Insight: Syria's Assad set for long conflict

3 days 4 hrs 46 mins ago

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - With the enemy at the gates, Bashar al-Assad was dining out.

A sobering look at Facebook

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers ...

Merged Glencore, Xstrata would take aim at iron ore

3 days 10 hrs 47 mins ago

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An $80 billion marriage of commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata could le...

IMF's Thomsen says must be limit to Greek fiscal pain

5 days 18 hrs 9 mins ago

ATHENS (Reuters) - Debt-laden Greece and its international lenders must focus less on deficit reduct...

Analysis: Financial titans rally to Romney's cause

5 days 18 hrs 23 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whenever Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been down and...

With Florida victory, Romney is the man to beat

5 days 20 hrs 6 mins ago

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's victory in Florida's Republican presidential primary has ma...

Iran sanctions "biting" in recent weeks: Petraeus

6 days 11 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is feeling the bite from economic sanctions imposed over its nuclear pro...

Facebook to file $5 billion IPO Wednesday: IFR

6 days 3 hrs 39 mins ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for...

Swiss bankers' nerves fray after Wegelin indictment

3 days 4 hrs 52 mins ago

ZURICH (Reuters) - The first indictment of a Swiss private bank over hiding untaxed money for wealth...

Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding

3 days 5 hrs 7 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation backed down from its decision to c...

U.S. to charge ex-Suisse traders on subprimes: sources

5 days 17 hrs 28 mins ago

(Reuters) - U.S. authorities are preparing to charge four former Credit Suisse Group AG employees wi...

Sony says Hirai to become president, CEO in April

5 days 18 hrs 17 mins ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Wednesday that Vice President Kazuo Hirai will take over the rol...

U.N. Council urged to act fast on Syria, Assad forces push back

5 days 19 hrs 20 mins ago

UNITED NATIONS/AMMAN (Reuters) - Arab and Western states urged the U.N. Security Council to act swif...

Panetta faces tough NATO meeting after budget shift

5 days 21 hrs 5 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta faces an unexpectedly challenging NATO meeting...

Amazon spending threatens 1st-quarter profit

6 days 2 hrs 27 mins ago

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc warned of a possible operating loss in the first quarter fo...