http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/308-business.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/308-business.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092434-oil-gains-to-96-investors-eye-us-economy.html The price of oil rose to near $96 a barrel on Friday ahead of the release of Conference Board's index of leading indicators for the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for June delivery was up 45 cents to $95.61 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 86 cents on Thursday. The Conference ... Fri, 17 May 2013 11:44:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092434-oil-gains-to-96-investors-eye-us-economy.html 2013-05-17T11:44:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092704-world-stocks-strong-weekend.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — World stock markets rose steadily on Friday after two key indicators suggested the U.S. economic expansion will continue. The Conference Board reported that its leading indicator index for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in April, following a 0.2 decline in March, due to recovering housing and labor markets. "In general, the (index) points... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092704-world-stocks-strong-weekend.html 2013-05-17T16:42:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called the Ring of Death. Looking on with worry is circus manager John Matthew. For 38 years, he... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html 2013-05-17T09:05:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092522-ap-moller-maersk-posts-q1-profit.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk says its first quarter earnings ticked up 13 percent to 9.5 billion kroner ($1.6 billion), partly due to lower freight costs. The Copenhagen-based group says revenue for the first three months dropped 2 percent to 79.3 billion kroner ($13.7 billion) from 81.3 billion kroner. Ma... Fri, 17 May 2013 06:52:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092522-ap-moller-maersk-posts-q1-profit.html 2013-05-17T06:52:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092430-european-car-sales-up-time-2011.html MILAN (AP) — The European auto industry may be showing the first signs of a slowdown in its sales free-fall, according to data from the European automaker's association. New car registrations in April were up 1.7 percent on the same time last year, the ACEA's latest figures show. Although the April rise has more to do with the two extra work days last mon... Fri, 17 May 2013 11:13:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092430-european-car-sales-up-time-2011.html 2013-05-17T11:13:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2089858-greek-pm-china-seeking-investment-trade-deals.html BEIJING (AP) — Greece's prime minister is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country's recession-battered economy. Antonis Samaras met Thursday with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, after which the two witnessed the signing of agreements in fields including shipping and telecommunications. Li said during the meeting that China hopes... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:13:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2089858-greek-pm-china-seeking-investment-trade-deals.html 2013-05-17T04:13:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2089856-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing criticism of the ruling party. The move Th... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2089856-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html 2013-05-17T03:32:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2091070-obama-acts-scandals-republicans-unsatisfied.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred federal tax agency Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack on U.S. diplomatic missions abroad. The efforts did little to ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2091070-obama-acts-scandals-republicans-unsatisfied.html 2013-05-17T00:00:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090300-un-14-iranian-exiles-moved-iraq-to-albania.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The first exiles from an Iranian opposition group have moved to Albania from a camp near Baghdad as part of a relocation process, the United Nations said Thursday, a step toward defusing an explosive dispute left over from the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and the U.S.-led ousting of the regime of Saddam Hussein. In a statement, the U.N. envoy... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:50:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090300-un-14-iranian-exiles-moved-iraq-to-albania.html 2013-05-16T20:50:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090920-cyprus-presell-gas-reserves-to-ease-crisis.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus may presell the country's offshore natural gas reserves to raise cash quickly and pull it out of its deep financial crisis, the country's finance minister said Thursday. Harris Georgiades said the country's nascent gas sector still has some way to go before such weighty decisions are taken. But all options that will help the ... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090920-cyprus-presell-gas-reserves-to-ease-crisis.html 2013-05-16T19:24:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2089898-merkel-hollande-odds-europes-way-forward.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France recognize that their cooperation is key to overcoming Europe's persistent economic crisis, but comments Thursday by the leaders of the continent's No. 1 and 2 economies suggested they still have diverging priorities. French President Francois Hollande argued that the 17-nation eurozone should integrate more, calling for gr... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2089898-merkel-hollande-odds-europes-way-forward.html 2013-05-16T17:55:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090864-nasa-pump-resolves-big-space-station-leak.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. The "gusher" erupted a week ago, prompting the hastiest repair job ever by residents of the orbiting lab. Spacewalking astronauts replaced a suspect ammonia pump on Saturday, just two days af... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:47:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090864-nasa-pump-resolves-big-space-station-leak.html 2013-05-16T17:47:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2091000-trump-to-court-to-oppose-scotland-wind-farm.html LONDON (AP) — American tycoon Donald Trump is taking legal action to challenge the Scottish government's decision to approve an offshore wind farm near his luxury golf resort. The Trump Organization said Thursday it has lodged a petition with Scotland's Court of Session. The company is asking for a judicial review of the decision by Scottish officials to ... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:38:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2091000-trump-to-court-to-oppose-scotland-wind-farm.html 2013-05-16T17:38:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2089870-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures and a government decision to cancel a teachers' strike. Flights resumed after being grounded between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. (0900-1300 GMT), when air traffic controllers joined the protest c... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2089870-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html 2013-05-16T17:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090076-global-luxury-goods-sales-slowing.html MILAN (AP) — Global sales of luxury goods are off to a slow start in 2013 and aren't expected to match the double-digit growth of the last three years, consultancy Bain & Co. said in a study released Thursday. Sales of luxury apparel, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics and art are expected to grow just 4 percent to 5 percent in 2013, to between 220 billion e... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090076-global-luxury-goods-sales-slowing.html 2013-05-16T16:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html LONDON (AP) — Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday. The hackers, who were affiliated with the group Lulz Security, had all pleaded guilty to hacking charges. Prosecutors say they also targeted the we... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:34:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html 2013-05-16T16:34:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090078-pope-blasts-cult-money-that-tyrannizes-poor.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods. In his first major speech on the subject, Francis demanded Thursday that financial and political leaders reform the global financial system to make it more ethical ... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090078-pope-blasts-cult-money-that-tyrannizes-poor.html 2013-05-16T16:24:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090764-shell-large-gas-business-nigeria-shut.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has stopped delivering gas to Nigeria LNG, one of the world's largest sellers of liquefied natural gas, due to a pipeline leak. Shell said Thursday 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas capacity per day has been shut down for the time being. The company described the leak as being located near the Awoba oil field, in... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:15:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090764-shell-large-gas-business-nigeria-shut.html 2013-05-16T16:15:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2090046-lawmakers-accuse-google-dishonesty-taxes.html LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers subjected search giant Google to blistering criticism Thursday, accusing the U.S. Internet company of playing games with Britain's tax rules to avoid paying what it owed. In his second appearance before Parliament in roughly six months, Google Vice President Matt Brittin tried to defend his company's complex corporate structur... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2090046-lawmakers-accuse-google-dishonesty-taxes.html 2013-05-16T16:04:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090040-ratings-firm-warns-economic-slowdown-russia.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia faces harsh times ahead for its economy unless the government improves the country's poor investment climate and implements long-delayed privatizations and reforms, U.S ratings agency Standard & Poor's has warned. Russia has seen more than a decade of largely uninterrupted economic growth, thanks to its lucrative oil and gas industrie... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090040-ratings-firm-warns-economic-slowdown-russia.html 2013-05-16T15:16:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090318-turkish-pm-talking-syria-with-obama-white-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking for stepped-up action on Syria as he meets with President Barack Obama at the White House. But the U.S. and Turkey remain far apart on how to handle Syria's bloody civil war. Erdogan is visiting Washington just days after two car bombs in Turkey killed dozens in the deadliest terrori... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:22:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090318-turkish-pm-talking-syria-with-obama-white-house.html 2013-05-16T14:22:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090302-rbs-to-cut-1400-retail-bank-jobs-uk.html LONDON (AP) — Royal Bank of Scotland says it is cutting 1,400 jobs from its retail banking operations over the next two years. The bank says the latest round of cuts affects support staff. Around half of those affected are based in Edinburgh, and most of the rest are in London. The bank has already slashed thousands of jobs since it was rescued by the Bri... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:16:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090302-rbs-to-cut-1400-retail-bank-jobs-uk.html 2013-05-16T14:16:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html LONDON (AP) — British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.K. media reports claim BP will ask Cameron for help in convincing the U.S. government to intervene. The reports say BP hopes Cameron will ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html 2013-05-16T14:14:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090120-slovenia-govt-confirms-union-agreed-wage-cuts.html LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's government has formally approved an agreement it reached with trade unions to cut public sector wages by up to 4.8 percent as part of budget austerity measures the country needs to avoid an international bailout. The agreement, which was confirmed Thursday, is expected to save 108.6 million euros ($141 million) this y... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:58:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090120-slovenia-govt-confirms-union-agreed-wage-cuts.html 2013-05-16T12:58:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090126-valtr-komarek-czech-leftist-politician-dies-82.html PRAGUE (AP) — Valtr Komarek's son says the left-wing Czech politician and economist who helped overthrow the country's communist regime has died at age 82. His son Martin, a journalist for the Mlada Fronta Dnes daily, said Komarek died Thursday in a Prague hospital. Born Aug. 10, 1930, in the southeast town of Hodonin, Komarek became a Communist Party mem... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:56:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090126-valtr-komarek-czech-leftist-politician-dies-82.html 2013-05-16T12:56:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2089384-oil-falls-94-barrel-amid-high-supplies.html The price of oil slipped below $94 a barrel Thursday as traders digested discouraging economic data from the United States and Europe and U.S. oil supplies remained high. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for June delivery was down 37 cents to $93.93 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 9 cents on... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:51:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2089384-oil-falls-94-barrel-amid-high-supplies.html 2013-05-16T12:51:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2090058-luxembourg-pm-downplays-swift-tax-evasion-deal.html BERLIN (AP) — Luxembourg's Prime Minister says he doesn't expect an agreement on one of the European Union's key policies against tax evasion to emerge at next week's summit of the bloc's 27 leaders. Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday in Berlin it won't be possible to agree on an EU-wide automatic exchange of information on interest gains from bank deposit... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:20:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2090058-luxembourg-pm-downplays-swift-tax-evasion-deal.html 2013-05-16T12:20:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html KUNMING, China (AP) — More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forward in order to let the public vent frustration. The gathering in downtown Kunming — the second one in the city this mo... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:53:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html 2013-05-16T11:53:49Z