  |  | | | (Reuters) - As the securities industry finally warms up to using social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, regulators are discovering that brokerages and investment advisers are off to a rocky start. | | |  | | | | TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd may be running out of options as it struggles to turn around its slumping fortunes with the help of a coterie of investment bankers. | | | |  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will delve on Thursday into an international debate on whether to hand more control of the Internet to the United Nations, a move many fear would turn it into a political bargaining chip for censorship and global taxes on Web companies. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc said Internet Protocol traffic is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 29 percent in the next four years mainly due to strong demand for video and the prevalence of devices such as smartphones, tablets and chips that monitor energy consumption. | | | |  | | | | (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd's move to hire bankers for a strategic review and scout for partnerships prompted a slew of price-target cuts from analysts, who were skeptical about the BlackBerry maker's ability to attract a buyer. | | | | | | LUPFIG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss engineer ABB is targeting annual growth of 20-25 percent in the expanding data centre market by using more energy efficient direct current technology, the head of its Low Voltage Products said on Wednesday. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc plans to double its fastest home Internet download speed to 300 megabits per second (mbps) next month, creating what it says will be the highest-speed U.S. residential service. | | | |  | | | | HELSINKI (Reuters) - Former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho, who has headed government and public affairs at Nokia, will step down from his position on the management team to take a position as Senior Fellow at Harvard University. | | |  | | | | SEOUL (Reuters) - Lawyers for Lee Kun-hee said on Wednesday the chairman of Samsung Electronics had been chosen by his father, the Samsung Group's founder, to lead the conglomerate and so was free to transfer shares of group companies to maintain control. | | |  | | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp, hit by a $1.7 billion fraud scandal, plans to shed 2,500 workers and sell an equity stake to either Sony Corp or Panasonic Corp in a bid to bolster its finances, local media reported Wednesday. | | | |  |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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 | |
德国总理倡导的紧缩政策导致经济衰退，在增长和就业领域进行公共投资才是重振欧洲经济的有效途径。
热衷苹果产品，痴迷于奢侈品，流行过圣诞节，中国消费者似乎越来越"西化"。而实际上，他们只是越来越现代化和国际化，本质上依然很"中国"。
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中国国务院周三强调，在国内经济增长放缓之际，将对新能源等七大战略性新兴产业提供支持。 
欧盟委员会周三说，欧元区17国应该建立一个"银行业联盟"，使成员国可以分担银行倒闭的重负。
中国电信设备认证中心网站公布的信息显示，苹果公司一款与中国联通移动网络兼容的设备已获得入网许可。这暗示苹果距离在中国销售新款iPad又迈近了一步。
一位知情人士说，调查Facebook Inc.在纳斯达克市场上市过程的监管机构没有发现任何证据表明存在违反行业规则的情况，他们将此次被搞砸了的上市视为技术性失败。
道指周三创七周来最大跌幅，美国国债收益率创下新低，欧债危机阴云不散，Facebook上市后表现糟糕。5月份已经连续第三年成为美国股市看多者的不祥之月。
一些西方国家周二表示，正在驱逐叙利亚外交官，以此回应上周造成108名平民死亡的袭击事件。叙利亚在国际上的孤立进一步加深。
巴西央行周三将基准隔夜利率下调0.5个百分点至8.5%的纪录最低水平，以应对低迷的国内经济以及全球经济状况不佳的影响。
欧盟委员会周三发布报告称，12个欧盟成员国目前面临宏观经济失衡问题，亟待解决，其中西班牙和塞浦路斯情况最严重。
英国最高法院周三就维基解密创始人阿桑奇案做出最终判决，支持了瑞典检方引渡请求。阿桑奇或将向欧洲人权法院提起上诉。
中国媒体周三援引未具名消息人士的话报道，中国农业银行股份有限公司副行长杨琨被中纪委带走协助调查。
罗姆尼周二晚间宣布在得克萨斯州共和党初选中获胜，这使他获得了确保自己被提名为共和党总统候选人所需的党代表票数。
