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Cyprus lawmakers on Friday approved the austerity-driven budget for 2012 aimed at slashing a burgeoning deficit.
Lawmakers hope to restore confidence in the small, euro18 billion […]

Peru’s president has declared a 60-day state of emergency in a northern region torn by more than a week of protests against a highlands gold […]

Kellwood Co. is planning to drop Adam, the upscale contemporary sportswear line that it acquired last year, according to a news report.
Women’s Wear Daily […]

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says he wants to buy Commercial Metals Co. for about $1.73 billion and says he has no confidence in its board […]

Nordstrom Inc. is reporting a 6.7 percent increase in third-quarter profits as its affluent shoppers continue to splurge despite an uncertain economy. The upscale retailer […]

Some features in new federal fall-protection rules for homebuilding and roofing:

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, is launching measures Wednesday that it says will help out women around the world in the next five […]

U.S. stocks rallied for the first time in three days Wednesday after a German court backed the country’s role in bailing out other European countries. […]

You don’t have to buy expensive software to find out how much money you need to retire or what a college education will cost. It’s […]

Air Canada’s labour woes just won’t go away.
The airline’s flight attendants have overwhelmingly rejected a tentative deal negotiated by their union and unanimously recommended for […]