U.S. Will Run $1.1 Trillion Deficit, CBO Says: Washington Mover - Bloomberg

The U.S. budget deficit will shrink this year to $1.1 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office said today in a report sure to inflame the election-year […]

Geithner presses Beijing on Iran, currency

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese leaders pledged Wednesday to build economic ties but Beijing gave no sign it would relent in its opposition […]

Retail Sales in Germany Unexpectedly Declined For Second Month in November - Bloomberg

German retail sales (GRIORTMM) unexpectedly fell for a second month in November as Europe

Watchdog: Ties between UK press, police too cozy

Cozy ties between Britain’s police and press have compromised both sides and urgent action is needed to overhaul a culture of leaks at Scotland Yard […]

Verizon to charge $2 fee for online payments

Verizon Wireless will soon make some customers pay for the privilege of paying their bills.
The nation’s largest wireless company is instituting a $2 "convenience […]

Egypt’s military clashes with protesters

Soldiers stormed an anti-military protest camp outside Egypt’s Cabinet building Friday, beating women with sticks and hurling chunks of concrete and glass onto protesters from […]

TD profits rise 58 per cent to $1.57 billion

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New fighting breaks out in Libyan capital

A gunbattle erupted between revolutionary forces and Moammar Gadhafi supporters Friday in the heart of the Libyan capital for the first time since the longtime […]

Apple co-founder Wozniak says he’ll miss Jobs

Steve Wozniak, who started Apple in a Silicon Valley garage with Steve Jobs in 1976, said he’ll miss his fellow co-founder “as much as everyone.”
“We’ve […]

Stocks open higher ahead of talks on Greek debt

Stocks are opening higher ahead of a meeting on Greece’s debt troubles.
The leaders of France, Germany and Greece are scheduled to meet later Wednesday to […]