BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost

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. | Video

Issues in Depth

Customers and visitors walk down the glass staircase at the Apple Store in Boston, Massachusetts July 19, 2010. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Who will lead the recovery?

CEOs from big companies have said business investment, not consumer spending, will lead the U.S. to firm economic ground. Are they right?   Full Article 

Fishermen clean up oil at an oil spill site near Dalian Port, Liaoning province July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer

A tale of two oil spills

BP replaced its chief Tony Hayward as a result of the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. But no heads have rolled following an oil spill in China. Why?  Commentary 

The Amazon Kindle Wi-Fi e-book reader is shown in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters July 28, 2010.  REUTERS/Amazon.com/Handout

New Kindle unveiled

Amazon launches a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle, betting the price will give its latest electronic reader mass-appeal as Apple's iPad gains ground. How much?  Full Article 

Neil Hutchinson (L), Senior Wealth Manager of HSBC, poses with James Bryan in hedge fund management from Execuzen, outside HSBC headquarters during a promotion ahead of a "Hedge Fund Fight Nite" charity event in Hong Kong September 2, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Banker-trader duel on Wall St

Picking the chief of an investment bank used to be a straightforward process: the guy with the most trading success won. Now, it's not so simple, writes columnist Rob Cox.  Commentary 

Signs advertise in English and Spanish at a tax preparation business in Falls Church, Virginia April 8, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Divided over Bush tax cuts

The breakdown of Americans who favor keeping all of President Bush’s tax cuts, repealing those for the wealthy, or scrapping them entirely is essentially the same.  Full Article 

Raytron's communication robot "Chapit" makes different facial expressions in response to voices, using its voice recognition function, during ROBOTECH, an exhibition on service robot manufacturing technologies, in Tokyo, in this combination picture taken July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Hello, my name is Chapit ...

Robots can now chat, find misplaced glasses, draw airplanes and play with your children but finding investors to help bring them to market is another story.  Full Article 

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