World Economic

The number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes rose more than forecast in November as falling prices and low borrowing costs boosted […]

United Rentals says it will buy RSC Holdings Inc. for about $1.9 billion in cash and stock.
The $18-per-share price is a 58 percent premium to […]

NAI DESCO, a commercial real estate firm, today said it will buy Coldwell Banker Commercial’s St. Louis brokerage operation.
The move will increase DESCO’s local property […]

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 […]

BRUSSELS

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 […]

Don and Louise Beauchamp owned a home in London, Ont., and during the six years they lived there they renovated their basement, first using it […]

Illegal eavesdropping was widely practiced by Britain’s tabloid journalists, producing stories that were both intrusive and untrue, a lawyer for several phone hacking victims said […]

Greece was negotiating with international bankers Wednesday over the details of a euro100 billion ($135 billion) writedown of its debt, as the country’s new prime […]

We are citizens of the world’s only superpower, but the fate of our 401(k)s lies with the quirks, flubs and maneuverings of foreigners far away.
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