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The CFTC's David Meister believes the ex-New Jersey governor and former Goldman Sachs CEO used customer money for bogus deals.

The legislation, which includes more than 1,000 pages, was written by four Democratic and four Republican senators.

Pandora has released a statement denying claims made in Pink Floyd's op-ed piece about a bill's effect on artist royalty payments.

Indonesian authorities claim Malaysian and Singapore palm oil companies are to blame for the Sumatra forest fires that have been casting a haze over the two countries.

Christine Lagarde says that green energy innovation can spur job growth in roles that have not yet been invented.

The time of reckoning may be closer for Peugeot SA, and its savior could be General Motors.

Shelly Lazarus, chairman emeritus of Ogilvy & Mather, discusses management philosophies, the future of advertising, and why “Mad Men” moves a little slow for her taste.

Will Mars colonists pay for their coffee in credits, spacebucks or gold-pressed latinum bars?

Tech researcher ABI Research said that smartphone makers are now struggling to beat each other on price in the mobile phone market.

William Dudley says the Federal Reserve will prolong its asset purchases if economy lags.

Despite rate hike, homebuyer affordability remains strong for many families, according to the government lender.

Sharp Signs up with Chinese company to make LCDs that use just a tenth of the power of conventional screens.

Barry Diller's online TV service is opening up shop in Chicago in September, making the Second City its fourth metropolitan area.

SapuraKencana gets a $2.7B joint venture with Norwegian offshore deepwater driller Seadrill.

The British Office for National Statistics announced Thursday it has revised away the economic contraction of Q1 2012.

Australia closed the books Thursday on its investigation of the first aircraft accident involving an Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet.

Swiss food giant Nestle wants to tackle severe levels of youth unemployment in Europe.

The former Celtic tiger has tipped back into recession -- its second in four years.

A Washington farmer is feeding his pigs using an unlikely additive to his pig feed: marijuana.

The comprehensive analysis found that Illinois was burdened with the greatest challenge in funding government workers' pensions.

The key 4-week moving average - which screens out anomalies like holidays, strikes and weather events - also decreased by 2.75K to 345,750.

Kimberly McCarthy reportedly uttered “God is great” as she was executed at 6:37 p.m. CDT Wednesday evening in Huntsville.

Sony released a firmware update v.4.46 for the PS3, which fixes the issue with the 4.45 firmware version that recently affected some PS3 units.

Chip Starnes described being held captive by his own employees as humiliating and embarrassing. And where were the police, by the way?

After months of wrangling, Europe’s budgetary landscape through 2020 is starting to take shape.

Mounting concerns in the U.S. over worker safety in Bangladesh may force President Obama to suspend an import-duty waiver on Bangladeshi goods.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris reopened to tourist traffic on Thursday, after a two-day workers' strike over salary hikes and other demands.

The BBC and CNN are the targets of some Turkish officials' ire.

U.S. stock index futures advanced as investors await reports on personal spending and weekly jobless claims.