Investors brace for Facebook debut on Wall Street published on May 18th, 2012 at 06:11 AM (Reuters) - Investors are bracing for Facebook's Wall Street debut on Friday after the world's No.1 online social network raised about $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in U.S. history.
Iran may seek "tactical gain" with UN nuclear deal published on May 18th, 2012 at 06:11 AM VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns about its atomic activity, diplomats say, a potential bargaining chip for Tehran in next week's negotiations with world powers.
G8 leaders look to head off euro zone crisis published on May 18th, 2012 at 06:11 AM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to tackle a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece could leave the euro zone bloc, threatening the future of the common currency.
U.S. firms eye Myanmar as sanctions suspended published on May 18th, 2012 at 06:11 AM (Reuters) - The suspension of U.S. sanctions barring investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the poor southeast Asian state gives a green light to U.S. firms queuing to scout for business in one of the last frontier markets.
Syria's Assad: Nations that sow chaos will suffer published on May 18th, 2012 at 06:11 AM AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that countries trying to "sow chaos" in Syria could be infected with it themselves, an apparent warning to Arab Gulf nations that back the insurgency aimed at forcing him from power.
Spain beset by bank crisis, downgrades, bond pressure published on May 18th, 2012 at 06:11 AM MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's borrowing costs shot up at a bond auction on Thursday and its troubled banks suffered a double blow, with shares in part-nationalized Bankia diving and 16 lenders - including the euro zone's biggest - having their credit ratings cut.
Poll shows Greece electing pro-bailout government published on May 18th, 2012 at 06:11 AM ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek voters are returning to the establishment parties that negotiated its bailout, a poll showed on Thursday, offering potential salvation for European leaders who say a snap Greek election next month will decide whether it must quit the euro.
China "bars" blind dissident's family choice of lawyers published on May 18th, 2012 at 06:11 AM BEIJING (Reuters) - The nephew of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been denied his family's choice of lawyers to defend a charge of "intentional homicide" in what one said was an attempt to manipulate a case that has focused world attention on China's human rights.
Former editor says Murdoch sowed seeds of hacking scandal published on May 17th, 2012 at 06:11 AM LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch sowed the seeds of the phone hacking scandal that has tarnished his reputation by forcing Britain's most respected newspapers into "a Faustian bargain" with the powerful, a former editor of the UK's Times newspaper said on Thursday.
JPMorgan's Dimon says will testify before Congress published on May 17th, 2012 at 06:11 AM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has agreed to testify before Congress over the bank's recent trading losses, which have ignited a political debate over whether large U.S. banks need to be reined in by regulators or new laws.
