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In the U.S., the planned takeover of NYSE Euronext by Germany’s Deutsche Boerse made waves because it means ceding the storied trading floor on 11 Wall Street to foreign control.
But in Europe, tradition has almost no role to play in reviews of the deal. Regulators are focused instead on how to handle a new company […]
A spokesman of Egypt’s powerful Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, says the group is ready to hold talks with the United States.
Mohammed Ghozlan told The Associated Press on Friday that “we welcome dialogue with America to remove any misunderstandings and bridge gaps.”
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that the Obama administration is […]
Founded in 1993 by the Missouri Legislature to solve a perceived crisis in workers’ compensation insurance for small businesses.
Headquarters: Columbia, Mo.
2010 premium revenue: $114.3 million
Total assets: $350 million
Market share: 16 percent
Policy holders: 12,000
Employees: 200
Note: Numbers are approximate; provided by Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co loan for people with bad credit.
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Recent turmoil surrounding the […]
Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s key political ally issued an ultimatum Sunday to the embattled Italian leader, saying he must lower taxes, decentralize government and end the country’s participation in the Libyan war if he wants to remain in power.
But at the same time, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi said early elections would be an unwise gift […]
World stock markets mostly sank Monday as investors warily eyed a possible rate hike by China’s central bank and evidence that recoveries in the world’s major economies are sputtering.
Oil prices hovered below $99 a barrel, extending losses from Friday after a report said Saudi Arabia plans to boost its crude production. In currencies, the dollar […]
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Chrysler Group LLC could repay most of its government loans as early as next week after raising $7.5 billion from bank loans and bond sales.
The company said last month that it intended repay the U.S. and Canadian governments during the second quarter. It announced the financial details on Thursday. Chrysler could repay the government as […]
Pakistan has warned America of the “disastrous consequences” if it carries out any other unilateral raids against suspected terrorists in its country.
The Pakistani army and the government have been criticized for Monday’s raid on the compound of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, with many angry over the violation of the country’s sovereignty and doubtful of […]
Spanish unemployment, the highest in Europe, rose in the first quarter as inflation accelerated, threatening to undermine the nation’s recovery from its worst recession in six decades.
Joblessness rose to 21.3 percent, the National Statistics Institute said today in Madrid, compared with 20.3 percent in the previous three months and a median forecast of 20.7 […]
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., the maker of cellphones and cable set-top boxes that split off from the rest of Motorola in January, says it narrowed its loss in the latest quarter as it nearly doubled shipments of smartphones.
Motorola Mobility posted a loss of $81 million, or 27 cents per share, for the January to March […]