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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney fired back at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday, saying the Nevada Democrat needed to "put up or shut up" regarding his claim that Romney had failed to pay taxes.

At a time when the U.K. is in a recession, what will the Olympics mean for the country's sagging economy? Will the event worsen the ongoing recession or help initiate economic recovery?

China's services activity growth recovered in July to the fastest pace in nine months after the slowdown in June, according to the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) released Friday.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were Mas Tec, LinkedIn Corp, Kodiak Oil, Sunoco and American Water Works Co. The top after-market NYSE losers were Knight Capital Group, Molycorp, Dolby Laboratories, Kayne Anderson MLP Investment and Active Network, Inc.

In a press conference Thursday, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi warned "it's pointless to go short on the euro." The suggestion was lampooned. It turns out, Draghi isn't the only one with that recommendation

While the world considers the broader regional implications of the Syria crisis, the status and position of religious minorities is becoming an increasingly important issue.

The investment at Rikers Island prison is a so-called "social-impact bond", the first of its kind for an American city, and means any potential return for Goldman hinges on the success of a program that will educate, train and counsel inmates aged between 16 and 18.

The Bank of Korea, which already holds the world's seventh-biggest foreign-exchange reserves, is the latest of several central banks to purchase bullion as a hedge against European sovereign debt and tumbling equities.

At each Olympic Games the same scenario unfolds: Organizers and government officials tout the astounding economic benefits. The city, basking in the glow of Olympic pride, goes along with the officials. In the end, however, the so-called benefits rarely surface.

Interestingly, Iran and the Taliban have watched each other warily for the past fifteen years.

China has given a go-ahead for its first major tender of oil and gas blocks in the South China Sea, close on the heels of Beijing establishing a military garrison on a disputed island in the waters.

Research in Motion (RIM.TO) refuted on Wednesday a new round of Indian media reports, which claim that the BlackBerry maker has granted the government the encryption keys to its secure corporate email and messaging services.

Online education may not be able to duplicate the in-classroom experience in every way. But studies have shown that it can effective.

Investors are abandoning equity stocks amid the global economic slowdown and falling corporate revenues during the second quarter, according to multiple reports.

If you crave a night of theater or dance, head to New York, but for live music, you might want to try Paris. If it?s history you?re after, Istanbul?s your spot, but if you?d rather relax in nature, try Singapore. And if you want to dance the night away, look no further than Sao Paulo.

China's manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in July compared to that in the previous month, increasing concerns over a slowdown in the economic growth of the country.

Palaniappan Chidambaram, who as finance minister oversaw India's strongest growth surge in the past two decades, returned to the post on Tuesday but faces a sharp economic slowdown, worsening public finances and falling exports this time around.

For-profit colleges, which are squandering their resources at the expense of students' outcomes, are bilking the government and the public, a two-year investigation led by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded.

The global marketing chief for General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) was ousted because of an expensive, poorly negotiated deal with Manchester United, the world's most popular soccer club, according to a report.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is attending the South American trading bloc Mercosur summit in Brazil, where his country has been inducted as an official member of the group after a six-year wait. But not every Venezuelan is pleased

Some of the results for specific councils are quite shocking,? said Judy Aldred, managing director of SSentif.