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U.S. stock indexes rose in early trading Friday after 26 European nations agreed to consider tying their economies together more closely in hopes of preventing […]

Chancellor Angela Merkel is downplaying the news that Standard & Poor’s is examining the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries for a possible downgrade, saying […]

China’s sovereign wealth fund wants to invest in improving neglected U.S. and European roads and other infrastructure to spur global growth, the fund’s chairman said […]

McDonald’s and Target dropped one of the nation’s largest egg suppliers after an animal rights group released an undercover video of the egg producer’s farms […]

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 […]

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

ATHENS—Two officials close to the Greek prime minister say he has scrapped his plan to hold a referendum on the latest European debt deal for […]

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 […]

Provided just a few things go right, European leaders gathering for a crisis summit on Sunday might find a way to spare us from a […]

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 […]