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Middle East- Embassy Threats Grow in MideastThe U.S. is seeing a spike in al Qaeda-related terror plots and threats against its embassies in Libya, Yemen and Egypt, say current and former U.S. officials citing domestic and foreign intelligence reports. […]
- Qatar's Aid to Egypt Raises FearsQatar, the tiny but petroleum-rich state that has wielded oversize influence in revolutions across the Middle East, is now at the center of a battle for clout in the region's traditional military and political juggernaut, Egypt. […]
- Russia Raises Stakes in SyriaRussia sent warships to patrol waters near its naval base in Syria, an apparent warning to the West and Israel not to intervene in Syria's civil war. […]
- Hackers Hit Financial TimesThe Financial Times said its Tech Blog and various Twitter accounts were hacked Friday by a group identifying itself as the Syrian Electronic Army. […]
- India Aims to Widen Basket of Exports to IranIndia is looking to broaden its range of exports to Iran to help balance bilateral trade under an agreement that allows the countries to bypass Western sanctions. […]
- Close Contact Seen in Spread of VirusThe latest and largest-yet outbreak of a lethal new SARS-like virus centered on Saudi Arabia seems to be spreading chiefly by close person-to-person contact, the World Health Organization and Saudi doctors said. […]
- Upgrade Boosts Turkish MarketsTurkish stocks and bonds surged to record levels after Ankara secured its second investment grade credit rating, offering a substantial boost to a government that has long coveted an upgrade to increase institutional investment. […]
- Deadly Blast Hits Afghan CapitalA suicide bomber targeting a coalition military convoy in the Afghan capital killed at least 15 people, including six Americans, and injured many more. […]
- Moody's Raises Rating on Turkey to Investment GradeMoody's raised its rating on Turkey to investment grade Thursday, pointing to the country's improving economy and public finances. […]
- Turkish Air CEO to Take LeaveTurkish Airlines said its CEO was about to go on leave, but denied reports of a boardroom power struggle at the airline, which has been embroiled in a series of controversies touching on thorny debates over Turkey's political future. […]
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- UBS’s Goldberg Discusses Housing Starts (Audio) (Correct)May 17 (Bloomberg) -- David Goldberg, senior analyst at UBS Securities, discusses the drop in housing starts in April to a five-month low and what it means for the nation's big homebuilders. Goldberg speaks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" on May 16, 2013. […]
- A Closer Look With Arthur Levitt: Senator Sherrod Brown (Audio)May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, interviews U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat. They spoke on Bloomberg Radio's "A Closer Look With Arthur Levitt." […]
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- Monness’s Fidacaro Says Dell Making Less on PCs (Audio)May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Jeffrey Fidacaro, an analyst at Monness Crespi Hardt & Co. in New York says aggressive computer price cuts by Dell "will last for several quarters." Fidacaro talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Surveillance." […]
- Mashable’s Wasserman Upbeat on Google Growth Prospects (Audio)May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Todd Wasserman, business reporter at technology website Mashable, discusses factors that continue to give Google healthy growth prospects, and says he would buy the stock as it tops for the first time this week. Wasserman spoke with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on May 16 Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage […]
- Jeffries’s McCarthy Says Fed Will Taper QE Next Year (Audio)May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Ward McCarthy, chief financial economist at Jeffries LLC, says higher economic growth in the second half of 2013 will give the Federal Reserve "the cover" to start tapering asset purchases starting next year. McCarthy talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Surveillance […]
- Attorney Spies Says IRS Scandal Underscores Retaliation (Audio)May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Charles Spies, a former counsel for Restore Our Future, a super-political action committee that supported Mitt Romney, last year's Republican presidential nominee, says "the culture of retaliation" in the Obama administration "is becoming more and more apparent." Spies talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and M […]
- 3dim’s Colaco Says Gesture is the New Touch (Audio)May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Andrea Colaco, founder and chief executive officer of 3dim, which this week won the grand prize in MIT's $100,000 Entrepreneurship Competition. Judges singled out 3dim for creating the first 3-D gesture sensor for mobile devices. Colaco speaks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on May 16 Bloomberg Radio's […]
- Evercore’s Ken Sena Says Facebook Shares May Fall (Audio)May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Ken Sena, an analyst at Evercore Partners Inc., says Facebook shares have "not necessarily hit a bottom." Sena talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Scarlet Fu and Sara Eisen on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Surveillance." […]
- Valliere Watching Democrat Reaction to IRS Scandal (Audio)May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Greg Valliere, chief political strategist at Potomac Research Group, says he is watching to see if "Democrats start distancing themselves" from President Obama as an IRS scandal unfolds. Valliere talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Surveillance." […]
- UBS’s Goldberg Discusses Housing Starts (Audio) (Correct)