Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange

By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the economy. Still, the indexes closed well off their lows ...

New York claims more proof of bank mortgage abuses

The logo for Wells Fargo bank is pictured in downtown Los Angeles

By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo and Co and other banks violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing abuses. Schneiderman - who has said he plans to sue Bank of America and ...

Justice Department opposes AMR’s $20 million severance for CEO Horton

American Airlines Chairman, President and CEO Tom Horton announces the planned merger of AMR Corp, the parent of American Airlines, with U.S. Airways at Dallas-Ft Worth International Airport

By Nick Brown (Reuters) - A plan by American Airlines' parent to exit bankruptcy and merge with US Airways Group is coming under fire from the U.S. Department of Justice over nearly $20 million in severance pay earmarked for outgoing boss Tom Horton. In court papers filed on Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, ...

Obama tells Naval Academy grads sexual assaults threaten military

President Barack Obama on Friday warned that sexual assault in the military amounts to a national security threat as he enlisted graduating Navy ensigns and Marine second lieutenants at the U.S. Naval Academy in a campaign to stamp it out. “Those who commit sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust ...

FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health officials are investigating several complications reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

FILE - This Nov. 14, 2012 file photo shows Grammy-award winning artist Kid Rock posing for a portrait in New York. Kid Rock

NEW YORK (AP) — Kid Rock is a scalper.

At Cannes’ movie palace, talk of TV’s rise

Director Steven Soderbergh poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Behind the Candelabra at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

CANNES, France (AP) — The annual Cannes festival on the French Riviera is the grandest platform in the world for the highest ambitions of film, a place where the art form is worshipped with wild passion and adoring reverence. Movies are projected pristinely in regal theaters, where they're greeted by the world's cinephiles with feverish ...

Durable goods orders rise, point to factory resilience

Washers and dryers are seen on display at a store in New York

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a hopeful sign that a contraction in factory output could soon run its course. New orders for durable goods, which range from toasters to aircraft, increased 3.3 percent last month, the Commerce Department said on Friday. The data ...

Wall Street slips on angst over longevity of Fed stimulus

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell for a third day on Friday amid lingering concern the central bank may scale back its support to the economy. Trading has been choppy in the second half of the week as market participants assess the Federal Reserve's evolving stance towards markets. Fed support has been ...

Insight: Luxury brands position for U.S. boom

A woman enters a high-end retail store along 5th Avenue in New York

By Astrid Wendlandt and Phil Wahba PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most men might balk at spending $600 on a pair of Dior sneakers but for U.S. shoppers like Ephraim, an upbeat 30-year-old, such indulgences are becoming increasingly commonplace. Ephraim is the kind of man who gives luxury goods makers high hopes that the U.S. market ...