Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, lead Cup finals 2-1
Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, lead Cup finals 2-1 BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, he was ready. The Bruins goalie stopped 28 shots for his third career playoff shutout, helping Boston beat Chicago 2-0 on [...]
June 17, 2013
Asian shares slide as upcoming Fed meeting jangles nerves
Asian shares slide as upcoming Fed meeting jangles nerves By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares slid on Tuesday as investors waited on tenterhooks for news of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee‘s plans for its stimulus program – with the mere suggestion of fine-tuning it enough to unnerve investors. MSCI’s broadest index of [...]
June 17, 2013
Obama defends Syria policy, plays down NSA spying ‘ruckus’
Obama defends Syria policy, plays down NSA spying ‘ruckus’ President Barack Obama speaks to guests at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast June 17, 2013. (Paul Faith/Reuters/ …President Barack Obama promised in an interview broadcast late Monday that his decision to arm Syrian rebels does not mean the United States is “taking sides in a religious war.” [...]
June 17, 2013
Hossa hurt, Chicago and Boston tied 0-0 after 1st
Hossa hurt, Chicago and Boston tied 0-0 after 1st BOSTON (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks suffered a key loss moments before a scoreless first period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals when Marian Hossa was scratched from the lineup after being hit by a puck during warm-ups on Monday night. Hossa was tied [...]
June 17, 2013
Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content. Though financial details were not disclosed, Netflix Inc. said the agreement includes more than [...]
June 17, 2013
Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire as key deadline looms
Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire as key deadline looms By Jonathan Stempel and Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) – Sprint Nextel Corp on Monday said it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp, on the eve of a key deadline in a takeover battle that also includes Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank Corp. [...]
June 17, 2013