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A federal judge has issued a ruling supporting a nearly $2.5 billion bid by Grupo Mexico, the country’s largest mining company, for Asarco LLC, […]

The House passed a bill Wednesday to move up the effective date for credit card reforms to Dec. 1, from February and August 2010.
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Google Inc’s growth machine is back in gear.
The world’s No. 1 search engine not only posted higher-than-expected third-quarter profits and revenues, but also said […]

Hedge funds have rallied from last year’s stunning losses, yet hundreds of managers remain deep in the hole and face some tough decisions in […]

U.S. retailers gave investors an early Christmas present, posting their first monthly sales increase in more than a year and suggesting that wounded consumers […]

The Canadian Auto Workers union says it might not oppose the closing of a southwestern Ontario auto plant if Ford will commit to creating jobs […]

High U.S. unemployment keeps pushing up the rate of mortgage delinquencies, which could in turn drive personal bankruptcies and home foreclosures, monthly data from […]

Peabody Energy Corp. opened an office in Singapore that will serve as the hub for coal trading and brokerage activities in southeast Asia.
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U.S. airlines are coming back into favor with analysts amid more competitive pricing and evidence the global economy is on a recovery path.
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The lowest mortgage rates in 3 months had U.S. consumers clamoring for home loans last week even as the government said on Wednesday it […]