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US senators John McCain (left) and Chuck Schumer speak to the media after the Senate passed the immigration bill on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Thursday. Picture: REUTERS

US puts 11-million illegal immigrants on path to citizenship

US Senate passes comprehensive immigration reform in vote hailed by President Barack Obama as critical step to fixing ‘broken’ system

US top court strikes down marriage law in win for gay rights

NEW FREEDOM: A supporter of gay marriage waves a rainbow flag in Washington DC this week in anticipation of the US Supreme Court rulings in the cases against California's gay marriage ban and the 1996 federal Defence of Marriage Act. Picture: REUTERS
3 day(s) ago

Ruling means that married gay men and women can claim same federal benefits available to opposite-sex couples

Obama refuses to ‘wheel and deal’ over Snowden with China and Russia

LISTENING IN: Ukrainian activists rally in support of former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. Picture: REUTERS
2 day(s) ago

US President Barack Obama says he will not jeopardise other interests over ‘a 29-year-old hacker’ as US seeks former spy contractor Edward Snowden’s extradition

Durable goods orders, business spending plans rise

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Orders for long-lasting US manufactured goods rise more than expected in May and gauge of planned business spending increases for third straight month

Opinion

LETTER FROM AMERICA: Obama trip is about selling US brand

Letter from America

US president’s trip to Africa is about differentiating America’s brand of engagement from that of competitors such as China

International companies

News Corp, Murdoch start new chapter after company split

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1 day(s) ago

Split of media and entertainment conglomerate will create two independent, publicly traded companies, both headed in some way by Rupert Murdoch

Yahoo gains on news of user growth

3 day(s) ago

CEO Marissa Mayer cites user growth, new employee perks and deals such as last month’s $1.1bn purchase of blogging platform Tumblr as evidence that her turnaround is taking root

Microsoft, Google ‘deal’ lifts Mellanox

3 day(s) ago

Mellanox Technologies’ rally in New York has widened the premium over the Tel Aviv shares to the biggest in a month

Deloitte year-long ban ‘part of crackdown on consultancies’

9 day(s) ago

Deloitte in Johannesburg says this will not affect engagements by any Deloitte entity other than Deloitte Financial Advisory Services in the US

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Social networks turn equity traders into celebrities with big fan bases

Social networks that let users follow investments the way they track status updates on Facebook are attracting record interest, writes Jonathan Morgan
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