Economy

Japan's Nikkei jumps on weaker yen
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as the yen weakened after a possible candidate for Bank of Japan governor voiced support for easier ...
Study: 1 in 4 consumers had error in credit report
One in four consumers found an error in a credit report issued by a major agency, according to a government study released Monday. The Federal Trade ...
Salt subtly trimmed from many foods amid campaign
Salt has quietly been slipping out of dozens of the most familiar foods in brand-name America, from Butterball turkeys to Uncle Ben's flavored rice ...
Report: AMR, US Airways boards to meet this week
Directors of American Airlines and US Airways reportedly plan to meet Wednesday to consider a merger. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that ...
Latest Earth satellite launches from Calif. coast
A satellite launched into space Monday will keep closer tabs on Earth's glaciers, crops, forests and shorelines, continuing a tradition that began ...
Stock market drifts lower to start the week
U.S. stocks drifted lower in thin trading Monday, pulling the Standard & Poor's 500 index back from a five-year high. The broad-market index edged up ...
Dell looks to calm shareholder concern over buyout
Dell is trying to reassure shareholders about its proposed $24.4 billion acquisition by a group led by its founder, saying it considered a number of ...
SBA head Mills to leave Obama administration
Karen Mills is leaving her post as head of the Small Business Administration, opening yet another Cabinet-rank job for President Barack Obama to fill ...
Report: Menendez emails sought to aid donor's firm
Emails between Sen. Robert Menendez's office and the Homeland Security Department describe efforts by his staff in January to thwart U.S.
Romania: Slaughterhouses did not commit fraud
A maze of trading between meat wholesalers has made it increasingly difficult to trace the origins of food — enabling horsemeat disguised as beef to ...
Trucking company to pay $50,000 in major EEOC case
A trucking company will pay $50,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit, a token payment to avoid trial in a closely watched case that has sharply ...
NYC Valentine's Day sewage tour back by 'demand'
Lovers of the unusual are getting another chance to impress their Valentines this year in New York City. The Department of Environmental Protection ...
New markets push up L'Oreal profits, sales
Cosmetics giant L'Oreal SA says that for the first time it made more money in emerging markets last year than western Europe or North America — and ...
Pope's resignation stuns native Germany
Many in Germany haven't always had an easy relationship with the conservative-minded Pope Benedict XVI, but most on Monday praised their countryman's ...
Bookies offer odds on who will be next pope
Bookmakers have been quick to offer odds on candidates to replace Pope Benedict XVI, with cardinals from Ghana, Nigeria and Canada among the early ...
ECB member warns against trying to weaken euro
A member of the European Central Bank's governing council has warned that any government attempts to push the euro lower could backfire. Jens Weidmann ...
Govt: $4.2B recovered in probing health care fraud
The government says it recovered almost $8 for each dollar it spent investigating health care fraud over the past three years, including a record $4.
Norway's oil fund buys US real estate for 1st time
Norway's vast oil fund has made its first real estate investment in the U.S., buying stakes in five office buildings in New York, Washington and ...
Finnish nuclear reactor delayed further until 2016
Finnish utility TVO says the completion of the country's fifth nuclear reactor will be further delayed and the company does not expect it to go online ...
Zimbabwe central bank announces tougher cash rules
Zimbabwe's central bank said it is enforcing tougher rules Monday to rein in "the delinquent behavior" of businesses holding cash abroad. The Reserve ...
Ahold selling stake in Scandinavian ICA stores
Dutch supermarket operator Royal Ahold NV says it has agreed to sell its 60-percent stake in Scandinavian retailer ICA for 21.2 billion krona ($3.
Most stock markets closed in Asia for holidays
Stock markets in Hong Kong, mainland China and Seoul were among those closed Monday for the Lunar New Year holiday. Japanese markets were also shut ...
Greeks snatch urban metal to get through crisis
When Greece adopted the euro, it poured billions into modernizing its infrastructure, building spectacular bridges, highways, and a brand new rail ...
Hundreds toil for months for Rio's Carnival parade
There's nothing glamorous about the industrial warehouse reverberating with the zap of soldering metal, the clatter of hammers and an earsplitting ...