Monday, August 13, 2012

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Comparing Romney and Ryan's ideas on Medicare - CBS News
(CBS News) Paul Ryan's selection for the presumptive GOP ticket reset the presidential race and made Medicare one of the major issues in the campaign. There is no state in the country that relies as heavily on Medicare as Florida, and so you can be …


Iamgold earnings fall on higher mining costs
(Reuters) – Canada’s Iamgold Corp said on Monday that its second-quarter earnings from continuing operations fell about 29 percent as it incurred higher mining costs. The gold miner’s earnings from continuing operations attributable to equity shareholders fell to $52.9 million, or 14 cents per share, from $74.5 million, or 20 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted earnings were $74 million, or 20 cents per share. Analysts on average had expected earnings of 21 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Revenue rose 19 percent to $410. …


Ex-Barclays trader Merchant, under LIBOR scrutiny, exits UBS
A Barclays specialist works at company's post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange(Reuters) – Jay V. Merchant, who has come under federal scrutiny in the Libor manipulation scandal related to his tenure at Barclays Plc, left his position as head of swap trading at UBS on Monday, a UBS spokeswoman confirmed. Merchant, who worked for Barclays in New York from 2006 to 2009, is being looked at by U.S. authorities over his activities while working at Barclays' swaps desk in New York. Merchant's lawyer, John Kenney, was not immediately available for comment. …


Taiwan man says 'forced to show remorse' in China
Chung Ting-pang, a follower of the Falungong spiritual movementA Taiwanese man who was detained in China for nearly two months on Monday said he had been forced to show remorse in exchange for his safe return to the island.


2 top Guinea officials fired after deadly protests
Guinea’s president has dismissed two high-ranking officials after deadly clashes took place in their cities.


As Syrian rebels advance, intervention holds promise - USA TODAY


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