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The U.S. bond market is neutralizing budget deficits as an election-year campaign weapon.
Interest payments will cost the government 3.1 percent of gross domestic product […]

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Europe has taken a step back from the brink.
Three weeks into the year, borrowing rates for debt-saddled countries have fallen to more manageable levels. Auctions […]

Stocks in Europe and Asia rallied Tuesday following a report showing China’s economic growth slowed, but not as much as had been feared.
Markets […]

This was supposed to be the year of the IPO comeback.
Six months into 2011, the market for initial public offerings was stronger than before the […]

Business at local casinos climbed 3.7 percent in November, according to new data out from state regulators Monday.
Gamblers lost $87.6 million at the region’s six […]

Some shoppers skipped out on Thanksgiving dinner altogether in the pursuit of low-priced TVs and laptops.
Others joined those diehards in line later in the day […]

Tyson Foods says its fourth-quarter net income is less than half what it posted last year, with higher grain costs offsetting better prices and revenue.
The […]

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Authorities in Thailand have reopened a major elephant park in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, hoping to show tourists the country is returning to normal […]

Workers at some of Ford Motor Co.’s largest local unions have approved a new labor contract with the company, making it likely that the four-year […]