By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk View full sizeLen Melisurgo/The Star-LedgerThis Powerball jackpot sign at a convenience store on Route 27 in Edison explains why ticket sales were high for Wednesday night's drawing. The jackpot soared to $320 … Choice of Ryan Shifts the Focus From Economy to Ideology - New York Times
DES MOINES -- Four years ago, John Brooks cast his ballot for Barack Obama, becoming one of the voters won over by his promise for changing Washington. This time, he had been undecided, but he said Mitt Romney made his decision easier by placing … Brent crude stays above $116 on supply woes, stock drawdown
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude rose slightly on Thursday, staying near a three-month high above $116 on concerns over disruptions to supply from the Middle East and a steeper-than-expected drawdown in oil stocks in the world's top consumer, the United States. The European benchmark has risen more than a third in less than two months from the low for the year of $88.49, as worries about a conflict over Iran's disputed nuclear program escalate and as investors lock in positions on hopes of more stimulus measures from central banks. Data on Wednesday showing a steep drop in U.S. … Syria's conflict stirs unrest in fragile Lebanon
Lebanese gangs backing the regime in Damascus smashed storefronts belonging to Syrian merchants on Wednesday and a powerful clan claimed it was holding more than 20 Syrians captives as the civil war across the border stirred tensions in this fragile Arab nation.
Cameron's former media chief due in court over hacking
Prime Minister David Cameron's ex-media chief Andy Coulson will appear at a London court on Thursday to answer phone-hacking charges. Japan considers deporting China activists to defuse feud: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan may deport 14 Chinese activists arrested for landing on a disputed island in order to defuse a worsening feud between Asia’s two biggest economies, media and experts said on Thursday, but the risk of an escalating confrontation remains. The row over the islands in the East China Sea, which are near potentially vast maritime gas fields, has frayed relations between the two Asian neighbors, long bedeviled by the bitter legacy of Japan’s wartime occupation of much of China and contemporary rivalry over resources and regional clout. …
Asian stocks up as hopes rise for China to act
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday, after China's premier reportedly said that he believes the country's current economic picture leaves room for the central bank to take action to help spur growth. 
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