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American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag, cut domestic flights and lay off possibly thousands of workers as it grapples […]

Profits dropped almost 8% at Target Corp. on softer-than-expected sales and higher costs, but the discount retailer still beat Wall Street earnings estimates for […]

Warren Buffett, whose business and investment acumen has made him one of the world’s wealthiest men, embarked on a European tour Monday looking for […]

European exports declined in March as the euro's advance to a record against the dollar made the region's products less competitive abroad.
Euro-area exports […]

First came the booming economies. Then came the rush of investors. Now the so-called BRIC nations — Brazil, Russia, India and China — are […]

The U.S. budget surplus narrowed in April from a year ago, reflecting increases in spending on defense and programs such as Social Security and […]

New filings for unemployment claims fell more than expected in the latest week, according to a government report released Thursday.
Initial filings for state jobless […]

Hard as management may try, Nissan Motor Co’s shares are unlikely to get a lift from a new business plan to be unveiled next […]

Americans are already paying through the nose for gasoline, and they think it’s only going to get worse.
A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll found that […]

After a 17-day run of record gas prices, the pinch at the pump is easing - by as little as possible.
According to motorist […]