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Mick Jagger to host, perform on Mick Jagger to host, perform on "Saturday Night Live"

[2012-05-03 21:00:00]
(Reuters) - Mick Jagger will host "Saturday Night Live" for the first time on May 19, bringing the sketch comedy's season to...

Hollywood courts women to boost superhero summerHollywood courts women to boost superhero summer

[2012-05-03 21:00:00]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Disney's superhero movie "The Avengers" hits U.S. theaters on Friday, the actors who play Captain America and...

Munch's Munch's "The Scream" sells for record $120 million

[2012-05-03 21:00:00]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream," one of the world's most recognizable works of art, sold for $120 million...

A century later, Niagara Falls high-wire feat set for June 15A century later, Niagara Falls high-wire feat set for June 15

[2012-05-03 18:00:00]
NIAGARA FALLS, New York (Reuters) - High-wire performer Nik Wallenda announced on Wednesday that June 15 is the day his boyhood dream...

Helsinki rejects Guggenheim museum proposalHelsinki rejects Guggenheim museum proposal

[2012-05-03 18:00:00]
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Helsinki rejected a proposal to build a 140 million euro Guggenheim museum on the Finnish capital's waterfront, a notice...

London will not be 'Siege City' for Games, says CoeLondon will not be 'Siege City' for Games, says Coe

[2012-05-03 18:00:00]
LONDON (Reuters) - The Olympics will not turn London into 'Siege City' despite plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles on residential buildings and...

Danish airline Cimber Sterling files for bankruptcyDanish airline Cimber Sterling files for bankruptcy

[2012-05-03 18:00:00]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish no-frills airline Cimber Sterling said on Thursday it has declared bankruptcy after its owners pulled financial support from...

M&C Hotels profit up on Asia growth, pricier roomsM&C Hotels profit up on Asia growth, pricier rooms

[2012-05-03 18:00:00]
LONDON, May 3 - Hotelier Millennium & Copthorne said its pretax profit grew by 31.5 percent in the first quarter, boosted by...

Yoga for jets: why planemakers prefer bent wingtipsYoga for jets: why planemakers prefer bent wingtips

[2012-05-03 18:00:00]
CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) - There are, so the industry saying goes, only three secrets in the commercial airplane business: the selling price, the...

Yoga for jets: why planemakers prefer bent wingtipsYoga for jets: why planemakers prefer bent wingtips

[2012-05-03 15:00:00]
CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) - There are, so the industry saying goes, only three secrets in the commercial airplane business: the selling price, the...

Italy scientists say they have found oldest human bloodItaly scientists say they have found oldest human blood

[2012-05-03 15:00:00]
ROME (Reuters) - Scientists examining the remains of "Otzi," Italy's prehistoric iceman who roamed the Alps some 5,300 years ago, said on...

Plant study flags dangers of warming worldPlant study flags dangers of warming world

[2012-05-03 15:00:00]
LONDON (Reuters) - Plants are flowering faster than scientists predicted in response to climate change, research in the United States showed on...

ECB to resist pressure for new steps to fight crisisECB to resist pressure for new steps to fight crisis

[2012-05-03 12:53:00]
BARCELONA (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will resist calls to do more to fight the euro zone crisis at its meeting...

Special Report: U.S. documents allege HSBC money-laundering lapsesSpecial Report: U.S. documents allege HSBC money-laundering lapses

[2012-05-03 12:21:00]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In April 2003, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and New York state bank regulators cracked the...

Visa Inc beats estimates with higher profitVisa Inc beats estimates with higher profit

[2012-05-03 12:00:00]
(Reuters) - Visa Inc , the world's largest credit and debit-card network, beat analysts' estimates with a 23 percent increase in adjusted...

Lufthansa to cut 3,500 jobs in savings driveLufthansa to cut 3,500 jobs in savings drive

[2012-05-03 12:00:00]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa , Germany's biggest airline, announced plans to slash 3,500 administrative jobs around the world as it tries...

Strong Asia demand fuels BMW first-quarter earnings riseStrong Asia demand fuels BMW first-quarter earnings rise

[2012-05-03 12:00:00]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW , the world's largest luxury carmaker, posted first-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat even the most optimistic expectations,...

SocGen's booming fixed income brightens first-quarter profit hitSocGen's booming fixed income brightens first-quarter profit hit

[2012-05-03 12:00:00]
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale posted a surprise surge in first-quarter bond, currency and commodities revenue on Thursday, boosting confidence...

World food prices fall; inflation fear remainsWorld food prices fall; inflation fear remains

[2012-05-03 12:00:00]
MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - World food prices eased in April after rising in the first quarter of this year, the United Nation's food...

Dewey & LeBoeuf, SNR Denton merger talks collapse: WSJDewey & LeBoeuf, SNR Denton merger talks collapse: WSJ

[2012-05-03 12:00:00]
(Reuters) - Merger talks between law firms Dewey & LeBoeuf and SNR Denton collapsed on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing...



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