Sandy strengthens as it nears East Coast; Wall Street shut
NEW YORK/REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, began battering the densely populated East Coast on Monday, shutting down transportation, forcing evacuations in flood-prone ...www.reuters.com
Air strikes, car bombs wreck last day of Syria "truce"
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian jets bombed parts of Damascus on Monday in what residents said were the capital's fiercest air raids yet, at the end of what was supposed to be a four-day truce.www.reuters.com
Burger King profit beats estimates, initiates dividend
(Reuters) - Burger King Worldwide Inc (BKW.N) reported a better-than-expected profit on Monday as new items on the fast-food chain's menu and accompanying advertising campaigns helped boost same-restaurant sales in the United States and Canada.www.reuters.com
Clean Harbors to buy longtime target Safety-Kleen for $1.25 billion
(Reuters) - Waste management company Clean Harbors Inc (CLH.N) will buy Safety-Kleen Inc for $1.25 billion to expand into the business of recycling used motor oil, two years after the privately held firm rejected its bid.www.reuters.com
Random House and Penguin merge to take on retailers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Pearson and Germany's Bertelsmann are to merge their publishers Penguin and Random House, aiming to gain the upper hand in their relationship with Amazon and Apple, the leaders in the ebook revolution.www.reuters.com
Ukraine ruling party ahead in vote monitors call flawed
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich's party was on course on Monday to secure a new parliamentary majority, but international monitors condemned the election as flawed and said the country had taken a step back under his leadership.www.reuters.com
Clinton presses Algeria on Mali intervention plan
ALGIERS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed regional power Algeria on Monday to support an Africa-led military intervention in northern Mali, a senior U.S.www.reuters.com
US STOCKS-Futures end shortened session lower on storm, Europe
Equity cash, index futures markets closed due to storm. * Revenues from U.S. companies disappoint. * Traders eye political risks in Europe.www.reuters.com
"Tebow Time" still served mainly on the sidelines
MIAMI (Reuters) - It was one of the most engaging stories of last year's NFL season - 'Tebow Time', the thrilling fourth quarter comebacks led by the unorthodox Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.www.reuters.com
Netanyahu wins party mandate for alliance with far right
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday overcame opposition within his party to an alliance with a far-right group that opinion polls predict will help him triumph in a January election.www.reuters.com
Iran's warships dock in Sudan - report
DUBAI Oct 29 (Reuters) - Two Iranian warships docked in Sudan on Monday, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported, less than a week after Khartoum accused Israel of attacking an arms factory in the Sudanese capital.www.reuters.com
Armstrong rehab stint forces Green Day cancellations
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Green Day said on Monday they are canceling their fall club tour and postponing early 2013 dates as frontman Billie Joe Armstrong continues treatment for substance abuse.www.reuters.com
Energy markets rise on Sandy, insurers fall in London
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gasoline and heating oil futures gained and U.S. Treasuries also rose on Monday, as economic worries over Hurricane Sandy fueled safe-haven buying in thin trading volume as the powerful storm began to batter the U.S.www.reuters.com
Lithuania president vetoes coalition in vote fraud row
... 2012 11:56am EDT. VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's president on Monday vetoed a proposed coalition government, saying one of the three parties involved stood accused of serious voter fraud in a weekend election and was therefore unfit to govern.www.reuters.com
Israel to limit cluster bombs in possible war with Hezbollah
Israel has more targets for new war with Hezbollah. * Hezbollah may attack if Israel strikes Iran atomic sites. By Dan Williams. TEL AVIV, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Israel would use a lot fewer cluster munitions in any future war with Hezbollah than it did in ...www.reuters.com
Sicilian vote, Berlusconi threat add to Italy uncertainty
ROME (Reuters) - The divided party of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi suffered a fresh blow on Monday as voters turned against the center-right in its former stronghold of Sicily, only five months before national parliamentary elections ...www.reuters.com
Consumer spending picks up, but savings a worry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending rose solidly in September, putting the economy on a firmer footing heading into the fourth quarter even though households had to pull back on saving to fund purchases.www.reuters.com
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Obama, Romney virtually tied eight days before US election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were virtually tied in a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Monday, with the Democrat leading by a single percentage point eight days before the November 6 ...www.reuters.com
UBS bosses influenced my trading, says accused trader
LONDON (Reuters) - Ex-trader Kweku Adoboli told a court on Monday his bosses at UBS (UBSN.VX), including senior executive Carsten Kengeter, had been pushing him to take more risks when he took positions that eventually cost the Swiss bank $2.3 ...www.reuters.com
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