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Friday, May 17, 2013 22:55 |
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(Reuters) - South Korean Bae Sang-moon made a fast start, then overcame strong winds and a mid-round wobble to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title by two shots at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas on Sunday. The 26-year-old, an 11-time champion on various professional tours in Asia, held his nerve in difficult conditions on a firm, fast-running layout to close with a one-under-par 69 at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas. ...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 23:53 |
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(Reuters) - South Korean Bae Sang-moon made a fast start, then overcame strong winds and a mid-round wobble to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title by two shots at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas on Sunday. The 26-year-old, an 11-time champion on various professional tours in his native Asia, held his nerve in difficult conditions on a fast-running layout to close with a one-under-par 69 at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas. ...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 23:26 |
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KIEV (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scuffled as both sides held large rallies in the capital Kiev on Saturday, police and local media said. A dozen young men hurled stones and plastic water bottles at opposition supporters and were then pushed away by police in riot gear, television footage showed. Anti-Yanukovich protesters also fought back and at one point some of them tried to drag the crew from a military vehicle that carried messages mocking opposition leaders, pictures showed. ...
Saturday, May 18, 2013 15:57 |
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By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government`s record on good governance and transparency, following an independent audit that cast doubt on her anti-corruption efforts. She said a recent audit of resource contracts by accounting firm Moore Stephens contracts had been commissioned to fix, and not hide, problems in the West African country. The independent audit showed that almost all the $8 billion worth of resource contracts signed by Liberia since 2009 violated the country`s laws and showed widespread irregularities. ...
Saturday, May 18, 2013 00:20 |
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy showed fresh signs of slower growth in the second quarter, with factory activity slipping in the mid-Atlantic region while groundbreaking declined at home construction sites. Other data on Thursday showed a spike in new claims for jobless benefits last week as well as soft underlying inflation that could point to weak demand in the economy. `We are seeing a soft start for growth in the second quarter,` said Sam Bullard, an economist at Wells Fargo in Charlotte, North Carolina. ...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 17:49 |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity funds have struggled to offload investments made before the financial crisis and are taking longer to pay out to investors, research showed on Wednesday. Data from research firm Prequin showed that companies sold by funds in 2012 were held for an average of 5 years, compared to an average holding period of 3.9 years for companies sold in 2008. ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 17:13 |
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By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to dip at the open on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may ease from its most recent record high after weaker-than-expected manufacturing data. Data showed activity in New York state`s manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted to its lowest level in four months, falling to minus 1.43 from 3.05 in April, and below expectations for an increase to 4. But a separate report showed producer prices recorded their largest drop in three years in April, falling by a seasonally adjusted 0. ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 14:30 |
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece`s economy shrank 5.3 percent in the first quarter as expected, data showed on Wednesday, as austerity measures demanded by the country`s foreign lenders continued to pummel consumption and investment. The seasonally unadjusted data showed the recession - now in its sixth year - eased slightly from the 5.7 percent slump in the fourth quarter of 2012. Analysts polled by Reuters had also projected a 5.3 percent decline in economic output. ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:45 |
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Kate Russell looks at a site dedicated to the creators and producers of blockbuster TV shows.
Saturday, May 18, 2013 03:37 |
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