Analysis: High speed trading a stiff challenge for U.S. regulators

05/19/13 By Christine Stebbins

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Financial trading in world markets has grown so lightning-fast that effective regulation is growing tougher by the second, increasing the threat of crashes sparked by hoaxes, electronic glitches or yet-unknown causes.

The late... ...Read More »

Cannes: where celebrity sells and celebrities sell

05/19/13 By Belinda Goldsmith

CANNES (Reuters) - Film stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance of celebrity pulling-power over content?

With parties, pitching and paparazzi alrea... ...Read More »

Analysis: Little sign Abe can shake up Japan's inbound FDI

05/19/13 By Stanley White

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan risks missing, yet again, an opportunity to use foreign investment to help fuel sustained economic growth that has eluded it for the last two decades.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to make Japan the world's easiest cou... ...Read More »

Yahoo's board approves $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition: WSJ

05/19/13 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying on Sunday.

Such an acquisition would be Marissa Mayer's largest deal s... ...Read More »

White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions'

05/19/13 By Tabassum Zakaria and Alina Selyukh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday accused Republicans of conducting political fishing expeditions, while Republican lawmakers showed no let up in attacking President Barack Obama's administration for a culture of what they called c... ...Read More »

India gripes over border, trade woes on Li's first foreign trip

05/19/13 By Frank Jack Daniel

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting Chinese President Li Keqiang on Sunday a recent military standoff in the Himalayas could affect relations between the two countries as they looked to boost bilateral trade.

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'Star Trek' sequel tops weekend box office in North America

05/19/13 (Reuters) - Sci-fi movie Star Trek Into Darkness journeyed to the top of weekend box office charts as the latest voyage of the Starship Enterprise pulled in $70.6 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters.

The new 3D installment in the Star Trek franchise knocked the mighty Iron Man 3 to... ...Read More »

UK lawmakers consider probe into transparency of mining firms

05/19/13 By Clara Ferreira-Marques

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament will this week consider whether to probe the transparency of oil and mining firms listed in London, an issue highlighted by corruption probes at emerging market miners which lawmakers fear have dented the stock market... ...Read More »

Analysis: Airline emissions deal may not come before EU deadline

05/19/13 By Allison Martell

(Reuters) - Hope is fading for a global deal to regulate the airline industry's greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a fall deadline, even though failure could push the industry back to the brink of a trade war over the European Union's emissions trading system.

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Winning ticket sold in record multi-million dollar lottery

05/19/13 One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth 590.5 million dollars was sold in Florida, organizers say. Sarah Charlton reports. ...Read More »

Taiwan protesters blast nuclear power

05/19/13 Hundreds protest against the construction of a controversial nuclear plant in Taiwan. Andrew Raven reports. ...Read More »