A top aide to U.S. President Barack Obama pushed back hard on Tuesday against an accusation that the president was anti-business, bluntly calling out Obama's critic by name.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe threatened on Wednesday a state-backed take-over of foreign firms and a boycott of products to retaliate against Western sanctions placed on him and his ZANU-PF party.
Muammar Gaddafi launched a land and air offensive to retake territory in Libya's east at dawn on Wednesday, sparking a rebel call for foreign air strikes against African mercenaries they said were helping him cling to power.
Talibanism is on the rise in Pakistan and the government is helpless about it, Wednesday's ruthless assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, the nation's only Christian lawmaker to hold a cabinet rank, has confirmed.
Two people, including an American soldier, have been shot to death on a bus carrying US soldiers at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany.
International regulators have touted success at reining in bank bonuses, but creeping overall paychecks and an uneven global crackdown are threatening the reforms.
Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO), a publisher of travel newsletters and websites, continues to quickly ramp up its Local Deals business, generating an estimated $2.1 million in net revenues in February, compared with estimated net revenues of $1.3 million in January, $1.5 million in December, $1 million in November, and $650,000 in October, Wedbush Securities said.
Top U.S. office supplies retailer Staples Inc reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as inclement weather in many of its markets kept shoppers away.
February sales at Costco Wholesale Corp and BJ's Wholesale Club Inc surpassed Wall Street's expectations, driven by higher gasoline prices and shoppers' focus on bargains.
Top U.S. office supplies retailer Staples Inc forecast a sales recovery in the current quarter after inclement weather weighed on sales and profits in the fourth quarter.
At least 46 percent of the American voters welcome a government shutdown over disagreement in Washington over federal spending, according to a recent poll.
U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Wednesday after ADP National Employment report showed that the private sector employment rose more than expected in February.
The New York Times Co forecast higher first-quarter expenses and said February print advertising revenue fell, though print ad trends are improving.
U.S. women have made big economic and educational gains in recent years, but they still trail men in terms of pay and participation in the workforce, according to a White House report released on Tuesday. More women than men have a high school education, more have university degrees, and more have graduate degrees
Marcellus Shale gas will bring an estimated $250 billion in payments to Pennsylvania land owners and stronger economic activity, said FBR Capital Markets.
Profit at Standard Chartered <2888.HK> jumped 19 percent in 2010 and the Asia-focused bank said it was off to a record start this year as China, India and other Asian markets boomed.
Private sector employers added more jobs than expected last month in a sign of steady improvement in the labor market, ahead of the closely watched non-farm payrolls report from the Labor Department on Friday.
U.S. private sector employment rose more than expected in February, posting a gain for a fifth straight month.
Billionaire Warren Buffett said the U.S. economy is coming back and does not need more stimulus, despite an uneven recovery that mirrors the fortunes of businesses at his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms rose in February to its highest level in 11 months as government and non-profit employers let workers go, a report showed on Wednesday.
Planned job cuts in the U.S rose sharply in February to reach an 11-month high, a nation-wide survey of employers revealed.
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