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News Feed Latest worldwide news Fair Game A Better Way to Compare C.E.O. Pay Peer group comparisons are probably more useful to investors than the new pay rule proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. In Bronx River, Helping Oysters Stage Comeback After decades of cleanup efforts in the river, a one-acre oyster reef, aimed at serving as an anchor for the marine ecosystem, has been created on the rivers bottom. Telefonica subscribes to Telco capital hike MADRID, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Spain's Telefonica said on Tuesday that it has subscribed to a 324 million euro ($437 million) capital hike at Telco, the holding company that controls Telecom Italia. Can Esther Duflo eradicate poverty? Poverty and hunger are two plagues of human society that are usually synonymous with each other. Economist, Esther Duflo, is trying to change that old way of thinking about hunger. Foreign Policy magazine has ranked Duflo as one of its "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for "Poor Economics," a book she co-authored, which says that the impoverished may be suffering from hunger because of where they choose to spend their money. Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the Soil Some farmers are examining their soil, and finding cause for concern after years of using glyphosate to kill weeds in their fields. You're the Boss Blog Is This Business Ready to Open Franchises? Josh Skolnick, who has demonstrated a knack for building and selling businesses, is trying to decide the best way to grow his latest venture. Brazil's Rousseff criticizes United States for spying UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday criticized the United States for spying and said Brazil would adopt legislation and technology to protect it from illegal interception of communications. 9 rules for surviving Oktoberfest Raised steins, raised bosoms, leather-clad Bavarian thighs. And "beer corpses." Thieves rob prison in northern Italy ROME (Reuters) - Thieves in northern Italy broke into a prison and made off with a safe containing thousands of euros in the early hours of Wednesday, Italian media reported. Oracle Sweeps Two Races to Tie Americas Cup The Americans seventh straight victory tied the Cup, 8-8, and forced a winner-take-all race for the famed trophy on Wednesday in San Francisco Bay. City Kitchen Breaded and Fried Cutlets Cant Miss A slice of meat or poultry coated in bread crumbs and fried is delicious by any name cutlet, chicken-fried steak, schnitzel or Milanesa. Vista Equity to take Greenway Medical private for $644 million (Reuters) - Greenway Medical Technologies Inc has agreed to be taken private by Vista Equity Partners for $644 million, less than two years after the medical software provider debuted on the U.S.... Nadal on historic win World Sport's Amanda Davies chats with 2013 French Open champion Rafael Nadal. UPDATE 2-Barrick in talks on further asset sales, no spin-offs DENVER, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp, whose shares have been beaten down in recent months by a series of writedowns and project delays, is in talks on further asset sales, with the focus on... T Magazine The Scene | Milan Fashion Week Jil Sander Scenes from the Milan Fashion Week photo diary of Filippo Mutani. Wounded Gang Member Behind Chicago Shooting, the Police Say A Chicago man hit by gunfire went looking for revenge with fellow gang members to a park, where one of them fired an assault rifle and wounded 13 people, including a 3-year-old boy, the authorities say. The man who stirred up politics In the quiet world of German politics, outspoken Social Democrat leader and Angela Merkel's main challenger, Peer Steinbrueck, is causing something of a storm. Grohe may launch IPO as early as Thursday - sources FRANKFURT, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Europe's biggest bathroom equipment maker, Grohe, may launch an initial public offering (IPO) as early as Thursday if its private equity owners fail to agree an... Hill Leads No. 6 LSU Past Auburn 35-21 Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSU's offense this early in the season is a matter for debate. Could siege backfire on group? What does al-Shabaab stand to gain and lose through its campaign of terror? CNN's Nic Robertson reports. Greenpeace Activists May Face Russian Piracy Charges Russian officials have opened a piracy investigation against Greenpeace members who scaled a Gazprom offshore oil platform in the Arctic. Spanish city seeks mystery buyer of $6 million lottery ticket MADRID, Spain (Reuters) - The Spanish city of Coruna has begun a search for the person who missed out on 4.7 million euros ($6.3 million) by buying a winning lottery ticket but leaving it behind in the shop. Dog Ziggity New Jerseys Own Hot Dogs A road trip to 10 joints shows that New York hot dogs may have nothing on these franks. Fashion Review Bottega Veneta, Emilio Pucci, Giorgio Armani, Jil Sander, Marni, Missoni Cathy Horyn finds a subpar season in Milan, with many designers either playing to the cameras or to mass tastes. Dot Earth Blog The Vital Long View in Tracking Diminishing Arctic Sea Ice Sea ice around the North Pole retreated less this year than last, but the trend toward an open-water Arctic Ocean in summers remains. Property Values What You Get for ... $900,000 This weeks properties include a Dutch Colonial in New York; an adobe in Santa Fe, N.M.; and a three-story condo in Chicago. Canadian Natural told to drain Alberta lake due to oil sands leak CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd has been ordered to drain a lake on the site of its northern Alberta oil sands project so that contamination on the lake's bottom, from a leak that has been spilling tar-like bitumen for months, can be cleaned up. Networks Go to Extremes to Promote New Shows for the Fall Season Broadcast networks have been challenged by a continuing decline in ratings, so marketing executives have left no stone unturned in the pursuit of promotional ideas. British cosmologist Hawking backs right to assisted suicide LONDON (Reuters) - British cosmologist Stephen Hawking has backed the right for people who are terminally ill to choose to end their lives and to receive help to do so as long as safeguards are in place. Obama Urges Active Mideast Role for U.N. President Obama said on Tuesday that there should be a basis for an agreement on Irans nuclear ambitions but that the roadblocks will be difficult to overcome. Israel accuses Iran's Rouhani of playing "game of deception" UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz accused Iranian President Hassan Rouhani of playing a "game of deception" in his speech to the United Nations... Bankrupt California city to unveil adjustment plan Friday SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - The bankrupt city of Stockton, California, will present a draft plan on Friday to adjust its debt while it keeps negotiating with bondholders, a lawyer for the city told Reuters on Tuesday. Sports Briefing | Soccer Masseur Ruled Ineligible A Brazilian club was disqualified from the fourth-division playoffs because the teams masseur made key saves in a game this month. 10 reasons to explore Scotland This small country contains some of the most unspoiled territory in Europe. BlackBerry bid is credit negative for Fairfax-Moody's TORONTO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holding Ltd's plan to lead a consortium to buy BlackBerry is credit negative for Fairfax but does not have rating implications, Moody's Investors... Americans, Briton among the militants Sept. 24 - Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said Americans and a British person were among the attackers in the siege on a shopping mall in Nairobi. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Brazil must tighten as Fed tapers U.S. stimulus -professors SAO PAULO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian policymakers will need to raise interest rates, restrain government spending and intensify a fight against inflation to avoid a steep currency drop when the... 'Joy of writing' helps Seles move on She spent her teenage years ruling the tennis world, and now Monica Seles is hoping her world of tennis can rule today's teenagers. Sketch Guy Trying to Outguess the Unpredictable People subscribe to investing newsletters because they want some certainty about their financial decisions. But no one knows which way the markets will turn. The Boss Joel Peresman, Drawn to the Music At the age of 6, Joel Peresman saved 63 cents to buy his first single record. Now he is C.E.O. of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.

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