PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.04 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.17 percent at 4.55 a.m. ET. World shares stalled near 18-month highs and safe-haven Treasuries traded higher on Tuesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned the economic recovery was at risk...
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Title games feature Ravens-Pats, 49ers-Falcons
Label: TechnologyOne game is a rematch. The other might feel like one — at least to one of the teams.For the second straight year in the AFC, the New England Patriots will host the Baltimore Ravens with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.In the NFC, it will be San Francisco traveling to Atlanta, with the Falcons defense trying to stop a versatile, running quarterback for the second straight week."Russell Wilson...
“Outraged” Amy Pascal: “Zero Dark Thirty” does not advocate torture
Label: HealthLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Sony Chairman Amy Pascal refuted criticism of “Zero Dark Thirty” by a member of the Oscar voting academy on Friday, saying her studio’s movie “does not advocate torture.”“‘Zero Dark Thirty’ does not advocate torture,” she said. “To not include that part of history would have been irresponsible and inaccurate. We fully support Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal and stand behind...
New state pension ‘to be simpler’
Label: Business13 January 2013 Last updated at 22:35 ETA new flat-rate state pension likely to start in April 2017 will be simpler than the current system of means-tested top-ups, the government will argue as it outlines details later.The weekly payment will be £144 plus inflation rises between now and 2017.The current full state pension is £107.45 a week, but can be topped up to £142.70 with pension credit.Plans...
Stock index futures trade flat to higher
Label: WorldLONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat to higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.1 percent at 0844 GMT. Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 futures were unchanged. European shares were also flat, with the FTSEurofirst 300 <.fteu3> just shy of a two-year high. The pan-European index has risen almost 3 percent since the start...
Jan
13
Kaepernick delivers, 49ers beat Packers 45-31
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The unproven kid thoroughly beat the former Super Bowl champion and reigning MVP.With a strong arm that allowed him to pick the Packers apart from the pocket and speedy legs that helped him break free for big gains, Colin Kaepernick did a little bit of everything in a record-setting, sensational playoff debut — and Aaron Rodgers just couldn't keep up.Kaepernick passed for 263...
Quest: U.S. economy to dominate Davos
Label: LifestyleThe United States and the sorry state of its political and budgetary process will be the center of attention at Davos, writes QuestSTORY HIGHLIGHTSQuest: Davos is a chance to see where the political and economic landmines are in 2013Quest: People will be speculating about how dysfunctional the U.S. political process has becomeQuest: Davos has been consumed by eurozone sovereign debt crises for three...
Lakers star Kobe Bryant and wife reconcile, won’t divorce
Label: HealthLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, have reconciled and are no longer planning to divorce, the couple said in separate posts on social media sites.Bryant, widely considered one of the greatest players ever in the National Basketball Association, and his wife filed for divorce in December 2011 after 10 years of marriage.But they had been seen out together...
Verizon Wireless at CES: We’re Not Just a Phone Company
Label: BusinessWhen you think of Verizon Wireless as a company, do you think of products such as smart meters, car diagnostics modules, or connected recycle bins? Probably not, and it’s easy to understand why: The consumer face of Verizon Wireless is that of a cellular phone company that now covers 273 million consumers with fast LTE service on smartphones and tablets. But you’d never know that from the company’s...
Sun Life, Khazanah to buy Aviva/CIMB Malaysia insurance business for $563 million – sources
Label: WorldHONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A consortium of Canada’s Sun Life Financial Inc and Malaysian state investor Khazanah Nasional Bhd has agreed to buy British insurer Aviva plc’s Malaysian insurance joint venture with CIMB Group for about 1.7 billion ringgit ($ 563 million), sources said on Sunday, helping the Canadian company to expand its Asian foot print.Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF.TO) and Khazanah...
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