NEW YORK (Reuters) - With earnings momentum on the rise, the S&P 500 seems to have few hurdles ahead as it continues to power higher, its all-time high a not-so-distant goal. The U.S. equity benchmark closed the week at a fresh five-year high on strong housing and labor market data and a string of earnings that beat lowered expectations. Sector indexes in transportation...
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Wall Street Week Ahead: Earnings, money flows to push stocks higher
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Sergei Filin, Bolshoi Ballet Director, Is Victim of Acid Attack
Label: WorldMOSCOW – A masked man threw acid in the face of Sergei Filin, the artistic director of the legendary Bolshoi Ballet, on Thursday night, leaving him with third-degree burns and possibly threatening his eyesight, Bolshoi officials said on Friday morning. The attack followed a series of anonymous threats to Mr. Filin, 42, a dancer who rose through the ranks of the world’s largest ballet company...
Tina Fey Wants Boring People to Get a License to Twitter
Label: TechnologyWe realize there’s only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: RELATED: Jimmy Kimmel Really Hates Kids; Call Me Again MaybeTina, you can be in charge of Twitter-licensing...
What Is Jennifer Aniston Doing with Her Body?
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 01/17/2013 at 09:00 PM ET SipaJennifer Aniston wants you to have good skin.The actress announced today that she’s the new face and body of Aveeno skincare products, a brand she loves.“I’m very particular...
Food servers more vulnerable to legal threats
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — People with severe food allergies have a new tool in their attempt to find menus that fit their diet: federal disabilities law. And that could leave schools, restaurants and anyplace else that serves food more vulnerable to legal challenges over food sensitivities.A settlement stemming from a lack of gluten-free foods available to students at a Massachusetts university could serve...
Stock futures dip as Intel offsets China data; earnings in focus
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were slightly lower on Friday after a disappointing earnings outlook from Intel offset news of better-than-expected economic growth in China. Shares of Intel Corp slumped 4.9 percent at $21.57 in premarket trading after the tech company forecast quarterly revenue that missed expectations. A sharp increase in capital spending plans for the year...
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Letter from Europe: In Russia, Culture as an Axis of Propaganda
Label: WorldPARIS — It was June 1935 and Romain Rolland, a noted French author, had just had a long interview in Moscow with Stalin. The next day, Aleksandr Arossev, a Soviet official who had acted as Mr. Rolland’s guide and translator, dashed off an obsequious note to his all-powerful boss, telling him what a hit he had been. “Romain Rolland, to be honest, was personally charmed by you,” Mr. Arossev...
PC titans take notes from tablets to regain customers
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Personal computer makers, trying to beat back a tablet mania that’s eating into their sales, are making what may be a last-ditch attempt to sway customers by mimicking the competition.Many of the laptops to be unveiled around the world in coming months will be hybrids or “convertibles” – morphing easily between portable tablets and full-powered laptops with a keyboard, industry...
Despite Divorce, Bethenny Frankel 'Smiling' in Beverly Hills
Label: Lifestyle Caught in the Act UPDATED 01/17/2013 at 06:00 AM EST • Originally published 01/17/2013 at 06:00 AM EST Bethenny Frankel David Tonnessen/Pacific Coast News ...
Large study confirms flu vaccine safe in pregnancy
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — A large study offers reassuring news for pregnant women: It's safe to get a flu shot.The research found no evidence that the vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus, and may prevent some deaths. Getting the flu while pregnant makes fetal death more likely, the Norwegian research showed.The flu vaccine has long been considered safe for pregnant women and their fetus. U.S. health...
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