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Rousseff's economic policies have been loudly criticized by Brazilian business leaders since the country entered a recession earlier this year.

The sector's long-term attractiveness has been damaged by revelations of extra non-performing loans and hidden losses.

Goldman's projections contrast with those of oil analyst Paul Horsnell, known for having called the market's long rally a decade ago.

A labor group is set to sue Walker administration officials after they relied on a restaurant industry study to block a minimum-wage increase.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen has said it could take a decade to bring the Fed's assets down to their historical level.

The European Central Bank said the banks’ capital holes could be filled by their raising €10 billion ($12.67 billion).

Germany's largest lender is reportedly on the cusp of a deal over Libor-rigging allegations, which have cost the bank billions already.

Fannie Mae has reached a $170 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing it of misleading shareholders about its finances, risk management and mortgage exposure before it was seized during the crisis.

The six-pound so-called "Butte Nugget" was found by a gold hunter in the Butte County mountains.

Since its founding, Amazon has barely eked out a profit. And investors are not happy about the company's latest disappointments on Wall Street.

Experts say midterm election years are bad for markets, but 2014 will be different.

The spirit of Berkeley’s "Free Speech Movement" will not smile for Bill Maher. Some students aren’t happy that he's speaking at graduation.

Once expected to be a game-changer, the Fire phone has sold few handsets during its four months of availability.

Pfizer, which has a market valuation of about $180 billion, earlier this year failed in its $118 billion bid to buy British rival AstraZeneca.

As part of the agreement, Rajaratnam, 43, also agreed to be barred from the securities industry, the SEC said.

U.S. stock futures tumbled while safe-haven assets such as the yen and U.S. bonds gained on Friday after reports that a doctor who returned to New York tested positive for Ebola.

The EU and Ukraine will discuss a bridging loan to Kiev next week so the country can pay in advance for Russian gas deliveries for the coming months, the German chancellor said.

Amazon’s third-quarter revenues and profits missed expectations; investors are now concerned the company is stretched too thin.

Drivers transport a registered nurse to deliver and inject the shot to customers anywhere within the test cities of New York, Boston and Washington.

Advocates of marijuana legalization argue that cannabis is safer than alcohol, and they say the comparison is an election-winner.

Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) shares jumped more than 5 percent on Thursday after it reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its 2014 outlook, citing strong demand from the North American energy and construction industries.

The vast majority of the world’s cocoa is produced in West Africa and the outbreak is starting to affect the chocolate industry's bottom line.

Apple’s current market cap sits $608.8 billion, making it the most valuable company in the world.

The Illinois company has been making some big changes this year.

One of China's largest investment banks has seen its second top executive resignation in just two weeks.

The world’s top aerospace giant says military aircraft orders up 3 percent. Company has 5,500 commercial aircraft on back order.

Germany, Europe's dominant economy, is resisting calls for it to spend more to kick-start growth.

The results of the stress tests on 130 banks by the European Central Bank are due to be unveiled on Sunday.

Cleaning up India's grubby business climate is top of the agenda for both regulators and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.