News Feed

Your RSS feed from RSSFWD.com.	Update your RSS subscription

News Feed Latest worldwide news Investors brace for Dell's high profile jumbo LBO financing NEW YORK, Aug 30 (IFR) - US computer giant Dell Inc is tipped to launch its jumbo leveraged buyout financing next month, as it looks to get in ahead of raft of other high yield issuers and before US... Credit union regulator sues Morgan Stanley over mortgage losses Aug 30 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is being sued by a U.S. credit union regulator to recover losses on more than $566 million of residential mortgage-backed securities sold to two corporate credit... U.S. sending mixed messages on Egypt John McCain Aug. 21 - U.S. Senator John McCain says US sending mixed messages to Egypt, calls on Washington to cut aid. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). What I Wore For John Legend, No Colors Anymore, Except for Swimming Mr. Legends fashion choices for the week (mostly black). Mourinho Says Best Team Lost After Super Cup Defeat Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho said the better team lost the UEFA Super Cup on Friday and he bemoaned his bad luck for playing another big match with 10 men following his team's shootout defeat by Bayern Munich. The Hannon racing dynasty CNN's Winning Post meets three generations of the Hannon family who have trained 30 Group 1 winners. Shortcuts Taking an Invention From Idea to the Store Shelf Building a better mousetrap may be the easy part. After that comes patent, production and marketing, and missteps along the way can be costly. Johnny Halftime Manziel to Sit 1st Half of Opener Johnny Football has done it again. Yosemite wildfire still raging, keeps tourists away SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fire crews battling to outflank a monster wildfire inside Yosemite National Park made headway on Friday in confining flames to wilderness areas but were powerless to salvage the region's sputtering tourist economy at the end of its peak summer tourist season. UK asked N.Y. Times to destroy Snowden material WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The British government has asked the New York Times to destroy copies of documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden related to the operations of the U.S. spy agency and its British partner, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), people familiar with the matter said. Priceline profits on the rise CNN's Maggie Lake talks with Priceline.com CEO Jeff Boyd about soaring profits for the discount travel group. Syria How did we get here? The Pentagon says it's "ready to go" if it gets orders to carry out a military strike in response to Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons against its own people. Naming and shaming Macau website targets deadbeat gamblers Gamblers who skip out on casino debts in Macau risk being branded with these monikers and having personal details made public by a website that says it has helped to recover 50 million yuan ($8 million) so far. Percent of depressed men comparable to women study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The proportion of men who experience symptoms of depression may be similar to the proportion of women with depression when doctors look for non-traditional symptoms, according to a new study. Golf 'Lefty' magic at Deutsche Bank Phil Mickelson is making a habit of setting pulses racing with inspired birdie filled charges this year and Friday was no exception on the TPC Boston. Paris Was the Place, by Susan Conley Memories afflict a woman as her brother struggles with AIDS. Trading at Noon Game over Vivendi sells Activision stake July 26 - Vivendi agrees to sell the majority of its stake in Activision Blizzard for $8.2B. Starbucks profit up on U.S. sales of "Refresher" energy drinks and Frappuccino iced beverages. Dashboard Today in Small Business Cliffgate The clock is ticking on the budget battles. Home prices are surging. How to maintain a brand. Inside the List Marisha Pessl, whose occult thriller Night Film is No. 6 on the hardcover fiction list, says, Theres a question of whether we can feel real fear in this day and age. Singles Become Doubles Nicknamed WAGs, the wives and girlfriends of famous athletes are their No. 1 fans. Just check out the players box at the U.S. Open. NBA player, TV figure Lamar Odom arrested on DUI charge Lamar Odom was arrested early Friday morning for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the California Highway Patrol. World Briefing | Middle East Iraq More Bombings Add to a Wave of Violence Two bombs, one hidden inside a pickup truck loaded with vegetables, exploded Thursday, killing a total of 24 people in Iraq. When Lohan met Oprah we learned... Sunday night marked the first time we've heard from Lindsay Lohan since her most recent stint in rehab, in her eagerly awaited pow wow with Oprah Winfrey. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Highest-paid U.S. CEOs are often fired or fined study NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 40 percent of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States over the past 20 years eventually ended up being fired, paying fraud-related fines or settlements, or accepting... France Supports U.S. Call for Action Against Syria Washington gained backing from President Franois Hollande for a military strike on Syria, even after the British Parliament withheld its support. Hyperloop vs. world's fastest trains Just how fast would the Hyperloop transportation system envisioned by entrepreneur Elon Musk have to be? Try more than twice as fast as the fastest commercial train in the world. UPDATE 1-Colombian president orders military patrols in Bogota * Curfew imposed overnight to control violence, looting (Adds quotes from Santos' address, detail on protests) Military Analysis Aim of U.S. Attack Restore a Red Line That Became Blurred The military strategy that the Obama administration is considering is not linked to its larger diplomatic strategy of persuading President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to yield power. Yosemite wildfire still raging, keeps tourists away SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fire crews battling to outflank a monster wildfire inside Yosemite National Park made headway on Friday in confining flames to wilderness areas but were powerless to salvage the region's sputtering tourist economy at the end of its peak summer tourist season. Roundup Orioles Overpower Athletics as Wild-Card Race Tightens The Orioles took two of three from Oakland to move within two games of the As in the race for the second American League wild-card slot. Indonesia drags on Axiata's Q2 net profit KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Axiata Group Bhd, Malaysia's biggest mobile phone operator by market value, posted a 3.28 percent drop in second quarter profit, as weaker contributions from its Indonesia operations offset gains made by the firm's subsidiaries in Cambodia and Bangladesh. Obama says Syria chemical weapons attack threatens Israel, Jordan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the chemical weapons attack in Syria threatened U.S. allies Israel, Turkey and Jordan and that while "nobody ends up being more war weary than me" he is considering a narrow, limited U.S. response. Meet the Rules of the Internet Hello! Welcome to the Internet. It's a big place, so let me show you around. Nadal on historic win World Sport's Amanda Davies chats with 2013 French Open champion Rafael Nadal. 25 great skyscrapers China may have just topped out on its new tallest building -- the 632-meter Shanghai Tower -- but if plans underway in Changsha come to fruition, that building will hold the title until only April 2014 when the country's 838-meter Sky City is completed. Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet of Soil and Strife, Dies at 74 Mr. Heaney, a widely celebrated Irish poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995, is recognized as one of the major poets of the 20th century. Lawyers for ex-NFL star say murder investigators misled witness ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A judge on Friday declined to rule on a motion filed by Aaron Hernandez's lawyers that accused investigators of misleading at least one witness while building their murder case against the former NFL star. Critics Notebook The Unexpected Files Comes to Science Channel The Unexplained Files, a new television series on the Science Channel, looks at some puzzles of existence. Bits Blog Twitter General Counsel Leaves as Company Prepares to Go Public Alex MacGillivray, who championed free speech as Twitters top lawyer, will remain in an advisory role as the company prepares for an anticipated public offering sometime next year.

RSSFWD - From RSS to Inbox

3600 O'Donnell Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21224. (410) 230-0061