President Barack Obama's disapproval rating has reached a new high of 55% while the number of Americans who think he is a strong leader has dropped to a new low, 48%, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday.
Bill Ackman can always be relied on to provide a little excitement in investing circles. His lunchtime presentation at CNBC and Institutional Investor’s Delivering Alpha conference today will be no exception. The founder and CEO of hedgefund Pershing Square Capital Management will unveil his latest investing idea.
Bill Ackman can always be relied on to provide a little excitement in investing circles. His lunchtime presentation at CNBC and Institutional Investor’s Delivering Alpha conference today will be no exception. The founder and CEO of hedgefund Pershing Square Capital Management will unveil his latest investing idea.
Bill Ackman can always be relied on to provide a little excitement in investing circles. His lunchtime presentation at CNBC and Institutional Investor’s Delivering Alpha conference today will be no exception. The founder and CEO of hedgefund Pershing Square Capital Management will unveil his latest investing idea.
Bill Ackman can always be relied on to provide a little excitement in investing circles. His lunchtime presentation at CNBC and Institutional Investor’s Delivering Alpha conference today will be no exception. The founder and CEO of hedgefund Pershing Square Capital Management will unveil his latest investing idea.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments approved draft rules on Wednesday on setting up common platforms for auctioning carbon emission permits from the second half of 2012, the bloc's...
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - The European Union wants more clarity from Beijing on increased export quotas for rare earth minerals from dominant producer China in meetings next month and December, Europe's...
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares rose and the euro pared losses on Wednesday after the head of the European Commission said it would soon present options for the introduction of euro area bonds, offering a glimmer of hope for an easing of the sovereign debt crisis.
Nine possible North Korean defectors who sailed to Japan were moved to a refugee facility in the southern part of the country Wednesday afternoon, according to government officials.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republicans won an upset victory in a Democratic stronghold in New York on Tuesday in a special House of Representatives election for the seat vacated by former Representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned after a Twitter sex scandal.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republicans won an upset victory in a Democratic stronghold in New York on Tuesday in a special House of Representatives election for the seat vacated by former Representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned after a Twitter sex scandal.
Friends and fellow activists are mourning Ghiyath Mattar, a man described as a key organizer of protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was killed after being arrested in a Damascus suburb, according to the U.S. State Department.
SINGAPORE : Ordinary workers are not the only ones upgrading their skills. A district court on Wednesday heard that Ang Hang Tiong, 47, used "revolutionary technology" to help a loanshark divert calls from borrowers to the Internet so they could talk to unlicensed moneylenders.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinians' decision to take their bid for statehood to the United Nations has left Israel in a quandary, with no easy moves to counter a diplomatic offensive that could redefine the decades-old Middle East conflict.
Perhaps it was because Rep. Michele Bachmann was in her element at the CNN/Tea Party Republican Debate. With her campaign flagging, the founder of the Tea Party Caucus in Congress delivered a surprise body blow to the GOP front-runner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
LONDON (Reuters) - Arctic sea ice this summer melted to a record low extent or will come a close second, two different research institutes said on Tuesday, confirming a trend which could yield an ice-free summer within a decade.
LONDON (Reuters) - Arctic sea ice this summer melted to a record low extent or will come a close second, two different research institutes said on Tuesday, confirming a trend which could yield an ice-free summer within a decade.
The US Treasury would effectively accommodate a possible Federal Reserve stimulus to drive down long-term interest rates, according to people familiar with the matter.
The US Treasury would effectively accommodate a possible Federal Reserve stimulus to drive down long-term interest rates, according to people familiar with the matter. The FT reports.
The US Treasury would effectively accommodate a possible Federal Reserve stimulus to drive down long-term interest rates, according to people familiar with the matter. The FT reports.
The US Treasury would effectively accommodate a possible Federal Reserve stimulus to drive down long-term interest rates, according to people familiar with the matter. The FT reports.
The US Treasury would effectively accommodate a possible Federal Reserve stimulus to drive down long-term interest rates, according to people familiar with the matter. The FT reports.
George and Cindy Anthony still have questions about their granddaughter Caylee's death, the couple said in an interview -- but not that the child's mother, their daughter Casey, "continued to lie" after the girl disappeared.
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - MADRID, Sept 14 (Reuters) -
Spanish gas transporter Enagas and its Dutch partner
Vopak have paid $408 million for the Altamira
liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in...
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's new interim leader met the most senior U.S. official to visit Tripoli since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, though details of Wednesday's talks were not immediately available.
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's new interim leader met the most senior U.S. official to visit Tripoli since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, though details of Wednesday's talks were not immediately available.
SINGAPORE: SBS Transit will be adding some 200 train trips to its MRT services to cope with an expected rise in ridership during the Formula One weekend from September 23-25.
A nearly day-long Taliban siege on the U.S. Embassy and NATO command in Kabul ended early Wednesday, said Siddiq Siddiqi, an Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian solar photo-voltaic cellmaker Indosolar Ltd is in talks with Chinese polysilicon maker GCL-Poly Energy Holdings to tie up a new 4-year solar wafer supply deal, which...
KABUL (Reuters) - A marathon siege in Kabul's diplomatic enclave ended on Tuesday with the death of the last two of a group of gunmen who had held off Western and Afghan security forces for nearly 20 hours, showering rockets on Western embassies in a dramatic show of insurgent strength.
KABUL (Reuters) - A marathon siege in Kabul's diplomatic enclave ended on Tuesday with the death of the last two of a group of gunmen who had held off Western and Afghan security forces for nearly 20 hours, showering rockets on Western embassies in a dramatic show of insurgent strength.
LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude fell slightly on Wednesday pressured by a gloomy demand outlook and expectations of increased supply from the North Sea and Libya.
LONDON (Reuters) - Half way into its EU presidency, Poland still has the opportunity to lead eastern Europe in bringing on efficient energy technology and to prove wrong those who see it only as an...
HANOI - Heavy rains and flooding since the weekend killed six people, destroyed thousands of hectares of crops and damaged homes in Vietnam's north and central regions, the government said Wednesday.
HANOI - Heavy rains and flooding since the weekend killed six people, destroyed thousands of hectares of crops and damaged homes in Vietnam's north and central regions, the government said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Marilu Henner has enjoyed living with a fantastic memory since she was a child, but it was only recently that her special powers were diagnosed as real-life condition and given a name.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Marilu Henner has enjoyed living with a fantastic memory since she was a child, but it was only recently that her special powers were diagnosed as real-life condition...
WASHINGTON: The United States has decided to fight to the bitter end to convince the Palestinians to abandon their bid for UN membership, despite the rather small chance that the battle will succeed.
WASHINGTON: The United States has decided to fight to the bitter end to convince the Palestinians to abandon their bid for UN membership, despite the rather small chance that the battle will succeed.
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has made "much progress" toward reaching a new contract with General Motors Co to replace a deal on wages and benefits that expires just before midnight on Wednesday, a senior union official said.
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has made "much progress" toward reaching a new contract with General Motors Co to replace a deal on wages and benefits that expires just before midnight on Wednesday, a senior union official said.
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has made "much progress" toward reaching a new contract with General Motors Co to replace a deal on wages and benefits that expires just before midnight on Wednesday, a senior union official said.
The results of a pivotal federal US probe into last year's massive BP oil spill could be released as early as Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
ALMATY, Sept 14 (Reuters) - ENRC shareholder and
co-founder Alexander Mashkevitch has no plans to sell his stake
in the Kazakh miner, a local newspaper quoted the businessman as
saying on Wednesday.
U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic vows to win the French Open -- the only major championship he failed to win this year -- and in the process complete a career Grand Slam.
U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic has vowed to win the French Open -- the only major championship he failed to win this year -- and in the process complete a career Grand Slam.
HAMZA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed and 36 others wounded when a car bomb exploded by a restaurant in the southern Iraqi town of al-Hamza on Wednesday, police sources said.
A 93rd minute Thiago Silva goal salvaged a late draw for AC Milan as they held Barcelona in their opening European Champions League Group H match on Tuesday.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two U.S. nationals arrested while hiking in Iran and convicted of spying will not be released imminently, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had announced, a judiciary official said on Wednesday.
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Commission will present options soon for the introduction of euro area bonds, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday, but warned it would not put an end to a debt crisis that threatens the economic and political future of Europe.
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Commission will present options soon for the introduction of euro area bonds, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday, but warned it would not put an end to a debt crisis that threatens the economic and political future of Europe.
DALIAN, China/BERLIN (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service cut the credit ratings of France's Credit Agricole SA and Societe Generale on Wednesday, citing their exposure to Greece's debt, a fresh blow to euro area leaders struggling to restore confidence in the region.
DALIAN, China/BERLIN (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service cut the credit ratings of France's Credit Agricole SA and Societe Generale on Wednesday, citing their exposure to Greece's debt, a fresh blow to euro area leaders struggling to restore confidence in the region.
The European Commission will soon present options for the introduction of euro area bonds, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday, but warned it would not put an end to the crisis.
The European Commission will soon present options for the introduction of euro area bonds, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday, but warned it would not put an end to the crisis.
WASHINGTON: A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake rumbled off Chile's coast early Wednesday, just 76 miles (123 kilometers) from the capital Santiago, according to US geologists.
WASHINGTON: A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake rumbled off Chile's coast early Wednesday, just 76 miles (123 kilometers) from the capital Santiago, according to US geologists.
TOKYO - Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Wednesday he was concerned about China's military build-up, urging his giant neighbour to act as a "responsible member of the international community".
TOKYO - Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Wednesday he was concerned about China's military build-up, urging his giant neighbour to act as a "responsible member of the international community".
SEOUL: South Korea's next point man on North Korea said on Wednesday he would try to end the deadlock in cross-border ties, starting with humanitarian exchanges.
SEOUL: South Korea's next point man on North Korea said on Wednesday he would try to end the deadlock in cross-border ties, starting with humanitarian exchanges.
MILAN, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Shares in Italian aerospace and
defence company Finmeccanica rise over 8 percent on
Wednesday after a report that General Electric is
interested in acquiring its rail...
Sony will launch its new PlayStation Vita handheld games device on Dec. 17 in Japan, kicking off a global rollout, and insisted it will not reduce the price in the face of discounting by rival Nintendo.
TAIPEI : The crash of two Vietnam War-era jets in Taiwan that killed three sparked calls for the US to sell the island new planes and save its pilots from "risking their lives" in old aircraft.
TAIPEI : The crash of two Vietnam War-era jets in Taiwan that killed three sparked calls for the US to sell the island new planes and save its pilots from "risking their lives" in old aircraft.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union policymakers may scrap subsidies for energy, water and transport and impose new taxes in a move designed to cut the bloc's use of limited resources, a draft...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union policymakers may scrap subsidies for energy, water and transport and impose new taxes in a move designed to cut the bloc's use of limited resources, a draft document seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed.
TRIPOLI : Libya's new rulers promised to investigate allegations of "serious abuses" including war crimes as their position was consolidated when the World Bank recognised them as the official government.
TRIPOLI : Libya's new rulers promised to investigate allegations of "serious abuses" including war crimes as their position was consolidated when the World Bank recognised them as the official government.