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U.S. stocks fluctuated Monday as economists sorted through a series of mixed data ahead of Friday's highly anticipated jobs report.
How The Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Will Influence UN Climate Change Talks In Paris
The Obama administration is on track to issue its final verdict of the Canada-to-Texas pipeline early this spring after a crucial Monday deadline passed.
Exports Boost UK Manufacturing In January As Factories Cut Prices: PMI
British manufacturing output is still around 5.3 percent below its pre-downturn peak in early 2008.
Tsipras Says No To Possible Russian Aid; Says Greece Will Stay In Euro Zone During First Foreign Trip
Alexis Tsipras, Greece's leftist prime minister, says he intends to pursue his mandate of renegotiating debt terms with Europe.
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Greece has enough money on hand to meet its February and March obligations of 3.5 billion euros ($3.95 billion) but not anything beyond that.
Obama 2016 Budget Proposal: Foreign Earnings Tax Would Pay Half Of $478B Public Works Program
The White House apparently believes it can drum up bipartisan support for the proposal, which will be sent to Congress Monday.
Federal Reserve’s ‘Solid’ Growth View Faces Test, While Greek Drama Takes Stage
The Federal Reserve last week lifted its assessment of the U.S. expansion to “solid” from “moderate.”
Greece Hires US Investment Bank Lazard To Advise On Country's $270B Debt Burden To Europe
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he is confident “we will soon manage to reach a mutually beneficial agreement" with Europe.
Scared By Ukraine War, Belarus Strongman Lukashenko Mulls Ditching Russia
Even the Belarusian president dubbed "the last dictator in Europe" is distancing himself from Moscow these days.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Plunges 250 Points, Down 3.7% In 2015
U.S. stocks were hit hard in January, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 3.7 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops 100 Points As US Economic Growth Cools, Global Fears Mount
Global fears weighed on the financial markets Friday after the U.S. economy grew slower than expected last quarter.
Health Insurers Use Price Gimmicks In Obamacare To Discriminate Against Chronically Ill Patients: Analysts
Pricing mechanisms on the federal health marketplace may be meant to discourage HIV patients from enrolling in certain plans.
Russian Central Bank Makes Surprise Interest Rate Cut
The bank hiked its key rate by a total of 11.5 percentage points last year in response to panic on the currency market and soaring inflation.
Slowing Japan Inflation Keeps BOJ Under Pressure But Output Rebounds
But factory output rose 1.0 percent in December helped by a much-awaited rebound in exports.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Leaps 100 Points Ahead Of Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc. Earnings
U.S. stocks rebounded Thursday as tech giants Google and Amazon prepare to unveil quarterly results.
$15.3B In US Reconstruction Aid For Afghanistan Overseen By Agency On The Ground
The U.S. still has $15.3 billion to spend in Afghanistan, and someone’s got to keep an eye on it.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops 100 Points After Fed Statement As Oil Prices Tumble
Despite the central bank remaining "patient" on hiking rates, the Dow dropped after oil prices plunged.
Federal Reserve System: 3 Things To Watch From FOMC Meeting
Global economies are showing signs of weakness — and economists fear that cheap oil could negatively impact a burgeoning U.S. economy.
India Will Not Pursue Tax Case Against Vodafone
In what could be a positive signal to attract foreign investors, India says it will not pursue a tax-liability case against Vodafone.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Gains Ahead Of Fed Meeting, Boosted By Strong Earnings From Apple Inc., Boeing Co.
The blue-chip stock index rebounded Wednesday, boosted by strong earnings from Apple and Boeing, as economists await a statement from the Fed.
Is Cheap Oil Dooming Renewable Energy?
Could cheap oil derail the renewable energy industry? Investors seem to think so, but this isn’t exactly the 1980s all over again.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Vows To 'Negotiate Debt Relief' After Syriza Victory
Greece currently owes nearly $270 billion to a "troika" of lenders.
Fed Seen Remaining Patient With Rate Guidance Amid Global Turmoil
Collapse in global oil prices is helping to push the Fed further from achieving a key policy goal of raising annual inflation to two percent.
White House To Request $534B Base Defense Budget To Boost Spending In 2016
The proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 would exceed a $499 billion spending cap on the base budget by $35 billion.
After Ebola, World Bank Chief Proposes Global Insurance Program For Future Outbreaks
World Bank chief proposes economic solution for future disease outbreaks.
Earnings Preview: Chevron Corporation (CVX), ConocoPhillips (COP), Phillips 66 (PSX), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA)
The sector expects to be the biggest laggard in the S&P 500 in the fourth quarter after oil prices have fallen more than 40 percent since June.
China Welcomes US Apple Imports; Should Boost Apple Growing Industry By 10 Percent
U.S. apple growers may now sell all varieties of apples to China after a bumper crop season.
Blizzard 2015: Economic Cost Of Juno Likely To Be Relatively Small Despite Subway, Road Closings
The economic cost of the storm is likely to fall far short of recent winter weather events.
California Water Shortage: $1 Billion Plant Will Make Seawater Drinkable By End Of 2015
Amid a historic drought, California is paying a premium to manufacture drinking water from the Pacific Ocean.
Weak Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Earnings Bode Ill For The World Economy
The construction giant is usually a good indicator of how the world’s economy is doing. And it doesn’t look great.
Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Shares Tumble More Than 7% After Q4 Profit Plunges 25% On Oil Price Drop
The world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment also said cheap oil will hurt its 2015 sales.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Plunges 300 Points After Weak Earnings, Data Weigh On Markets
The blue chip index also fell on concerns about a slowdown in the global economy.
UK 2014 Growth Fastest In 7 Years Despite Fourth-Quarter Slowdown
British gross domestic product grew by 2.6 percent in 2014 as a whole, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Promises 10 Million New Jobs In 2015 Amid Slowing Growth
China’s leaders worry a rapidly cooling economy could lead to unemployment and social instability.
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