  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending rebounded in May and new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting the economy remained on a moderate growth path. | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - One of London's largest hedge fund firms, Lansdowne Partners, has named Alex Snow, the former head of UK Investment Banking at Investec, as its new chief executive officer. | | | |  | | | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) means that the spousal benefits of the two most important U.S. retirement programs - Social Security and Medicare - will be extended to married, same-sex couples. | | | |  | | | | VEVEY, Switzerland (Reuters) - Nestle, the world's biggest food company and a major employer in Europe, plans to recruit 20,000 young people as the continent grapples with a youth unemployment crisis that is sapping consumer confidence. | | | |  | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pat Chen made a Bitcoin the other day. But he didn't mine it the way you are supposed to by following a set of instructions using a specialized algorithm to create the digital currency, then waiting to snag one of the 21 million Bitcoins that will be generated by the year 2140. | | | | | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - We've all heard the physician's Hippocratic oath: "First, do no harm." But there's a similar, less-well-known principle in the world of pensions: First, do no harm to retirees. | | | | | | BOSTON (Reuters) - The municipal bond market's correction in June, one of the steepest drops in a decade, has led to an easy decision for investors this summer: buy munis. | | | | | | LONG BEACH, California (REUTERS) - The term "green energy" refers to the benign environmental impact of fuel sources, such as wind and solar, that President Barack Obama promoted in a speech on Tuesday. It does not refer to that industry's investment returns, which have been awful over the long haul. | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Same sex couples are rejoicing after today's Supreme Court ruling declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. It offers federal recognition of the unions and invites them into a new and potentially lucrative world of shared tax, retirement, estate and employee benefits. | | | |  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending rebounded and incomes recorded their largest increase in three months in May, adding to data that have suggested the economy has shifted to firmer ground. | | | | |  |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | |  | |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
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