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Wall Street Journal
Japanese Stocks Fall Sharply
Wall Street Journal
Concern the Federal Reserve is poised to reduce its program to stimulate the U.S. economy hit European financial markets hard after causing turmoil in Asia. A flight to haven assets lifted gold and German Bunds at the expense of riskier assets like stocks and ...
Nikkei plunge sparks retreat from risky assetsFinancial Times
Markets roiled by Nikkei's 7.3 percent slideHouston Chronicle
European stock markets slide after Nikkei plunges 7% - liveThe Guardian
Bloomberg -CNN -Telegraph.co.uk
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U.S. News & World Report
Flight to Safety Gathers Pace in Bond, Currency Markets after Bernanke
Wall Street Journal
The flight to safety in the foreign-exchange market gathered pace in early European trading Thursday, with the yen and Swiss franc making strong gains, as concerns the Federal Reserve might tighten policy sooner than expected rattled nerves. By contrast ...
Fed should stick with QE, adjust program based on data-BullardReuters
Ben Bernanke says bond buying could slowFinancial Times
Fed's mixed message takes stocks on a wild rideWashington Post
RTT News -Bloomberg -Telegraph.co.uk
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MiamiHerald.com
April best month for home sales in eight years
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Southwest Florida residential property sales continued to sizzle in April, led by a Sarasota area that notched its best one-month performance in eight years. Sales prices of existing single-family homes, meanwhile, posted double-digit gains last month ...
+ Monthly property sales surpass 1000Longboat Observer
Sales of Existing US Homes Climb to 2009 High: EconomyBloomberg
US Home Sales Rise to Highest Level in More Than 3 YearsCNBC.com
Businessweek -USA TODAY -MarketWatch
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WXIA-TV
Northeast Georgia's unemployment rate declines to 7.0 percent in April
Access North Georgia
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region declined to 7.0 percent in April, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in March. The rate was 8.0 percent in April a ...
Unemployment rate drops for CSRAWRDW-TV
New Mexico jobless rate drops slightly in AprilKRQE

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Livemint
Lenovo warns of tough first half
Financial Times
Lenovo, the world's second-largest PC maker by shipments, has warned of a difficult first half of this year but forecast a turnround of the PC market later this year. “The first half will be rather tough,” said Yang Yuanqing, chief executive, pointing to weak ...
Lenovo Full-Year Profit Rises 34% on Market Share GainsBloomberg
Lenovo's net profit up 90 percent, smartphone shipments soarPC Advisor
China's Lenovo battles PC slump, records record salesZDNet
The Verge -TechEye
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Dallas Morning News
Mansfield's population continues to dwindle
Mansfield News Journal
CLEVELAND (AP) — Everything is going the Indians' way. There's no dispute or debate about that.- 9:46 pm. Youth track athletes fare well. MANSFIELD Several youth track athletes won titles at the recent elementary school state meet in...- 10:41 pm ...
New US Census report: Syracuse area shows more signs of stabilitySyracuse.com
Irvine among fastest-growing US citiesLos Angeles Times
Cities erupt in youthquake: Millennials swell populationsUSA TODAY
Detroit Free Press -Dallas Morning News -Minot Daily News
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Livemint
IMF's Lagarde Heard by Court in Sarkozy-Ally Arbitration Probe
Bloomberg
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde is testifying this morning at a Paris court investigating her decision to allow an arbitration that benefited a supporter of former President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde, who was finance minister ...
French court questions IMF chief Christine LagardeBBC News
Lagarde Faces Questioning Over Misuse of Public FundsCNBC.com
IMF's Lagarde in court for arbitration battleMail & Guardian Online
Wall Street Journal -San Jose Mercury News
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Bloomberg
China Manufacturing Unexpectedly Contracts in Test for Premier
Bloomberg
China's manufacturing is contracting in May for the first time in seven months, adding to signs that economic growth is losing steam for a second quarter. The preliminary reading of 49.6 for a Purchasing Managers' Index (SHCOMP) released today by HSBC ...
China Shares End Lower on Weaker PMI, Fed RemarksWall Street Journal
Global shares sink on US stimulus pullback, Chinese growth fearsReuters India
China factory activity contracts in MayCNN
Reuters -CNBC.com -Xinhua
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NEWS.com.au
Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster
Salon
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A government investigation says poor quality construction materials and building code violations contributed to the collapse of building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh. Committee head Khandker Mainuddin ...
Bangladesh Building Owner Deserves Life Sentence: ProbeNewser
Search ends in Bangladesh; death toll put at 1127WTNH
Bangladesh collapse search over; death toll 1127WWLP 22News
WISH
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Livemint
Sony Board to Discuss Third Point Plan
Wall Street Journal
TOKYO—Struggling Japanese conglomerate Sony Corp. said its board of directors has started preliminary discussions on what to do about a proposal from activist hedge-fund investor Daniel Loeb to take part of the company's entertainment business public.
Sony Board Discussing Loeb's Entertainment IPO ProposalBloomberg
Sony Board Will Consider Activist Loeb's Breakup PlanForbes
Sony Board Weighs Breakup ProposalNew York Times
Apple Insider -Financial Times -Reuters
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New York Times
European Union Leaders Meet on Tax Avoidance
New York Times
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders gathered here Wednesday for a one-day meeting focused on tax avoidance, amid mounting indignation over reports that American companies including Apple had sheltered profits in member states like Ireland.
If Apple Paid More Tax, We Might Pay LessForbes
At the Heart of DC's Fight with AppleFox Business
Ireland pledges co-operation on global tax avoidance planFinancial Times
Fortune -Reuters -Washington Post
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Telegraph.co.uk
IMF Is Sugarcoating Same U.K. Medicine
Bloomberg
The International Monetary Fund has decided to stop beating up on the U.K. Or that's how it looked when the fund's first deputy managing director, David Lipton, launched the latest Article IV consultation on the U.K.. Some slightly better-than-expected recent ...
IMF backs away from criticism of UK austerity policiesFinancial Times
IMF: UK 'long way from recovery'BBC News
IMF calls for new growth measures to help UK economy and ease austerity - liveThe Guardian
CNNMoney -Businessweek -Reuters
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Telegraph.co.uk
Forbes Most Powerful Women 2013: The rise of the female super geek
Telegraph.co.uk
Where are the women in tech? Right here, says Forbes, whose annual power list is published today. For the second year running, 'tech' has its own category on the magazine's World's Most Power Women list – and it's a category growing from strength to ...
Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce lead celebrities included in Forbes Most Powerful ...New York Daily News
The World's Most Powerful Women 2013Forbes
Angela Merkel named most powerful woman in the world for third year runningIrish Independent
CBS News -News 10NBC -Huffington Post
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Philly.com
UPDATE 2-Target cuts full-year forecast after weak first quarter
Reuters
Wed May 22, 2013 9:32am EDT. * Adjusted EPS 82 cents vs Street view 85 cents. * Revenue $16.71 billion vs view $16.78 billion. By Jessica Wohl. May 22 (Reuters) - Target Corp cut its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday while turning in a weak first ...
Bad Weather Drags Down Target Sales; Company Cuts OutlookCNBC.com
US consumers' tight budget takes toll on Target salesFinancial Times
Target Lowers Full-Year Outlook, Shares FallTheStreet.com
Washington Post -Wall Street Journal -USA TODAY
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Mortgage settlement brings relief to 25K in Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan meet in February with homeowners who have been helped by the National Foreclosure Settlement. (Heather Charles/Tribune). More than 25,000 Illinois residents have received ...
$1.3 billion in consumer relief so far for Marylanders from mortgage settlementBaltimore Sun
Homeowners receive nearly $2B in foreclosure settlementChicago Sun-Times
Vt. homeowners get foreclosure relief benefits from settlementThe Republic
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Bloomberg
Obama's Fannie Mae Pick Watt Faces Fight Imperiling Housing Deal
Bloomberg
As a North Carolina congressman, Mel Watt has tried to arm struggling homeowners with a legal “sledgehammer” against lenders and expand the ranks of people eligible to cut their mortgage principal. Those positions help explain why President Barack ...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac 2013 bill sale calendarReuters
Fannie Mae Sees US Economic Growth AcceleratingFox Business
Fannie Mae Said to Sell Boom-Era CMBS to Reduce Holdings (1)Businessweek
Barron's -The Detroit News -Detroit Free Press
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