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Wells Fargo & Co. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay at least $37 million in a lawsuit which alleges several banks rigged bidding competitions […]

Property owners in Shanghai and other big Chinese cities are protesting as measures to cool the once-overheated real estate market prompt developers to slash prices.
The […]

Stocks pushed higher Friday as better than expected U.S. retail sales data and positive corporate news overshadowed fears from Europe’s debt crisis.
U.S. retail sales for […]

TORONTO — BlackBerry email and texting services are returning to normal, but the co-CEO of the company behind the smartphone device says it’s too soon […]

U.S. stock index futures are sinking ahead of the government’s September jobs report, which will likely show a U.S. labor market that remains weak.
Economists expect […]

British company Heritage Oil PLC said Tuesday that it has acquired a controlling interest in a Libyan company licensed to provide oil field services including […]

U.S. stocks are falling as traders close out a quarter of volatile trading that pulled major indexes down more than 10 percent.
Markets swung wildly in […]

Lowe’s Cos. says its second-quarter net income was nearly flat as volatile weather and shoppers’ worries about the economy muted demand during the key summer […]

Progress remains elusive as official Washington grapples day after day for a way out of a debt dilemma that has the government sliding toward a […]

Stocks are closing lower after remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dimmed hopes for a third round of bond-buying.
In a second day of testimony […]