Monthly Archives: July 2012

The impact of the three-year euro debt crisis on Asia was evident on Tuesday with Japan’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) falling at its fastest pace since last year’s earthquake and tsunami, as demand for Japanese goods slows in Europe … Continue reading →

Hoping to take advantage of President Barack Obama’s “you didn’t build that” comment, Romney’s campaign sent teams of high-profile supporters to 18 events in a dozen swing states to hammer home its message that Obama is an anti-business lover of … Continue reading →

In a school transformed into a base, a rebel commander sat at a small desk, drinking tea as updates came over a walkie-talkie. His fighters were on the front lines, watching government troops who had massed around the city. An … Continue reading →

Dan Cathy, the president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, the fast-food chain based in Atlanta, recently dragged his company into the middle of the same-sex marriage debate. He told one interviewer that the country is “inviting God’s judgment on … Continue reading →

Patent trials are part bombast, part boredom. Lurid accusations of corporate skulduggery and deceit quickly give way to a mind-numbing slog through the technical details and vague language of patent claims. A jury will be asked to sort through all … Continue reading →

Cullen Jones touched the wall, knowing he’d delivered the lead to Ryan Lochte with 100 meters to go. Jones told himself, Get out of the pool so you don’t miss the pictures. That’s how sure Jones was – and how … Continue reading →

Standing on Israeli soil, U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday declared Jerusalem to be the capital of the Jewish state and said the United States has “a solemn duty and a moral imperative” to block Iran from achieving nuclear … Continue reading →

“My family have gone and I need somewhere safe to stay,” he said. At 90 years old, Mohammed Khalaf deserves better. He has lived through many wars and more than one revolution. Today he sits alone in his house in … Continue reading →

Google Fiber 1Gbps broadband service already looks like it’s a step above competitors, but it’s unclear how its TV service will stack up against other TV providers’ services. On Thursday, Google unveiled its new Google Fiber network that will deliver … Continue reading →

First Boston. Then Chicago. The next city to tell Chick-fil-A to keep out? San Francisco. Edwin M. Lee, mayor of the progressive city, tweeted Thursday night: “Very disappointed #ChickFilA doesn’t share San Francisco’s values & strong commitment to equality for … Continue reading →