Finance

• 19 May 2012: UPDATE 2-Anti-NATO activists weighed Obama HQ attack, prosecutors say - * Suspects' attorney says police entrapped them (Adds police and lawyer quotes)
  
  
• 19 May 2012: Obama says euro zone crisis threatens global economy - CAMP DAVID, Md., May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit he hosted at Camp David, said on Saturday that the euro zone crisis was threatening the world economy but welcomed Europe's new focus on jobs and growth as a potential remedy.
  
  
• 19 May 2012: UPDATE 1-Obama warns of euro zone threat, welcomes growth focus - CAMP DAVID, Md., May 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit he hosted at Camp David, welcomed Europe's focus on rekindling growth and warned the crisis in the euro zone was dangerous for the world.
  
  
• 19 May 2012: UPDATE 2-Season's 1st Atlantic tropical storm forms off S.Carolina - MIAMI, May 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alberto formed off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, bringing an early start to the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
  
  
• 20 May 2012: UPDATE 2-Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes near Bologna, Italy - BOLOGNA, Italy, May 20 (Reuters) - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and initial reports indicated some damage.
  
  
• 20 May 2012: UPDATE 3-Season's 1st Atlantic tropical storm forms off S.Carolina - MIAMI, May 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alberto formed off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, bringing an early start to the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
  
  
• 20 May 2012: RPT-DIFC Investments has not yet sold SmartStream - Shaibani - (Repeats to additional subscribers with no change to text)
  
  
• 20 May 2012: UPDATE 5-Strong quake hits N.Italy,at least three dead - * Castle, churches, other cultural sites damaged (Adds quotes, details of damage)
  
  
• 20 May 2012: Jordan approves austerity moves to reduce deficit - * Fiscal consolidation essential to rein in budget deficit
  
  
• 20 May 2012: Far East buyers beware in London property rush - LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - When Hong Kong businessman Mr. He paid a 35,000 pound ($56,000) deposit on a four-bedroom apartment in Britain, he believed it was a 40-minute walk from central London, his lawyer says. In fact it was a 40-minute journey by high-speed train.
  
  

US Video Personal Finance

• 11 January 2012: Illinois prepaid tuition plan needs transparency: Rep. Durkin - Jan. 11 - Illinois State Representative Jim Durkin says the prepaid college tuition fund needs more transparency in its investment decisions, but expects to re-open the fund in a short amount of time.
  
  
• 11 January 2012: Trading at Noon: Wall St. off 5-month high, energy drags - Jan. 11 - U.S. stocks pulled back from five-month highs in early trading, with pressure on the euro testing the view that U.S. equities were decoupling from the single currency.
  
  
• 12 January 2012: Uptick in foreclosures is coming soon: RealtyTrac's Blomquist - Jan. 12 - Drop in foreclosures was due to delays in procedures not improvement in the market or economy, says RealtyTrac's Daren Blomquist. The only way out of the housing crisis is to let the market absorb distressed properties, he adds.
  
  
• 13 January 2012: U.S. Treasuries will benefit from Euro Zone downgrade: adviser - Jan. 13 - Tom Bradley, President of TD Ameritrade Institutional, says the impact of S&P's possible downgrade of several Euro Zone countries will drive flight to safety in U.S. Treasuries.
  
  
• 13 January 2012: Trading at Noon: Wall St. tumbles on downgrade talk - Jan. 13 - Bank shares led a 1 percent drop in U.S. stocks on speculation that Standard & Poor's was set to downgrade several euro zone countries.
  
  
• 13 January 2012: Weaker euro good for exporters, tourists - Jan. 13 - As turmoil continues in the euro zone, the euro is trading at around a 16-month low against the pound and the dollar, which could be good for European exporters and visiting tourists. Joanna Partridge reports
  
  
• 7 February 2012: Bernanke downplays jobs upturn - Feb. 7 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sticks to the script when testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, despite signs of a strengthening economy, leading to further talk of a Federal Reserve that is behind the curve. Conway G. Gittens reports.
  
  
• 16 February 2012: More pennies at the pump - Feb. 16 - Gas prices are on the rise well ahead of the spring driving season- costing drivers and businesses more than a few pennies and a lot of pain at the pump. Bobbi Rebell reports.
  
  
• 21 March 2012: The great mortgage debate - March 21 - Mortgage rates moved to their highest level since December- but whether this is the beginning of a sustained move above historically low rates is the subject of much debate. Bobbi Rebell reports.
  
  
• 27 March 2012: Consumers seek frugal upgrades to their homes - March 27 - In post-recession America, consumers are turning to not-so-extreme makeovers, opting for low-cost alternatives to freshen up their homes. Jeanne Yurman reports.