WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top central bankers present and past on Wednesday joined forces against a plan to strip the Fed of its oversight of smaller banks, saying the knowledge it gains from that role is vital to monetary policy. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged lawmakers to ...

The emails tell recipients that the passwords on their Facebook accounts have been reset, urging them to click on an attachment to obtain new login credentials, according to anti-virus software maker McAfee Inc. If the attachment is opened, it downloads several types of malicious software, ...

The company, founded by television personality and former hedge fund manager Jim Cramer, made the announcement in a form it sent to the SEC in which it asked for more time to prepare its financial statements. The probe relates to how revenue was recorded at an online promotions subsidiary called ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked up support for healthcare reform on Wednesday from a former critic and from a group of Catholic nuns, who broke with bishops on the abortion issue and urged final passage of the Senate overhaul. Representative Dennis Kucinich, one of the most ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's Nexus One smartphone will soon be available to subscribers of Sprint Nextel Corp, the second U.S. wireless service provider to announce an agreement to support the touchscreen phone. Sprint said on Wednesday it would announce the pricing and availability date ...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada and the United States have adopted a unified warning system to better advise skiers and snowmobilers about the avalanche danger, Canadian officials said on Wednesday. Canada unveiled the new warning system just days after a big snow slide slammed into a snowmobile ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. grand jury formalized criminal charges on Wednesday against two former computer programmers at swindler Bernard Madoff's firm, alleging they conspired with others to falsify investor records using a special program. The two men, Jerome O'Hara, 47, and George Perez, 44, ...

NBC said on Wednesday that the next series of the popular reality show will feature Americans who are out of work, recent college graduates with few job prospects, and those holding down jobs they don't like just to make ends meet. One of the 14 chosen to take part in the show will end up being ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A package of tax breaks and highway spending cleared Congress on Wednesday, the first of what Democrats hope will be several efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate. The Senate passed the $17.6 billion measure by a vote of 68 to 29 and sent it to President ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tiger Woods return to pro golf for the Masters tournament next month is being celebrated by more than fans as EA Sports will launch the final commercial version of its online golf game named after the world's top golfer that week, the company's president said on ...