| Target beats estimates on credit cards | | May 18, 2011 07:48 AM ET | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Target Corp posted a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as strength in its credit card business mitigated the impact of some sluggish sales at its stores. | Full Article | | Staples results miss estimates; shares fall | | May 18, 2011 07:36 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly results on higher costs and weak demand for office supplies in an uneven economy, sending its shares down more than 8 percent. | Full Article | | HP disappoints investors; Dell shines | | May 18, 2011 04:00 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co slashed its 2011 earnings forecast as it embarks on a spending spree to revamp a troubled division, while long-time foe Dell Inc delivered another blowout profit. | Full Article | | Takeda to reveal purchase of Nycomed Wednesday | | May 18, 2011 03:11 AM ET | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co , Japan's largest drugmaker, will announce the 1 trillion yen ($12 billion) purchase of closely held Swiss rival Nycomed on Wednesday as it seeks to expand in Europe and emerging markets, Japanese business daily Nikkei reported. | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | Jailed IMF chief under pressure to quit | | May 18, 2011 06:54 AM ET | | NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn faced growing pressure to quit as head of the IMF after his arrest on attempted rape charges, and Europe sought to fend off a challenge from developing countries to fill a post it has traditionally held. | Full Article | | Al Qaeda names Adel as interim chief: report | | May 18, 2011 07:32 AM ET | | DUBAI, May 18 (Reuters) - Al Jazeera television said al Qaeda has appointed a temporary leader and a new head of operations following the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. commandos, citing its own correspondent on Wednesday. | Full Article | | IMF issues stark warning to Greece on fiscal goals | | May 18, 2011 07:23 AM ET | | ATHENS (Reuters) - The IMF warned on Wednesday that Greece's drive to shore up its troubled finances would fail unless it sharply accelerated reforms, and the ECB hit back at suggestions a debt restructuring might be the solution. | Full Article | | Queen revisits ghosts of Ireland's "Bloody Sunday" | | May 18, 2011 07:45 AM ET | | DUBLIN (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth will undertake one of the most daring diplomatic engagements of her reign on Wednesday when she steps onto the pitch of Ireland's Croke Park stadium, scene of a massacre by British troops. | Full Article | | Over 70 militants attack Pakistani security post, 17 dead | | May 18, 2011 07:49 AM ET | | PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - More than 70 militants armed with rockets and mortars attacked a security post on the outskirts of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, the latest in an upsurge of violence since Osama bin Laden was killed in the country this month. | 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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