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October 30, 2011
Thailand’s prime minister is expressing optimism that Thailand’s worst flooding in a half-century will mostly spare Bangkok. Some neighborhood dikes have overflowed, but the city’s […]
October 26, 2011
Stocks pushed higher in afternoon trading Wednesday following reports that China will come to the aid of Europe by buying bonds.
Agence France-Presse reported that China […]
October 25, 2011
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 […]
October 23, 2011
A Detroit-area union is supporting a new labor contract with Chrysler Group, giving the agreement a boost after “no” votes at other key locals.
An official […]
October 21, 2011
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s Cabinet on Friday approved a 12.1 trillion yen ($158 billion) extra budget to help fund the reconstruction of Japan’s tsunami-battered northeast.
The […]
October 18, 2011
Johnson & Johnson’s third-quarter profit fell 6 percent becuase larger overhead and production costs and a one-time charge offset higher foreign sales.
The health care giant […]
October 17, 2011
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 […]
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October 13, 2011
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 […]
October 9, 2011
Earlier this year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission launched a consultation into the policy implications of increasingly popular Internet-based video services such as Netflix. […]
October 2, 2011
After years of trying, Congress is taking another stab at retaliating against what many see as Chinese manipulation of its currency to make its exports […]