• Yahoo follows Facebook and Microsoft in publishing US govt sought snoop data

  Internet corporation Yahoo has followed the league of technological companies in publishing reports about 'snoop data' requests made by the US government. According to the Guardian, Yahoo has revealed that it had received 12,000-13,000 requests, inclusive of criminal, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and other requests by the government between 1 December 2012 and 31 May ...

• 6-month-old shot at home on Alcoa Hwy.

  Officers are investigating the shooting of a six-month-old child, the Knox County Sheriff's Office has confirmed. It happened Wednesday afternoon at a home on Alcoa Hwy. The child has been transported to UT Medical Center. We have a crew on the way and will have updates as soon as they are ...

• Mens Wearhouse fires chairman who told millions Youre going to like the way you look

  FILE - In this Thursday, May 6, 1999 file photo, George Zimmer, second from left, gestures in a meeting in Oakland, Calif. Men's Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed Zimmer, its founder and executive ...

• Federal Reserve foresees lower US unemployment and inflation this year and next

  WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. unemployment rate to fall faster this year and next than it did in March. The Fed now predicts unemployment will fall to 7.2 percent or 7.3 percent at the end of 2013 from 7.6 percent now. It thinks the rate will be between 6.5 percent and 6.8 percent by the end of 2014, better than its previous projection of 6.7 percent to 7 percent. The 6.5 ...

• Highlights of state budget passed by Assembly

  MADISON, Wis. -- The two-year state budget passed by the Republican-controlled Assembly on a 55-42 vote now heads to the state Senate for an expected vote on Thursday. If it passes there in identical form, it then heads to Gov. Scott Walker who can sign it, veto all of it, or veto any individual items he opposes. The Legislature has the option to override Walker's vetoes. Here are some ...

• Voters support growth control in Encinitas

  Guerin said her two groups --- Encinitas Residents, Business & Taxpayers Opposing Prop. A and Homeowners to Preserve Encinitas --- made a big push in the final days before the election to encourage people to come vote at the ...

• KCSO investigating shooting off Alcoa Highway

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• No Taper Tipoff Fed Keeps the Easing Going

  The Federal Reserve will keep its version of the monetary printing press running a while longer, and provided few hints Wednesday that the days of extreme easing are coming to a close. In a decision eyed with a surgeon's precision on Wall Street, the central bank's Open Markets Committee tiptoed around the vaunted "tapering" question, saying it will continue watching the ...

• Who Will Be the Next Fed Chairman

  The question of who the president will nominate to succeed Bernanke will probably be answered sometime this summer. The president will want to make sure the Senate has plenty of time to consider and confirm his nominee--and that the markets have time to digest the ...

• Kiss and Tell Hersheys SP Prediction

  Brian Stutland of the Stutland Volatility Group believes that chocolate sales can tell us a great deal about where the market will go next. "Your basic thing that everybody loves is chocolate," Stutland said. "If chocolate sales are falling--if you hate chocolate--you definitely hate real estate or whatever big-ticket purchases you want to make." So to get a jump on the ...

• Zimmer Doesnt Like the Way This Looks

  No reason has been given yet for the departure of founder and executive chairman George Zimmer, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan. Zimmer has long been the face of the ...

• What to Expect From the Fed

  CNBC's Steve Liesman discusses expectations for the Fed; and Kenny Polcari, O'Neil Securities, and CNBC's Bob Pisani, break down how the market is anticipating the ...

• Whats Leon Cooperman Buying Now

  Leon Cooperman, Omega Advisors chairman & CEO, discusses what he hopes to hear from the Fed later today, adding there are plenty of stocks out there with more attractive yields than 10-year Treasurys. Cooperman also explains why he filed suit against ...

• DreamWorks CEOs Really Good Arrangement With Netflix

  CNBC's Julia Boorstin speaks to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, about his company's partnership with the Chinese government, and its deal with ...

• Bernanke wont blow up bond market

  The Federal Reserve may not be the big bad wolf of the bond market, despite what some say. FORTUNE -- The last of the economy's Band-Aids are coming off. The question is how much it will hurt. So far, the answer from the bond market has been quite a lot. Ever since Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated about a month ago that the Fed might slow its bond buying stimulus program, ...

• Apple Unveils News Content For TV Service

  We no longer check to see whether Sky News displays properly in Internet Explorer version 6 or earlier. To see our content at its best we recommend upgrading if you wish to continue using Internet Explorer or using another browser such ...

• Microsoft offers up a bounty for finding bugs in beta

  (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft on Wednesday announced it will launch a "bug bounty" program, designed to stamp out security vulnerabilities in its software before and after its products are launched. The software giant has previously offered as much as $250,000 for security vulnerabilities ...

• Exclusive Forest interested in bidding for Irish drugmaker Elan - sources

  WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month and gave no explicit indication that it was close to scaling back the program, despite intense market speculation it could soon start drawing it to a ...

• Fed keeps buying bonds at $85 billion monthly pace

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month and gave no explicit indication that it was close to scaling back the program, despite intense market speculation it could soon start drawing it to a ...

• U.S. banks failed to follow mortgage standards monitor

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four of the largest U.S. mortgage servicers failed to adhere to some of the new standards set out in a landmark settlement meant to help consumers facing foreclosure, a court-appointed monitor said on ...

• Exclusive Parmalat should cut LAG price by $151 million report to court says

  PARMA, Italy (Reuters) - A court-appointed commissioner has recommended Italian dairy group Parmalat cut the price it paid to its parent company Lactalis to acquire its North American cheesemaking division by $151 million, a move that will please minority ...

• U.S. judge limits ex-Goldman Sachs executives defense in fraud case

  GS.N ) vice president Fabrice Tourre can argue that he was acting on the advice of company lawyers in his defense against charges that he misled ...

• Full text of U.S. Fed statement

  The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will maintain the pace of its program to keep long-term interest rates at record lows, but offered a slightly more optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy and job market. Read ...

• Fed gives no indication it’s ready to scale back QE

  WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would keep buying US$85-billion in bonds per month and gave no explicit indication that it was close to scaling back the program, despite intense market speculation it could soon start drawing it to a close. Describing the economy as expanding moderately, Fed officials cited further improvement in labour market conditions, and noted ...

• Loblaw tests out smaller discount grocery store format in Calgary

  Canada's largest grocer is trying out a new discount small-store format in a bid to attract more customers in urban areas. Loblaw Cos. Ltd. (TSX:L) said it opened the new 10,000-square foot store a few weeks ago in Calgary. The location, named The Box by No Frills, offers "hard discounts and an everyday low price" on groceries and other merchandise, Sarah Davis, Loblaw's ...

• Bombardier books $297-million regional jet order from African carrier

  Bombardier Inc. booked an order Wednesday for its regional jets and turboprops from African carrier, Arik Air. The Lagos, Nigeria-based carrier order three of the manufacturer’s CRJ1000s and four Q400 turboprops, valued at $297-million based on list price. It was a welcomed addition to Bombardier’s order book at the Paris Air Show. Until Wednesday, the plane maker had sold three ...

• Microsoft Launches Security Bounty Programs for Windows 8.1 and IE 11 Preview

  IDG News Service - Microsoft will pay security researchers for finding and reporting vulnerabilities in the preview version of its Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) browser, for finding novel techniques to bypass exploit mitigations present in Windows 8.1 or later versions and for coming up with new ideas to defend against exploits. The monetary rewards will be paid ...

• GM nabs two of top five spots in J.D. Power ranking

  (MoneyWatch) General Motors won two of the top five brand rankings for the fewest new-car problems, with GMC second and Chevrolet fifth in the annual J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. That is an unusual showing for a Detroit-based company in a list traditionally dominated by import models, especially Honda and Toyota. Porsche was the top brand, Lexus third and Infiniti fourth. In addition to ...

• Best Toilet Papers Wipe Out Top Brands

  (Image credit: Amazon.com) Consumer Reports revisited its toilet paper ratings after testing more than two dozen products, naming the worst and best brands. The results may be a surprise to those who think the top national brands are always preferred. Three Walmart products were named in its top five winner’s circle: White Cloud, which is sold only in its stores, and Walmart’s Great ...

• Watch Olympian Lolo Jones Complains About Bobsledding Pay

  She may have been joking but Allenby and -- -- -- video about her bobsledding paycheck has sparked some backlash. Jones who is a track and field hurdler is also a member of the USA national ...

• RBS Lloyds Barclays account for most of UK capital gap

  Apollo Tyres battled bankruptcy that had wiped out its entire capital base when the co started operations in the late 70s followed by a series of broken tech pacts. Read ...

• Microsoft offers bounties for novel hacker tactics

  SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft on Wednesday posted bounties of up to $100,000 for "truly novel" ways to hack the latest version of its Windows software for powering computers."For the first time ever, Microsoft is offering direct cash payouts in exchange for reporting certain types of vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques," the US software titan said in a blog ...

• US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street slips after Fed statement

  NEW YORK, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:08pm EDT NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks hit session lows on Wednesday shortly after the Federal Reserve said it would keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month and gave no explicit indication that it was close to scaling back the stimulus program. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 51.38 points or 0.34 percent, to 15,266.85, the S&P ...

• Microsoft offers hefty bounties to thwart hackers

  By Jim FinkleBOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is looking to recruit computer geeks in its ongoing efforts to protect Windows PCs from attacks, offering rewards of as much as $150,000 (95,822.15 pounds) to anybody who helps identify and fix major security holes in its software.Microsoft unveiled the rewards program, one of the most generous in the high-tech industry to date, on Wednesday as it ...

• Western Pa. guardsman sues claiming Target fired him as no show during 2-week training stint

  Target Corp., saying he was wrongly fired from one of the chain's Pittsburgh-area stores for violating its "no-call, no-show" policy while he was on a two-week training assignment in Virginia. Andrew Lanier claims in the federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Pittsburgh that he told his supervisors about the training duty in October 2011 only to be told when he returned that he was ...

• World Food Prize goes to 3 biotech researchers who made genetically modified plants possible

  DES MOINES, Iowa -- This year's World Food Prize is going to a Belgian scientist and two researchers in the United States for their innovations that brought the world genetically modified crops. The prize organizers say the technology that allows for the stable transfer of genes into plant cells has improved yields, resistance to insects and disease, and tolerance of extreme climate ...

• FBI director urges caution by Congress before making any changes to NSA programs

  WASHINGTON -- FBI Director Robert Mueller is cautioning Congress to give careful consideration before making any changes to the National Security Agency programs for mass collection of people's phone records and information from the Internet. In an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the FBI director says there are 10 or 12 cases in which the phone records program contributed ...

• Porsche GMC top survey of vehicle quality overall scores hit by glitches with tech features

  DETROIT -- Porsche is the top performer in an annual survey of new vehicle quality. J.D. Power questioned more than 83,000 U.S. car owners about problems with their 2013 vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership. In the results released Wednesday, Porsche, GMC, Lexus, Infiniti and Chevrolet owners reported the fewest problems. The worst performing brands were Scion, Fiat, Mitsubishi, Nissan ...

• Currencies Dollar broadly lower ahead of Fed outlook

  NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar fell against most rivals, including the Japanese yen, on Wednesday ahead of highly anticipated guidance from the U.S. Federal Reserve on what it plans to do with its bond-buying ...

• Bond Report Treasurys edge lower ahead of Fed meeting

  NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys took a weaker tone on Wednesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's policy statement and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's news ...

• Ian Livingstons government career may be short-lived

  Why does Livingston want to be an unpaid trade minister ? We will have to take him at his word: he regards the post as an honour and he is tempted by the chance to try something new. Fair enough. The interesting question is what he does after being trade minister, especially if he's out of job after the election in May 2015. He is 48 and clearly ambitious. A quiet life in ...

• United Utilities and Severn Trent hit by downgrades as markets await Bernanke

  , 69p lower at 16.96, saw their shares go ex-dividend. But both were also hit by negative comments from RBC Capital Markets.On United, analyst John Musk issued an underperform rating and cut his target price from 680p to 650p, suggesting its dividends were at risk and it was facing a harsher regulatory environment. He ...

• Microsoft Bug Bounty Program Puts Big Bucks On The Line

  new bug bounty program that could pay as much as $150,000 for a single exploit. Last year, Microsoft launched a novel approach to the bounty concept with ...

• Microsoft Finally Offers To Pay Hackers For Security Bugs With $100000 Bounty

  Vasilis Pappas claiming his $200,000 reward for developing a new hacking defense at Microsoft's Blue Hat Prize event last year. Now Microsoft is adding ongoing bounties for offensive hacking techniques, too. For years, Microsoft has refused to offer financial rewards to researchers who tell the company about security flaws in its software, even ...

• Bulls Bet On Micron Before Earnings Bears Smell More Blood In Mens Wearhouse

  Options traders were snapping up out of the money call options on Micron Technology this morning ahead of the company's third-quarter earnings report after the closing bell today. Shares in the name kicked off the trading session in rally mode, rising as much as 2.6% to a six-year high of $14.11 in the early going, but have since cooled off to $13.80 as of 1:10 p.m. ET. Micron's shares ...

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