Wall St. dips after recent rally as Fed statement looms

Wall St. dips after recent rally as Fed statement looms By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks dipped modestly at the open on Wednesday, but held on to most of their gains over the last two days, ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement and news conference. The Fed will release a policy [...]
June 19, 2013

The view of Obama’s Berlin visit from the street

The view of Obama’s Berlin visit from the street Editor’s note: Marc Young is a Berlin-based freelance journalist covering President Obama’s visit for Yahoo! News. Ever since John F. Kennedy made his legendary “Ich bin ein Berliner” address almost 50 years ago to the day, Berlin has been a place where U.S. presidents come when [...]
June 19, 2013

Nadal seeded fifth at Wimbledon

Spain’s Rafael Nadal. Photograph: PA Wire Topics: Sport Other Sports Tennis Agnieszka Radwanska Andy Murray David Ferrer John Mcenroe Lukas Rosol Maria Sharapova Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka More Topics Andy Murray was confirmed as the second seed for the Wimbledon men’s singles today and French Open champion Rafael Nadal is a [...]
June 19, 2013

Protesters out again in Brazil’s biggest city

Protesters out again in Brazil’s biggest city SAO PAULO (AP) — Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country’s biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament — people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get low-quality public services and a system of government [...]
June 19, 2013

Cher credits luck for her lengthy career

Cher credits luck for her lengthy career UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Cher is no stranger to tabloid fodder. The 67-year-old singer who has spent most of her life in the spotlight offered this advice to young artists on navigating the world of paparazzi attention: “You’re screwed. That’s my advice.” “You don’t deal with it. [...]
June 19, 2013

Shares choppy, dollar steady as Fed meets

Shares choppy, dollar steady as Fed meets By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) – European shares turned lower but major currencies and commodities stuck within recent ranges on Wednesday as investors awaited clarity on the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s next policy move. Mixed reports on the strength of the U.S. economic recovery are expected to encourage the [...]
June 19, 2013