| LATEST NEWS | | Skype could be designated illegal in China | | BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) - China will crack down on what it called illegal Internet telephone providers, according to a circular from the Chinese government, a policy that could hurt the popular service Skype. | Full Article | | | Website aims to be Facebook for gays in military | | December 31, 2010 02:33 PM ET | | TORONTO (Reuters) - After nearly two decades of hearing "don't ask, don't tell," gay U.S. military men and women are now hearing, "do ask, do tell," and even, "find a friend" from a new social network website, Out Military. | Full Article | | Craig McCaw resigns as Clearwire chairman | | December 31, 2010 03:22 PM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - - Wireless pioneer Craig McCaw has resigned as chairman of Clearwire Corp days ahead of a deadline on critical financial decision by its majority shareholder, Sprint Nextel. | Full Article | | Virus attacks Android phones in China: researchers | | December 30, 2010 05:54 PM ET | | BOSTON (Reuters) - A powerful virus targeting smart phones in China running Google Inc's Android operating system may represent the most sophisticated bug to target mobile devices to date, security researchers said on Thursday. | Full Article | |  | | BUSINESS NEWS | | Indexes end strong year and month with quiet day | | December 31, 2010 04:29 PM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed out a year of double-digit gains and the S&P's best December since 1991 with a quiet and little changed session on Friday as investors found no reason to make big bets ahead of the new year. | Full Article | | United loses arbitration in regional jet dispute | | December 31, 2010 02:48 PM ET | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An arbitrator ruled that United Continental Holdings cannot use Continental's codes for 70-seat jets operated by its regional partners since a labor contract requires them to be flown by Continental pilots. | Full Article | | Global stock fund inflows gain, bonds slow: source | | December 31, 2010 02:46 PM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Money flows to global equity and other stock funds accelerated during the fourth quarter, signaling a possible twist in 2011 from the record investments made in bond portfolios over the last year, according to a report published by EPFR Global on Friday. | Full Article | | Oil hits 26-month high to end 2010 up 15 percent | | December 31, 2010 03:52 PM ET | | HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices hit a 26-month high over $92 a barrel on Friday, closing the year up 15 percent on expectations that the economic recovery will drive demand growth next year and send prices into triple digits. | Full Article | | Transocean tries to stop another Horizon probe | | December 31, 2010 03:10 PM ET | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd, the world's biggest offshore rig contractor, aims to stop a seventh U.S. body from investigating the accident that sank one of its rigs while causing the largest U.S. offshore oil spill. | Full Article | | | | US TOP NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. |  | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. |  | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
