A sobering look at Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO - It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers have significant reservations about recommending Facebook to their clients. Full Article
Job growth seen slower in January
WASHINGTON - U.S. employment growth probably slowed in January as messengers hired during the busy holiday shopping season were laid off, but the improving labor market trend should remain intact.
Komen mired in Planned Parenthood crisis
WASHINGTON - The world's leading breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is struggling to defuse a growing crisis over its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services. Full Article
Anti-Putin protesters battle cold and divisions
MOSCOW - Fearing the Kremlin will exploit any public differences, the many groups behind the biggest protests since Vladimir Putin's rise to power are keeping their demands and sensitive political discussions to a minimum to help maintain their fragile unity. Full Article
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Inside the French breast implant scandal
MARSEILLE, France - The story of French breast implant manufacturer PIP is one of a haphazardly run and cash-strapped company that allegedly took desperate and sometimes deceptive steps to shave costs and hide the true ingredients of its devices. Full Article
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Hacked companies still not telling investors
SAN FRANCISCO - At least a half-dozen major U.S. companies whose computers have been infiltrated by cyber criminals or international spies have not admitted to the incidents despite new guidance from securities regulators urging such disclosures. Full Article
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U.S. and allies exploring options for Assad exile
WASHINGTON - The United States, European governments and Arab states have begun discussing the possibility of exile for Bashar al-Assad despite skepticism the defiant Syrian president is ready to consider such an offer, Western officials said. Full Article
China may consider bigger role in EU rescue
BEIJING - China is considering increasing its participation in the rescue funds aimed at resolving the European debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told journalists. Full Article
Duch jail term raised
Feb 3 - A U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal upholds its conviction of Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch and increases his jail sentence to a life term. Paul Chapman reports.
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The economy’s ‘China Syndrome’
We are no longer living in “one nation under God”; we are living in one world under God. Globalization is working — the world overall is getting richer. But a lot of the costs of that transition are being borne by specific groups of workers in the developed West. Commentary
Facebook.coop
If Mark Zuckerberg really wants to accomplish his social mission with Facebook, he should share the company’s ownership with the people who helped him create it. Facebook should be a user-owned, user-managed company, run for the benefit of users. The company should be a cooperative. Commentary
Introducing Reuters Social Pulse
Today we launched Social Pulse, our new social media hub on Reuters.com designed to show you the most talked-about news, companies and influencers across the Web. See what people are talking about
The danger of our metrics obsession
The scandal over Claremont McKenna's misreporting of student SAT scores serves to remind us that our obsession with metrics, a hallmark of the free-market ideology, creates incentives to fudge numbers in business, education and government. Commentary
Gingrich and the fine art of press-bashing
I doubt that Gingrich really blames journalists for the shortcomings of the debates, despite his public statements. More than any politician since Richard Nixon, Gingrich needs the press to demonize so he can change the subject when asked a tough question. Full Article
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Facebook's IPO: Tread carefully
Bullish on Facebook's IPO? Not so fast. Sam Hamadeh of PrivCo talks with Reuters Anthony De Rosa about the potential pitfalls in Facebook's S-1 filing yesterday and why he's bearish on Facebook's IPO. Video
Republican enthusiasm gap is worry in battleground state
MIAMI - Republican voters gave presidential hopeful Mitt Romney a resounding victory in Florida but they turned out in lower numbers than in the previous primary in 2008 and were only lukewarm about their party's candidates.
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