Economy

Japan's Cabinet resigns to make way for new PM
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet resigned Wednesday to clear the way for a vote in parliament to formally install the nation's new leader, ...
Some urge Boehner: let Dems pass fiscal cliff bill
In case the public weren't frustrated enough over Congress' failure to resolve the "fiscal cliff," consider this: lawmakers probably could enact a ...
Plane crash-lands on Myanmar road, 2 killed
A flight packed with Christmas tourists crash-landed on a road in central Myanmar on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring 11, officials ...
Iraqi telecom Asiacell hopes to raise $1.3 billion
Asiacell, one of Iraq's three mobile service providers, said Tuesday it is looking to raise $1.3 billion through what would be the country's biggest ...
Iraq's northern Kurdish region stops oil exports
An Iraqi Kurdish official said on Tuesday that the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region has suspended oil exports over a payment row with ...
Judge: Oklahoma can end Planned Parenthood deals
A federal judge on Monday denied a request by Planned Parenthood to temporarily block Oklahoma from terminating a contract with the agency to provide ...
Shoppers found bigger sales, smaller crowds
Shoppers who waited until the final days before Christmas were rewarded with big bargains and lighter crowds. But their last-minute deal hunting may ...
Car bomb defused outside Spanish megabrothel
A car bomb was defused in a megabrothel's parking lot in northeast Spain early Monday and 300 people were evacuated from the site, the Interior ...
LSE trims LCH.Clearnet offer amid capital changes
London Stock Exchange PLC has reduced the value of its bid to buy up to 60 percent of European clearing house LCH.Clearnet to take into account new ...
Sandia Lab building solar test centers across US
One of the National Security Administration's three national laboratories is building regional testing centers around the country to field-test ...
He's not running, but Italy's Monti has a plan
For someone not running for political office, Premier Mario Monti has an awfully detailed plan for how to fix Italy's financial woes and bring the ...
Stock futures lower on shortened trading day
Stock futures are down in very light trading with markets set to close early for the holiday. The driving force on markets Monday was so-called fiscal ...
Russia, India sign weapons deals worth billions
Russia and India signed weapons deals worth billions of dollars Monday as President Vladimir Putin sought to further boost ties with an old ally.
For family that lost home to Sandy, 'a miracle'
The text from Sister Diane at St. Ignatius Martyr church was as odd as it was urgent: "A man is going to call. You must answer the phone." Kerry Ann ...
BMW at 20: Plant exceeds hopes, tax debate ongoing
Two decades ago, then-South Carolina Gov. Carroll Campbell stood at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport and announced that a BMW plant being built just ...
Analysis: Egypt's Islamists tighten grip on power
With the passage of a divisive constitution, Egypt's Islamist leadership has secured its tightest grip on power since Hosni Mubarak's ouster nearly ...
Argentina import controls put brake on bike sales
Summer has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere, and bicyclists all over the Argentine capital have hit the streets to enjoy the warm weather.
Puntland troops rescue hostages on hijacked ship
In a siege that lasted nearly two weeks, forces of Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region raided a hijacked ship Sunday and safely rescued 22 ...
Lieberman fears country may go over 'fiscal cliff'
Senators bickered Sunday over who's to blame for lurching the country toward a year-end "fiscal cliff," bemoaning the lack of a deal days before the ...
In joyless season, Newtown faces Christmas
Bells and lights and gifts: These have always shown us it's Christmastime. But this year, in this town, the bells toll in mourning. The brightest ...
Iran claims it has overcome sanctions
Iran's oil minister claimed Sunday his country has successfully overcome sanctions on the sale of its oil, state TV reported. The U.N. and West have ...
Pacts in MF Global liquidation could free up cash
Settlements between parties with completing claims in the liquidation of MF Global could speed up payment to customers of the collapsed brokerage, ...
Will he or won't he? Italy awaits Monti's decision
Italy's president dissolved parliament Saturday, setting the stage for general elections in February and leaving only one lingering question from ...
Burger King's Whopper returns to France
For the first time in 15 years, Burger King served its flame-grilled Whoppers in France, a country better known for its gastronomy than fast food.
4 SKoreans freed after being kidnapped in Nigeria
Four South Korean construction workers and a Nigerian colleague who were kidnapped in southern Nigeria have been freed. The five employees of Hyundai ...