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China urged the European Union on Monday to deal with its debt crisis as soon as possible and prevent contagion from spreading, as the country's number four-ranked leader arrived for a visit of the continent, including Greece.

Consider that higher education isn't the ticket to a guaranteed job like it once was. Consider also that education costs have been rising far above and beyond core economic inflation, making it arguably less valuable. Consider also that student loans are the one debt that Americans can't get out of.

Google Inc has spoken to at least two private equity firms about possibly helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is placing an early bet on a slowdown in the Chinese economy and plans to expand into Hong Kong in the next six to nine months with its $2 billion special situations unit, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

The top after market NYSE gainers on Friday were: Encana Corp, Green Dot, Yingli Green Energy Holding, Eaton and Signet Jewelers Ltd. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Royal Bank Scotland Group, Air Lease Corp, AMR Corp, Advantage Oil & Gas and Wuxi Pharma Tech.

Tata Group has not renewed a five-year agreement with Australia's largest retailer Woolworths for retailing consumer electronics in India, the Economic Times reported on Monday, quoting unnamed persons close to the development.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the massive advisory fee paid by Japan's Olympus Corp. in its takeover of a British company, a media report said, as the firm's shares continued to slide over the scandal.

The cabinet will shortly consider a proposal to allow foreign airlines to pick up stakes in cash-strapped domestic carriers, local media reported on Monday, citing unnamed government officials.

China's vast manufacturing sector picked up moderately in October, snapping a three-month contraction and underscoring the resilience of the world's second-largest economy backed by robust domestic demand.

Fortress Investment Group LLC has hired David Dredge as co-chief investment officer at its convexity strategies group, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Same time next year. With the huge success of Paranormal Activity 3, expect yet another sequel next October.

UBS may cut its return on equity target by 5 percentage points to a range between 10 and 15 percent at an investor day next month when the Swiss bank is expected to announce the shrinking of its investment bank.

Google Inc has spoken to at least two private equity firms about possibly helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

EU finance ministers outlined a deal on Saturday for recapitalizing European banks, and the leaders of Germany and France said they hoped for a breakthrough in tackling the Eurozone debt crisis at a summit on Wednesday.

Google Inc has spoken to at least two private equity firms about possibly helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Kenya said Somalia's al Shabaab militants were on the run after it deployed more troops and struck rebel targets by air to secure its border from rebels Nairobi accuses of kidnapping foreigners on its soil.

Google Inc. has reached out to two unnamed private equity firms to potentially assist them in financing a transaction to acquire Yahoo! Inc., according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Saturday.

Williston, N.D., is booming. And it's all because of the oil. People are moving there in en masse. It is probably the one place in the nation where there are not enough empty homes to meet the new residents' demands. North Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate of the 50 states at 3.5 percent, and it can tout the fact that workers' salaries have doubled and tripled recently.

So the Groupon IPO is apparently going to finally happen -- and likely within the next couple of weeks. The once-high-flying daily deal Web social company is getting there with a bit of a limp.

The popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world this year have slowed economies across the region, and now jobs, better governance, and investment are needed, speakers at the World Economic Forum in Jordan said Saturday.

The popular uprisings that have swept the Arab world this year have slowed economies across the region, and jobs, better governance and investment are needed, speakers at the World Economic Forum in Jordan said on Saturday.