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The Tonight Show cuts staff; Leno trims pay
"The Tonight Show" has laid off about two dozen workers, prompting host Jay Leno to accept a pay cut to spare other staffers as NBC clamps down on ...
NYTimes CEO Thompson to make $5 million per year
The New York Times Co.'s incoming CEO Mark Thompson will receive annual compensation of about $5 million, the company said in a securities filing ...
South African police shoot, kill striking miners
South African police opened fire Thursday on a crowd of striking miners that charged a line of officers trying to disperse them, killing some and ...
Study: Companies paid more to CEOs than in US tax
Twenty-six big U.S. companies paid their CEOs more last year than they paid the federal government in tax, according to a study released Thursday by ...
New storm hits north Philippines; at least 2 dead
A second tropical storm in as many weeks battered the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least two people, as forecasters warned that the ...
Violent S. Africa mine protest leads to fatalities
Thousands of angry South African workers met Tuesday on a rocky cliff within sight of their platinum mine shuttered by violent protests, shouting ...
Health care law's tax hikes are coming: Who pays?
Who gets thumped by higher taxes in President Barack Obama's health care law? The wealthiest 2 percent of Americans will take the biggest hit, ...
Hawker Beechcraft execs seek $5M amid bankruptcy
Hawker Beechcraft wants to pay eight senior executives more than $5.3 million in bonuses as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy, but the request was ...
In CA city, mixed picture of life after bankruptcy
Cobblestones show through the decrepit pavement in Sheila Dodson's downtown neighborhood, prostitutes ply the sidewalks in broad daylight and many of ...
Yahoo CEO Mayer's pay package worth more than $59M
Yahoo is giving its new chief executive Marissa Mayer a compensation package worth more than $59 million over the next several years. Yahoo Inc.
AMR CEO says it's time to weigh merger options
The head of American Airlines says his company has done so much to fix its problems that it can consider potential mergers, and invitations will be ...
Ex-Barclays chief Diamond forfeits $31M bonus
UK bank Barclays has agreed a resignation package with ex-chief executive Bob Diamond where he will forfeit up to 20 million pounds ($31 million) in ...
Slovakia: no more patience for European bailouts
Slovakia's prime minister said Tuesday that people in his country have run out of patience with European rescue measures and more aid can only be ...
IMF urges Germany to spur domestic demand
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday praised Germany's strong economic record in the face of turmoil in financial markets and Europe's debt ...
Poll: Stark Russian divide over Vladimir Putin
The success and possible future undoing of President Vladimir Putin lies in the contrast between people like provincial housewife Yekaterina ...
Review: Changes needed in Guard, Reserve pay
America's citizen soldiers, who train in their hometowns for a weekend a month and two weeks a year, receive more money for one day of training at ...
UK's big 4 banks agree to another compensation
Britain's biggest banks have agreed to a settlement for misrepresenting interest-rate protection products sold to small and medium-sized businesses, ...
Striking Bolivian police reject accord
Striking Bolivian police officers have rejected an accord with the government four days into a nationwide strike to demand higher wages.
Locked-out union workers consider Crystal contract
For nearly 11 months, they picketed in sub-zero temperatures, marched on company headquarters, prayed with religious leaders and traveled 200 miles ...
Greek crisis takes its toll on industry
In its heyday just over a decade ago, the Komotini industrial zone in northern Greece was a hive of activity, with dozens of factories producing ...