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September 13, 2016

Atlanta Fed president leaving in February

Dennis Lockhart, the president of the Federal Reserve's Atlanta regional bank, announced Tuesday that he plans to step down ...

September 13, 2016

Dakota Access CEO: Company committed to finishing project

The head of a Texas company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline told employees Tuesday that it is committed to ...

September 13, 2016

Wells Fargo cutting sales goals in wake of $185 million fine

Wells Fargo will cut its aggressive product sales goals for retail bankers, as it faces $185 million in fines and a damaged ...

September 13, 2016

Armenia appoints ex-Gazprom executive as new prime minister

Armenia's president has appointed a former executive of a subsidiary of Russian gas company Gazprom to be the country's new ...

September 13, 2016

ZEW survey on German economy falls short of market estimates

A closely watched survey of investment analysts suggests that the outlook for the German economy has not changed in ...

September 12, 2016

Fla. Mosque Burned on Muslim Holiday

Muslim leaders in Florida are calling the fire at a mosque on the first day of Eid overnight a hate crime. Orlando nightclub ...

September 12, 2016

South African searchers rescue injured miner

South African rescue teams on Monday pulled an injured man from an abandoned mine shaft where a number of illegal gold miners ...

September 12, 2016

Target to hire more than 70,000 for holiday season

Target says it will hire more than 70,000 seasonal store workers during the busy holiday shopping season, about the same as ...

September 12, 2016

New York state extends deadline for Sept. 11 health claims

New York state has reopened the window for workers and volunteers seeking lost wages and medical benefits from their ...

September 12, 2016

Libyan general seizes key oil terminals from militia

Libyan forces loyal to a powerful general say they have seized a third oil terminal from a rival militia in the east, giving ...

September 12, 2016

Potash, Agrium to combine, creating huge crop company

Potash Corp. and Agrium said Monday that they are combining to create the world's largest crop nutrient company. The Canadian ...

September 12, 2016

France's government pushes Alstom to maintain train making

France's Socialist government is vowing to maintain the train-making site of rail giant Alstom in the country despite the ...

September 12, 2016

US Nuclear Plant Up for Sale at Fraction of Cost

The nation’s largest federal utility is selling an unusual piece of property: An unfinished nuclear power plant in ...

September 12, 2016

Economists: Growth expected for at least 2 more years

Business economists still think the economy will continue to grow for the next two years, but they again have scaled back ...

September 11, 2016

Tesla says it's improving Autopilot by boosting radar

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making major improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, ...

September 11, 2016

US nuclear plant up for sale at fraction of cost

After spending more than 40 years and $5 billion on an unfinished nuclear power plant in northeastern Alabama, the nation's ...

September 11, 2016

Libyan troops recapture key oil terminals from militia

Libyan forces loyal to a powerful general on Sunday recaptured two key oil terminals from militias in a surprise attack, ...

September 10, 2016

Hanjin cargo ship stranded off California finally unloads

A Hanjin container ship that was stranded off the California coast for more than a week began unloading Saturday after a ...

September 10, 2016

Greek premier pledges growth amid protests, austerity plans

Greece's prime minister promised Saturday to deliver economic growth to a country hammered by years of economic hardship, as ...

September 10, 2016

Trade minister brands some British businesses fat and lazy

Britain's trade minister says U.K. businesses generally are too lazy to export goods around the world. In a speech to ...