| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:45:28 -0500 topNews Fading Gingrich attacks Romney in ad MIAMI (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary. |
| Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:51:09 -0500 topNews "Executed" corpses dumped in restive Syrian city BEIRUT (Reuters) - The bodies of 17 men previously held by Syrian security forces have been found in the city of Hama, activists said on Saturday, victims of a deadly struggle between President Bashar al-Assad and those determined to topple him. |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:35:05 -0500 topNews Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years. |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:26:51 -0500 topNews Growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a rebuilding of stocks by businesses and slower business spending warned of weaker growth in early 2012. |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:57:24 -0500 topNews Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and sale of home loans to investors, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday. |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:37:57 -0500 topNews Greece, creditors laboriously piece together debt deal ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its private creditors head back to the negotiating table on Saturday to put together the final pieces of a long-awaited debt swap agreement needed to avert an unruly default. |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:15:35 -0500 topNews In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees (Reuters) - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business. |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:16:25 -0500 topNews Apple not turning "blind eye" to supply chain problems: CEO SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has never turned "a blind eye" to the problems in its supply chain and any suggestion it does not care about the plight of workers is "patently false," Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said in an email to employees. |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:16:45 -0500 topNews Obama seeks to rally Democrats to election-year fight CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to push back hard against Republicans who try to obstruct his election-year proposals on taxes and jobs, as he sought to rally congressional Democrats and move past a period of strained relations. |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:17:01 -0500 topNews Ford hit by commodity costs, international woes (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co reported a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Friday as commodity costs shot up and results from operations outside North America fell short of expectations. |