Netflix brings back the Bluths in new 'Arrested Development' seasonMay 23, 2013 By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - All Michael Bluth wanted to do was to keep his family together, and with the best intentions in mind he found himself awkwardly trying to kiss a vertigo-stricken character played by Liza Minnelli. With that moment of dizzy romanc... ...Read More »
French slam drought set to drag on at Roland GarrosMay 23, 2013 By Gregory Blachier and Chrystel Boulet-Euchin PARIS (Reuters) - After 30 years without a male grand-slam winner, France's tennis establishment is beginning to question whether the absence of success is purely down to a lack of natural-born winners. Since Yannick ... ...Read More »
HP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman's plan takes holdMay 23, 2013 By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services. ... ...Read More »
China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivalsMay 23, 2013 By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall in decades. ... ...Read More »
Lenovo shares jump more than 4 percent after earnings beat forecastMay 23, 2013 HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd <0992.HK> jumped more than 4 percent after it reported a forecast-beating 90 percent rise in quarterly profit, its fastest in seven quarters. The stock rose as much as 4.3 percent in afternoon trade to H... ...Read More »
Wall Street falters in volatile session on Fed worriesMay 23, 2013 By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday with the S&P 500 posting its biggest decline in three weeks, after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset purchases as early as at the June meeting. ... ...Read More »
Lenovo's fourth-quarter net profit nearly doubles on Chinese PC, phone demandMay 23, 2013 HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Lenovo Group Ltd posted a 90 percent rise in its quarterly net profit, its fastest pace in seven quarters, as a result of strong PC and smartphone demand in its domestic market. Lenovo, on track to unseat Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's top PC maker ... ...Read More »
Los Angeles calls upon star French designers for 'Figaro' operaMay 22, 2013 By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at his countess, who sits in a flowing red gown against a sparse backdrop of sleek, modernist lines. It is Wolf... ...Read More »
NASA investing in 3-D food printer for astronautsMay 22, 2013 By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - In a scene right out of Star Trek, a Texas company is developing a 3-D food printer for astronauts to create custom meals on the fly. With support from NASA, the firm, Systems and Materials Research Corp of Austin, in... ...Read More »
Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teeteringMay 22, 2013 By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years - will boost the likel... ...Read More »
HP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman's plan takes holdMay 22, 2013 By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services. ... ...Read More »
Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree on mediaMay 22, 2013 By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press, the Financial Times and The Onion. The micro blogging site, which transmits s... ...Read More »
China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivalsMay 22, 2013 By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall in decades. ... ...Read More »
PIMCO's Gross says Fed likely to ease stimulus in September: CNBCMay 22, 2013 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of bond giant PIMCO, said on Wednesday the U.S. Federal Reserve will likely begin tapering its monetary stimulus in September and that bond investors might have already anticipated the move. I think we're looking at a potent... ...Read More »
Twitter beefs up security safeguards after recent attacksMay 22, 2013 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc began introducing new technology on Wednesday to shore up security for users, responding to a spate of recent attacks on prominent accounts including those owned by the Associated Press and Financial Times. Twitter said in a blog post it has begun to introduce logi... ...Read More »
HP profit down 32 percent, shares up as results beat estimatesMay 22, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly profit slid 32 percent but the world's largest personal computer maker raised the lower end of its full-year outlook after earnings per share beat forecasts, sending its stock 10 percent higher. Net income fell to $1.08 billi... ...Read More »
HP second quarter quarter profit down 32 percentMay 22, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly profit slid 32 percent but the world's largest personal computer maker raised the lower end of its full-year outlook as revenue from services to corporations slightly offset shrinking PC sales. Last week, Dell Inc reported a ... ...Read More »
Wall Street declines as FOMC minutes raise concern over Fed taperingMay 22, 2013 By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday with a selloff accelerating in late afternoon trade, after minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset purchases as early as at the June meeting. ... ...Read More »
Dish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank dealMay 22, 2013 By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway lawmakers and win support for its rival offer. The campai... ...Read More »
Young faces enliven Kuwait's faded art sceneMay 22, 2013 By Sylvia Westall KUWAIT (Reuters) - After two lackluster decades, Kuwait is experiencing a quiet revival of an arts scene once known as the most avant garde in the Gulf, thanks to a new generation eager to tackle sensitive issues using cutting-edge art forms. The art... ...Read More »
