http://www.mail.com/subjects/276-industries.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/276-industries.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1766406-ecb-crisis-eases-no-room-complacency.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank officials say there is "no room for complacency" even though stresses from the debt crisis have eased on banks and financial markets. The central bank for the 333 million people in the 17-country eurozone on Friday warned that failure by governments to reduce deficits and improve growth risked worsening the ... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1766406-ecb-crisis-eases-no-room-complacency.html 2012-12-14T12:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1766492-discovery-to-buy-nordic-tv-networks-17b.html SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The parent company of the Discovery Channel says it's buying 12 TV networks in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland in a deal worth about $1.7 billion. Discovery Communications Inc. says the deal with German TV company ProSiebenSat.1 Group for its SBS Nordic operations expands its presence in the Nordic markets. It also boosts its... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1766492-discovery-to-buy-nordic-tv-networks-17b.html 2012-12-14T11:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766174-russian-investigators-accuse-navalny-fraud.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigators on Friday accused a prominent opposition leader of fraud and money-laundering, intensifying legal pressure on the anti-Kremlin protest movement as it prepares to hold its next big demonstration this weekend. Investigators said they suspect Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg of defrauding a transportation company of 55 ... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766174-russian-investigators-accuse-navalny-fraud.html 2012-12-14T11:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766088-russia-backtracks-statement-assads-fall.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia issued a clumsy denial Friday of a statement from its point man on Syria, who said a day earlier that Syrian President Bashad Assad is losing control of the country. The Foreign Ministry insisted it is not changing its stance on the embattled Syrian regime. Russia's explanation — that the official was characterizing the opinion of the... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766088-russia-backtracks-statement-assads-fall.html 2012-12-14T11:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763144-nkorea-rocket-launch-young-leader-gambler.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A triumphant North Korea staged a mass rally of soldiers and civilians Friday to glorify the country's young ruler, who took a big gamble this week in sending a satellite into orbit in defiance of international warnings. Wednesday's rocket launch came just eight months after a similar attempt ended in an embarrassing public f... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763144-nkorea-rocket-launch-young-leader-gambler.html 2012-12-14T10:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766380-un-telecom-chief-surprised-us-led-treaty-snub.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the U.N. telecoms group says he was surprised by a U.S.-led rejection of a global treaty because of perceptions it will lead to greater government control of the Internet. Hamadoun Toure says the accord that's to be signed on Friday doesn't include specific provisions for Net oversight. Instead, he says it se... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766380-un-telecom-chief-surprised-us-led-treaty-snub.html 2012-12-14T10:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1766300-skorea-samsung-chip-plant-caused-cancer.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean government agency said Friday that working at a Samsung Electronics factory caused the breast cancer of a worker who died earlier this year, only the second time it has recognized a link between cancer and Samsung's chip plants. The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, which is part of the labor ministr... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1766300-skorea-samsung-chip-plant-caused-cancer.html 2012-12-14T08:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1764790-nhl-labor-talks-wrap-up-with-progress.html NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators from the NHL and the players' association made it into the same room to talk this time. They just didn't carry any meaningful progress out of it. A second straight day with a federal mediator didn't do anything to bring the sides closer to a settlement on Thursday as the lockout dragged on with dwindling hope that the hockey se... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1764790-nhl-labor-talks-wrap-up-with-progress.html 2012-12-14T08:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1766068-transgender-college-hoops-player-head-high.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The women's basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court debut. In the days leading up to the game, people had plenty to say about 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound Gabrielle Ludwig, who joined the Lady Saints as a mid-season walk-on and became, acc... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1766068-transgender-college-hoops-player-head-high.html 2012-12-14T07:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1766138-fewer-health-care-options-illegal-immigrants.html ALAMO, Texas (AP) — For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, and the only place she knew to seek treatment was the hospital — the most expensive setting for those covering the cost. The family's options improved somewhat a decade ago with the expans... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1766138-fewer-health-care-options-illegal-immigrants.html 2012-12-14T07:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1766022-gas-shortage-exposes-pakistans-energy-crisis.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — It has become a familiar sight across Pakistan in recent weeks: Long lines of cars and minibuses snaking for hundreds of yards as their frustrated drivers wait to fill up their tanks with natural gas. The reason for the long lines is a pricing dispute involving the government and the Supreme Court that has caused many station owners to sh... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1766022-gas-shortage-exposes-pakistans-energy-crisis.html 2012-12-14T05:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763298-dispute-raises-doubt-china-stocks-us-market.html BEIJING (AP) — A mounting dispute between Washington and Beijing over access to records of Chinese companies with U.S.-traded shares might force major corporate names such as oil giant PetroChina and search engine Baidu to withdraw from American stock exchanges. The dispute highlights the clash between heightened U.S. anti-fraud efforts and official Chine... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763298-dispute-raises-doubt-china-stocks-us-market.html 2012-12-14T02:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760584-eu-scores-hat-trick-with-greek-bank-deals-nobel.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Finally, it has been a good week for Europe. After months of bitter debate, European Union finance ministers finally reached two crucial agreements Thursday: They found a compromise to create a single supervisor for their banks — a major step toward lessening the damage struggling lenders can inflict on government finances — and agreed to ... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760584-eu-scores-hat-trick-with-greek-bank-deals-nobel.html 2012-12-14T01:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763284-senate-takes-step-toward-banning-stalking-software.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress. The software is popular among jealous wives or husbands because it can continuously track the whereabouts of a spouse. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday that makes it a crime fo... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763284-senate-takes-step-toward-banning-stalking-software.html 2012-12-13T23:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1765574-senate-moves-bill-covering-fertility-care-vets.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Wounded veterans and their spouses who want to have children could get the government to pay for treatments such as in vitro fertilization under legislation beginning to move through Congress in the waning days of the session. By voice vote, the Senate passed a bill Thursday to update the Veterans Affairs Department's medical coverage fo... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1765574-senate-moves-bill-covering-fertility-care-vets.html 2012-12-13T23:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765272-saints-coach-witnesses-lied-nfl-investigation.html METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt said Thursday witnesses in the NFL's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints have lied about him and the organization, and that their stories might change in federal court. Alluding to a defamation lawsuit filed by Saints linebacker Jon Vilma against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Vitt angr... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765272-saints-coach-witnesses-lied-nfl-investigation.html 2012-12-13T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763094-google-maps-return-to-iphone-with-mobile-app.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The release comes nearly three months after Apple Inc. replaced Google Maps as the device's built-in navigation system and inserted its own map software into the lates... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763094-google-maps-return-to-iphone-with-mobile-app.html 2012-12-13T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1764452-huge-dna-code-christmas-tree-revealed.html NEW YORK (AP) — To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster. We're talking about the conifer, the umbrella term for cone-bearing trees like the spruce, fir, pine, cypress and cedar. Apart from their Yuletide popularity, they play big roles in the lumber indus... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1764452-huge-dna-code-christmas-tree-revealed.html 2012-12-13T22:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763836-sprint-offers-21b-rest-clearwire.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint Nextel has offered to buy out the minority shareholders of Clearwire for $2.1 billion in a deal that would give it total control of the flailing company and also more space on the airwaves for data services. Sprint said in a regulatory filing Thursday that it's offering $2.90 per share for the 49 percent of the wireless network oper... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763836-sprint-offers-21b-rest-clearwire.html 2012-12-13T22:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763186-smartphones-used-to-e-hail-nyc-taxis.html NEW YORK (AP) — Raising your arm and yelling "taxi!" is the old-fashioned way to nab a New York City cab. Soon, all you'll need is a smartphone app. New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission on Thursday approved a pilot program allowing riders to "e-hail" yellow cabs, starting Feb. 15 on a test basis. Until now, the city has banned yellow taxis from p... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763186-smartphones-used-to-e-hail-nyc-taxis.html 2012-12-13T22:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763438-dozens-sue-pharmacy-compensation-uncertain.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dennis O'Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and trouble with his speech and attention. He estimates the disease has cost him and his wife thousands of dollars in ou... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763438-dozens-sue-pharmacy-compensation-uncertain.html 2012-12-13T22:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765030-time-to-decide-health-care-exchanges.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Nineteen states have turned down the Obama administration's invitation to run the new health insurance markets that will begin serving millions of uninsured Americans less than a year from now. That puts a huge task on the feds, a defining challenge for President Barack Obama's second term. Friday is decision day for states to notify Was... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765030-time-to-decide-health-care-exchanges.html 2012-12-13T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1765178-imfs-lagarde-praises-euro-deal-bank-oversight.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday praised a deal inked by European Union governments to create a single supervisor for their banks. "I can only welcome the agreement that has been reached between the partners to set a timeline to agree on thresholds and to make progress on that journey toward banking union," IM... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1765178-imfs-lagarde-praises-euro-deal-bank-oversight.html 2012-12-13T21:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764840-texas-judge-lifts-order-transcanada-pipeline.html HOUSTON (AP) — TransCanada can resume oil pipeline work on a private Texas property for now, a judge said Thursday, at least until a hearing next week meant to determine whether the product the company wants to transport is in fact crude oil. Judge Jack Sinz initially issued an order Friday in Nacogdoches County Court halting work through next week on the... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764840-texas-judge-lifts-order-transcanada-pipeline.html 2012-12-13T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1765246-ap-sources-dempster-red-sox-agree-265m.html BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with right-hander Ryan Dempster on a two-year contract worth $26.5 million, two people familiar with the negotiations said Thursday. Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington would not comment on Dempster at a news conference to announce the signing of outfielder Shane Victorino. "We're engaged with a pit... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1765246-ap-sources-dempster-red-sox-agree-265m.html 2012-12-13T21:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1765360-comcast-app-to-viewers-store-replay-movies.html NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast, the country's largest cable company, says its tablet and phone app now lets subscribers download and store movies and TV shows from some channels for offline viewing. Cable companies have rushed out applications that let viewers stream TV content, but this is the first one that allows offline viewing. That's useful wherever there'... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1765360-comcast-app-to-viewers-store-replay-movies.html 2012-12-13T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1765310-red-sox-complete-victorinos-39m-3-year-deal.html BOSTON (AP) — Hawaiian Shane Victorino was so excited to arrive in Boston in the chill of December he ordered some New England clam chowder at dinner and sent a picture to his Twitter followers. That's when he got his first lesson. "It's CHOWDA, Shane!" Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury corrected him. "That was the first real message from Jacoby for ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1765310-red-sox-complete-victorinos-39m-3-year-deal.html 2012-12-13T21:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764126-stocks-lower-investors-watch-washington.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank most of the day Thursday after more signs of tension emerged in federal budget talks. They recovered some of the loss after a late report that President Barack Obama and the House speaker would meet. The Dow Jones industrial average finished down 74.73 points, or 0.6 percent, to 13,170.72. House Speaker John Boehner, speaking t... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764126-stocks-lower-investors-watch-washington.html 2012-12-13T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1765160-europe-takes-step-toward-stable-banks.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union has taken its big first step toward keeping busted banks from costing taxpayers billions and dragging down government finances. After another marathon meeting, finance ministers from the 27 EU member countries agreed Thursday to give the European Central Bank the power to act as a banking watchdog for the 17 EU... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1765160-europe-takes-step-toward-stable-banks.html 2012-12-13T20:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1765036-us-holiday-sales-slowly-pick-up-sandy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers shook off Superstorm Sandy last month and stepped up holiday shopping, helped by a steady job market and lower gas prices. Retail sales rose 0.3 percent in November from October, reversing the previous month's decline. Sales increased mostly because Americans spent more online, bought more electronics and began to replace ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1765036-us-holiday-sales-slowly-pick-up-sandy.html 2012-12-13T20:26:00Z