| Wal-Mart tops view; key sales down 1.1 percent | | May 17, 2011 07:39 AM ET | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted a bigger-than-expected jump in quarterly profit on Tuesday, as strength overseas mitigated the continued pressure it felt in its U.S. discount stores, where sales open at least a year fell for the eighth straight quarter. | Full Article | | New York AG probes banks over mortgage securities: report | | May 17, 2011 07:45 AM ET | | (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating big banks like Bank of America Corp , Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs related to packaging of toxic mortgage loans into securities, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. | Full Article | | BP's Arctic oil deal with Rosneft collapses | | May 17, 2011 06:50 AM ET | | MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - BP's plan to gain a foothold in Russia's offshore Arctic oilfields through a deal with state-controlled Rosneft has collapsed, opening the way for other oil groups to try to fill its place. | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | IMF chief, denied bail, prompts shock in France | | May 17, 2011 07:44 AM ET | | NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn spent a third night in a New York jail, prompting expressions of shock among some in France that the IMF chief had been denied bail on attempted rape charges that may scupper his French presidential hopes. | Full Article | | Pakistan military protests after NATO incursion wounds two | | May 17, 2011 05:42 AM ET | | MIRANSHAH, Pakistan/KABUL (Reuters) - NATO helicopters from Afghanistan intruded into northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding two troops, officials said, prompting a protest from the military already seething over the secret U.S. operation to kill Osama bin Laden. | Full Article | | Libya's top oil official has left post: rebels | | May 17, 2011 07:20 AM ET | | TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The chairman of Libya's powerful National Oil Corporation (NOC) has deserted his post and defected from Muammar Gaddafi's administration, rebels fighting to end the leader's 41 years in power said on Tuesday. | Full Article | | Bomb found near Dublin ahead of UK Queen's visit | | May 17, 2011 07:39 AM ET | | DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish army destroyed a makeshift bomb discovered on a bus near Dublin on Tuesday ahead of a historic visit by Britain's Queen Elizabeth, amid the biggest security operation ever mounted by the state. | Full Article | | U.S. deepens engagement with Afghan Taliban to end war: report | | May 17, 2011 07:32 AM ET | | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States has stepped up direct talks with the Afghan Taliban for a political settlement of the 10-year-old war, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, a move that analysts said earlier was easier following the death of Osama bin Laden. | Full Article | | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. |  | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. |  | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
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