Economy

Stocks edge higher; S&P 500 highest since Nov. '07
Stocks are closing slightly higher, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index to the highest point since November 2007. Trading was thin as a winter ...
US growth in Q4 likely stronger on export gains
A jump in energy-related exports and a steep decline in oil imports lowered the U.S. trade deficit in December to nearly a three-year low.
Thousands rally for, and against, Slovenia's gov't
Thousands of people rallied for and against Slovenia's center-right government Friday, adding to the tensions in the small European Union country ...
Syrian rebels preparing for advance on capital
Syrian rebels brought their fight within a mile of the heart of Damascus on Friday, seizing army checkpoints and cutting a key highway with a row of ...
Oil falls below $96 after early rise
Oil prices slipped back below $96 a barrel Friday afternoon, reversing course after rising earlier in the day. Benchmark crude for March delivery fell ...
Phone companies prepare for storm power outages
Phone companies topped off fuel at cell-tower generators in Northeastern states Friday, preparing for a storm that could bring power outages, and with ...
Postal Service lost $1.3 billion over quarter
The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.3 billion in the final three months of last year, despite a blizzard of campaign advertising for the fall political ...
HP sets labor guidelines in for Chinese suppliers
Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest personal computer maker, is vowing to crack down on its Chinese suppliers in an effort to reduce the use of ...
Stocks edge higher after trade deficit report
Stocks edged higher on Wall Street Friday after the government reported that the U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in December. The major indexes ...
9 things Apple could do with $137B
Apple Inc. has recently come under attack for its practice of stockpiling cash. At the end of last year, the company was sitting on $137 billion —and ...
US may expand Pontiac brake light recall
U.S. safety regulators are looking at expanding a small recall of Pontiac G6 midsize cars so it includes up to 550,000 vehicles. About 8,000 of the ...
US wholesale stockpiles dip 0.1 pct. in December
U.S. wholesalers cut their stockpiles slightly in December while their sales were unchanged, suggesting businesses were cautious at the end of a weak ...
China gives markets a lift at end of bruising week
Markets in Europe and Asia ended the week strongly after better-than-expected Chinese figures shored up hopes over the world's second-largest economy.
Avant Healthcare settles discrimination complaint
The Justice Department and Avant Healthcare Professionals LLC have resolved allegations that the company posted discriminatory job advertisements on ...
Stocks edge higher; Dow average near 14,000
Stocks are edging higher on Wall Street after a report showed that the U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in December. The market is also getting a ...
Thousands of women sue over surgical mesh
Soon after her surgery, Susan Harrison had a string of infections that caused intense pain, leaving her weak and unable to pick up and play actively ...
Polish transsexual lawmaker loses shot at top post
The before and after photos of Anna Grodzka show how much she — and her country — have transformed. As a man, she once wore a thick beard.
Exxon Mobil gives Nigeria production warning
Exxon Mobil PLC has warned that it won't be able to meet its production forecast for Qua Iboe crude oil pumped from Nigeria due to pipeline repair ...
Madrid suburb chosen for Spain's EuroVegas resort
A multibillion-dollar "EuroVegas" casino resort will be built in the outskirts of Madrid, hopefully bringing much-needed jobs and investment, ...
German exports up 3.4 percent in 2012
Strong demand from outside Europe pushed exports from Germany, Europe's biggest economy, to a record high last year, offsetting the effects of the ...
NTSB: 787 battery approval should be reconsidered
The government should reassess its safety approval of the Boeing 787's lithium ion batteries, the nation's top accident investigator said Thursday, ...
Chinese world worries that Year of Snake may bite
As Indiana Jones might say: Why did it have to be the Year of the Snake? When the Chinese-speaking world ushers in its new year on Sunday, its 12-year ...
China's January auto sales surge 46 percent
China's auto sales rose 46 percent in January to a monthly record on strong demand for SUVs in pre-Lunar New Year shopping, an industry group reported ...