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Markets clawed back lost ground Tuesday on hopes that Greece is heading toward a conclusion of debt-reduction talks with private creditors and that it may […]

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President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation’s colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they “jack up tuition” […]

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Now that we’ve essentially socialized the mortgage business, the federal government finds itself with two incompatible objectives.
It wants to help people stay in their homes, […]

Sales (RSTAMOM) at U.S. retailers probably rose in December as Americans bought discounted holiday items, giving the economy a boost entering 2012, economists said before […]

New Zealand authorities trying to clean up a wrecked cargo ship that split in two over the weekend want beachgoers to stay away from the […]

China will roll out measures to boost consumption this year as it strives to meet challenges posed by a global slowdown, Commerce Minister Chen Deming […]

Hungary’s top financial negotiator said his nation is open to working out a standby loan with the International Monetary Fund but insisted Thursday that Hungary […]

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The sinking of a floating oil rig that left more than 50 crew dead or missing is intensifying fears that Russian companies searching for oil […]

Holland Construction Services Inc., based in Swansea, was selected as the construction manager for a 73,000-square-foot building addition at Southwestern Illinois College’s Belleville campus.
The addition […]