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(Reuters) – Several Federal Reserve policymakers last month thought they may need to do more to help the recovery if it stumbles, but there was almost no support for extending the central bank’s “Operation Twist” program, due to end in June.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Groundbreaking for U.S. homes rebounded in April and factory activity gained momentum, suggesting a moderate pickup in economic growth early in the second quarter.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Leaders of the scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ religious order knew that their most famous priest had fathered a child for many months before they acknowledged it this week, a top Vatican official told Reuters on Wednesday.
(FP)Over 500 primary school students are expected to converge at the Folkestone Park and Museum next Friday, May 18, when that facility throws open its doors, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., for an Open/Cultural Day, to mark International Museum Day.
Minister of Commerce and Trade, Senator Haynesley Benn, and Minister of Labour, Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, admiring the shoes on sale at the Payless Shoe Source. (A. Miller/BGIS)Barbados welcomed a new addition to its shopping offerings last night, with the official opening of the Payless Shoe Source at Mall Internationale, Haggatt Hall, St. Michael.
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, and efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when an opposition group said it would boycott Arab-backed talks to unite its splintered ranks.
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek political leaders stuck to entrenched positions before another round of coalition talks on Monday, dashing hopes of a last-minute compromise to avoid a new election that risks pushing the country closer to financial default.
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Investment Officer Ina Drew is retiring, the first casualty after the bank suffered trading losses that could reach more than $3 billion and that have sparked an investigation by U.S. securities regulators.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Apple Inc could press its bid for an immediate block on the sale of some tablet computers made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd based on allegations of infringement of one patent.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ally Financial Inc’s mortgage unit on Monday filed for bankruptcy and the auto lender said it will sell some international operations to help set it on a path to repaying $12 billion in bailout money.
