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Banks paint wider targets after early misses
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 8:41am
LONDON (Reuters) - It has taken banks years to rein in their optimism and start setting targets they have some chance of meeting, finally chastened by conspicuous failure in meeting the unrealistic expectations they touted.
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Bangladesh building owner faces murder complaint over collapse
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 8:01am
DHAKA (Reuters) - The wife of a Bangladeshi garment worker who was killed when a building collapsed filed a murder complaint against the building's owner on Sunday as the death toll from the country's worst industrial disaster climbed to 622.
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Egyptian cabinet to be reshuffled by end of week: report
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 6:50am
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian cabinet will be reshuffled by the end of the week, a state-run newspaper reported, pointing to a delay in efforts to revamp a government widely criticized for failing to get the economy moving and to conclude a much-needed IMF loan deal.
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German conservative plunge in poll amid tax, nepotism scandals
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 5:13am
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives plunged to their lowest rating in seven months in a leading opinion poll on Sunday as a tax evasion scandal embroiled an ally and their Bavarian sister party faced questions about nepotism.
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With caution, Japan's neighbors welcome 'Abenomics'
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 4:44am
GREATER NOIDA, India (Reuters) - Emerging Asian neighbors are bracing for a surge in capital flows after Japan's unprecedented bid to pump up its long-moribund economy but most believe the upside of cheap cash and a stronger Japanese economy outweighs the risks.
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Insight: Egypt opposition can't harvest Brotherhood unpopularity
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 3:09am
CAIRO (Reuters) - It's harvest time in Egypt but the secular opposition is reaping scant benefit from the Muslim Brotherhood's difficulties in government, two years after an Arab Spring uprising swept away President Hosni Mubarak.
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Seven U.S. troops killed in Afghan bomb, insider attack
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 1:37am
KABUL (Reuters) - Seven U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO and Western officials in Kabul said, capping off one of the bloodiest weeks for international forces this year.
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Stalemated world trade body nears choice for new leader
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 12:54am
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization has overseen a 12-year stalemate in global trade talks. On Wednesday, it will decide whether an insider or an outsider is better placed to break the deadlock.
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Idea that American held by Venezuela is a spy 'ridiculous:' Obama
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 12:07am
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government's suggestion that an American citizen it has detained is a spy is "ridiculous," U.S. President Barack Obama said in a television interview recorded on Saturday during a visit to Costa Rica.
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NRA's next president to lead its court fights against gun control
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 12:07am
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Alabama lawyer Jim Porter, in line to become the next president of the National Rifle Association, is expected to spearhead the group's court challenges of gun-control laws enacted in several states since the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting massacre.
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Grads preferred to grandmas in proposed immigration bill
Reuters Top Stories - May 5, 2013 - 12:04am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Immigration authorities would give preference to better-educated and trained visa-seekers who can contribute to the American economy under a less-noticed provision of the immigration bill in the Congress.
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Insight: "Speed money" puts the brakes on India's retail growth
Reuters Top Stories - May 4, 2013 - 11:16pm
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Hong-Kong entrepreneur Ramesh Tainwala spent 18 months operating branded clothing retail stores in India before deciding it was impossible to succeed without paying bribes.
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NRA chief: Boston-area residents were vulnerable without guns
Reuters Top Stories - May 4, 2013 - 6:37pm
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Heavy-handed gun laws and a culture disapproving of gun ownership put citizens in a vulnerable position during the door-to-door search for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev last month, NRA Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre said on Saturday.
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NRA's next president to lead its court fights against gun control
Reuters Top Stories - May 4, 2013 - 5:49pm
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Alabama lawyer Jim Porter, in line to become the next president of the National Rifle Association, is expected to spearhead the group's court challenges of gun-control laws enacted in several states since the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting massacre.
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Buffett maps out hopes for Berkshire without him
Reuters Top Stories - May 4, 2013 - 5:34pm
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Saturday gave the most extensive comments to date about the future of Berkshire Hathaway Inc after he is gone, saying he still expects the conglomerate to be a partner of choice for distressed companies.
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At least 15 killed in Iraq bomb blasts
Reuters Top Stories - May 1, 2013 - 7:11am
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts across Iraq on Wednesday, police and medics said, following a sharp increase in violence that has prompted warnings of a full-blown sectarian conflict.
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EU considers trade action after Bangladesh factory collapse
Reuters Top Stories - May 1, 2013 - 6:56am
(Reuters) - The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, in order to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed hundreds of factory workers.
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Thousands rally against European austerity in May Day protests
Reuters Top Stories - May 1, 2013 - 6:41am
ATHENS/MADRID (Reuters) - Trains and ferries were canceled and hospital staff walked off the job in Greece on Wednesday and thousands were due to demonstrate across Spain as May Day triggered protests against harsh government spending cuts.
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No end in sight for Fed stimulus as inflation sags
Reuters Top Stories - May 1, 2013 - 6:35am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's debate over monetary policy could begin to shift away from the prospect of reducing stimulus toward a discussion about doing more, given the signs of economic weakness and slowing inflation.
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What could U.N. sleuths unearth at Iran's Parchin base?
Reuters Top Stories - May 1, 2013 - 6:33am
SEIBERSDORF, Austria (Reuters) - The self-styled "Sherlock Holmeses" of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, now seeking access to a major Iranian base, say they have the capability to find tiny traces of atomic material at a site even if a country were to try to cover it up.
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