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The Treasury Department is poised to open its $700 billion bailout program to...

Home Construction Ends Worst...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government said Thursday that new-home construction...

Microsoft Plans to Lay Off...

Microsoft stunned its investors on Thursday, announcing the first broad layoffs...

Obama Has No Quick Fix for...

WASHINGTON —Even before they have settled into their new jobs, President...

Stocks retreat after rally

Wall Street pulls back after wretched March jobs report

U.S. Lays Down Terms for Auto...

The White House on Sunday pushed out the chairman of General Motors and instructed Chrysler to form a partnership with...

Latest Glimmer of Economic...

The increase, the first after six months of declines, is among a recent spate of “bad but not terrible” reports that...

At A.I.G., the Brand Is...

The damage done to A.I.G.’s brand has competitors circling to snap up its customers, but not to buy its insurance...

Pressure Rises on Banks to...

Britain’s government tightened its grip on another ailing bank Saturday

Stocks rise after five days...

Uptick may be because of bargain hunting rather than faith in markets

A Sharp Drop in Home Prices...

Home prices in the United States plunged at the fastest pace on record in December, a sign that housing is likely to...

Economic Concerns Send...

PARIS — Markets across Europe fell Friday on disappointing corporate news and weak economic data. The slide follows a...

U.S. Accuses Texas Financial...

The Securities and Exchange Commission said it could not account for $8 billion in assets held by the Stanford...

U.S. Plans $500,000 Cap on...

The Obama administration is expected to impose a cap of $500,000 for top executives at companies that receive large...

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Trials of Khmer Rouge Officials Begin

The first substantive sessions in the trials of former Khmer Rouge officials...

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U.S. Taking Steps to Control...

The Obama administration said Tuesday that it would move hundreds of federal agents to the...

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The carmaker has fallen on hard times in a country where old-style Nordic socialism has fallen out...

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Tucson is coping with a wave of drug crime the police suspect is tied to the battles between...

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Alaska volcano erupts

Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted four times overnight

7 kids among 14 people killed in Mont. plane crash

A small plane carrying a group of people from California to Montana crashed...