WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly more than expected last week, offering a ray of hope for the anemic labor market recovery.
LONDON/WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the company's rivals are counting the cost of a ban on offshore drilling.
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.
The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.