Senate Rejects Plan To Label Genetically Modified Food

huffingtonpost.com 3 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- The United States Senate decided again Thursday that it simply does not want to let states tell people whether or not they are eating genetically modified food...

 
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Chile miner Codelco's chairman Jofre tapped to serve until 2017

reuters.com 2 hours ago

SANTIAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Chile president Sebastian Pinera has tapped Gerardo Jofre to stay on as state miner Codelco's chairman until May 2017, the world No.1 copper producer said in a...

 
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Pelosi Blames Bush For Major Scandal

huffingtonpost.com 3 hours ago

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blamed former President George W. Bush for the IRS' targeting of tea party groups in the lead-up to the 2012 election...

 
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100% Pure gripe 100% rejected

stuff.co.nz 2 hours ago

Questioning the 100% Pure campaign is like questioning McDonald's slogan, Tourism NZ says.

 
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Republicans Take Hypocritical Stance In Food Stamp Debate

huffingtonpost.com 5 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- House Agriculture Committee Republicans who vocally supported billions in cuts to federal food assistance are big-time recipients of government help in the form of farm subsidies. Reps...

 
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Who Wants Obama Impeached?

huffingtonpost.com 1 hour ago

In light of the recent scandals that have rocked the administration, political figures both in and out of office have spoken out on the possibility of impeaching President Barack Obama.

 
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NHL Playoffs: Lessons in Building a Winning Sales Team

entrepreneur.com 54 mins ago

Like a successful hockey team, empower your employees and play to their strengths.

 
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GLOBAL ECONOMY-U.S., China factories struggle; Fed hints at less stimulus

reuters.com 2 hours ago

* Data, Bernanke comments from Wednesday send shares plummeting

 
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Fed's Williams: No 'autopilot' by Fed if tapering starts -Bloomberg

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May 23 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will maintain policy flexibility and respond to incoming economic data that theoretically could cause it to initially taper its pace of bond purchases and...

 
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UPDATE 1-Mexico's Terrafina to buy Kimco properties for $600 mln

reuters.com 1 hour ago

MEXICO CITY, May 23 (Reuters) - Mexican real estate investment trust Terrafina said on Thursday that it agreed to pay $600 million to acquire a Mexican property portfolio from U.S...

 
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China's GDC Technology plans $75 mln U.S. market debut

reuters.com 2 hours ago

HONG KONG, May 23 (Reuters) - GDC Technology Ltd, a Chinese digital cinema equipment maker backed by private equity firm Carlyle Group, has applied for a listing on U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq of up...

 
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Battle-scarred Goldman CEO unveils safeguards to avoid mistakes

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SALT LAKE City, May 23 (Reuters) - After dozens of meetings with executives and regulators, 100,000 hours of employee training and an immeasurable amount of public grief, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd...

 
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Let's get rid of corporate taxes altogether

washingtonpost.com 60 mins ago

And let's replace it with new taxes on capital gains and dividend income, a cap on deductions for the affluent, and a progressively-structured carbon tax.

 
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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St pares losses, Dow edges up

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NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared their losses on Thursday, with the Dow turning positive on strength in Hewlett-Packard Co and Boeing Co

 
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BRIEF-Retailers sue Visa, MasterCard over fees

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May 23 (Reuters) - * Many U.S. retailers file antitrust lawsuit against Visa Inc MasterCard

 
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UPDATE 1-E-commerce software maker ChannelAdvisor soars in debut

reuters.com 2 hours ago

* Investors bet company will benefit from global e-commerce growth

 
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Peru's Q1 GDP slows on year but picks up steam from Q4

reuters.com 1 hour ago

LIMA, May 23 (Reuters) - Peru's gross domestic product expanded 4.8 percent in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier, which was the slowest quarterly pace since late 2009.

 
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U.S. Commerce nominee faces questions on failed bank, tax havens

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WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Department of Commerce faced questions on Thursday about her role in the failure of a Illinois bank in the early 2000s and...

 
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This Teen Girl Is A Social Network's Worst Nightmare -- And Best Hope

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MILLBURN, N.J. -- Fourteen-year-old Casey Schwartz has ditched more social networking services than most people her parents’ age have joined...

 
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Subprime auto lender CarFinance prices its first rated ABS

reuters.com 1 hour ago

NEW YORK, May 23 (IFR) - Taking advantage of a slow week of issuance in the ABS primary market, subprime-auto lender CarFinance Capital (CFC) successfully priced its first rated transaction, the...

 
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Forward Calendar - U.S. corporate bond new issues

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May 23 (Reuters) - The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S...

 
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Battle Over 'GIF' Pronunciation Erupts

bits.blogs.nytimes.com 5 hours ago

Like a cicada swarm, the pronunciation debate over the word GIF roared back this week after a long period of incubation when Steve Wilhite, the format’s inventor, declared it should be pronounced...

 
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EURO GOVT-Periphery yields rise on U.S. stimulus concerns

reuters.com 3 hours ago

* Bunds outperform U.S. Treasuries, widening yield spread

 
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Worries over end to monetary stimulus hit Europe shares

reuters.com 1 hour ago

* FTSEurofirst has worst one-day fall since late July 2012

 
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Hit by recession, Mediterranean refiners battle oil shortage

reuters.com 3 hours ago

* Structural shortage as sour crude is scarce, light oil - plentiful

 
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Trey Gowdy at It Again — This Time with a Jack Bauer Reference!

theblaze.com 58 mins ago

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) became a viral sensation on Wednesday with his tough questioning of former IRS head Doug Shulman during a House hearing on the IRS targeting of conservatives...

 
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U.S. SEC charges ex-LPL adviser with $2 mln civil fraud

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May 23 (Reuters) - The top U.S...

 
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REFILE-UPDATE 1-Forest Labs' longtime CEO Solomon to step down at year-end

reuters.com 3 hours ago

May 23 (Reuters) - Forest Laboratories Inc said Howard Solomon, its chief executive of more than 35 years, will retire at the end of this year, capping a tenure that saw the company morph from a...

 
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Ramapo, New York, postpones bond sale after FBI raid

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May 23 (Reuters) - The town of Ramapo, New York, postponed issuing nearly $40 million in bonds on Thursday after federal law enforcement officials raided town offices last week, according to data...

 
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6 Ways to Track Your Competition's Marketing Strategy

entrepreneur.com 2 hours ago

Staying on top of your competitor's marketing tactics is key if you want to be ahead of the game. But you don't need a big budget to do it. Here...

 
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Maggot makes a meal of takeaway

stuff.co.nz 2 hours ago

Megan Fronings didn't order an extra topping on her cheese and mushroom pizza but got one anyway - a maggot.

 
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GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. shares recover, but dollar extends losses

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* Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone

 
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Charles Ramsey, who helped free Cleveland kidnap victims, gets burgers for life

cleveland.com 23 hours ago

Cleveland area restaurateurs team up to honor kidnap rescue hero. He'll receive a "Chuck Card," good for free burgers for life: Restaurant Row.

 
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COLUMN - The many interpretations of Ben Bernanke: Kaletsky

reuters.com 2 hours ago

May 23 (Reuters) - On Wednesday in Washington, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke presented congressional testimony that repeated, virtually word for word, statements about U.S...

 
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