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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 * New details on how to close Guantanamo (Recasts, adds quotes) http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/usa-obama-speech-idUSL2N0E410H20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/usa-obama-speech-idUSL2N0E410H20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 16:27:58 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a White House nominee to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-courts-judges-idUSBRE94M11I20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-courts-judges-idUSBRE94M11I20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:01 -0400 TORONTO, May 23 (Reuters) - Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford fired his chief of staff on Thursday, as Canada's largest city waits for Ford to address allegations that he was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/canada-toronto-mayor-idUSL2N0E41VG20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/canada-toronto-mayor-idUSL2N0E41VG20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 16:15:51 -0400 NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - The dollar was on track for its biggest daily drop in more than five weeks against the yen on Thursday after a sharp slide in Japanese stocks and weak Chinese factory activity data prompted a rush for the safe-haven Japanese currency. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/markets-forex-idUSL2N0E421720130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/markets-forex-idUSL2N0E421720130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 16:11:42 -0400 BRASILIA, May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's government plans to submit its mining reform bill to Congress in June rather than this month, energy minister Edison Lobao said on Thursday, prolonging a wait that is slowing investment in mineral extraction. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/brazil-mining-bill-idUSL2N0E41G720130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/brazil-mining-bill-idUSL2N0E41G720130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 16:08:42 -0400 PARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-imf-lagarde-france-idUSBRE94M15020130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-imf-lagarde-france-idUSBRE94M15020130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:21 -0400 (Adds Dell Inc, Orkla, Marathon Oil, Elan, prada, Telecom Italia and others) http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/deals-day-idUSL3N0E42E020130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/deals-day-idUSL3N0E42E020130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:08 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly U.S. drone strikes abroad and taking steps toward closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-obama-speech-idUSBRE94M04Y20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-obama-speech-idUSBRE94M04Y20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:15 -0400 * Became IMF chief after Strauss-Kahn sex assault scandal http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/imf-lagarde-france-idUSL6N0E43WU20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/imf-lagarde-france-idUSL6N0E43WU20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:31 -0400 * Breach of key levels triggers sell stop orders - dealers http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/markets-cotton-idUSL2N0E41V220130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/markets-cotton-idUSL2N0E41V220130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=Deals&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Deals Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:28 -0400