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By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - Auctioneers are pinning their hopes on "uber-collectors" to help London summer art sales top last year's $1 billion (642 million pounds) total when the series kicks off later this month. Estimates from Christie's, Sotheby's and smaller rivals such as Phillips and Bonhams for sales over
By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential election. Having waited throughout Friday night and most of Saturday, millions of Iranians at home and
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower. Under Marc Benioff, Salesforce's CEO and founder, the company's fast revenue growth has made it a favorite with investors eager to own part of the growing
NEW YORK (AP) — A series of weak economic reports sent the stock market sliding to its lowest level in a month.
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Soros, a successful innovator in shipping, philanthropist and the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros, died in New York City on Saturday after a long bout with a host of illnesses, said his son Peter Soros. He was 87.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Police arrested a Disneyland employee on suspicion of putting a so-called dry ice bomb in a theme park trash can where it exploded, authorities said Wednesday.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Employment in South Africa's non-agriculture sector edged up 0.1 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the previous three months, although the key mining and manufacturing sectors shed jobs, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. On a year-on-year basis, the number of people with formal jobs rose 1 percent to 8.463 million during the quarter, the statistics agency said in a report. Gross earnings fell
The double-amputee Olympian will appear at a court hearing ahead of his murder trial.
By Martin Santa BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Confidence in the euro zone economy grew by more than expected in May, with hope that the worst of the crisis may be over spreading to countries that have been on its frontline. Economic morale in the 17 states that use the euro increased by 0.8 point to 89.4, the European Commission said. Economists polled by
Reasons for the dvorak keyboard's comeback, and why the qwerty is slower. Tip on what key board is best for you.