HE WAS a media darling before his inauguration in 2007, but President Rafael Correa’s adversarial relationship with the press has counted among the defining characteristics of his six-year rule ...
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The Economist (Americas view)
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Read more.The streets erupt
WITH stunning speed, protests that started on June 6th in São Paulo over a 20-centavo (nine-cent) hike in bus fares have morphed into the biggest street demonstrations Brazil has seen ...
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CNN Money
OptionsChina's fastest-growing cities for millionaires
The population of multi-millionaires in little-known Chinese cities is growing at a breakneck pace, according to new research from WealthInsight.
Read more.Immigration bill could cut deficits by $175 billion
A bipartisan Senate bill that would create a path to legal status for many of the 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States could reduce deficits by $175 ...
Read more.U.S. says spy programs foiled NYSE bomb plot
Government officials pointed to an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange to justify controversial electronic surveillance programs that came to light this month.
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CNBC
OptionsBoeing to Airbus: We've Got You Boxed and Bracketed
In a week that Boeing's Dreamliner has met its new challenger in the form of the Airbus A350, the U.S. firm maintains that the European aircraft will not ...
Read more.Dish Focuses on Clearwire
Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy Sprint Nextel and will instead focus on Clearwire Corp.
Read more.G8 Welcomed Japan's Economic Policies
G8 leaders supports "Abenomics" economic policies and heard no concerns about Japan's super easy monetary easing.
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Forbes
OptionsBernanke's Challenge: Convince Markets Tapering QE Isn't The End Of Easy Money
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke displayed all his power in the weeks since May 22, when he testified before Congress and suggested quantitative easing could be tapered back over the ...
Read more.What Miss Utah Should've Said About The Pay Gap
By now, you’ve probably heard or seen the garbled answer Miss Utah, Marissa Powell, gave to this question during Sunday’s the Miss USA pageant: A recent report shows ...
Read more.Google Reviews More Prominent With Official Knowledge Graph Update
Google officially announced some big changes to a Google Local Search feature with its new "Carousel" of local results at the top of the search page. These results show above ...
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Wall Street Journal
OptionsHealth-Insurance Exchanges Behind Schedule
Government officials have missed several deadlines to set up new health-insurance exchanges for small businesses and consumers—a key part of the federal health overhaul, Congress's watchdog arm said.
Read more.Officials Amp Up Spying Defense
The NSA director mounted his most vigorous defense of data-surveillance programs, saying they helped thwart more than 50 terror plots and might have helped prevent the 9/11 attacks.
Read more.U.S. to Propose New Phase In Nuclear-Arms Cuts
Obama is set to make the case for a new phase in nuclear-weapons reductions in a major foreign-policy speech in Berlin.
Read more.Taliban Open Door to Peace Talks
The Taliban set the stage for peace talks with envoys of President Hamid Karzai and the U.S., establishing a venue and an opening to the Afghan leadership.
Read more.Health-Insurance Exchanges Are Falling Behind Schedule
Government officials have missed several deadlines in setting up new health-insurance exchanges for small businesses and consumers—a key part of the federal health overhaul—and there is a risk ...
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Entrepreneur Update
OptionsChina's Huawei Unveils the World's Slimmest Smartphone
The company reveals its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, aiming to compete with Apple and Samsung.
Read more.Fran Tarkenton on Winning As a Self-Taught Entrepreneur
The football-pro and serial entrepreneur will speak in Washington, D.C., at National Small Business Week. Here he reflects on what he learned along his entrepreneurial journey.
Read more.Tech Can Make Immortality a Reality, Says Head Google Engineer
Rapidly evolving technology is making immortality more realistic, Google's engineering director told the Global Future 2045 World Conference.
Read more.5 Ways to Use Twitter Beyond the Basics
There's so much more to Twitter than tweeting out your latest new promotions or sales. Here are five key ways to energize your Twitter strategy on a budget.
Read more.From Facebook to Foot Traffic: Building a Bakery's Social Network
Giveaways and user-submitted photos helped this Michigan cupcake shop increase its Facebook engagement.
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Financial Times
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Exports rose 10.1% in the year to May as a weak yen and a moderate rise in global demand add to the nation’s stimulus policies designed to revive ...
Read more.Snooping foiled 50 terror plots, says NSA
National Security Agency says eavesdropping helped prevent more than 50 terror plots, including one aimed at the New York Stock Exchange
Read more.Erdogan attacks ‘traitors’ over protests
Critics of Turkey’s prime minister say he is indulging in the tradition of conspiracy theories as he mounts rallies to prepare the way for local elections next year
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MarketWatch
OptionsMetals Stocks: Gold extends losses as Bernanke update nears
Gold futures hover near one-month lows as an update from the Federal Reserve about monetary policy approaches.
Read more.Currencies: Dollar slips vs. yen with Fed outlook in sight
The U.S. dollar slips against the Japanese yen and edges up versus the euro ahead of comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve, possibly including plans for its bond-buying ...
Read more.Futures Movers: Oil seesaws ahead of inventory, Fed updates
U.S. crude-oil futures swing between small losses and gains after a decline in oil stockpiles, and ahead of an update from the U.S. Federal Reserve about its stimulus ...
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Business Insider
OptionsLeBron James Looks Shockingly Different Without His Headband
LeBron James ditched his signature headband in the middle of the 4th quarter in Tuesday's epic Game 6 win in the NBA Finals.
It worked.
He took over, the ...
Read more.A Bunch Of Miami Heat Fans Left Game 6 Early, Banged On The Doors To Be Let Back In During Overtime
A solid number of Miami Heat fans left Game 6 of the NBA Finals when the Heat were down 94-89 with 40 seconds left, according to widespread reports.
Miami went ...
Read more.Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Gave A Classic Answer When He Was Asked How His Team Would Come Back For Game 7
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich now has to find a way to motivate his team for Game 7 after they were 5 seconds away from beating the Miami Heat ...
Read more.The Miami Heat Stage An Epic Comeback, Beat The Spurs In One Of Best NBA Games Of All Time
The Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in overtime in Game 6, forcing a Game 7 on Thursday in Miami.It was one of the most amazing games ...
Read more.MICHELLE MEYER: Housing Affordability Has Peaked (ITB, XHB)
The recent surge in mortgage rates has hit mortgage refinance applications pretty hard.
The weekly MBA purchase applications announcement out Wednesday morning should give us more of an insight on ...
Read more.Here's The Miracle Ray Allen 3-Pointer That Forced Overtime And Saved Miami's Season
Down 95-92 with five seconds left, Ray Allen made a miracle corner 3-pointer to force overtime in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
The Heat went on to win in ...
Read more.Mike Miller Loses A Shoe, Drains A Huge 3-Pointer For Miami
The Miami Heat are trying to make a comeback after being down 10 to start the 4th quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Mike Miller did his part ...
Read more.U.S. Soccer Wins World Cup Qualifier Thanks To Another Goal By Jozy Altidore
Jozy Altidore scored in the fourth straight game for the U.S. Men's National Team. It was a beautiful finish on a give-and-go that gave the U.S. yet ...
Read more.Tim Duncan Torched The Heat For 25 Points In The First Half, And His Shot Chart Was Insane
37-year-old Tim Duncan had one of the best halves of his NBA career in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
He scored 25 points on 11-for-13 shooting and grabbed 8 ...
Read more.Facebook Outage On Tuesday Causes Frenzy On Twitter (FB)
People stampeded Twitter on Tuesday to laugh, joke and shake their fists at Facebook.
Facebook suffered a mysterious outage that affected users all over the world for a few hours ...
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