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News: RIM posts loss as new CEO begins to clean house U.S. may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees Insight: Obama's North Korean leap of faith turns to ashes Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west Afghanistan Apple, Foxconn set new standard for China work conditions North Korea test fires short-range missiles: reports Pentagon says F-35 fighter delayed, costs rise 4.3 percent Google to open online tablet store: report China firm fights to stay out of court in U.S. spy case Assad says foreign aid to rebels must stop under peace plan Fourth quarter income trends up, boost for spending Angry Spaniards strike against labor reform BRICS flay West over IMF reform, monetary policy House budget chair questions Pentagon budget cuts Exclusive: West wants Saudi Arabia to keep up oil production Apple, Foxconn revamp China work conditions RIM CEO cleans house as BlackBerry maker posts loss Senate rejects Obama call to end Big Oil tax breaks Murdoch's media empire strikes back Analysis: Canada's "Cushing moment": A northern pipeline crisis looms Consumers plot emergency oil release as Saudi decries high prices Exclusive: U.S. sees lifetime cost of F-35 fighter at $1.45 trillion Apple CEO visits Foxconn's iPhone plant in China Best Buy sales, restructuring disappoint Obama lawyer asks Supreme Court to save healthcare law Jobless claims fall to 4-year low in latest week Fourth-quarter GDP unrevised at 3.0 percent U.S. charges JetBlue pilot for midair meltdown Pope meets Cuba's Fidel Castro, slams U.S. embargo Amid fresh diplomacy, U.S. still wary of direct Syria role Consumers plot emergency oil release as Saudi decries high prices Iran says expects nuclear talks on April 13 Exclusive: Brazil to rally BRICS against rich countries U.S. generals, Pakistan army chief meet on NATO skirmish Durable goods orders hint at weak first quarter Dow back in black as Wall Street cuts losses near quarter's end Syrian violence ignores peace diplomacy U.S. charges screaming, incoherent JetBlue pilot Wall Street eases as energy and materials sectors weigh Magic Johnson group to buy Dodgers for record $2 billion RIM posts loss as new CEO begins to clean house Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:53 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion posted a net loss and its first slump in BlackBerry shipments for its holiday quarter since 2006, as its new CEO announced the initial steps in a strategic overhaul and would not rule out an eventual sale of the company. RIM's shares dropped as much as 9 percent on Thursday after the company said it would no longer issue financial forecasts and was reviewing "strategic opportunities" such as partnerships and joint-venture licensing, and other ways to leverage its assets. ... Full Story Top U.S. may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:45 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has signaled a willingness to accept less-stringent controls on former Taliban leaders who could be transferred to Qatar as part of a deal between the United States and the Afghan militants to kick-start Afghan peace talks, U.S. officials said. ... Full Story Top Insight: Obama's North Korean leap of faith turns to ashes Thu,29 Mar 2012 10:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. diplomats filed into North Korea's grim embassy in Beijing last month they found an unlikely surprise: Starbucks. Their hosts, led by North Korean's chief nuclear negotiator Kim Kye-gwan, had ordered U.S.-style coffee for talks both sides hoped would lead to new negotiations on Pyongyang's nuclear program and to resumed U.S. food shipments to one of the most feared and secretive countries in the world. There were more surprises to come. ... Full Story Top Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west Afghanistan Thu,29 Mar 2012 09:11 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in U.S. air strikes and a gunbattle in western Afghanistan after an insurgent attack on an Afghan army patrol, NATO and Afghan officials said on Friday. A spokesman of the International Security Assistance Force said the patrol came under attack in Gulistan district in western Farah province on Wednesday, prompting a call for air support. "Numerous insurgents were killed, and several motorbikes were damaged or destroyed" following two strikes by coalition aircraft, he said. ... Full Story Top Apple, Foxconn set new standard for China work conditions Thu,29 Mar 2012 11:37 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and its main contract manufacturing Foxconn agreed to tackle violations of conditions among the 1.2 million workers assembling iPhones and iPads in a landmark decision that could change the way Western companies do business in China. Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, whose subsidiary Hon Hai Precision Industry assembles Apple devices in factories in China, will hire tens of thousands of new workers, eliminate illegal overtime, improve safety protocols and upgrade workers' housing and other amenities. ... Full Story Top North Korea test fires short-range missiles: reports Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:21 PM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its west coast on Thursday believed to be part of a test to upgrade capabilities, said news reports published on Friday, quoting South Korean military officials. North Korea has raised tensions in recent weeks by announcing it would launch a rocket to put a satellite into orbit, but regional powers are urging Pyongyang to drop the plan, saying it would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions. ... Full Story Top Pentagon says F-35 fighter delayed, costs rise 4.3 percent Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:33 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The cost of developing and building the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter rose 4.3 percent to $395.7 billion last year and the plane will not reach full-rate production until 2019, two years later than planned, the Pentagon said on Thursday. It cited a slowdown in orders from the U.S. military and other countries as a reason for the higher cost of the Lockheed Martin Corp next-generation combat plane, which has been dogged by delays and cost overruns. ... Full Story Top Google to open online tablet store: report Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is planning to open an online store to sell tablet PCs directly to consumers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The online store would offer tablets made by Samsung Electronics Co and Asustek Computer Inc based on Google's Android software, according to the report, which cited anonymous sources and which Reuters was not able to confirm. Google declined to comment. ... Full Story Top China firm fights to stay out of court in U.S. spy case Thu,29 Mar 2012 08:09 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chinese steel firm accused by the United States with industrial espionage targeting chemical giant DuPont will ask a judge to quash moves for it to appear in court because a summons was not delivered correctly, court filings said. The Pangang Group, a state-owned steel manufacturer in Sichuan province, allegedly worked with a California businessman and others to obtain several valuable trade secrets from DuPont, according to a U.S. indictment. Lawyers for Pangang argued in a document filed in San Francisco federal court on Thursday that the U.S. ... Full Story Top Assad says foreign aid to rebels must stop under peace plan Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:36 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday Syria would spare no effort to ensure the success of international envoy Kofi Annan's peace mission but warned it would not work without securing an end to foreign funding and arming of rebels opposing him. Assad is under international pressure to call his troops and tanks back to their bases, a year into a popular revolt against his iron rule. Fighting between troops and rebels killed at least 38 more people on Thursday, 15 of them soldiers. ... Full Story Top Fourth quarter income trends up, boost for spending Thu,29 Mar 2012 02:03 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Household income grew at a faster pace in the fourth quarter than previously thought as the jobs market strengthened, a development that could underpin consumer spending. The Commerce Department said on Thursday real disposable income rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $11.73 trillion, $10.6 billion more than previously estimated. While its final estimate left growth in gross domestic product at an unrevised 3 percent pace last quarter, when measured from the income side, the economy expanded at a solid 4. ... Full Story Top Angry Spaniards strike against labor reform Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:11 PM PDT Reuters - BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish workers angry at a labor reform the government calls an "unstoppable" necessity staged a general strike on Thursday, bringing factories and ports to a standstill and igniting flashes of violence on the streets. Hundreds of thousands attended largely peaceful marches throughout Spain, waving red flags and beating drums against the budget cuts of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who was elected by a landslide only four months ago on a mandate to dig the country out of a debt crisis that has unnerved its European neighbors. ... Full Story Top BRICS flay West over IMF reform, monetary policy Thu,29 Mar 2012 11:03 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging market nations pressed Western powers to cede more voting rights at the IMF this year and flayed the rich world's reflationary monetary policies for putting global economic stability in jeopardy. "This dynamic process of reform is necessary to ensure the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Fund," Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa said in a joint declaration after their one-day summit in New Delhi. ... Full Story Top House budget chair questions Pentagon budget cuts Thu,29 Mar 2012 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon budget for next year is dishonest and generals who have endorsed it on Capitol Hill are not giving Congress their "true advice," a senior Republican lawmaker on budget matters said on Thursday amid rising rhetoric over looming defense cuts. Representative Paul Ryan, head of the budget committee of the House of Representatives, said the defense budget President Barack Obama sent to Congress last month was driven by spending constraints and not by the new U.S. military strategy unveiled in January. "We don't think the generals are giving us their true advice. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: West wants Saudi Arabia to keep up oil production Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:50 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Oil consuming nations may seek reassurance from Saudi Arabia that it will not cut oil production and neutralize the impact on oil prices if consumer countries release emergency reserves, diplomats and industry sources said. The issue may be raised by a U.S. delegation, led by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which is in Riyadh this weekend to discuss Syria with Gulf states. Clinton will see Saudi King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal. ... Full Story Top Apple, Foxconn revamp China work conditions Thu,29 Mar 2012 04:40 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In a landmark development for the way Western companies do business in China, Apple Inc said on Thursday it had agreed to work with partner Foxconn to tackle wage and working condition violations at the factories that produce its popular products. Foxconn - which makes Apple devices from the iPhone to the iPad - will hire tens of thousands of new workers, clamp down on illegal overtime, improve safety protocols and upgrade worker housing and other amenities. The moves come in response to one of the largest investigations ever conducted of a U.S. ... Full Story Top RIM CEO cleans house as BlackBerry maker posts loss Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:47 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion on Thursday reported a quarterly loss as BlackBerry shipments slumped again and said former co-CEO Jim Balsillie stepped down as director, part of a shake-up of the company's senior ranks by its new chief executive. RIM's shares dropped as much as 9 percent after the company said it would no longer issue financial forecasts and is reviewing "strategic opportunities" such as partnerships and joint ventures licensing, and other ways to leverage its assets. ... Full Story Top Senate rejects Obama call to end Big Oil tax breaks Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:43 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate blocked legislation on Thursday to strip billions of dollars in tax breaks for the biggest U.S. oil companies, calling the bill a political stunt that would not help tamp down surging gasoline prices. President Barack Obama, under pressure as the pinch of higher gasoline prices becomes a hot issue in the U.S. presidential campaign, had urged Congress to end the breaks, worth about $24 billion over 10 years, noting oil companies were raking in record profits. ... Full Story Top Murdoch's media empire strikes back Thu,29 Mar 2012 10:36 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - An angry Rupert Murdoch on Thursday declared war against "enemies" who have accused his pay-TV operation of sabotaging its rivals, denouncing them as "toffs and right wingers" stuck in the last century. Separate reports by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Financial Review newspaper this week said that News Corp's pay-TV smartcard security unit, NDS, had promoted piracy attacks on rivals, including in the United States. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Canada's "Cushing moment": A northern pipeline crisis looms Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:51 AM PDT Reuters - CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Oil traders still grappling with an unprecedented pipeline bottleneck in the U.S. Midwest that roiled global energy markets last year should beware: Canada may be next. The pipelines that carry crude from Alberta's oil sands and the Bakken shale fields of North Dakota to U.S. refiners may run out of capacity as soon as 2015, some analysts now warn. Fears that the export of Canadian crude will be constrained have risen recently as a result of pipeline project delays and the unyielding growth of North Dakota output. ... Full Story Top Consumers plot emergency oil release as Saudi decries high prices Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:58 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters)- Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi mounted his most direct rhetorical attack against high oil prices on Wednesday, but showed no sign of moving to increase supplies even as France joined the United States and Britain in talks for a release of strategic reserves. Two weeks after Reuters initially reported that Britain and the United States were set to agree on tapping emergency stockpiles, French Energy Minister Eric Besson said the European nation was also in talks with Washington. Le Monde reported that the move could come in a matter of weeks. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: U.S. sees lifetime cost of F-35 fighter at $1.45 trillion Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:28 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government now projects that the total cost to develop, buy and operate the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be $1.45 trillion over the next 50-plus years, according to a Pentagon document obtained by Reuters. The Pentagon's latest, staggering estimate of the lifetime cost of the F-35 -- its most expensive weapons program -- is up from about $1 trillion a year ago, and includes inflation. ... Full Story Top Apple CEO visits Foxconn's iPhone plant in China Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:04 PM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc's Tim Cook, on his first trip to China as the chief executive officer, has visited an iPhone production plant run by the Foxconn Technology Group, which is being accused of improper labor practices. China is the world's largest mobile market and already Apple's second-biggest market overall, but its growth there is clouded by issues ranging from a contested iPad trademark to treatment of local labor. ... Full Story Top Best Buy sales, restructuring disappoint Thu,29 Mar 2012 01:55 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Best Buy Co reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales and said it would close 50 large U.S. stores and lay off another 400 employees, disappointing investors looking for even deeper cuts to turn around the world's largest consumer electronics chain. The news drove Best Buy shares down as much as 10 percent to touch an intraday low of $23.97, shaving $920 million off its market capitalization to $8.4 billion. The shares were down just over 7 percent at $24.71 in afternoon trading. ... Full Story Top Obama lawyer asks Supreme Court to save healthcare law Wed,28 Mar 2012 07:24 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top courtroom lawyer made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the Supreme Court to save President Barack Obama's healthcare law, capping three days of historic arguments that left it unclear how the nine justices would rule. Having peppered lawyers for and against the law with questions for more than six hours over the three days, the justices withdrew to their chambers to begin up to three months of deliberation expected to yield a decision by late June. ... Full Story Top Jobless claims fall to 4-year low in latest week Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:51 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits fell to a fresh four-year low last week, according to a government report that showed ongoing healing in the labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 359,000, the lowest level since April 2008, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The report included revisions for claims data from 2007 based on updated seasonal adjustment calculations. New seasonal adjustment factors were also introduced for 2012. ... Full Story Top Fourth-quarter GDP unrevised at 3.0 percent Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:14 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy expanded as expected in the fourth quarter while personal income grew at a much faster pace than previously thought, which should help underpin spending this quarter. Gross domestic product increased at a 3.0 percent annual rate, the quickest pace since the second quarter of 2010, the Commerce Department said in its final estimate on Thursday, unrevised from last month's estimate. That was in line with economists' expectations. The economy grew at a 1.8 percent rate in the third quarter. However, personal income was $13. ... Full Story Top U.S. charges JetBlue pilot for midair meltdown Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:49 PM PDT Reuters - AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. authorities filed criminal charges on Wednesday against a JetBlue Airways pilot who witnesses said yelled incoherently about religion and the 2001 hijack attacks and pounded on a locked cockpit door before passengers subdued him in a midair uproar. Flight 191 was diverted to Amarillo, Texas, on Tuesday, following what authorities described as erratic behavior by Capt. Clayton Frederick Osbon, who allegedly ran through the cabin before passengers tackled him in the galley. A flight attendant suffered bruised ribs, officials said. ... Full Story Top Pope meets Cuba's Fidel Castro, slams U.S. embargo Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:37 PM PDT Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict called for an end to the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba and met with revolutionary icon Fidel Castro on Wednesday as he ended a trip in which he urged the communist island to change. He also spoke at a public Mass in Havana's sprawling Revolution Square where the Vatican said 300,000 people gathered to hear the 84-year-old pontiff. ... Full Story Top Amid fresh diplomacy, U.S. still wary of direct Syria role Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:47 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs on Thursday for fresh diplomacy aimed at halting Syria's bloodshed, but there is little sign the Obama administration is ready to deviate from its hands-off approach. Clinton's talks in Riyadh with foreign ministers from Gulf states will likely be anchored by a new peace proposal from U.N.-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan. It is the latest bid to broker a diplomatic end to more than a year of fighting between President Bashar al-Assad's troops and opponents to his family's decades-long rule. ... Full Story Top Consumers plot emergency oil release as Saudi decries high prices Wed,28 Mar 2012 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters)- Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi mounted his most direct rhetorical attack against high oil prices on Wednesday, but showed no sign of moving to increase supplies even as France joined the United States and Britain in talks for a release of strategic reserves. Two weeks after Reuters initially reported that Britain and the United States were set to agree on tapping emergency stockpiles, French Energy Minister Eric Besson said the European nation was also in talks with Washington. Le Monde reported that the move could come in a matter of weeks. ... Full Story Top Iran says expects nuclear talks on April 13 Wed,28 Mar 2012 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran expects to reopen talks with world powers that could defuse mounting tensions over its disputed nuclear program on April 13, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday. Turkey has offered to host the talks and the location will be decided in the next few days, Salehi said, after greeting Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on his arrival in Tehran. The major nations are keen to get Iran to enter talks on curbing its uranium enrichment program, which the West suspects is aimed at developing a nuclear weapons capability but Tehran says is peaceful. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: Brazil to rally BRICS against rich countries Wed,28 Mar 2012 03:15 PM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Brazil will push for its large emerging-market peers including China to denounce what it sees as unfair monetary policies by Europe and the United States, raising the stakes in a global confrontation over economic imbalances. Brazilian Trade and Industry Minister Fernando Pimentel told Reuters on Wednesday his country would seek such language in a communique at this week's BRICS summit, which brings together Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. ... Full Story Top U.S. generals, Pakistan army chief meet on NATO skirmish Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:59 AM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The head of U.S. Central Command and the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan met Pakistan's army chief on Wednesday in the first high-level military visit since a cross-border U.S. attack last November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Their talks, announced by the Pakistani military, took place a day after U.S. President Barack Obama met Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in Seoul. He expressed hope that Pakistan's review of strained ties with Washington would respect U.S. security needs. ... Full Story Top Durable goods orders hint at weak first quarter Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:11 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods increased only modestly in February, supporting the view that economic growth in the first quarter could be lackluster. Durable goods orders rose 2.2 percent last month, missing economists' forecasts and only partially reversing January's sharp decline, Commerce Department data showed on Wednesday. A gauge of future business investment also fell short of forecasts. ... Full Story Top Dow back in black as Wall Street cuts losses near quarter's end Thu,29 Mar 2012 01:49 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow managed a slim gain on Thursday while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq shook off most of their earlier losses to end slightly lower, as investors took advantage of a selloff to buy blue chips that have been rallying throughout the quarter. The Dow industrials sharply erased losses in the last half hour of trading and closed up 0.2 percent. Despite the S&P 500 marking its third day of declines, the benchmark index is still up 2.8 percent for the month and nearly 12 percent for the year. ... Full Story Top Syrian violence ignores peace diplomacy Wed,28 Mar 2012 02:04 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded cities and towns in southern and northern Syria on Wednesday and stormed villages, forcing thousands to flee after President Bashar al-Assad accepted a peace plan calling for the army to withdraw to barracks. Assad's ally Iran backed the peace plan, saying Syria's crisis "should be dealt with patiently", and Russia said it was now up to Syria's opposition groups to also endorse the proposals, which do not require Assad to give up power. But the United States, Germany and the Arab League called for action not words. ... Full Story Top U.S. charges screaming, incoherent JetBlue pilot Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:48 PM PDT Reuters - AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Authorities filed criminal charges on Wednesday against a JetBlue pilot who screamed over the radio, pounded on the door of the cockpit and was tackled by passengers during a chaotic flight from New York forced to make an emergency landing in Texas. Flight 191 was diverted to Amarillo, Texas, on Tuesday, following what federal authorities described as erratic behavior by captain Clayton Frederick Osbon, who passengers said was restrained after he pounded on the locked cockpit door. A U.S. ... Full Story Top Wall Street eases as energy and materials sectors weigh Wed,28 Mar 2012 03:36 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks declined on Wednesday as sliding oil and metals prices gave investors a reason to sell commodity-related shares. A sharp fall in U.S. crude oil futures hit energy stocks, prompted by talk of a release of some U.S. and European strategic oil reserves. Materials shares dropped as well. A weaker-than-expected report on U.S. durable goods orders deflated some of the recent investor optimism over the economy, leading to softness in industrial shares. ... Full Story Top Magic Johnson group to buy Dodgers for record $2 billion Wed,28 Mar 2012 05:56 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2 billion, team owner Frank McCourt announced on Tuesday, capping a two-year drama that started with McCourt's divorce and wound its way through bankruptcy court. The buyers under the deal, unveiled hours before the storied franchise was scheduled to hold an auction with three bidders, were led by the investment banking firm Guggenheim Partners. Mark R. ... Full Story Top

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