Groupon disclosure, growth concerns hit stock (Reuters) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:07:12 GMT Reuters - Groupon Inc shares slumped Wednesday as the daily deal company's first quarterly results since it went public stoked concern about limited disclosure and slowing growth.

After wins, Santorum seeks funding (Reuters) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:29:06 GMT Reuters - Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, a day after his stunning sweep of nominating contests in three states, scrambled in Texas on Wednesday to round up the support and money he needs to take on well-financed and well-organized rival Mitt Romney.

Exclusive: American Airlines creditors want to talk merger (Reuters) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:18:34 GMT Reuters - Some American Airlines unsecured creditors increasingly feel the bankrupt airline should explore a deal with US Airways Group or another carrier, after hearing parent company AMR Corp's plan to remain independent, people familiar with the situation said.

Jobs rebound dampens QE3 prospects: Fed officials (Reuters) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:47:32 GMT Reuters - The pick-up in jobs has caught the eye of two top Federal Reserve officials who said on Wednesday that continued improvement in the beleaguered labor market dampens prospects for more economic stimulus measures from the central bank.

BP wins exclusion of emails from oil spill trial (Reuters) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:53:19 GMT Reuters - BP Plc won a court order keeping several potentially damaging emails out of a scheduled trial to determine responsibility for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Diamond removes CEO, CFO after walnut payment probe (Reuters) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:34:45 GMT Reuters - Diamond Foods Inc removed top management after a probe by its audit committee found that the company improperly accounted for payments to walnut growers, sending its shares down 40 percent in after-hours trading.

Gay marriage wins final legislative approval in Washington state (Reuters) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:01:05 GMT Reuters - A bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington state won final legislative approval on Wednesday in a largely party-line vote that moved the state to the cusp of becoming the seventh in the nation to recognize same-sex nuptials.

Greek party leaders fail to sign off on bailout (Reuters) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:33:22 GMT Reuters - Greek political leaders failed early on Thursday to sign off on a tough reform and austerity program, the price of a new international bailout for the nation, but Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said they would try to strike a deal within hours.

Prop. 8 ruling: why it might not go the the Supreme Court (The Christian Science Monitor) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:43:10 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - A day after the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Proposition 8 – California's 2008 voter-approved ban on gay marriage – the big question is: What happens next? 

Boehner vows Congress will reverse Obama birth control policy (The Christian Science Monitor) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:43:06 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Congress this week plunged into fray over new Obama administration rules that will require religious employers to offer birth control in their health-insurance programs, even if contraception runs afoul of their religious doctrines.