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White House says 'Obamacare' website will be fixed by end of November
(Reuters) - The website for Americans to buy insurance under President Barack Obama's healthcare law should be working smoothly for most users by the end of November, a White House official assigned to fix Healthcare.gov said on Friday.


Computer-driven hedge fund Density to shut down
LONDON (Reuters) - Sweden-based hedge fund Density is to close after a poor performance, its manager told Reuters on Tuesday, as computer-driven funds struggle to cope with markets dominated by...


World shares dip but technology earnings boost Wall Street
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World equity indexes edged down on Friday but were near five-year highs as strong earnings from major U.S. technology companies propelled Wall Street to another day of gains.


Russia Team Depleted
Russia will send an inexperienced team when it faces Italy in the Fed Cup finals next week in Sardinia.


48 hours in Rochester, New York
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - Synonymous with film photography, lilacs and classical music, Rochester offers an unusual array of attractions for a mid-sized U.S. city that brought industrial prowess to a scenic river gorge on Lake Ontario's southern shore.


Europe falls out of love with Obama
On July 24, 2008, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama addressed tens of thousands of Germans on the avenue that leads from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. In a pointed reference to the outgoing administration of President George W. Bush, he promised a new era of "allies who will listen to each other, who will learn from each other, who will, above all, trust each other."


Workers furloughed in U.S. shutdown must return jobless benefits
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Federal employees furloughed during the partial shutdown of the U.S. government this month will have to return any jobless benefits they received given that Congress...


Music Review Charles Dutoit Leads the Philharmonic in Concerto Grosso
The conductor Charles Dutoit brings back some favorites, including Pendereckis Concerto Grosso, with three solo cellos, in a New York Philharmonic appearance.


URGENT-Nasdaq says claims in Facebook IPO capped at $41.6 mln
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The total value of the claims that market makers can recover after suffering losses due to Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's botched handling of Facebook Inc's initial public offering is $41.6 million, the exchange operator said Friday.


China leader promises 'unprecedented' reforms at key Party meeting
BEIJING (Reuters) - A top Chinese leader has promised "unprecedented" economic and societal reforms at the Communist Party's much anticipated plenum meeting next month, state media reported on Saturday.


Breakingviews Window on Microsoft
Oct 25 - Rob Cox and Rob Cyran discuss the tale of two companies that emerges from Microsoft's latest quarterly results.


Memory testing can age older adults in minutes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who feel younger than they really are might want to steer clear of memory tests, or risk feeling older, a new study suggests.


Chinese court rejects Bo Xilai appeal
A court in eastern China on Friday upheld the guilty verdict and life sentence against former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai, effectively dashing his last hope of clearing his name under Chinese law, state media reports.


Martinez, This One a Cardinal, Sets Them Down at Fenway
With Pedro Martinez in attendance, Carlos Martinez, a young right-hander called Little Pedro, threw two scoreless innings on Thursday to preserve the Cardinals Game 2 victory.


Judge dismisses 'betrayal of trust' case against ElBaradei
CAIRO (Reuters) - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Egypt's former interim vice president for "betrayal of trust" in quitting the army-backed government in protest against its bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.


Ruling Lets Times Co. Complete Globe Sale
The completion of the sale to John W. Henry, owner of the Boston Red Sox, had been held up by a lawsuit involving the Worcester, Mass., paper.


In Fed and Out, Many Now Think Inflation Helps
As Federal Reserve policy makers prepare to meet this week, there is growing concern inside and outside the Fed that inflation is not rising fast enough.


Snedeker's big battle
Brandt Snedeker explains his rare health issue ahead of his FedEx Cup title defense.


Motherlode Blog After a Concussion, Returning to School
The activities that make up a students normal day, like reading, writing and concentrating on classes, can exacerbate headaches and fatigue caused by a concussion.


World Briefing | Europe Ukraine Boxing Champion Throws His Hat in a New Ring
Vitali Klitschko, who is the reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight champion and leads an opposition political party in Ukraine, declared his candidacy for president of Ukraine in an election scheduled for 2015.


Blackberry not a strategic fit for us -SAP CFO in magazine
FRANKFURT, Oct 26 (Reuters) - German business software group SAP is not interested in bidding for troubled smart phone maker Blackberry, its chief financial officer told a German magazine.


Buying spree puts Qatar emir's daughter atop art's 'power list'
LONDON (Reuters) - The daughter of the emir of Qatar was named as the art world's most powerful figure on Thursday after the tiny Gulf state went on an unprecedented spending spree at auction houses and in private sales around the world to fill its new museums.


JPMorgan makes $5 bln settlement; SP 500 record
Oct. 25 - Summary Tech leads SP 500 to lifetime high; JPMorgan Chase announces $5.1 billion in mortgage-related settlements; durable goods orders and consumer sentiment show effect of Washington dysfunction; UPS benefits from online shopping boom. Conway G. Gittens reports.


Prospect Parks Closing Is Scaled Back
A plan to close Prospect Park entirely from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday to accommodate a visit from President Obama has been changed to include only parts of the park.


Most U.S. primary dealers see Fed trimming purchases in March 2014 poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. primary dealers polled by Reuters on Tuesday said the Federal Reserve would not start cutting its monthly bond purchases until March of next year and said the...


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China's first tourism law
Travel operators in China have a huge new set of rules to follow now that the country's first tourism law is in place.


Lessons from Hong Kong
As Beijing touts a high-profile crackdown on corruption, experts say it should look south to Hong Kong as an example of a Chinese territory that has succeeded in cutting out the rot.


Czech left poised to win election, may face tough coalition talks
PRAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The main opposition centre-left Social Democrats looked set to win most votes in a Czech parliamentary election ending on Saturday but new protest parties were also...


Sports Briefing | Tennis Li to Face Kvitova in Semifinals
Li Na reached the semifinals of the WTA Championships in Istanbul with a victory over Victoria Azarenka, who was wincing in pain from a back injury.


Telecom equipment maker CommScope's shares rise slightly in debut
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Shares of CommScope Holdings Co Inc , which is backed by private equity firm Carlyle Group LP, rose 3 percent in their debut, valuing the telecommunications equipment maker at...


Ryder Cup 2014 David vs. Goliath?
If it were a heavyweight boxing contest it would probably be ruled a mismatch -- the journeyman's champion up against one of golf's greatest legends. The 2014 Ryder Cup captaincy clash is a classic story waiting to happen.


Britain's FTSE retreats, pegged back by miners
LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares slipped on Friday as the mining sector fell on concerns over demand from top metals consumer China, taking the benchmark index off multi-month highs...


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Airbus executive says time for Germany to pay A350 loan in full
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany should pay the remaining 600 million euros of a disputed development loan for Airbus's A350 passenger plane now the aircraft maker has allocated work to German employees, an Airbus executive said.


ArtsBeat Popcast Morrissey on Morrissey
Jessica Winter of Slate and The Timess Ben Ratliff discuss the new Morrissey memoir, Autobiography.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Tottenham Maintains Perfect Europa Record
Tottenham, the tournament favorite, ground out a 2-0 win at F.C. Sheriff of Moldova to stay undefeated in the Europa League.


Manufacturer Eaton's orders pick up, shares rise
(Reuters) - Eaton Corp said it expects its markets to grow between 3 and 4 percent in 2014 after the electrical and hydraulics systems maker reported strong third-quarter bookings that continued into...


Global Soccer In European Soccer, World Cup Is One of Many Priorities
The World Cup playoff draw for European teams was made Monday, but by Tuesday some of the players on those teams had other, more urgent, priorities.


23 years late, Suu Kyi gets EU prize
Better late than never. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, 23 years late.


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