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Lawsuit saying Twitter aided Islamic State thrown out by U.S. appeals court
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Boeing ends Wall St.'s slide, Fed caution limits gains
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U.S. food distributors allege Tyson Foods, rivals fixed chicken prices
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Democrats press Facebook, Twitter again to probe Russia links to Republican memo
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud - PM
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Yellen's swan song to markets
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud: PM
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European shares slip at end of strong month
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U.S. prosecutors drop corruption case against Sen. Menendez
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Lawsuit saying Twitter aided Islamic State thrown out by U.S. appeals court
By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters(Reuters) - A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled on Wednesday that Twitter Inc is not liable to families of two U.S. government contractors killed in an Islamic State attack in Jordan for...
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Boeing ends Wall St.'s slide, Fed caution limits gains
By Tanya Agrawal, Reuters(Reuters) - A surge in Boeing led Wall Street out of a two-day slump on Wednesday, but U.S. stocks pared gains in early afternoon trading as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's comments to gauge...
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U.S. food distributors allege Tyson Foods, rivals fixed chicken prices
By Tom Polansek, ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Top U.S. food distributors Sysco Corp and U.S. Foods Inc have sued the country's biggest chicken processors for allegedly conspiring to inflate prices. The distributors sued...
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Democrats press Facebook, Twitter again to probe Russia links to Republican memo
By Dustin Volz and Warren Strobel, ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc to answer questions about potential Russian involvement in social media campaigns that...
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud - PM
By Reuters, ReutersPhilippe said the tougher measures were particularly necessary as his government intended to cut business and household taxes. "For grave offences, the French must know who is trying to absolve...
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Yellen's swan song to markets
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters(Reuters) - Janet Yellen soothed markets' anxieties even while unwinding her predecessor's emergency measures to combat the 2007-2009 global financial crisis during her tenure as the first woman to...
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud: PM
By Reuters, ReutersPhilippe said the tougher measures were particularly necessary as his government intended to cut business and household taxes. "For grave offences, the French must know who is trying to absolve...
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European shares slip at end of strong month
By Helen Reid and Danilo Masoni, ReutersLONDON/MILAN (Reuters) - European shares fell on Wednesday as investors locked in profits at the end of a strong month while results from some of the region's biggest names also weighed. The STOXX...
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U.S. prosecutors drop corruption case against Sen. Menendez
By Sarah N. Lynch and Joseph Ax, Reuters(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has dropped corruption charges against Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, according to a court filing on Wednesday, days after the trial judge...
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For Saudi tycoons freed from detention, cheers and a business challenge
By Stephen Kalin and Katie Paul, ReutersRIYADH (Reuters) - Cheering supporters greeted Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal when he arrived at his skyscraper offices in Riyadh after his release from detention in an anti-...
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Gasoline, autos boost retail sales in August
By Reuters, ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retail sales rose for a second straight month in August, boosted by automobiles and high gasoline prices, but the underlying tone pointed to modest economic growth in the third...
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Gasoline pushes up inflation, could dent growth
By Lucia Mutikani, ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A jump in the cost of gasoline pushed U.S. consumer prices up in August at the fastest pace in more than three years and squeezed spending on other items, threatening to...
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U.S.: Syria must end nuclear go-slow, conflict no excuse
By Fredrik Dahl, ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - The United States accused Syria on Friday of using the "brutal repression" of its people waging an uprising as an excuse not to address U.N. nuclear watchdog concerns about...
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Pope says import of arms to Syria a "grave sin"
By Philip Pullella and Erika Solomon, ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict appealed on Friday for a halt to the flow of arms into Syria, saying it would help end a civil war that has killed many thousands of people and which Christians fear...
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Apple's iPhone 5 puts Europe in 4G slow lane
By Paul Sandle and Leila Abboud, ReutersLONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Apple's iPhone 5, launched to great fanfare in the United States on Wednesday, will not work on superfast mobile broadband networks in much of Europe, potentially confusing...