Feb
20

Homebuilding takes a breather, wholesale prices up

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes last month but a jump in permits for future construction to a 4-1/2 year high indicated the housing market recovery remains on track.Another report on Wednesday showed wholesale prices rose for the first time in four months in January. However, the gain was smaller than expected and left scope for the Federal Reserve to keep buying bonds...
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SDTC Looking for Canada’s Next Cleantech Innovators

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb 20, 2013) – Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is looking for the next wave of innovative cleantech entrepreneurs with the announcement of our call for applications to the SD Tech Fund™ from February 20th to April 17th, 2013.“This is an exciting time for Canada”s cleantech industry, projected to grow to generate as much as $ 62 billion in revenues by...
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Wall Street dips after rally, energy shares weaker

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dipped on Wednesday, with energy shares falling as investors found few reasons to buy following a rally that has held major indexes near five-year highs for three weeks. In addition, investors waited for the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's January meeting due at 2 p.m. (1900 GMT) for clues to the interest rate outlook. Traders...
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Armstrong facing Wednesday deadline with USADA

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is facing a Wednesday deadline to decide whether he will meet with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials and talk with them under oath about what he knows about performance-enhancing drug use in cycling.The agency has said Armstrong's cooperation in its cleanup effort is the only path open to Armstrong if his lifetime ban from sports is to be reduced.Armstrong has...
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Obama can't kick his legacy down road

By Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political AnalystFebruary 20, 2013 -- Updated 1530 GMT (2330 HKT)President Obama has a small window of opportunity to get Congress to act on his priorities, Gloria Borger says.STORY HIGHLIGHTSGloria Borger: Prospect of deep budget cuts was designed to compel compromiseShe says the "unthinkable" cuts now have many supportersThe likelihood that cuts may happen shows new level...
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Paul McCartney tops Bonnaroo music festival lineup

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) – Paul McCartney will perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee in June along with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Mumford & Sons, Bjork and Wilco, festival organizers said on Tuesday.“Top to bottom, this is one of the strongest lineups we have ever had,” Bonnaroo spokesman Jeff Cuellar said in an interview. “Looking at the festival landscape out...
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Feb
19

Cameron calls for faster RBS reform

19 February 2013 Last updated at 05:31 ETThe Prime Minister, David Cameron, has called on Royal Bank of Scotland to speed up the overhaul of its business.Speaking on a trip to India, Mr Cameron said he wanted the largely state-owned bank to “accelerate the adjustments” it was making.He added he was “keen to examine all possibilities” for putting RBS back into the private sector.However, he played...
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IIROC: Halt, VICTORIA GOLD CORP

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 19, 2013) - The following issues have been halted by IIROC / L’OCRCVM a suspendu la négociation des titres suivants :Company / Société :VICTORIA GOLD CORPTSX-Venture Symbol / Symbole à la Bourse de croissance TSX :VITReason / Motif :At the Request of the Company Pending News / À la demande de la société en attendant une nouvelleHalt Time (ET)...
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M&A deals lift shares, suggest more value in market

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as merger activity suggested the market could offer investors still more value even as the S&P 500 and Dow industrials hover near five-year highs. Equities have resisted a pullback as investors use dips in stocks as buying opportunities. The S&P is up about 7 percent so far in 2013 and has climbed for the past seven weeks in its...
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Pistorius: Thought lover an intruder in shooting

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius wept Tuesday as his defense lawyer read the athlete's account of how he shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine's Day, claiming he had mistaken her for an intruder.Prosecutors, however, told a packed courtroom that the double-amputee known as the Blade Runner intentionally and mercilessly shot and killed 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp as she cowered inside...
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