/14/12
(Reuters) - Tom Brady put an end to Tebow-mania tossing six touchdowns in a record-smashing performance as the New England Patriots demolished the Denver Broncos 45-10 on Saturday to storm into the AFC conference championship.
01/14/12
(Reuters) - The Carolina Hurricanes scored three goals in the final six minutes to rally past the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins 4-2 at the RBC Center Saturday.
01/14/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jim Harbaugh, the first year coach of the San Francisco 49ers, could not disguise his delight after watching his team beat the New Orleans Saints 36-32 in a thrilling NFL playoff on Saturday.
01/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march toward the party's nomination, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
01/14/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers won a thrilling divisional playoff over the New Orleans Saints 36-32 on Saturday to reach the NFC Conference championship for the first time since the 1997 season.
01/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march toward the party's nomination, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
01/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Myanmar's foreign minister and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a call on Saturday the United States is "committed to walking down the path of reform" with the Southeast Asian nation.
01/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials raised concerns on Saturday about online piracy legislation in the works in Congress that top technology companies have decried as heavy-handed, saying a lighter touch would be better.
01/14/12
(Reuters) - Meb Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan ran the fastest times of their lives on Saturday to win the U.S. marathon trials and book their spots at this year's London Olympics.
01/14/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - A group of 150 influential Christian conservative leaders on Saturday backed former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum as their choice for Republican U.S. presidential nominee.
01/14/12
(Reuters) - Derrick Rose, who took last season's Most Valuable Player award, returned to the Chicago line-up on Friday and paced the league leading Bulls to an 88-79 victory over the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden.
01/14/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams has played two matches in five months and comes into the Australian Open still feeling the effects of a twisted ankle but the American has no doubts she can claim a 14th grand slam single title.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - The struggling Buffalo Sabres snapped the Toronto Maple Leafs four-game winning streak with a narrow 3-2 victory over their Northeast division rival at the First Niagara Center on Friday.
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia on Friday refused to order that candidates Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman be added to the ballot in the state's March 6 Republican presidential primary election after they failed to qualify.
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He is being maligned as a "vulture" capitalist who enjoyed firing workers - while amassing his own huge fortune - but rivals' attacks on Mitt Romney's business record may be one of the best things that ever happened to his presidential campaign.
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday for broad powers to overhaul the U.S. government and untangle what he called an "outdated bureaucratic maze" that makes it hard for U.S. businesses to sell their goods abroad.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - Can those celebrity-linked prepaid cards really help the unbanked?
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder plans to deliver a speech on voting rights on Monday at a Martin Luther King holiday rally in South Carolina, a state where just weeks ago his Justice Department blocked a new voter identification law.
01/13/12
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Frances Woodard is so sick of being bombarded by political commercials, especially the negative ads, that she thinks she will skip voting in South Carolina's upcoming presidential primary.
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia on Friday refused to order that candidates Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman be added to the ballot in the state's March 6 Republican presidential primary election after they failed to qualify.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - Powerful Tennessee Titans tight end Craig Stevens, a key blocker for Pro Bowl running back Chris Johnson, has agreed to a multi-year contract.
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He is being maligned as a "vulture" capitalist who enjoyed firing workers - while amassing his own huge fortune - but rivals' attacks on Mitt Romney's business record may be one of the best things that ever happened to his presidential campaign.
01/13/12
ORLANDO (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called on a group of his supporters on Friday to correct mistakes or scrap altogether a newly released documentary portraying rival Mitt Romney as a corporate raider who cost thousands of Americans their jobs.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers, led by Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers, host the pass-rushing New York Giants in the National Football League playoffs Sunday.
01/13/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple revealed its once closely guarded list of global suppliers on Friday, taking a dramatic and unprecedented step in response to harsh criticism that it was turning a...
01/13/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The pass-happy National Football League will get a glimpse of the past on Sunday when the Houston Texans visit the Baltimore Ravens in a match-up of run-oriented, grind-it-out offenses.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby skated with his team mates for the first time in more than a month on Friday, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - The drag of the European debt crisis on investment banking weighed on JPMorgan Chase & Co's fourth-quarter profit, sending financial stocks tumbling even as the bank provided evidence...
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday for sweeping authority to consolidate trade and business-related parts of the federal government to untangle what he called an "outdated bureaucratic maze" and help boost exports.
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New consumer financial chief Richard Cordray has been calling the heads of some of the top U.S. banks in an effort to build support for his agency, which is viewed skeptically...
01/13/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you're an investor in the stock market, you should cower in fear of Barry Uhl.
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new video game has gotten its hooks into Brian Kealer, a 26-year-old San Francisco software engineer. He's not killing birds or using his vocabulary to impress his friends....
01/13/12
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka emerged as a big noise for the Australian Open by winning the Sydney International title Friday while beaten opponent Li Na asked her supporters to stop shouting during matches.
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will ask Congress for authority to merge the agency that negotiates U.S. trade deals into the Commerce Department, a White House official said on Friday, in an effort to trim the government amid voter concerns about deficits.
01/13/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors this year will have to move away from trading strategies that link commodities and other risk assets to the ups and downs of the dollar and instead focus more on the...
01/13/12
(Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens traded Mike Cammalleri to the Calgary Flames on Thursday, 24 hours after the forward had made some controversial comments regarding the team and complained about his lack of playing time.
01/13/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner, hoping to spare fellow Republicans a second embarrassing defeat over payroll tax cuts, is prepared to navigate around rebellious Tea Party-aligned lawmakers to get a deal, according to congressional aides.
01/12/12
(Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 94-83 mauling of the New York Knicks at the FedExForum on Thursday.
01/12/12
(Reuters) - The Denver Broncos will try to bring a little Mile High magic to Foxboro when they take on the New England Patriots in a fascinating National Football League (NFL) divisional showdown on Saturday featuring two of the game's most intriguing figures.
01/12/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama formally notified Congress on Thursday that he plans a $1.2 trillion increase in the U.S. debt limit, prompting Republicans to level election-year charges that deficits are out of control.
01/12/12
BLUFFTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Looking to recapture the magic of his Iowa surge, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is bringing to South Carolina the shoe-leather strategy that propelled him to a near-win in the Midwest state.