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February 15, 2017

Mongolia nationalizes mine, prompts warning on investors

Mongolian lawmakers have told the government to revoke a private company's purchase of a stake in a major copper mine, a move ...

February 14, 2017

Yellen: Expect Fed to resume raising rates in coming months

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen pointed Tuesday to a solid U.S. job market and economy and said the Fed will likely resume ...

February 14, 2017

The Latest: Yellen wants to ease regulations for small banks

The Latest on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony to the Senate Banking Committee (all times local): ___ 11:45 a.m

February 14, 2017

Indonesia lawmaker: Palm oil workers shot orangutan for meat

Palm oil plantation workers killed and ate a critically endangered orangutan on the island of Borneo, according to an ...

February 14, 2017

Drivers see higher premiums after not-at-fault crashes

Most drivers don't expect to be hit with a rate hike on their auto insurance after a car accident that wasn't their fault.

February 13, 2017

7 Kenyan doctors jailed for not ending strike

Seven Kenyan doctors who are officials of the medics union were jailed Monday for failing to call off a two-month strike by ...

February 13, 2017

Chinese auto sales weaken in January as sales tax rises

China's auto sales shrank in January following a sales tax increase, an industry group reported Monday. Sales in the world's ...

February 13, 2017

Japan logs 1 percent growth in 2016 as private demand stalls

Japan's economy expanded at a steadily slowing pace in 2016, though a modest recovery in exports helped offset sluggish ...

February 12, 2017

Insider Q&A: Duke University expert James Cox on SEC future

President Trump has named Jay Clayton, a Wall Street attorney who worked on mergers and IPOs, to head the Securities and ...

February 10, 2017

Fed board member Tarullo announces resignation

Federal Reserve board member Daniel Tarullo, a key official guiding bank regulation efforts, will resign this spring, the Fed ...

February 10, 2017

Stock regulator: China plans to 'capture' suspects abroad

China plans to have people abroad who are accused of financial market misconduct "captured and returned," the country's stock ...

February 10, 2017

Kazakhstan denies doping after police raid biathlon team

Kazakhstan's government has denied its national biathlon team has been doping after Austrian police raided the team's hotel ...

February 09, 2017

The Latest: Trump 'positive' on air traffic control change

The Latest on President Donald Trump's meeting with airline executives (all times local): 11:55 am A top airline industry ...

February 09, 2017

Citing Trump, 3rd nonprofit rejects funds to fight extremism

A nonprofit group will reject nearly $400,000 in federal grant money intended to fight violent extremism due to concerns over ...

February 09, 2017

Make less than $54K? Consider this underused tax break

You work hard, so why not take some credit for it? The Earned Income Tax Credit is one of the most overlooked tax credits ...

February 08, 2017

Israeli rights groups move to strike down settlement law

A pair of Israeli rights groups on Wednesday asked the country's Supreme Court to overturn a new law legalizing dozens of ...

February 08, 2017

Australia mail chief makes $4.3M, 10 times more than the PM

An Australian Senate committee has revealed that that country's mail chief is the nation's highest paid public servant and ...

February 07, 2017

Growth in consumer borrowing slowed in December

Consumers increased their borrowing in December at the slowest pace in six months, as growth in credit card usage decelerated ...

February 07, 2017

Qatar official: Gulf value-added tax could begin in 2018

Qatar's finance minister says a new unified value-added tax across the Gulf Arab countries could come into effect as early ...