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News Feed Latest worldwide news New iPhones in hot demand With the latest iPhone handsets going on sale in 11 countries and territories Friday, there will be the usual lines of diehard fans snaking around popular Apple stores. 'Smiley' Iran Why caution is needed How to react to Iran's new smiley-faced president, Hassan Rouhani? Fairfax's Watsa confident BlackBerry bid will succeed TORONTO (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Chief Executive Prem Watsa said on Wednesday he is confident the consortium he leads can find the money to fund its $4.7 billion bid for smartphone... South Africa's Vodacom says in exclusive talks with Neotel shareholders JOHANNESBURG, Sept 30 (Reuters) - South African mobile operator Vodacom Group said on Monday it had entered exclusive talks with Neotel shareholders to acquire the fixed-line operator. Achillion stock plunges as FDA maintains clinical hold on hep C drug (Reuters) - Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided not to lift a clinical hold it had placed on the firm's hepatitis C drug, sovaprevir, leaving an uncertain fate for the company's most promising drug. A Jet Groomed for Danger and Running Full Speed Toward It Ellis Lanksters childhood was valuable preparation for his role as a gunner, or flier, on the Jets kickoff and punt coverage units. Pitino, One of 12 Inductees, Recalls Great Journey Rick Pitino, who has led three teams to the Final Four, winning two N.C.A.A. championships, was among those enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Private banker pay holds up in tough market ZURICH (Reuters) - Stiff competition for top private bankers has kept a floor under pay even as low interest rates, flaccid client trading and tougher regulation squeeze industry profit margins. Italy's PM seeks to shore up government Enrico Letta, Italy's centre-left prime minister, is seeking urgently parliamentary support for a new government after Silvio Berlusconi pulled his ministers out of their five-month-old coalition, risking a financial market backlash. In a Breathtaking First, NASAs Voyager 1 Exits the Solar System Voyager 1, launched back in 1977, has become the first man-made object to pass into the unknown vastness of interstellar space. Merkel's recipe for success The woman who was once written off by critics has shown in a new election that she is Europe's leading political figure, writes Ulf Gartzke Italy's PM seeks to shore up government Enrico Letta, Italy's centre-left prime minister, is seeking urgently parliamentary support for a new government after Silvio Berlusconi pulled his ministers out of their five-month-old coalition, risking a financial market backlash. T Magazine Site to Be Seen | The Herman Miller Archive Unearths a Lost Moment in Design History On the furniture giants new online editorial platform, the great curator Mildred Friedman recalls a pioneering multimedia class that influenced the future work of Charles Eames, George Nelson and Alexander Girard. Demographics will drive the 'new normal' economy (The author is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) Whats on Friday Television highlights. Environmentalists win U.S. court fight to protect whales from Navy sonar (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has sided with environmental groups in their lawsuit against the U.S. government over Navy training exercises off the West Coast involving sonar that they say harms endangered whales, dolphins and other protected marine mammals. House to seek spending bill with new Obamacare provision WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will make yet another attempt to change President Barack Obama's healthcare law by attaching it to a government funding bill needed by midnight Monday. Butler Loses F Jones for Season to Wrist Injury Butler's turbulent offseason isn't showing any signs of slowing down. CNH Industrial shares open at $12.75 on first day of NYSE trade MILAN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Shares in truck and tractor maker CNH Industrial opened at $12.75 on their first day of trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday. Penney stock plunges on share sale, lower cash forecast (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc's decision to shore up its cash reserves by issuing almost $1 billion in new shares sent its stock tumbling more than 13 percent Friday. U.S. economic growth gauge at highest since April 2010 ECRI NEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of future U.S. economic growth rose to its highest in three and a half years last week, while the annualized growth rate also rose, a research group said on... Jewels turn up atop French glacier It reads like the opening scene of an "Indiana Jones" movie. Hungry City New York, All Wrapped Up in a Tortilla Every cart, truck and bodega holds a promise of taco greatness. DealBook Chinese Conglomerate Plans $1.8 Billion Reverse Takeover in Hong Kong Cofco, whose operations include slaughtering livestock and selling life insurance, said it would place 12 property projects in mainland China into a subsidiary, the Hong Kong Parkview Group. Wells Fargo to pay Freddie Mac $780 mln to settle mortgage claims Sept 30 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo Co said on Monday it will pay $780 million in cash to Freddie Mac to resolve substantially all repurchase liabilities on home loans sold to the government-controlled... New cargo ship's docking at space station delayed to Saturday CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) - A traffic jam at the International Space Station is prompting a second delay in the arrival of a new commercial cargo ship that is making a test run to the orbital outpost, officials said on Monday. Economix Blog How a Debt-Ceiling Crisis Could Become a Financial Crisis A play-by-play by The Financial Times tells how a default by the Treasury could unfold. Today's Economist The Push for Universal Pre-K Despite apathy and opposition, publicly financed pre-kindergarten programs are likely to continue expanding in the United States, offering important economic benefits, an economist writes. Meet the ocean's 'great ladies' It might be better known for its extravagant superyachts, but this week Cannes will be a haven for some of the world's most iconic vintage yachts. Jump aboard for Regates Royales de Cannes. COLUMN-Demographics will drive the "new normal" economy CHICAGO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - One of the most difficult terms to understand in long-term investing nowadays is "new normal." Human-powered helicopter flies into aviation history July 11 - A team from Toronto has won the long-coveted Sikorsky prize by using human power alone to fly an aircraft. The team, called AreroVelo Inc., achieved the feat on June 13, securing a $250,000 prize that has been on offer for 33 years, but never before awarded. Rob Muir reports. Comment Ban Sets Off Debate The magazine Popular Science has decided to shut off comments on its articles, saying ignorant, insulting and counterfactual posts were polluting the discourse and sowing confusion. TCW buys Craton Equity in push to expand alternatives group NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Investment firm TCW has acquired private equity firm Craton Equity Partners in a push to expand its alternative offerings, the head of the firm's alternative products... Sprint investors need patience, possibly up to two years - SoftBank founder NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp's bid to revive U.S. wireless operator Sprint Corp could take as long as two years, the Japanese telecoms group's founder said on Monday, dampening investor... Theater Two Big Voices Back From Grave Janis Joplin and Billie Holiday are coming to life anew for temporary, theatrical visits to the corporeal world. The Tailgate Experience, British Style Millions of Britons follow American football, but the one thing many of them have no experience with is tailgating. Dark Lies the Island, Stories by Kevin Barry Kevin Barrys story collection borrows from the vernacular of his native Ireland. Cuba grants athletes pro status Ever since the Cuban Revolution more than 50 years ago, athletes on the communist island have been able to garner gold medals and glory, but not big paychecks. Former Madoff employees want more details on affair allegations NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five former employees of Bernard Madoff responded on Thursday to government assertions that all but one of them and Madoff were involved "in romantic and/or sexual relationships"... China Sends a Real Estate Mogul to Prison The banker, Gong Aiai, was sentenced to three years in prison for forging or illegally purchasing documents to buy dozens of houses.

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