Yen steady, euro dips after G7 urges against FX war

LONDON (Reuters) - The yen hovered near three-year lows against the dollar and the euro fell on Tuesday after the G7 nations urged countries to refrain from competitive devaluations and a U.S. official backed Japan's new anti-deflation policies. The Group of Seven industrialized nations published a statement saying it remained committed to "market-determined" exchange rates, reacting...

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Tim Cook reportedly opposed suing Samsung but was overruled by Steve Jobs in 2011

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Pope Benedict XVI Says He Will Resign, Cites Ill Health

Samantha Zucchi Insidefoto/European Pressphoto AgencyPope Benedict XVI blessing members of the Order of the Knights of Malta at the Vatican on Saturday. ROME — Pope Benedict XVI, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who took office in 2005 following the death of his predecessor, said on Monday that he will resign on Feb. 28, the first pope to do so in six centuries. Regarded as a doctrinal...

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Anne Hathaway on Winning An Oscar: Whatever Happens, Happens

By Phil Boucher 02/11/2013 at 07:00 AM EST She's won big at the Golden Globes and now the BAFTAs, but will Anne Hathaway take home an Oscar?Hathaway – who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Les Misérables – isn't spending too much time worrying about it. "Whatever happens in two weeks, happens. It won't be the worst...

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What heals traumatized kids? Answers are lacking

CHICAGO (AP) — Shootings and other traumatic events involving children are not rare events, but there's a startling lack of scientific evidence on the best ways to help young survivors and witnesses heal, a government-funded analysis found.School-based counseling treatments showed the most promise, but there's no hard proof that anxiety drugs or other medication work and far more research is needed...

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Stock index futures signal higher open

PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.07 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.08 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.03 percent at 03.44 a.m. EST. European stocks fell, reversing Friday's rebound as simmering worries over Spain and Italy continued to spook investors. <.eu> Most Asian bourses, including...

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Ahead of the Bell: Zynga

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Zynga climbed in premarket trading on Wednesday as the online games company’s fourth-quarter adjusted profit and revenue topped analysts’ estimates.Zynga Inc. reported late Tuesday that its quarterly loss narrowed to 6 cents per share from a loss of $ 1.22 per share a year earlier. Its adjusted profit was 1 cent per share. Revenue was basically flat at approximately $ 311...

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IHT Rendezvous: Meditations on the F1 Season to Come - and on 20 Seasons Run

PARIS — The 2013 Formula One season has not really begun. The first race takes place on March 17 in Melbourne. But with the launches of the new cars and the first four days of test sessions ending on Friday, the seeds have been planted. What kind of plant is not easy to figure out.I have been observing from the sidelines for a couple of weeks, watching the fanfare of the car launches —or rather, the...

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Tiger Woods & Lindsey Vonn Are 'Spending More Time' Together: Source

Buzz By Steve Helling 02/09/2013 at 06:00 PM EST Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn Mick Tsikas/Reuters/Landov; Luis Guerra/Ramey It was quite the gesture. After Lindsey Vonn suffered a devastating injury during the Alpine World Championships in Austria, she got a bit...

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After early start, worst of flu season may be over

NEW YORK (AP) — The worst of the flu season appears to be over.The number of states reporting intense or widespread illnesses dropped again last week, and in a few states there was very little flu going around, U.S. health officials said Friday.The season started earlier than normal, first in the Southeast and then spreading. But now, by some measures, flu activity has been ebbing for at least four...

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