Michael Moore: 'The Real Problem With The IRS' Is GE

huffingtonpost.com 10 hours ago

Americans are focusing on the wrong IRS scandal, according to Michael Moore.

 
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By Badge, Phone & Email: Here’s How Obama’s DOJ Snooped on Top Fox News Reporter

theblaze.com 2 hours ago

A story posted by The Washington Post on Sunday Evening will stir new debate and review over the tactics used by the Obama administration to monitor how journalists interact with government sources...

 
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Infosys to challenge latest tax demand of $105.3 mln

reuters.com 1 hour ago

BANGALORE, May 20 (Reuters) - Infosys Ltd, India's No. 2 software services exporter, said on Monday it would challenge a 5.77 billion rupees ($105.3 million) income tax demand raised by Indian...

 
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Business leaders attack Eurosceptics

bbc.co.uk 2 hours ago

A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics before economics".

 
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Yen edges up from lows, Asian shares rise

reuters.com 2 hours ago

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S....

 
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Report: Yahoo's Purchase Of Tumblr Approved By Board

huffingtonpost.com 13 hours ago

Yahoo's board of directors has approved a deal to buy the popular blogging platform Tumblr, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the WSJ, it will pay $1.1 billion in cash for the site.

 
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New Bill Would Jumpstart Student Loan Refinancings

huffingtonpost.com 5 hours ago

Debtors with high interest rates on their federal student loans would refinance into cheaper loans under proposed legislation to be unveiled this week, in a move that would lower borrowers’ burdens...

 
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INSIGHT-The fight for North Dakota's fracking-water market

reuters.com 2 hours ago

WATFORD CITY, North Dakota, May 19 (Reuters) - In towns across North Dakota, the wellhead of the North American energy boom, the locals have taken to quoting the adage: "Whiskey is for drinking,...

 
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Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest

reuters.com 1 hour ago

May 20 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday.

 
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Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill

reuters.com 57 mins ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic...

 
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FOREX-Yen climbs after minister's comments; BOJ and Bernanke in focus

reuters.com 2 hours ago

* Yen jumps after Japanese official says it has weakened enough

 
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SAC Capital's Cohen gets subpoena to testify - NY Times

reuters.com 1 hour ago

May 20 (Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen has received a subpoena to testify before a grand jury in a U.S. government insider trading investigation into his hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, the New York...

 
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Ferrero orders super-fan Sara Rosso to cancel World Nutella Day

news.com.au 3 hours ago

SHE was sweet on Nutella for years, but the spread super-fan Sara Rosso has been ordered to quit talking about her favourite flavour online.

 
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Not your typical multimillionaire

bbc.co.uk 6 hours ago

The surprising life of a multi-millionaire

 
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Japan's Amari: core core CPI showing signs of turning positive due to BOJ

reuters.com 3 hours ago

TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari said on Monday that core-core consumer prices, which exclude fresh food and energy, are showing signs of turning positive due to...

 
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Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets

nytimes.com 4 hours ago

A cyberunit of China’s People’s Liberation Army was back in business after going silent for the past few months.

 
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Asia markets up after US delivers positive data

news.yahoo.com 2 hours ago

BANGKOK (AP) — Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday.

 
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RPT-Japan's Amari: core core CPI showing signs of turning positive due to BOJ

reuters.com 3 hours ago

TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari said on Monday that core-core consumer prices, which exclude fresh food and energy, are showing signs of turning positive due to...

 
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H&M Led Labor Breakthrough by European Retailers

nytimes.com 8 hours ago

The Swedish retail giant H&M, though it had no ties to a disaster in Bangladesh, found its efforts to improve garment workers’ conditions accelerated by public outrage.

 
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Nikkei hits fresh 5 1/2-yr high on weak yen, govt upgrade of economic view

reuters.com 2 hours ago

* Improved assessment of economy lifts mood * Interest rate sensitive stocks fall on rising yield * Report of Japan-India resuming talks on nuclear co-operation pact buoys By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO,...

 
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Insight: The fight for North Dakota's fracking-water market

reuters.com 2 hours ago

WATFORD CITY, North Dakota (Reuters) - In towns across North Dakota, the wellhead of the North American energy boom, the locals have taken to quoting the adage: "Whiskey is for drinking, and water is...

 
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How to hack a nation's infrastructure

bbc.co.uk 6 hours ago

Looking through CCTV feeds that should not be public

 
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Twelve stocks in focus in Monday morning trade - The Economic Times

economictimes.indiatimes.com 3 hours ago

Indian markets are likely to trade in a range. Here is a list of twelve stocks which are likely to remain in focus in morning trade.        

 
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JGBs slip as Japanese economy improves, stocks surge

reuters.com 3 hours ago

TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices began on a weaker footing on Monday, taking cues from signs of improvement in both the U.S. and Japanese economies as well as surging...

 
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Head of The A.P. Criticizes Seizure of Phone Records

nytimes.com 4 hours ago

Gary Pruitt said the Obama administration’s handling of a leak investigation had already diminished journalists’ capacity to report on the government.

 
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British Army Hiring While Firing Thousands

news.sky.com 2 hours ago

An advert is launched to show the Army still needs new recruits - despite axing thousands of jobs under spending cuts.

 
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China's red-hot property market shows no signs of slowing

money.cnn.com 49 mins ago

Property prices continued to rise last month in China, defying policymakers who have sought to cool the housing market while preserving robust economic growth.

 
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BSE Sensex gains 138 points on sustained buying

businesstoday.intoday.in 1 hour ago

The BSE Sensex surged nearly 138 points in early trade on sustained buying by funds and retail investors triggered by a firming trend on other Asian bourses.

 
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Analysis: At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria

reuters.com 2 hours ago

HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past three years, the boom in the U.S. shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations...

 
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Tech Industry Pushes to Amend Immigration Bill

nytimes.com 6 hours ago

Executives from Silicon Valley say that the Senate immigration bill imposes too much regulatory control over a company’s hiring of temporary foreign worker or laying off an American worker.

 
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Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future

nytimes.com 6 hours ago

A law school professor is on a permanent campaign to argue that the telecom and cable industry has been overtaken by monopolists who resist innovation and overcharge consumers.

 
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Nikkei hits fresh 5 1/2-yr high, exporters up on weak yen, upbeat U.S. data

reuters.com 4 hours ago

* Nikkei hits highest since Dec 2007 * Exporters lead gains * Report of Japan-India resuming talks on nuclear co-operation pact buoys By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share...

 
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TREASURIES-Yields near 2-mth peak after U.S. consumer data

reuters.com 4 hours ago

TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries were on the defensive on Monday, with the benchmark yield near a two-month peak after data late last week showed U.S. consumer sentiment rising to its...

 
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Recent Climate Study Reveals Good And Bad News

huffingtonpost.com 5 hours ago

OSLO, May 19 (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on...

 
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Why We Need Help Electing Eric Garcetti as the Next Mayor of Los Angeles

bothsidesofthetable.com 4 hours ago

On Tuesday Los Angeles will elect a new mayor. And while Eric Garcetti is leading in the polls by 7%, according to recent articles a victory is not certain. LA needs Garcetti. He would be the first...

 
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