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July 19, 2011
Stock futures rose Tuesday, getting a lift from stronger than expected earnings from Coca-Cola and IBM.
Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and other large banks are […]
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June 29, 2011
In a blunt challenge to Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that elimination of selected tax breaks for oil companies and the super-wealthy […]
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June 26, 2011
A senior member of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says he is forming a new political party as the Islamic fundamentalist group rapidly splinters.
Last week, several young […]
June 14, 2011
When it comes to credit worthiness, Greece suddenly finds itself in a very lonely place.
“CCC” is the label rating agency Standard & Poor’s slapped on […]
June 11, 2011
Americans and Africans are debating the future of a program that links trade opportunities to with the U.S. to good government.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary […]
June 4, 2011
An Ontario judge has tossed out the National Hockey League
May 15, 2011
A man died on his second day working at Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant Saturday, and the plant operator said harmful levels of radiation were […]
May 3, 2011
Duke Energy Corp.’s first-quarter earnings rose almost 15 percent on strong results from its international operations and lower corporate costs.
Duke, based in Charlotte, N.C., said […]
May 1, 2011
A deal to end Yemen’s political crisis neared collapse on Sunday after the country’s embattled president refused to personally sign it, leaving a deadlock that […]
April 30, 2011
Missouri regulators have ordered Ameren to refund customers more than $17 million from power sales to other utilities over the past two years.
The Public Service […]