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World stocks were subdued Friday after most European Union leaders signed on to a treaty aimed at shoring up the euro as they worked to […]

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nine months, evidence that the job market is improving.
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President Barack Obama wants voters to get involved in the debate over extending the reduced payroll tax and he’s asking them to tell members of […]

Peru’s biggest mining investment is under threat and government social welfare programs with it as highlands peasants step up protests against a gold-and-copper mine they […]

Italy’s Senate prepared Friday to vote on economic reform measures demanded by the European Union that should pave the way for Premier Silvio Berlusconi to […]

The 17-nation eurozone is set to shore up its bailout fund to contain the debt turmoil that threatens to engulf more countries across Europe, and […]

The University of New Hampshire’s short-lived decision to ban sales of nonalcoholic energy drinks on campus has created more buzz than the caffeinated beverages themselves.
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Major stock indexes edged higher Friday, putting the market on track for a fifth day of gains. The increases were limited by more indecision in […]

Dear Jeanne & Leonard:
My parents fell on hard times two years ago, and they moved in with me when they lost their home. I […]

Bank of America Corp. was close to finalizing a deal late Tuesday that calls for the lender to pay $8.5 billion to settle claims from […]