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Major stock indexes in South Korea and Taiwan fell Monday, while most other major Asian stock markets were closed for an extended New Year’s holiday.
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UPDATED at 12:15 p.m. with official White House announcement and from Congressman Russ Carnahan
The Defense Department announced Thursday that the United States has formalized a […]

Skippy Dimpledot, one of a number of Christmas elves on the market, began popping up in a handful of St. Louis independent retail stores last […]

In his annual report tabled last week, Auditor General Jim McCarter accused the Ontario government of mismanaging the prices of auto insurance, electricity and liquor.
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A simpler credit card agreement is getting a tryout.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday released a prototype of a credit card agreement that’s written […]

Tobacco company Philip Morris USA Inc. must pay Oregon 60 percent of a $79.5 million award in a long-running lawsuit filed by the family of […]

Costs related to its spin-off of its Post cereal business, merger and integration costs and non-cash impairment charges led Ralcorp Holdings to post a loss […]

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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.
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Yemeni government forces and allied tribesmen killed ten militants in attacks around the country Sunday, security officials said, as a visiting United Nations envoy met […]