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Blockbuster UK administrators to shut 129 stores, cut 760 jobsBlockbuster UK administrators to shut 129 stores, cut 760 jobs

[2013-01-20 12:00:00]
LONDON (Reuters) - Entertainment retailer Blockbuster UK will shut 129 of its 528 stores and make 760 out of its 4,190 employees...

Fed missed warning signs in 2007 as crisis gained steamFed missed warning signs in 2007 as crisis gained steam

[2013-01-20 12:00:00]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top policymakers at the Federal Reserve felt for most of 2007 that problems in housing and banking were isolated...

Ethical investors step up focus on tax avoidanceEthical investors step up focus on tax avoidance

[2013-01-20 12:00:00]
LONDON (Reuters) - Growing anger at aggressive tax avoidance by big business has prompted ethical investors to consider shunning shares in companies...

Saudi's Mohammad Al Mojil to sue for over $100 millionSaudi's Mohammad Al Mojil to sue for over $100 million

[2013-01-20 12:00:00]
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Financially troubled Saudi Arabian construction company Mohammad Al Mojil Group (MMG) plans to start legal action to...

Japan government, Bank of Japan Japan government, Bank of Japan "getting closer" on monetary policy statement

[2013-01-20 12:00:00]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari said on Sunday that the government and the Bank of Japan were getting closer...

Weidmann says ECB is not the only crisis manager: paperWeidmann says ECB is not the only crisis manager: paper

[2013-01-20 12:00:00]
(Reuters) - Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann warned against relying on the European Central Bank as the only crisis manager, telling a Finnish...

Analysis: Apple earnings need to overcome technical malaiseAnalysis: Apple earnings need to overcome technical malaise

[2013-01-20 09:00:00]
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To those who study technical stock charts, Apple Inc looks broken.

Insight: U.S. government investment gives flu vaccines a shot in the armInsight: U.S. government investment gives flu vaccines a shot in the arm

[2013-01-20 07:00:00]
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fighting the flu may soon get easier.

Lance Armstrong biopic in the works from Paramount, J.J. AbramsLance Armstrong biopic in the works from Paramount, J.J. Abrams

[2013-01-19 21:00:00]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures and "Star Trek" producer J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot company have purchased the film rights to a...

Surgery scheduled to restore Bolshoi ballet director's eyesightSurgery scheduled to restore Bolshoi ballet director's eyesight

[2013-01-19 21:00:00]
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet will undergo surgery next week to try to save his eyesight after...

Former New Jersey governor Former New Jersey governor "falls to grace" in post-scandal documentary

[2013-01-19 21:00:00]
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - When New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey stepped down from office in 2004 in a gay sex scandal,...

"Django Unchained" producers order end to slavery action-figures

[2013-01-19 21:00:00]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The producers of Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" on Friday ordered a halt to the production of action figures...

Barbra Streisand to receive Lincoln Center's Chaplin AwardBarbra Streisand to receive Lincoln Center's Chaplin Award

[2013-01-19 21:00:00]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barbra Streisand will add the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Chaplin Award to her roster of honors, in...

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[2013-01-19 18:24:32]
A group of CEOs is attempting to push the official US retirement age to 70, thereby making fewer Americans eligible to receive...

US school boots student who refused to wear 'Mark of the Beast' tracking deviceUS school boots student who refused to wear 'Mark of the Beast' tracking device

[2013-01-19 18:22:35]
A Texas high school banned a second-year student from classes after she refused to wear an ID badge containing an RFID chip....

Russia extends blacklist of American citizensRussia extends blacklist of American citizens

[2013-01-19 18:20:27]
No longer limited to US citizens suspected of human rights abuses at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the updated list of Americans...

Former Russian defense chief under fire over 'charity' forestation projectFormer Russian defense chief under fire over 'charity' forestation project

[2013-01-19 18:19:11]
Investigators plan to open a criminal case into conscript soldiers’ participation in road building and forestation at a country resort owned by...

&%$@#! Swearing to be banned in Russian media&%$@#! Swearing to be banned in Russian media

[2013-01-19 18:16:27]
Russian lawmakers have approved the first reading of a bill that imposes large fines on media outlets over the use of foul...

8-year-old promises to lead English League One side to elite in 3 years8-year-old promises to lead English League One side to elite in 3 years

[2013-01-19 18:15:15]
Mac Wilson, an 8-year old lad, could get his first job at English League One club Doncaster after he wrote a letter...

Banknote bungle: Maple leaf on Canada's new $20 bill is ...Norwegian?Banknote bungle: Maple leaf on Canada's new $20 bill is ...Norwegian?

[2013-01-19 18:13:44]
The Bank of Canada has found itself in the center of a leafy controversy after botanists claimed it placed the ‘wrong’ maple...



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