Institutions aim to boost bets on hedge funds, private equity: survey

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The majority of institutional investors worldwide are seeking to increase their investments in riskier alternatives that are not publicly traded such as hedge funds, real estate...

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Rapper Kanye West released from hospital: media reports

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West was released from hospital on Wednesday, according to media outlets citing unidentified sources, more than a week after he was admitted for exhaustion.

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Bank of England asking supplier of currency to find animal fat alternative

(Reuters) - The Bank of England said its supplier of currency, Innovia, is working toward removing the use of animal fat in the production of its new plastic five pound note after objection raised by thousands of vegetarians.

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Police threaten Nickelback music on Canadian drunk drivers

TORONTO (Reuters) - If getting charged with impaired driving is not enough, police in a small Canadian town are hoping adding Nickelback music to the punishment will be enough to keep drunk partiers away from the wheel.

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'Peter principle' alive and well in fund management: James Saft

(Reuters) - The idea that people succeed at work up to the point at which they are no longer much good apparently applies to fund managers too.

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New York thief grabs pot of gold off armored truck: police

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police are searching for a green-clad man who swiped an 86-pound (39 kg) pail of gold flakes off an armored truck two months ago and disappeared with the estimated $1.6 million in treasure.

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Ted Talk prophets started with prosaic first jobs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prophets of yore had difficulty getting their messages out - chipping stone tablets or scribbling on scrolls. These days there is a much easier way to reach the masses: The Ted...

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Hit that iceberg: China group readies Titanic simulation

DAYING COUNTY, China (Reuters) - You too may soon be able to feel what it was like to hit an iceberg on the Titanic.

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Five ways to hard-wire children for a lifetime of giving

NEW YORK(Reuters) - (The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.)

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New British bank notes fall foul of vegetarians

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new plastic five-pound notes, bearing the portrait of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, have fallen foul of thousands of people who object to the use of animal fats in their manufacture.

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Sutter Home sues Shmaltz Brewing over 'Menage a Trois' trademark

(Reuters) - Shmaltz Brewing Co says some of its beer names, including several with Jewish themes, "can be a bit unorthodox." Now a large California winery wants one of those names to be reformed.

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Hollywood actresses take center stage for 2017 Pirelli calendar

PARIS (Reuters) - Hollywood actresses take over the 2017 Pirelli calendar, with Uma Thurman, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet and Nicole Kidman among the big names featuring in the latest edition unveiled in Paris on Tuesday.

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Actress Evan Rachel Wood on Twitter: 'I have been raped'

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Westworld" actress Evan Rachel Wood said on Tuesday she was taking a break from social media, a day after revealing on Twitter that she had been sexually abused twice.

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State treasurers renew call for independent chair at Wells Fargo

(Reuters) - Investors, including the state treasurers of Connecticut and Illinois, called on Wells Fargo & Co to require an independent board chair, saying the bank needs stronger oversight in the...

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Sard Verbinnen taps ex-ISS executive Cernich for new group

(Reuters) - Public relations firm Sard Verbinnen & Co said on Tuesday it will launch a corporate governance advisory business with Chris Cernich, a former top executive at proxy advisor...

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Q&A: Dolly Parton learned early that giving leads to getting

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is not the longest journey in miles from the Tennessee's Smoky Mountains to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, but when Dolly Parton was growing up in a one-room...

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U.S. rate futures trim gains after GDP data

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. interest rate futures pared earlier gains on Tuesday as the government's revision on third-quarter economic growth was stronger than forecast, supporting the view the...

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Thriving on raw eggs, world's oldest person marks 117th birthday in Italy

VERBANIA, Italy (Reuters) - Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, celebrated her 117th birthday on Tuesday, still swearing by her diet of two raw eggs a day.

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Runners brave snow, ice and cold for Antarctic Ice Marathon

(Reuters) - Wrapped up warmly with layers of clothing, gloves, hats and goggles, the runners await the blasting siren marking the start of the race before heading off onto the barren track.

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Citigroup 'boys' club' disfavors women, lawsuit claims

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Citigroup Inc financial adviser on Monday filed a lawsuit accusing the bank of running a "boys' club" that favored men over women, treating her as a "glorified...

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