Provides the latest RSS feeds for US Markets News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Arizona Herald.com http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/cat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:15 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:15 -0400 30 Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. stocks bounced back on Friday to end the week for a fourth straight gain, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S and P 500 closing at all-time highs. The blue-chip Dow surged 121.18 points, or 0.80 percent, to 15, 354.40 points. The broader S and P 500 soared 15.65 points, or 0.95 percent, to 1,666.12 points. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite leapt 33.73 ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214596883/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:06 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214596883/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 (Fotolia) NEWARK, N.J. - A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials said. Piedmont Airlines flight 4560, operating for US Airways from Philadelphia with 34 passengers and three crew members, landed safely at 1 ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214604207/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:31:21 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214604207/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 COPENHAGEN | Sat May 18, 2013 1:59pm EDT COPENHAGEN May 18 (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck and Japanese partner Takeda said on Saturday that data from clinical phase III studies with the antidepressant vortioxetine had shown significant improvement in patients' symptoms. Lundbeck said in a statement that the trial showed safety levels consistent with previously ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214604239/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:59:37 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214604239/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on personal ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214603640/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:42 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214603640/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 BarCamp Orlando, an annual technology event, is back in downtown Orlando today. BarCamp is a series of 20-minute talks mostly focused on technologies like Ruby, PHP, Java and C with additional presentations on graphic design, music, photography and other new media for nondevelopers in the audience. The daylong event at Wall Street Plaza is free and open to the public and "to bring people ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602937/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:25 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602937/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat May 18, 2013 12:13pm EDT * Chinese, Korean and Spanish firms to bid by early 2014 * Plant would provide 4,800 MW, S.Africa to buy over half * Congo needs more electricity to power mining operations By John Irish PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - Chinese, South Korean and Spanish firms are vying to develop a hydropower project likely to cost between $9 billion and $14 billion on the Congo River, ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214603707/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:13:30 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214603707/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat May 18, 2013 11:43am EDT * U.S. investigators pursuing banks like CS, Baer * UBS already paid $780 mln fine in 2009 * Swiss can't resist pressure for more transparency-minister ZURICH, May 18 (Reuters) - Switzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, the ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602943/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:43:56 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602943/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group SA LAN.SN said on Saturday it will resume flights to, from and within Argentina by 1530 GMT after state company Intercargo unilaterally decided on Friday to stop providing services to the ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602353/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:25:31 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602353/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 For the truth of it, neither the people of America nor the government of America owns the US dollar. How's that, you say? Well, if one was to really dive just a bit deeper, before hitting the rocks just under the US greenback pond, one would quickly discover that the actual US dollar has not existed since 1913, where it was effectively killed. What is now called the US dollar is actually a ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602826/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:08:14 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602826/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Reuters © Visitors play with Microsoft's Xbox 360 consoles at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, September 15, 2011. REUTERS/Kim ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214601765/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:47:01 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214601765/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 markets have benefited from some upbeat economic data after a disappointing batch of data helped drag stocks lower on Thursday.The major averages have moved roughly sideways in recent trading, hovering firmly in positive territory. The Dow is up 59.65 points or 0.4 percent at 15,292.87, the Nasdaq is up 16.18 points or 0.5 percent at 3,481.42 and the S&P 500 is up 7.87 points or 0.5 percent ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214601766/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:44:16 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214601766/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat May 18, 2013 9:59am EDT * Google expects Glass etiquette to evolve * Casino has banned devices while gambling * "Those things freak me out" By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602197/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:59:59 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214602197/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 There's no doubt that America is enthralled with Wall Street's big hitters. Many of them lead lives that seem more befitting of rock stars than those of MBAs. Making millions is just one benefit of a career that includes rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. Making it big ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214601640/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:35:15 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214601640/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat May 18, 2013 8:39am EDT * Pope and Merkel spoke for unusually long 45 minutes * Merkel flew to Rome just to see pope * Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214601400/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:39:24 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214601400/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Facebook's May 18, 2012, IPO, which valued the company at a whopping $104 billion, was more than just a stock offering -- it grew into a cultural and financial phenomenon. But as launches go, this one was a misfire. A software glitch at Nasdaq delayed the IPO by 30 minutes. Worse, investor demand underwhelmed. After pricing at $38, Facebook shares barely got off the ground to close at ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214600799/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:15:16 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214600799/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 .SPX gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214599400/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:12:10 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214599400/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The Australian dollar fell below parity with the US dollar and stayed down during the whole week, which is widely attributed to positive indicators in the US economy.On Friday, the Australian dollar took another step lower, falling as low as 97.33 US cents, a level not seen since June 2012.The Australian dollar tumbled to 98.3 cents late on Thursday, breaking through its 11-month low of 98.5 ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214598890/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:24:01 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214598890/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 This handout photograph received from Freeport Indonesia shows rescue personnel at the collapse section of a tunnel as they continue rescue operations for trapped mine workers in the tunnel of Big Gossan area at the Grasberg complex on May 17, 2013. Five workers were killed as search teams battled to reach 23 others still trapped in the US-owned mine Freeport-McMoRan, one of the world's ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214598417/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:27:06 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214598417/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Finance (MOF) announced Friday that it will issue 20 billion yuan ($3.23 billion) in 50-year book-entry treasury bonds. The issuance marks the ministry's tenth issuance of book-entry treasury bonds this year, according to a statement posted on the MOF website. The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 4.24 percent. Interest will be paid every half year on May 20 and November 20 ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214598369/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:17:10 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214598369/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no new irregularities after the quake, Kyodo news agency said. Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi prefecture further north also detected no irregularities, ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214598371/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:13:09 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214598371/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 [T]o build a new anti-poverty movement will require the kind of organizing and actions that are as creative, visible and gripping as the Occupy Wall Street movement. Enter Stephen Lerner. Lerner is a labor and community organizer who has spent more than three decades organizing hundreds of thousands of janitors, farm workers, garment workers and other low-wage workers into unions. These efforts ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214596166/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:19 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214596166/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214595585/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:42:35 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214595585/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Trading in the shares of the $45.15 billion company plunged to trade at 1 cent per share shortly before markets closed on Friday. The stock gained back its losses and closed up 2.5 pct $90.03 on the New York Stock ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214594804/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:33:54 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214594804/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 9:32pm EDT By Noel Randewich and Ronnie Cohen ALAMEDA, California May 17 (Reuters) - The head of the Italian sailing team in the America's Cup called on Friday for lowering limits on wind speeds and other safety measures to make the regatta less dangerous following a deadly accident last week. Prada fashion house co-founder Patrizio Bertelli said if the other three ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214595586/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:10 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214595586/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 9:08pm EDT (Changes "letter" to "call" in eighth paragraph) By David Henry NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - Pension and endowment managers on Friday called on U.S. regulators to review the rules for shareholder voting after a firm collecting ballots for JPMorgan Chase and Co cut off the bank's opponents from polling information. The Council of Institutional ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214595295/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:08:16 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214595295/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 9:06pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board will meet on Sunday to vote on whether to offer $1.1 billion in cash for New York-based blogging service Tumblr, tech blog AllThingsD cited sources close to the situation as saying on Friday. Such an acquisition would be CEO Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking the helm of the ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214595293/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:42 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214595293/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 RIO DE JANEIRO | Fri May 17, 2013 9:04pm EDT RIO DE JANEIRO May 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian steelmaker CSN, or Cia Siderrgica Nacional SA, is still evaluating the possible purchase of the Steel Americas unit of ThyssenKrupp AG, the company said in a regulatory filing late Friday. CSN has made no binding bids or agreements regarding the possible purchase, the company added. Earlier this ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214594927/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:22 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214594927/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214594125/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:57 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214594125/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 7:36pm EDT SANTIAGO May 17 (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group SA said its Argentina unit was halting all of its flights in the country until 1330 GMT on Saturday after a state company unilaterally decided to stop providing services to the airline. Intercargo provides Latin America's biggest carrier with ramps at Argentine airports, loads suitcases and manages passenger buses ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593932/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:47 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593932/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The data-visualization company burst onto the public markets Friday with a steller public offering, jumping 64 percent to close at $50.75, up from its initial $31 price. Nearly 100 employees were in New York to celebrate while parties were held at its offices, including its headquarters in Fremont. Ten years earlier the future wasn't so clear, though Chief Executive Christian Chabot always ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592799/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:15 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592799/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 BOSTON (CBS) – How high can the markets go? Dave Caruso from Coastal Capital in Danvers looks into that question as he reviews the Week on Wall Street, with WBZ's Anthony ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592802/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:25:44 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592802/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, joins The Cycle to talk about one of the issues that's been held in captivity in D.C. for much longer than other scandals: Wall Street ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592803/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:23:13 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592803/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 7:13pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business. Target's Technology Innovation Center is run by David Newman, an executive who spent six years at the online ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593904/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:50 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593904/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The S&P 500 also closed the week at an all-time high. Like the Dow, the S&P is up just about 17 percent this year.  The S&P has also been up 17 of the last 21 ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592809/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:09:30 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592809/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 MIAMI (CBSMiami) –Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and his wife Raiza have bonded out of jail after they surrendered to federal authorities Friday and made their first court appearance. The Robainas are charged with fraud, conspiracy and falsifying documents and made their first court appearance shackled at the hands and feet. Julio, 48, received a $250,000 surety bond and Raiza, 39, ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593571/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:08:29 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593571/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 * JPMorgan lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 1,715 * Nasdaq closes at highest since October 2000 * JCPenney shares drop after earnings * Tableau Software surges in first day of trade * Dow up 0.8 percent, S&P 500 up 1 percent, Nasdaq up 1 percent ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593676/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:19 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593676/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 US stocks closed out another week of new record highs on Friday as investors focused on the positive side of mixed economic news and corporate earnings. Retail sales barely budged higher in April and jobless claims rose, but permits to build housing soared and consumer inflation remained tame, data showed. A pair of better-than-expected reports on Friday - on consumer confidence and the economic ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592805/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:47:15 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592805/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Reuters © The company logo is seen on top of a building, where Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd. is located, in Beijing, January 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jason ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591646/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:24 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591646/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 6:22pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc decided not to turn pilot project "Zombieland" into a full TV series, but is going ahead with "Alpha House," as the world's largest online retailer enters the next stage of its foray into original video creation. "Zombieland" writer and producer ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593668/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:22:53 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593668/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 IDG News Service - A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of IT may be able to ride the wave. Marketo, which sells cloud-based marketing software, jumped 78 percent to close at US$23.10, up $10.10 from its opening on the Nasdaq. Tableau, a business intelligence and data visualization ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591650/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:19:47 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591650/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Stocks closed higher for a fourth straight week. Indexes are at record levels after surging this year on optimism about the economy and record corporate ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591652/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:16:06 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591652/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 1 of 2. New York City emergency responders investigate a commuter ferry crash that occurred during the morning rush in New York, in this January 9, 2013 file photo.Passengers aboard the high-speed commuter ferry, which crashed while docking near Wall Street have filed 37 lawsuits against boat owner Seastreak LLC, seeking as much as $45 million ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591656/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:12 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591656/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 6:07pm EDT * Deficits rise slightly through 2015 under Obama's plan * White House budget savings claims reduced in CBO estimate By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but $1.1 trillion lower than what it estimates ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593667/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:26 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593667/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK, N.Y. - Encouraging news about the U.S. economy is extending the stock market's rally. U.S. stock indexes rose for the fourth week in a row and are at record levels. A gauge of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 121 points to close at 15,354 Friday, an increase of 0.8 per ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591660/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:03:13 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591660/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 6:02pm EDT By Emily Flitter and Katya Wachtel NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors told investors on Friday it would no longer cooperate "unconditionally" with the U.S. government's insider trading investigation. In a brief letter to investors, the $15 billion hedge fund did not elaborate but said it believes the next few ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593666/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:02:53 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593666/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 May 17, 2013 5:52pm Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was first informed in March that there was an investigation into the IRS’ screening of nonprofit groups, but did not learn the details of that probe until last week, he said today. ';In mid March, I had had a conversation, just a getting-to-know-you conversation, with the inspector general right after I started, and he went through a ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591719/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:45 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591719/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 5:58pm EDT (Corrects contract award figure in 2nd paragraph to $23.9 bln, not $23 bln) May 17 (Reuters) - Bechtel, the largest U.S. engineering company, said on Friday that its revenue grew by 15 percent in 2012, though its backlog of projects declined by 12 percent to $92 billion. The company's $37.9 billion in 2012 revenue came alongside contract awards of $23.9 billion, or ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593665/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:58:35 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214593665/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Angela Merkel 's pro-austerity policies soon after becoming president in May last year, blamed the tough cutbacks regime imposed on troubled economies for much of Europe's economic problems. "What is hitting Europe is a recession ... provoked by the austerity policy," Hollande said at a Paris news conference. The president was especially keen to pin the blame on European ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591887/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:03 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591887/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $10 billion natural gas exporting facility in Texas that has significant economic implications, manufacturers say. The project called the Freeport LNG facility was "not inconsistent with the public interest," said the Energy Department, which studied the facility's "economic, energy security, and environmental impacts." The ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591819/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55:57 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591819/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE | Fri May 17, 2013 5:55pm EDT MILWAUKEE Wis. May 17 (Reuters) - Retail gasoline prices hit all-time highs on Friday in several U.S. Midwestern cities due to maintenance and outages at refineries in the region resulting in a tightening of supplies, according to industry analysts. 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"We do not agree with the administration's ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592516/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:34:14 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592516/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Ronnie Cohen and Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 5:31pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Clouds hung over the America's Cup sailing regatta on Friday after investigators asked the teams to temporarily halt practicing on blustery San Francisco bay following a deadly accident last week. Organizers have said races will go ahead in July, despite growing public ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591950/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:31:50 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591950/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 SAN JUAN | Fri May 17, 2013 5:22pm EDT SAN JUAN May 17 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico plans to cut by as much as a third the $9.1 billion loan portfolio at its Government Development Bank as a way to bolster finances of the key lender to local governments and authorities on the Caribbean island, officials said Friday. The reduction in the commonwealth-owned GDB's loan assets would include ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591912/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:22:35 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591912/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Reuters © The Yahoo logo is shown at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, California April 16, 2013. The company will release its quarterly results on Tuesday. REUTERS/Robert ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590706/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:22:19 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590706/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 terms of use . Historical and current end-of-day data provided by SIX Financial Information. Intraday data delayed per exchange requirements. S&P/Dow Jones Indices (SM) from Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All quotes are in local exchange time. Real time last sale data provided by NASDAQ. More information ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591365/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:50 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591365/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the stock market down Thursday.The news on the U.S. economy gave investors little to get excited about. Applications for unemployment benefits rose last week and manufacturing slowed in the mid-Atlantic region. Wal-Mart Stores sank after warning of weaker earnings ahead.The Dow Jones industrial average ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591247/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:55 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591247/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 5:10pm EDT By Sam Forgione NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - Investors worldwide cut back on commitments to high-yield "junk" bond funds in the latest week, giving just $100 million to the funds globally after committing over $1 billion the prior week, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The sharp drop in demand in the week ended May 15 came amid record-high prices on ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592514/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:10:41 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592514/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 /enpproperty--> BEIJING - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Friday that it will issue 20 billion yuan ($3.23 billion) in 50-year book-entry treasury bonds. The issuance marks the ministry's tenth issuance of book-entry treasury bonds this year, according to a statement posted on the MOF website. The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 4.24 percent. Interest will be paid every ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590678/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:10:16 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590678/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 5:05pm EDT By Eric M. Johnson May 17 (Reuters) - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a proposal to move the team to Seattle, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said on Friday. The deal by an investor group led by tech developer and ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591768/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:46 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591768/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Liana B. Baker Fri May 17, 2013 5:05pm EDT May 17 (Reuters) - The largest U.S. satellite video provider, DirecTV, is one of the companies considering a bid for online video website Hulu, according to a source familiar with the situation. The person acknowledged that other parties were involved, adding that DirecTV was "one of many" suitors. Media reports have previously identified Time ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592512/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:05 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592512/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 * Oil, copper up on strong US consumer sentiment, stock market * Corn up too on less sales by farmers focused on planting * Gold at 1-month low as Fed pressured to end US stimulus By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Oil and copper prices ended up on Friday after stronger U.S. economic data and a stock market rally while corn rose on less crop sales by farmers, pushing commodities ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591654/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:02:39 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591654/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 4:59pm EDT * Treasury set to halt federal pension fund investments * May also tap exchange rate fund to avoid default * Treasury says will be able to pay bills into September By Margaret Chadbourn WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday notified Congress it was prepared to take a series of steps to free up about $260 billion so it can keep paying the ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591714/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:59:53 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591714/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 * C$ ends at C$1.0291 vs US$, or 97.17 U.S. cents * Weak Canadian inflation means no rate hike on horizon * US$ strengthens near 10-mth high on Fed QE debate * Bond prices mixed By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar closed weaker against its U.S. counterpart on Friday after touching its softest level in more than two months on inflation data that was both far ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591379/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:57:23 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591379/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 4:53pm EDT * Headlines sabotaged, link posted to execution video * Latest in series of hacker attacks on news media By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba May 17 (Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591715/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:07 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591715/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 LOS ANGELES | Fri May 17, 2013 5:47pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The finale of NBC's "The Office" drew a season high of 5.7 million viewers, as fans tuned in to see the show's biggest star Steve Carell return for a wedding and nostalgic farewell. The 75-minute finale episode, which aired from 9 p.m. to 10:15 p.m EDT after an hour-long retrospective featuring cast members ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591767/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:57 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591767/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 * TSX rises 105.45 points, or 0.84 percent, at 12,613.05 * Nine of 10 main sectors advance; materials lag * Decent U.S. data, possible end to easing aids confidence * RBC biggest positive influence, up almost 2 percent * Fed warns BMO on anti-money laundering; stock up By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as robust economic data helped drive ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591949/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:26 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591949/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Officials say they'll test unmanned aerial vehicles at a nature reserve on Russia's Pacific coast this summer to monitor wildlife and crack down on poachers. "UAVs are silent and can fly at a very low altitude to produce high-resolution imagery and detect poachers, their boats and vehicles," Alexandra Filatkina, deputy director for development at the Kronotsky nature reserve ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590696/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:36 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590696/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Currency speculators increased their bets in favor of the U.S. dollar to the highest in 11 months in the latest week, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission released on Friday. The value of ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591362/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:19 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591362/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Alice Baghdjian ZUG, Switzerland, May 17 (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd said shareholders voted out Chairman Michael Talbert at the annual meeting on Friday and backed a nominee of activist investor Carl Icahn to replace him on the board of ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591361/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:19 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591361/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 * Fed's Williams says stimulus reduction could start this summer * U.S. consumer sentiment rises to nearly six-year high * U.S. dollar index hits nearly three-year high * Dow, S&P 500 surge to record closing highs By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590366/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:26:31 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590366/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 4:19pm EDT NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - Speculators turned bearish on U.S. 10-year Treasury note futures in the latest week after an unexpected rise in April retail sales suggested underlying strength in the U.S. economy, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The amount of bearish, or short, positions in 10-year Treasury futures from ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591377/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:19:17 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591377/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 * Futures end higher, nearly erasing Thursday's steep slide * Moderate weather not seen stirring much demand By Joe Silha NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures ended up sharply on Friday, backed by a late flood of buying ahead of the weekend despite fairly neutral weather forecasts that are not likely to stir up much demand. Gas prices sold off sharply on Thursday, sinking ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591376/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:16:30 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591376/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 4:07pm EDT WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed. Divestments are common for nominees to avoid conflicts of interest. Wheeler's plan was disclosed in an ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590486/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:07:55 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590486/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - The main Canadian stock index ended higher on Friday as strong performances from some heavyweight banking and energy stocks minimized the damage from gold miners stung by bullion's continued decline. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed up 105.45 points, or 0.84 percent, at 12,613.05. It gained 0.2 percent for the ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590455/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:06:53 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590455/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 TAIPEI, Taiwan -- TECO Electric and Machinery (TECO,????) is set to issue Taiwan's second renminbi-denominated bond from corporate issuer GreTai (over the counter market, ????) next Monday with the help of HSBC ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214589144/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:57:48 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214589144/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 3:54pm EDT * Early May U.S. consumer sentiment highest in almost six years * April leading indicators point to growth * Treasuries could stay range bound in coming sessions By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Prices for U.S. Treasuries fell on Friday after data showed consumers grew more optimistic in May and an index of leading indicators pointed to economic growth ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591373/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:54:47 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591373/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 3:52pm EDT * U.S. consumer sentiment buoys dollar * Dollar gains for third week vs the yen * Rise in Treasury yields also boosts dollar NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591372/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:52:15 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591372/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 3:51pm EDT * Strategist Lehane: trip gets Obama "out of the bunker" * Obama wants to cut red tape for big construction projects * Trip could draw attention to Keystone XL pipeline delay By Roberta Rampton and Mark Felsenthal BALTIMORE, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday sought to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda back ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590725/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:51:46 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590725/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 3:47pm EDT May 17 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday: ** Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners is exploring the sale of Emerald Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals company that could be worth more than $700 million, according to four sources familiar with the matter. ** U.S.-insurer New York Life is ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591371/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:47 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591371/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 (Reuters) - In a boost for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, two states in the Northwest said on Friday that insurance companies submitted applications to sell policies on the states' health insurance exchanges at rates well below what some insurance executives had ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214589195/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:45:42 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214589195/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 3:44pm EDT May 17 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Friday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. BMO CAPITAL MARKETS The investment and corporate banking arm Of Canada's BMO Financial Group appointed Gregory Anderson as the global head of FX Strategy. Anderson will be based in New York. The ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591370/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:44:55 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591370/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 3:44pm EDT BUENOS AIRES May 17 (Reuters) - Argentina's economic activity grew 2.6 percent in March from a year earlier and expanded 0.7 percent versus February, the national statistics institute said on Friday. The official year-on-year rate beat the 2.3 percent median growth forecast in a Reuters poll of 10 analysts, whose estimates ranged from 0.6 percent to 3.1 ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591369/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:44:22 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591369/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 3:42pm EDT * Source says Dutch trader Argos Energies being investigated * Sen. Wyden calls for Justice Dept to look at US price impact * Finnish refiner Neste Oil says asked for information * Oil market liquidity not affected -Platts By Simon Falush and Timothy Gardner LONDON/WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A European probe into possible oil price manipulation expanded with the ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590485/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:54 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590485/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 3:42pm EDT By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - A divided U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would force federal securities regulators to conduct more economic analysis before adopting rules for Wall Street. The bill, which is not expected to make it to the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate floor for a vote, passed largely ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591368/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:37 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591368/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK | Fri May 17, 2013 3:40pm EDT NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended gains in late trading on Friday, with the S&P 500 up 1 percent and at a fresh record high, led by growth sectors after upbeat data encouraged investors. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 122.67 points or 0.81 percent, to 15,355.89, the S&P 500 gained 16.67 points or 1.01 percent, to 1,667.14 and ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590343/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:38 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590343/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK | Fri May 17, 2013 3:37pm EDT NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - The dollar climbed to a fresh 4-1/2 year peak against the yen in late afternoon New York trade on Friday after a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted more investors to add to bullish bets. The dollar was last up 1 percent at 103.27 yen after going as high as 103.29 yen, its highest since October 6, 2008, ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591366/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:45 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214591366/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 3:35pm EDT By Nate Raymond NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - A former chief executive of a financial firm who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a probe into bid-rigging in the municipal bond market was sentenced to two years probation on Friday by a judge who cited his cooperation with U.S. investigators. Martin Kanefsky, who was the chief of the now-defunct Kane Capital ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590418/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:35:21 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590418/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 MEXICO CITY | Fri May 17, 2013 3:29pm EDT MEXICO CITY May 17 (Reuters) - Mexican homebuilder Geo said on Friday the Mexican branch of Canadian lender Bank of Nova Scotia has begun legal proceedings to seek payments it is owed. Geo, which is struggling with weak home sales, said the payments to Scotiabank were worth less than 0.5 percent of the debt the company is trying to restructure, ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590688/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:00 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590688/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Danielle Robinson and Joy Ferguson Fri May 17, 2013 3:10pm EDT NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received it this week, when the highest quality, longest dated new issues suffered losses of as much as two points in dollar price. Ball Corp's recently issued US$1bn ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590081/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:10:28 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590081/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 3:04pm EDT WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp has received formal approval from California's attorney general to buy a BP Plc refinery for more than $2 billion. Attorney General Kamala Harris said her office and the California Energy Commission would monitor gas prices, volume and refinery capacity. A deal with the company also ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214589798/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:04:48 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214589798/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 7:02pm EDT * Freeport first project approved since 2011 * Manufacturers concerned about unlimited gas exports * Still unclear when DOE will act on other projects * DOE says applications decided on case-by-case basis * Lawmaker says more debate needed on gas exports By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration opened the door to a new era of U.S. energy ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592933/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:04:29 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214592933/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 2:57pm ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590078/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:57:09 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590078/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is telling Congress that the administration will begin taking steps next week to avoid a default on the nation's debt until Congress votes to raise the government's borrowing limit. Lew said those measures should provide enough maneuvering room to let the government keep borrowing until after Labor Day. Private economists have estimated that ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587676/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:44 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587676/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK -- Shares of Marketo, a provider of cloud-based marketing software, leaped in their trading debut on Friday.The stock rose $7.70, or 59.2 percent, to $20.70 in afternoon trading. The shares were priced at $13, at the high end of the expected range of $11 to $13 per share. The broader markets rose just under 1 percent.Marketo raised about $79.3 million in the offering. The initial ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587744/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:25 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587744/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 2:51pm EDT * First trade was for 50,000 ethanol RINs * Trade cleared at 80 cents per RIN * Trade brokered by StarFuels Inc NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The CME Group's newly-launched renewable identification number (RIN) futures contracts saw their first trade on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the exchange operator. The futures contract allows buyers to hedge their ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590077/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:11 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590077/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 The Obama administration on Friday notified Congress it was prepared to take extraordinary steps to allow it to keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension in the government's debt ceiling lapses this weekend. To preserve its borrowing capacity, the Treasury Department said it would use the same measures that have been used in previous debt limit impasses to continue ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587754/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:13 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587754/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK | Fri May 17, 2013 2:44pm EDT NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - UniPixel Inc : * Shares down 21 percent in heavy ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590076/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:44:41 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590076/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 overwhelmingly approved a rollback of certain financial reforms contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, one of the Senate’s biggest consumer advocates is pushing back. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) came out swinging against the repeal of new rules meant to regulate derivatives, the complex financial instruments that were at ';the center of the storm'; that ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587688/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:42:25 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587688/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 2:41pm EDT WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - Unemployment rates dropped in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday. A handful of states, including Illinois, Delaware, Indiana, Wisconsin, Mississippi and New Hampshire saw their jobless rates rise over the year. ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214589976/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:50 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214589976/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 * GDP growth 0.45 percent in 1st qtr vs 4th qtr 2012, beating forecast * Annual growth slows to 0.8 percent, weakest since 2009 * Government lowers 2013 GDP forecast to 3.1 percent * Economists looking for interest rate cut later By Krista Hughes and Alexandra Alper MEXICO CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Mexico's annual economic growth slumped in early 2013 to its weakest in three years, prompting ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590073/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:27 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590073/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 CHICAGO | Fri May 17, 2013 2:36pm EDT CHICAGO May 17 (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Narayana Kocherlakota on Friday repeated his call for the U.S. central bank to commit to keeping short-term interest rates low until the unemployment rate "normalizes." The Fed has said it will keep rates near zero until unemployment falls to at least 6.5 percent, as long as ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590074/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:25 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214590074/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota speaks at a macro-finance conference hosted by the Boston Federal Reserve Bank and Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts November 30, ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587695/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:33:18 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587695/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bloomberg LP appointed former IBM Chairman and CEO Samuel Palmisano as an independent adviser on security and data issues, as the company seeks to address customers' concerns about possible breaches in the confidentiality of their usage ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587696/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:33:17 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587696/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Growth sectors led Wall Street's advance as encouraging economic data put major US stock indexes on track to close their fourth straight week of ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587708/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:36 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587708/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 2:19pm EDT May 17 (Reuters) - Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday night it suspected that up to 22 million of its user IDs may have been "leaked" and it detected an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its web portal Yahoo Japan, the Kyodo news agency reported. The leaked information does not include passwords and data necessary for identity ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588804/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:19:18 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588804/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 2:14pm EDT By Sarah McBride and Olivia Oran SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Strong debuts in the initial public offerings of two business software companies on Friday underscored a pattern in the market: While consumer companies like Facebook Inc get the buzz, enterprise companies are racking up most of the market gains. IPOs Tableau Software Inc and Marketo Inc both soared ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588803/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:14:56 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588803/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 2:06pm EDT By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - A divided U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would force federal securities regulators to conduct more economic analysis before adopting rules for Wall Street. The bill, which is not expected to make it to the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate floor for a vote, passed largely ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588802/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:06:13 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588802/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 1:52pm EDT (Removes "award" from headline) * Judge finds fund not a customer under FINRA rules * Turnberry sought at least $13 mln in arbitration * Case focused on mortgage-backed securities By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc won a court order on Friday preventing a Connecticut-based hedge fund from moving forward with a $13 million ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587792/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:52:27 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587792/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 1:44pm EDT WASHINGTON May 16 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Senate's energy committee asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether alleged price manipulation by three oil companies in Europe has boosted fuel prices for U.S. consumers. "Efforts to manipulate the European oil indices, if proven, may have already impacted U.S. ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588800/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:44:03 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588800/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 * Gas-directed rig count climbs slightly from 18-year low * Horizontal rigs fall for first time in three weeks * Oil rig count drops after three straight weekly gains NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States rose this week by four after posting an 18-year low the previous week, stirring concerns that some producers were wading in to dry gas ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588476/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:56 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588476/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks rose Friday, shaking off recent weakness and looking set to end the week with a gain of more than ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586151/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:33 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586151/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 1:30pm EDT WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday notified Congress it was prepared to take extraordinary steps to allow it to keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension in the government's debt ceiling lapses this weekend. To preserve its borrowing capacity, the Treasury Department said it would use the same ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587793/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:35 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587793/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 1:30pm EDT By Stephen Lacey May 17 (IFR) - Tesla Motors has upsized its debt and equity offerings, as the electric car maker capitalizes on surging investor demand to raise more than $1 billion in cash. The US company late Thursday increased the size of the convertible bond offering to $600 million, after increasing it earlier that day to $525 million from an initial $450 ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588796/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:31 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588796/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 WASHINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 1:19pm EDT WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it had allowed an Iraqi bank to again conduct business with the U.S. financial system after the bank showed it was no longer helping Iran evade financial sanctions. Iraq's Elaf Islamic Bank was first blacklisted by the United States last year for knowingly doing business with the ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588035/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:53 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588035/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 initial Internet gaming permit fee of $400,000, and an annual fee of $250,000 for resources for problem gambling. The Division of Gaming Enforcement said publication of the regulations will be followed by a 60-day comment period through August 2. Final adoption will follow a review and response to comments. The date for the start of online wagering will be announced at least 45 days prior to ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586331/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:47 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586331/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has taken various conforming rating actions on enhanced municipal bonds and tender option bonds (TOBs) corresponding to actions taken on their associated enhancement providers or underlying bonds. Long-term ratings on enhanced municipal bonds may be higher than those of their enhancement providers as discussed in Fitch's 'Dual-Party ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587382/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:39 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587382/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 1:17pm EDT May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it approved Tesoro Corp's purchase of BP Plc's 240,000 barrel per day Los Angles area refinery and other assets in a 3-0 vote. The commission found the deal would not substantially lessen competition among seven refiners for gasoline in California, the nation's largest gasoline ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588646/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:21 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588646/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 1:16pm EDT May 17 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service said on Friday it raised St. Louis, Missouri's airport revenue bonds to A3 from Baa1, affecting $803 million of debt. The upgrade reflects the airports improved credit strength which includes improved debt-service coverage, the credit ratings agency said in a ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588795/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:16:32 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214588795/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 By Brett Wolf ST. LOUIS, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - U.S. authorities have seized two accounts linked to a major operator in the booming Bitcoin digital currency market, Tokyo-based exchange Mt. Gox. The move may prevent the firm ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586221/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:14:16 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586221/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The pay crunchers over at Johnson & Associates are out with their latest forecast for year-end bonuses on Wall ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586163/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:11:24 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586163/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 LOS ANGELES | Fri May 17, 2013 12:47pm EDT LOS ANGELES May 17 (Reuters) - The number of Americans who watched vocal powerhouse Candice Glover win the "American Idol" title sank to 14.2 million, a decline of 31 percent from last year's record low, according to ratings data on Friday. The singing competition, now in Season 12, was once a TV industry juggernaut for Fox that ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586543/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:45 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586543/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 12:43pm EDT By Sujata Rao LONDON May 17 (Reuters) - The coveted investment grade rating has arrived in Turkey and foreign capital may follow - possibly a lot of it. But here's the multi-million lira question: What kind of cash will it be? What Turkey desperately wants is long-term bricks-and-mortar investment into factories and infrastructure. What it is more likely to get ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586336/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:43:59 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586336/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 NEW YORK | Fri May 17, 2013 12:41pm EDT NEW YORK May 17 (Reuters) - Fitch on Friday cut Slovenia's long-term foreign currency rating to BBB-plus from A-minus and warned more cuts could be on the way as worries remain over whether the country's shaky banking sector could help prompt a bailout request. The outlook remains negative, Fitch said in a statement. "There remains a ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587379/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:09 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587379/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 12:39pm EDT * FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.2 pct, Euro STOXX 50 up 0.4 * Indexes up for 4th consecutive week * U.S. data pushes FTSEurofirst 300 to new 5-yr high * Auto stocks lead cyclical rally after sales increase By Francesco Canepa LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - A rally in auto stocks and strong U.S. data helped European shares set a 5-year high on Friday and record their fourth ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586271/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:39:14 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214586271/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri May 17, 2013 12:31pm EDT * Domestic demand moderating, inflation below target * Central bank held rate at 5 pct Thursday, flagged slowdown * Some analysts now see rate cuts this year SANTIAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - Chile's relatively small, export-dependent economy is in a mild slowdown phase, Finance Minister Felipe Larrain told reporters on Friday. The central bank on Thursday held its key ... http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587376/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:31:34 -0400 http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/sid/214587376/scat/fc5c97f166b8dbb5