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  • Large rally places job demands on Italian government Large rally places job demands on Italian government

    Protesters marching in the tens of thousands rallied in Italy on Sunday to rail against the policies of the new coalition government. Around 100,000 protesters, led by trade unionists, converged on Rome to wave red flags and placards, urging changes to austerity measures. The union-led crowd called for the new government of centre-left Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, to focus on job ...

  • Americans happier with economic figures Americans happier with economic figures

    Americans are at their most optimistic since 2007 according to a Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment. The preliminary index has shown optimism increased to 83.7 in May as stocks surged and real estate climbed. With record stock prices boosting household wealth and unemployment down in some areas, consumers were able to see their way through the effects of ...

  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians

    Britain's Financial Times was hacked last week by a mysterious group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. The newspaper's technology blog was hacked to display a slogan saying: "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Several Twitter feeds run by the Financial Times were also plastered with similar slogans. The FT later said its blogs and social media accounts had been compromised ...

  • Target looks for new ideas from digital world Target looks for new ideas from digital world

    Target Corp has opened a new office base in San Francisco in order to discover technology ideas. With the second-largest US retailer trying to grow its online commerce business, a Technology Innovation Center has been set up to develop mobile commerce, which has become a particular focus of retailers because new technology allows people to use their mobile devices to shop. With a huge ...


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M*A*S*H [Blu-Ray]

M*A*S*H [Blu-Ray]

One of director Robert Altmans favorite ways of describing how M*A*S*H got into theaters is, It wasn't released from 20th Century Fox ... it escaped. Ahead of its time and still one of the most effectively subversive comedies ever to emerge from a major studio, it is of little surprise that ... ...

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  • Hackers target important Saudi websites

    The Saudi Arabia state news agency has reported a coordinated attack on the country's government websites. Several government websites in Saudi Arabia came under heavy cyber attacks last week, shutting them down for a short time. The attacks have been traced to IP addresses from a number of countries. Saudi investigators found the attacks had been launched from hundreds of Internet ...

  • Medtronic Boston Scientific patent case heads to Supreme Court

    Medtronic and Boston Scientific is headed for the U.S. Supreme Court, the high court announced Monday. The two patents involved cover cardiac resynchronization therapy, or CRT, which gives the heart an electrical shock when its two blood-pumping chambers, or ventricles, get out of sync with each other. Last September, a federal appeals court reversed the ruling of a federal court judge in ...

  • Energy Stocks Energy stocks rally top gainer among SP sectors

    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks rose on Monday, the top gainer in the S&P 500 Index, standing head and shoulders above other sectors and up 4.3% on the ...

  • Ryanair reports record profits but warns growth likely to slow this year

    Ryanair has unveiled record profits but warned growth was likely to slow this year as a result of the backdrop in Europe and rising fuel costs.The Dublin-based carrier said profits after tax rose 13% to EUR569m (481m) in the year to the end of March, while revenue also rose by 13% to EUR4.9bn.Growth in ancillary revenues - extras on top of ticket prices including paying to reserve a seat - ...

  • Royal Bank of Scotland leads the way as FTSE 100 hits highest level since September 2000

    was the day's biggest riser.The bank ended 15.1p higher at 351.9p after analysts at Numis raised their recommendation from hold to buy and their target price from 308p to 410p. The broker said RBS's US business Citizens was undervalued while the profitability of its UK retail operations would be underpinned by its efficiency measures.Overall the FTSE ...

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