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Russian state-controlled oil group prevented from raising debt beyond 30 days

April's surprise surge in home construction and building permits renewed hope for a spring rebound, after weeks of disappointing economic news.

More than 1,000 days have elapsed between Jessica Ennis-Hill’s last heptathlon and her next. But the will-she-won’t-she debate over the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis is over, the Olympic champion committing herself to take the start line of her first multi-discipline event since London 2012 on 30 May.

Curbs on player movements and confiscation of kit broke the rules, Blatter told

The departure of key executives raises questions about Google's long-term commitment to a real commerce battle, Re/code reports.

Rising global demand will absorb an increase in OPEC supplies, say officials at industry conference

Some residents face struggle to preserve status as Treasury considers higher charges

The online video appears to show how repeatedly canceling planned pickups causes fees to increase.

As our review of Brad Bird's "Tomorrowland" notes, part of the film's core is built upon "the aspirational dreams of the Edison, Tesla and Einstein-style inventors of the world." It's a spirit that's key to the upcoming movie, spinning a universal appeal out of the imagineering magic that Walt Disney conjured during his peak. In early versions of the movie, the plan was to show another one of cinema's greatest visionaries getting his own dose of inspiration. In an interview with Disney Insider,... Читать дальше...

Blair Waldorf is beaming! Pregnant Leighton Meester and husband Adam Brody stepped out on Saturday, [...]

Grandly presented to the world as the first known image of William Shakespeare to have been produced while he was alive, a 400-year-old drawing said to depict the Bard in his prime and with “film star good looks” has taken dubious scholars by surprise – not least because of its source.

George Clooney sat down with Charlie Rose and talked about how he proposed to his wife Amal even though the two never talked about getting married. "There wasn't a 'maybe we should get married.' I dropped it on her," said Clooney. And from the sounds of it, Amal may have made the superstar plead his case, with George recalling, "I've been on my knee for about 28 minutes so, I've got to get an answer out of this or I’m gonna throw a hip out."

Bwin saw revenue fall in all its business units

Getting a blue checkmark on Twitter may not add followers, but it can help in marketing.

Watchdog said consumers were illegally steered into online credit product

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Equilar's list of the top 200 CEOs' compensation shows that shareholder return often takes a backseat.

Only realised he had got the wrong girl on Las Vegas break when he reached round to feel her boobs

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The group has slowed its earnings decline and, like its rivals, pinned hope on data use

BofA technician MacNeil Curry says he expects silver prices to fall as much as 20% in the next several months.

As Chicago's municipal bonds continue to be downgraded, an advisor says something has to be done on the political level.

It's called Cape Town, but they certainly weren't wearing capes... or any clothes.

The last we heard anything about sequel to the modestly performing "Jack Reacher" was that Paramount had put the movie on the "fast track." That was in 2013. But it seems engines are revving for the vigilante drifter to get back on the big screen, and the project now has a director. Deadline reports that the movie will mark the reunion between "The Last Samurai" director Ed Zwick and that film's star, Tom Cruise. It's interesting to note that Christopher McQuarrie—who wrote and adapted the first film... Читать дальше...

New technology is rolling out in drought-parched California that enables homes to recycle two-thirds of the water they use.