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News Feed Latest worldwide news DealBook BNP Paribass Earnings Fall 5% BNP Paribas, Frances largest bank, said its second-quarter profit fell 5 percent, to $2.33 billion, as it made additional provisions to cover potential losses in the face of a struggling European economy. Critical Shopper Hasenpfeffer Incorporated Kirna Zabte opens its new downtown home on Broome Street. 'Nollywood Queen's' passion Filmmaker Peace Anyiam-Osigwe on giving the African continent a voice on the big screen. Small-Business Guide Sell a Business to Cover Retirement? Dont Count on It Many businesses simply cannot be sold and others end up being sold for far less than expected. Watch CNN FC episode 16 Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. Clip Air brings air travel by train June 19 - Swiss researchers have released futuristic designs for attachable modular aircraft that will allow passengers to board a plane at a railway station and disembark at their destination without ever setting foot in an airport. EPFL says its Clip Air project is no flight of fancy. Jim Drury reports. Jackson consultant helps defense A lawyer for Michael Jackson's estate gave an entertainment industry consultant permission to help AEG Live in its defense of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the pop singer's mother, the expert testified. The most dangerous hobby? Unpaid and overworked - why global motorsport relies on its marshals to keep its wheels turning. The Lede Video of the Popes Gay Lobby Remarks We must distinguish the fact that a person is gay from the fact of lobbying, because no lobbies are good, Pope Francis told reporters on Monday. If a person is gay, and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge? Dinosaur Skeletons Headed to Auction, Not Museum Two skeletons found in Montana by commercial fossil hunters are to be auctioned in New York, where they could bring an estimated $7 million to $9 million. Swiss banks steer clear of consolidation GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss private bankers say a capital shortfall in the financial sector and a clampdown on tax evasion stand in the way of much-need consolidation in an industry battling rising... Well Making the Case for Eating Fruit Fresh fruit should not become a casualty in the sugar wars, many nutrition experts say. Conservationists excited by tiger population rise in Nepal KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The number of wild Royal Bengal tigers in Nepal has increased to 198, a 63.6 percent rise in five years, a government survey of the big cats showed. Just Call Them Food Sherpas A new kind of specialist is helping hungry travelers find out-of-reach pockets of the culinary landscape. Tool Kit Virtual Currency Gains Ground in Actual World Bitcoins trade like a commodity, but more businesses are accepting them as money. Win a Trip 2013 As Erin Luhmann travels with Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, she reports on malnutrition in Mali, treatments for clubfoot in Niger and the refugee crisis from the conflict in Darfur. The Learning Network Blog News Quiz | July 30, 2013 See what you know about the news of the day. Phys Ed How Exercise Changes Fat and Muscle Cells Several striking new studies provide some clarity by showing that exercise seems able to drastically alter how genes operate, perhaps altering the risk for problems like obesity and diabetes. U.S., Asian sales boost Ford Ford CFO Bob Shanks speaks with Nina dos Santos about how the Chinese market is helping Ford's global bottom line. Sarah Douglas, David Grosz The bride is the culture editor at The New York Observer; the groom is the president of a company that creates artist catalogues raisonns in digital form. Oprah Winfreys Cable Channel Is Starting to Pay, Discovery Says After several grueling years, Oprah Winfreys cable channel OWN has turned around, her business partners at Discovery Communications said on Tuesday. City Room July 31 Where the Candidates Are Today The candidates daily campaign schedule at a glance. Radio show personality Kidd Kraddick died of cardiac arrest coroner (Reuters) - Popular radio and TV host David "Kidd" Kraddick, the host of the syndicated show "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning", died of cardiac disease, according to the deputy coroner of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Snowden's father says won't be 'emotional tool' report MOSCOW (Reuters) - The father of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden said he would not fly to Russia to serve as an "emotional tool" in the United States' efforts to persuade his son to surrender. Well Black-White Divide Persists in Breast Cancer New research shows that white women with breast cancer live three years longer than black women because of a troubling pattern of inferior care and a delay in treatment for black women. Pakistan pulls 'immoral' condom commercial off air ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has pulled a condom commercial off the air following more than 1,000 complaints that its broadcast was immoral during the fasting month of Ramadan. Fed stays on track with bond buying, for now WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said the economy continues to recover but is still in need of support, offering no indication that it is planning to reduce its bond-buying stimulus at its next meeting in September. Splashing the cash for a vintage Mercedes An unidentified buyer paid about $30 million at an auction for a car formerly used by Formula One great Juan Manuel Fangio. The selling price is a record, the auctioneer said. Shortcuts Those Wordy Contracts We All So Quickly Accept Consumers rarely read the standardized language for online terms and conditions, and experts disagree on their significance. REFILE-Boring no longer beautiful as Australia's banks face 'super' shake-up SYDNEY, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The "boring is beautiful" model that made Australia's banks among the most profitable in the world is in jeopardy, as government-backed growth in pension funds is set to drain the money pool available for old-fashioned retail deposits. ArtsBeat More Classical Music on the Radio for Westchester County Simulcasts of WQXR will be heard in Ossining and surrounding areas, thanks to a purchase by New York Public Radio. Who wants to win a baby? Plumbing new depths in the battle for television ratings, abandoned babies are being given out as prizes on a controversial prime-time game show in Pakistan. International Real Estate House Hunting in ... Amsterdam A richly historic area, described by brokers as a more affordable alternative to London or Berlin, attracts a healthy share of foreign buyers. Senators question U.S. energy market settlement with JPMorgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic Senators on Wednesday asked U.S. energy regulators for more details on how terms of a settlement were reached on alleged power market manipulation in California and the Midwest by a unit of JPMorgan Chase Co. Palestinian negotiator talks peace CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks about new Israeli/Palestinian peace talks with long-time negotiator Hanan Ashrawi. Logistics behind 'floating city' Isa Soares ventures below deck to see the operation behind the scenes at the Royal Princess cruise ship. Herb Kaplow, Voice of ABC and NBC News, Dies at 86 Mr. Kaplows resonant voice and craggy face were familiar to generations of viewers of the nightly news broadcast. Task Force Urges Scans for Smokers at High Risk A shift to CT scans from chest X-rays has the potential to save 20,000 lives a year, experts say. Music Review Alice Coote and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet at Mostly Mozart The mezzo-soprano Alice Coote and the pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet were the soloists with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall on Tuesday. Bahrain enacts stiff terrorism laws Lawmakers in Bahrain have passed tough new laws for "terrorism acts" ahead of massive protests planned by the opposition next month.

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