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Capital spending by Japanese businesses slipped during the quarter ended June, but inventory investment surged, suggesting the government will revise upward its GDP growth estimate for the quarter.
The unemployment rate may be about to rise again. Economists are bracing for a weak showing in the August employment report.
How various health-care costs are allotted to which categories is a subject of fierce debate with the sector, and the stakes are high for the public, an economist writes.
Retail sales in the 16 countries that use the euro rose more than expected in July in a fresh sign that consumer demand is helping drive economic growth.
Private-sector growth in the euro zone slowed slightly in August but employment rose at the fastest rate for more than two years, the final results of a monthly survey by Markit showed.
BEIJING -- Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic recovery.
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With less than two months until the November elections, the White House is weighing a package of business tax breaks potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Dennis Dixon's 23-yard pass to Emmanuel Sanders provided the only touchdown of the game Thursday and Pittsburgh produced a costly 19-3 win over Carolina.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A survey of near-Earth asteroids shows they come in a far wider variety of shapes, sizes and surfaces than previously thought, U.S. researchers say.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Adrian Beltre homered to touch off a five-run second inning Thursday and the Boston Red Sox survived a shaky ninth to defeat Baltimore 6-4.
FARMINGTON, Conn., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A U.S. doctor says he is against using antibiotics long-term or intravenously for chronic Lyme disease.
Not surprisingly in a state with 12 percent unemployment, jobs and the economy were major topics, but class and other social issues were also touched on.
Regulators fell short in using their powers "forcefully or effectively" to stop risky practices by banks and were slow to identify and address abuses in the U.S. financial system that led to global economic crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial ...
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The NCAA announced Thursday Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus would be ineligible for two games this season because of dealings with a sports agent.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki ran her winning streak to 12 matches Thursday, easily reaching the third round of the U.S. Open.
With the real estate market booming in the mid-2000’s, Bronzeville seemed to be the next beachhead for redevelopment, and business pioneers moved in. Then came the recession.
It's probably good news. But why has it taken the White House so long?
The Russian prime minister's move helped push up the price of wheat and sparked fears of supply shortages and broader unrest over rising food costs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A statement by the Democratic Governors Association says a $1 million contribution to Republicans by the parent company of Fox News "crosses a bright line."
HONOLULU, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A federal grand jury in Honolulu Thursday indicted six people on charges of conspiracy to commit forced labor and document servitude.
PARIS, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A distant dying star surrounded by water is using an unexpected ingredient -- ultraviolet starlight -- to create it, European scientists say.
AGUILAS, Spain, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Spanish disco called La Meca angered some Muslims in the country, who said the name was disrespectful to their faith.
MOSCOW, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the moratorium on grain exports could be in place for another year.
LAKEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The wife of a Colorado police officer was indicted for taking $60,000 in donations after falsely claiming to have had terminal cancer for five years.
SANAA, Yemen, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Yemeni security forces found machine guns and other weapons and ammunition hidden inside a bus in the northwest Amran province, the Interior Ministry said.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Scientists studying rocks in Nevada say they've found evidence that Earth's magnetic field can reverse or "flip-flop" more rapidly than previously believed.
MIAMI, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Florida billionaire and defeated primary candidate for the U.S. Senate filed a lawsuit accusing two newspapers of trying to destroy his candidacy.
-- --- Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains
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U.S. firms eager to shape new financial regulations have wasted no time in lobbying the Federal Reserve and other agencies, according to details from the central bank.