Target Corp. is reporting a 1.2 percent increase in first-quarter profit as the discount chain pulled in more shoppers with its food and trendy fashions.Full Story >
Target Corp. raised its profit outlook Wednesday after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results that were boosted by increased spending on food and cheap chic fashions.Full Story >
By The Associated Press BIG JPMORGAN LOSS CITED: A key House Republican says the $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase raises critical questions about how banks control risks. Republican lawmakers...Full Story >
By The Associated Press BIG JPMORGAN LOSS CITED: A key House Republican says the $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase raises critical questions about how banks control risks. Republican lawmakers...Full Story >
Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's largest...Full Story >
Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's largest...Full Story >
Greece's president is to convene the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead the country into new elections next month.Full Story >
A senior judge was sworn in Wednesday to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.Full Story >
Deere is posting a 17 percent spike in profits for the second quarter is raising its outlook for the year, with farm receipts expected to hit historic heights.Full Story >
Deere posted a 17 percent spike in second quarter profit Wednesday and boosted its outlook for the year, predicting record-high global demand for its signature tractors, harvesters and seeders.Full Story >
By The Associated Press COOKED WHEAT: Dry, hot temperatures in the U.S. and a drought in Russia had investors anticipating that supplies might be tight. Wheat surged 5 percent, corn rose 4 percent.Full Story >
By The Associated Press COOKED WHEAT: Dry, hot temperatures in the U.S. and a drought in Russia had investors anticipating that supplies might be tight. Wheat surged 5 percent, corn rose 4 percent.Full Story >
The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase should feature prominently Wednesday when lawmakers debate how best to regulate banks big enough to bring down the broader financial system.Full Story >
A key House Republican says the $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase raises critical questions about how banks control their risks. But Republican lawmakers rejected calls from Democrats for stricter regulation.Full Story >
Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that the Food and Drug Administration lags behind its peers in clearing...Full Story >
Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that the Food and Drug Administration lags behind its peers in clearing...Full Story >
By The Associated Press Stock markets fell on worries that Greece would exit the euro bloc and throw the global markets into further turmoil. New elections were called in Greece for June 17 after coalition...Full Story >
By The Associated Press Stock markets fell on worries that Greece would exit the euro bloc and throw the global markets into further turmoil. New elections were called in Greece for June 17 after coalition...Full Story >
By The Associated Press Key barometers in the Treasury market late Wednesday, compared with late Tuesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:Full Story >
By The Associated Press Key barometers in the Treasury market late Wednesday, compared with late Tuesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:Full Story >
By The Associated Press Wheat futures soared 5 percent as dry weather in the U.S. brought worries that the crop wouldn't be nearly as large as traders had expected.Full Story >
By The Associated Press Wheat futures soared 5 percent as dry weather in the U.S. brought worries that the crop wouldn't be nearly as large as traders had expected.Full Story >
By The Associated Press GREEK DRAMA: Stock markets fell on worries that Greece would exit the euro bloc and throw the global markets into further turmoil. New elections were called in Greece for June 17...Full Story >
By The Associated Press GREEK DRAMA: Stock markets fell on worries that Greece would exit the euro bloc and throw the global markets into further turmoil. New elections were called in Greece for June 17...Full Story >
U.S. stock futures are edging higher on strong data from the housing sector, yet worries persist that Greek debt problems could fracture the European Union and roil global markets.Full Story >
The unending turmoil in Greece spread fallout across the financial markets Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell for the ninth day out of 10, and gold, oil, and the euro all dropped to multi-month lows.Full Story >
Delta Air Lines says it may have charged some frequent fliers higher fares than other customers for almost three weeks because of a computer glitch.Full Story >
Delta Air Lines may have charged some frequent fliers higher fares than other customers for almost three weeks because of a computer glitch.Full Story >
Facebook's owners now plan to sell 25 percent more shares in the company as investors clamor for shares in the year's hottest stock offering.Full Story >
Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's largest...Full Story >
By The Associated Press HOUSING STARTS RISE: U.S. homebuilding rose to nearly a three-year high in April. Builders broke ground at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 717,000 homes, the Commerce...Full Story >
By The Associated Press HOUSING STARTS RISE: U.S. homebuilding rose to nearly a three-year high in April. Builders broke ground at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 717,000 homes, the Commerce...Full Story >
France's new prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is taking up his new responsibilities, a day after the country's new Socialist president was sworn in.Full Story >
Jean-Marc Ayrault, a moderate Socialist with an affinity for Germany, took office as France's prime minister on Wednesday and got to work by naming his Cabinet - a lineup that includes allies and veterans of previous...Full Story >
Claims that Skechers' fitness shoes can help shed pounds and tone muscles are sketchy at best, says the government - and they're going to cost the company millions of dollars.Full Story >
The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.Full Story >
FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched a preliminary investigation of JPMorgan Chase & Co. following a $2 billion trading loss at the bank.Full Story >
FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched a preliminary investigation of JPMorgan Chase & Co. following a $2 billion trading loss at the bank.Full Story >
By The Associated Press CHINA CONNECTION: Asian energy giant PetroChina plans to join with Shell Canada and major energy companies in Japan and South Korea to develop a liquefied natural gas export project...Full Story >
By The Associated Press CHINA CONNECTION: Asian energy giant PetroChina plans to join with Shell Canada and major energy companies in Japan and South Korea to develop a liquefied natural gas export project...Full Story >
World stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, keeping Europe's debt crisis center stage.Full Story >
The shockwaves from Greece's failure to form a coalition government continued to reverberate around markets on Wednesday, though upbeat U.S. economic indicators gave the more positive-inclined investor something to latch...Full Story >
A British judge says a Kazakh banker can remain in hiding while appealing his prison sentence.Full Story >
A former Kazakh banker accused of embezzling $5 billion can remain in hiding while appealing his prison sentence, a British judge ruled Wednesday.Full Story >
Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase & Co. have filed two lawsuits against the nation's biggest bank, accusing it and its leaders of taking excessive risk and causing a monumental $2 billion trading loss.Full Story >
Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase & Co. have filed two lawsuits against the nation's biggest bank, accusing it and its leaders of taking excessive risk and causing a monumental $2 billion trading loss.Full Story >
Irish voters would be playing a dangerous game with their country's economic future if they reject the European Union fiscal treaty in a referendum this month, Finance Minister Michael Noonan warned Wednesday.Full Story >
Irish voters would be playing a dangerous game with their country's economic future if they reject the European Union fiscal treaty in a referendum this month, Finance Minister Michael Noonan warned Wednesday.Full Story >
An International Monetary Fund official says Italy has made "notable progress" toward improving its financial outlook in the last six months but added that work needs to be done on growth.Full Story >
An International Monetary Fund official on Wednesday said the eurozone's third-largest economy is "on the right track" and has made notable progress in the six months since Premier Mario Monti took over.Full Story >
Southwest Airlines Co. is doubling its $500 million share buyback program to $1 billion and raising its quarterly dividend to 1 cent per share.Full Story >
Southwest Airlines Co. is doubling its $500 million share buyback program to $1 billion and raising its quarterly dividend to 1 cent per share.Full Story >
Greece's privatization fund says it will delay decisions on the country's ambitious drive to sell off state assets until after next month's national elections.Full Story >
Greece's privatization fund says it will delay decisions on the country's ambitious drive to sell off state assets until after next month's national elections.Full Story >
WellPoint shareholders are rejecting a call for more disclosure about the health insurer's political contributions after a shout-filled, contentious annual meeting.Full Story >
WellPoint Inc. shareholders rejected a call for more disclosure about the health insurer's political contributions Wednesday during a shout-filled, contentious annual meeting.Full Story >
Official figures show that the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro confounded expectations and avoided falling back into recession in the first quarter of the year.Full Story >
Germany prevented the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro from falling into a recession in the first quarter of the year despite a raging debt crisis that's raising the specter of the breakup of the currency...Full Story >
U.S. factory output increased in April, helped by a gain in auto production. Busier factories have driven stronger hiring this year and helped the economy grow.Full Story >
U.S. factory output increased in April, helped by a gain in auto production. Busier factories have driven stronger hiring this year and helped the economy grow.Full Story >
The head of the European Central Bank says its "strong preference" is for Greece to stay in the euro.Full Story >
European Central Bank head Mario Draghi said Wednesday that the "strong preference" of the ECB's leadership is for financially troubled Greece to stay in the euro.Full Story >
An Israeli company has written off its entire 12.5 percent investment in the company that sold Egyptian natural gas to Israel before Egypt terminated the exports.Full Story >
An Israeli company has written off its entire 12.5 percent investment in the company that sold Egyptian natural gas to Israel before Egypt terminated the exports.Full Story >
The Indian rupee hit a fresh all-time low against the dollar Wednesday, as risk averse global investors wary of India's twin deficits drowned out central bank efforts to stem the currency's slide.Full Story >
The Indian rupee hit a fresh all-time low against the dollar Wednesday, as risk averse global investors wary of India's twin deficits drowned out central bank efforts to stem the currency's slide.Full Story >
For the Italian entrepreneur whose business and marriage were falling apart, a tax bill was the last straw. Armed with a shotgun and two revolvers, Luigi Martinelli took 15 hostages at a government tax office last week,...Full Story >
For the Italian entrepreneur whose business and marriage were falling apart, a tax bill was the last straw. Armed with a shotgun and two revolvers, Luigi Martinelli took 15 hostages at a government tax office last week,...Full Story >
The difference between the interest rates demanded by investors for Spanish and German 10-year bonds has shot past the 500 basis point barrier, reflecting mounting concerns over the future of the eurozone.Full Story >
Spain's prime minister warned Wednesday that the country faced the danger of being locked out of international markets as investors continued to fret about the future of the euro and Greece's place in the 17-country...Full Story >
ABN Amro, the state-owned Dutch bank, has reported a 32 percent fall in first-quarter profits, reflecting the ongoing recession in the Netherlands.Full Story >
ABN Amro, the state-owned Dutch bank, has reported a 32 percent fall in first-quarter profits, reflecting the ongoing recession in the Netherlands.Full Story >
The Bank of England has trimmed its forecast for U.K. economic growth this year to 0.8 percent, but expects inflation to remain above target for another year.Full Story >
The Bank of England has trimmed its growth forecast for the U.K. economy and warned that inflation will remain above target for another year - assuming the country isn't knocked off course by turmoil in the eurozone.Full Story >
Russia's Central Bank chief has reported $42 billion in net capital outflow in the first four months of the year.Full Story >
Russia saw $42 billion worth of net capital outflows in the first four months of the year but there are hopes in the markets that may ease and turnaround over the coming months as a new government is installed.Full Story >
France's medium-term borrowing costs fell, while long-term rates rose slightly in a pair of bond auctions that raised €9 billion ($11.6 billion).Full Story >
France raised €9 billion ($11.6 billion) in a successful pair of bond auctions Wednesday that also saw some of its long-term borrowing costs move up.Full Story >
French energy company Total says a gas leak on a North Sea platform has been stopped after a 12-hour operation to pump heavy mud into a well.Full Story >
French energy company Total says a gas leak on a North Sea platform has been stopped after a 12-hour operation to pump heavy mud into a well.Full Story >
Danish shipper and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk says first quarter earnings of 8.5 billion kroner ($1.5 billion) were unsatisfactory and the result of low rates in the container and tanker markets.Full Story >
Danish shipper and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk says first quarter earnings of 8.5 billion kroner ($1.5 billion) were unsatisfactory and the result of low rates in the container and tanker markets.Full Story >
Bangladesh says a four-member commission will investigate 54 businesses linked to the pioneering microlender Grameen Bank.Full Story >
Bangladesh has ordered a four-member commission to investigate 54 businesses linked to the pioneering microlender Grameen Bank founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.Full Story >
Airbus parent company EADS says its first quarter earnings were hammered by a hefty €158-million ($203-million) charge to fix problematic wing parts on its flagship A380 superjumbo.Full Story >
Airbus parent company EADS said Wednesday its first quarter earnings were hammered by a hefty €158-million ($203-million) charge to fix problematic wing parts on its flagship A380 superjumbo.Full Story >
World stock markets dropped Monday as worries intensified over the condition of the eurozone and whether Greece is edging towards leaving the single currency union.Full Story >
Asian stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, keeping Europe's debt crisis center stage.Full Story >
Greece's president is seeking to end a nine-day deadlock over forming a new government by meeting with five political party leaders.Full Story >
Greece headed into a month of political uncertainty after power-sharing talks collapsed, triggering new elections that could determine whether the country retains its tenuous position in Europe's currency.Full Story >
Warren Buffett's company has revealed a number of changes in its U.S. stock portfolio, including boosting its holdings in Wal-Mart and IBM and adding a new stake of 10 million General Motors shares.Full Story >
Warren Buffett's company is apparently bullish on the U.S. auto industry.Full Story >
J.C. Penney is reporting a bigger-than-expected loss and plummeting profits in the first quarter as many of its customers are rejecting a new bold pricing strategy that puts an end to rampant discounting in favor of everyday...Full Story >
Turns out, J.C. Penney shoppers don't prefer predictable pricing over blockbuster bargains - at least not yet.Full Story >
Prosecutors are announcing whether ex-News of the World editor and News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will face charges over Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal.Full Story >
One of Rupert Murdoch's most trusted lieutenants and five people close to her were charged with conspiring to hide evidence of phone hacking, bringing the scandal that has raged across Britain's media and political...Full Story >
French officials say that new President Francois Hollande's plane was hit by lightning en route to Berlin. They say no one was hurt but that the plane returned to Paris as a precaution.Full Story >
Socialist Francois Hollande assumed France's presidency Tuesday, inheriting a country fearful for its financial future and jetting off immediately to Berlin to tackle his most pressing problem: Europe's debt crisis.Full Story >
A panel of HIV specialists is recommending that U.S. regulators approve the first over-the-counter HIV test designed to quickly return a result in the privacy of a person's own home, a new option which could expand...Full Story >
American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes, after a panel of experts on Tuesday recommended approval of the first rapid, over-the-counter HIV test.Full Story >
Activist investor Ralph Whitworth says his firm has taken a $600 million stake in PepsiCo Inc., a move that could ramp up pressure on the company to make changes.Full Story >
Activist investor Ralph Whitworth said Tuesday that his firm has taken a $600 million stake in PepsiCo Inc., a move that could ramp up pressure on the company to make changes.Full Story >
NEW ACTIVITY: Activist investor Ralph Whitworth said his firm has taken a $600 million stake in PepsiCo Inc., a move that could put pressure on the company to make changes.Full Story >
NEW ACTIVITY: Activist investor Ralph Whitworth said his firm took a $600 million stake in PepsiCo Inc., a move that could put pressure on the company to make changes.Full Story >
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that "should never have happened" and survived a push to strip him of the title of chairman of the board.Full Story >
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that "should never have happened" and survived a push to strip him of the title of chairman of the board.Full Story >
Home Depot says its fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 27.5 percent as warmer weather brought consumers out for spring gardening and lawn products.Full Story >
Home Depot said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income climbed nearly 28 percent as unseasonably warm winter and increased business from contractors and other professional customers boosted results at the world's...Full Story >
French President Francois Hollande's decision to fly to Germany within hours of taking office Tuesday isn't just a sign of how deep Europe's troubles are - it underlines the deep alliance that the former...Full Story >
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande agreed Tuesday to spend the coming weeks discussing proposals for generating economic growth in Europe, a first step to bridging their differences over...Full Story >
By The Associated Press Key barometers in the Treasury market late Tuesday, compared with late Monday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:Full Story >
By The Associated Press Key barometers in the Treasury market late Tuesday, compared with late Monday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:Full Story >
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is facing shareholders five days after disclosing a $2 billion trading loss.Full Story >
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that "should never have happened" and survived a push to strip him of the title of chairman of the board.Full Story >
By The Associated Press OUTLOOK IMPROVES: Confidence among U.S. builders rose to the highest level in five years in May, a positive sign that slow improvement in the housing market may accelerate.Full Story >
By The Associated Press OUTLOOK IMPROVES: Confidence among U.S. builders rose to the highest level in five years in May, a positive sign that slow improvement in the housing market may accelerate.Full Story >
By The Associated Press THE NEWS: Shares of Avon Products Inc. closed down nearly 10 percent on Tuesday after the smaller beauty products maker Coty Inc. dropped its $10.7 billion takeover bid.Full Story >
By The Associated Press THE NEWS: Shares of Avon Products Inc. closed down nearly 10 percent on Tuesday after the smaller beauty products maker Coty Inc. dropped its $10.7 billion takeover bid.Full Story >
By The Associated Press LONG SLIDE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 63 points Tuesday, continuing a slide that has shaved off nearly 5 percent of its value in two weeks. Since hitting a four-year...Full Story >
By The Associated Press LONG SLIDE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 63 points Tuesday, continuing a slide that has shaved off nearly 5 percent of its value in two weeks. Since hitting a four-year...Full Story >
By The Associated Press U.S. Treasury debt prices are rising as Greece edges toward exiting the euro currency, spreading uncertainty through global markets.Full Story >
By The Associated Press Treasury yields stayed near their lows for the year Tuesday as worries over Greece keep traders in the market for U.S. government bonds.Full Story >
Avon shares are plunging in premarket trading after Coty dropped its $10.7 billion takeover bid for the cosmetics company.Full Story >
Shares of Avon Products Inc. fell almost 10 percent Tuesday after the smaller beauty products maker Coty Inc. dropped its $10.7 billion takeover bid.Full Story >
By The Associated Press RELIEF AT THE PUMP: Americans are seeing some relief from higher gas prices. Consumer prices were flat in April, largely because of lower gas costs.Full Story >
By The Associated Press RELIEF AT THE PUMP: Americans are seeing some relief from higher gas prices. Consumer prices were flat in April, largely because of lower gas costs.Full Story >
Confidence among U.S. builders rose to the highest level in five years, a hopeful sign that modest improvement in the housing market will pick up.Full Story >
Confidence among U.S. builders rose to the highest level in five years in May, a hopeful sign that modest improvement in the housing market will pick up.Full Story >
By The Associated Press Europe's latest political impasse cast a gloom over financial markets Tuesday. The euro plunged, and the Dow Jones industrial average extended a slide that has wiped out nearly...Full Story >
By The Associated Press Europe's latest political impasse cast a gloom over financial markets Tuesday. The euro plunged, and the Dow Jones industrial average extended a slide that has wiped out nearly...Full Story >
Stock futures are rising ahead of economic data focusing on consumers and businesses.Full Story >
By DANIEL WAGNER AP Business Writer Europe's latest political impasse cast a gloom over financial markets Tuesday. The euro plunged, and the Dow Jones industrial average extended a slide that has wiped...Full Story >
Greece will hold a new election in June after days of talks failed to resolve the country's political deadlock, party leaders said Tuesday.Full Story >
Greece headed into a month of political uncertainty after power-sharing talks collapsed Tuesday, triggering new elections that could determine whether the country retains its tenuous position in Europe's currency.Full Story >
A senior lawmaker with Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said Tuesday that Germany is willing to discuss growth-promoting measures with France - so long as a European budget-discipline pact stands.Full Story >
A senior lawmaker with Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said Tuesday that Germany is willing to discuss growth-promoting measures with France - so long as a European budget-discipline pact stands.Full Story >
Spanish oil company Repsol said Tuesday it had made the first step in taking legal action against Argentina for nationalizing its energy firm YPF.Full Story >
Spanish oil company Repsol said Tuesday it had made the first step in taking legal action against Argentina for nationalizing its energy firm YPF.Full Story >
The euro fell to a four-month low against the dollar after Greek leaders failed to form a new government and said a new election will be held next month.Full Story >
The euro fell to a four-month low against the dollar Tuesday after Greek leaders failed to form a new government and said a new election will be held next month.Full Story >
By The Associated Press WHEAT GAINS: Wheat prices rose as crop conditions deteriorated in parts of Kansas because of dry weather. A new government report showed 52 percent of the Kansas crop was in...Full Story >
By The Associated Press WHEAT GAINS: Wheat prices rose as crop conditions deteriorated in parts of Kansas because of dry weather. A new government report showed 52 percent of the Kansas crop was in...Full Story >
Greece's finance ministry says it will pay back an outstanding €435 million ($558.67 million) bond that is held by investors who had rejected the country's debt writedown.Full Story >
Greece's finance ministry says it will pay back an outstanding €435 million ($558.67 million) bond that is held by investors who had rejected the country's debt writedown.Full Story >
European Union finance ministers agreed unanimously Tuesday to require banks to build higher defenses against future financial shocks in the hope of protecting taxpayers from paying for expensive bailouts.Full Story >
European Union finance ministers agreed unanimously Tuesday to require banks to build higher defenses against future financial shocks in the hope of protecting taxpayers from paying for expensive bailouts.Full Story >
Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo on Tuesday reported a 22 percent increase in first-quarter earnings due to higher trading profits and cost-cutting, and maintained its targets despite political and economic uncertainty in Europe.Full Story >
Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo on Tuesday reported a 22 percent increase in first-quarter earnings due to higher trading profits and cost-cutting, and maintained its targets despite political and economic uncertainty in Europe.Full Story >
Pharmaceutical wholesaler Cardinal Health Inc. says one of its Florida facilities will suspend shipments of controlled substances for two years under a settlement with federal authorities over alleged ineffective controls.Full Story >
Pharmaceutical wholesaler Cardinal Health Inc. said Tuesday one of its Florida facilities will be barred from shipping controlled substances for two years under a settlement with federal authorities over alleged ineffective...Full Story >
German prosecutors say a car belonging to the head of a European Union task force for Greece has been destroyed in an apparent arson attack.Full Story >
German prosecutors say a car belonging to the head of a European Union task force for Greece has been destroyed in an apparent arson attack.Full Story >
The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of those changes have yet to be finalized.Full Story >
The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of those changes have yet to be finalized.Full Story >
By The Associated Press THE CHARGES: Former U.K. tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four close aides were charged Tuesday over alleged attempts to conceal evidence in Britain's phone...Full Story >
By The Associated Press THE CHARGES: Former U.K. tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four close aides were charged Tuesday over alleged attempts to conceal evidence in Britain's phone...Full Story >
Francois Hollande campaigned for the French presidency with some pretty radical promises. But his carefully worded agenda and his political record suggest that after he takes over Tuesday, he's likely to revert to the...Full Story >
Francois Hollande campaigned for the French presidency with some pretty radical promises. But his carefully worded agenda and his political record suggest as president he's likely to revert to the moderate...Full Story >
By The Associated Press THE VOTE: Ground workers at American Airlines split over whether to accept a contract proposal that the airline called its "last, best" offer.Full Story >
By The Associated Press THE VOTE: Ground workers at American Airlines split over whether to accept a contract proposal that the airline called its "last, best" offer.Full Story >
By The Associated Press TOO SLOW: China's economic growth has decelerated from overheated to slower-than-Beijing-wanted in just six months as export demand and consumer spending at home weakened.Full Story >
By The Associated Press TOO SLOW: China's economic growth has decelerated from overheated to slower-than-Beijing-wanted in just six months as export demand and consumer spending at home weakened.Full Story >
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he does not expect the company's stock dividend to be jeopardized by the bank's $2 billion trading loss.Full Story >
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he does not expect the company's stock dividend to be jeopardized by the bank's $2 billion trading loss.Full Story >
No one's talking about giving intelligence tests, but researchers say they've shown that plants have smarts - the sort needed to help them survive dry times.Full Story >
No one's talking about giving intelligence tests, but researchers say they've shown that plants have smarts - the sort needed to help them survive dry times.Full Story >
Cheaper gas won't be enough to get many more Americans on the road this summer. They're still too worried about their jobs and the economy.Full Story >
Cheaper gas won't be enough to get many more Americans on the road this summer. They're still too worried about their jobs and the economy.Full Story >
Saks reported a 13 percent bump in first-quarter profit but sales came in well below Wall Street expectations.Full Story >
Saks reported a 13 percent bump in first-quarter profit, but weak demand of women's designer merchandise helped to pull revenue below Wall Street estimates.Full Story >
Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record high in March. China, the largest buyer of Treasury debt, increased its holdings for a third straight month.Full Story >
Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record high in March. China, the largest buyer of Treasury debt, increased its holdings for a third straight month.Full Story >
U.S. consumer prices were flat last month as cheaper gas offset modest increases for food, clothing and housing. The data indicate that inflation remains in check.Full Story >
U.S. consumer prices were flat last month as cheaper gas offset modest increases for food, clothing and housing. The data indicate that inflation remains in check.Full Story >
U.S. consumer prices were flat last month as cheaper gas offset modest increases for food, clothing and housing. The data indicate that inflation remains in check.Full Story >
U.S. consumer prices were flat last month as cheaper gas offset modest increases for food, clothing and housing. The data indicate that inflation remains in check.Full Story >
The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of those changes have yet to be finalized.Full Story >
The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of those changes have yet to be finalized.Full Story >
By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press Oil prices hovered below $95 a barrel Tuesday, near a five-month low, as concerns about Europe's debt crisis offset encouraging growth figures in Germany.Full Story >
By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press Oil prices hovered below $95 a barrel Tuesday, near a five-month low, as concerns about Europe's debt crisis offset encouraging growth figures in Germany.Full Story >
Norway's government says it will spend less of its oil wealth in an effort to avoid excessive economic growth, which has been boosting the national currency, hurting exporters.Full Story >
Norway's government says it will spend less of its oil wealth in an effort to avoid excessive economic growth, which has been boosting the national currency, hurting exporters.Full Story >
Germany's economy grew by a stronger than expected 0.5 percent in the first three months of the year despite Europe's debt crisis.Full Story >
Market concerns over the European economy are showing signs of growing after a closely-watched survey of German investors recorded a sharp drop in sentiment after five straight months of increases.Full Story >
EU finance ministers are haggling in Brussels over rules to force banks to build up higher capital cushions to protect them against financial shocks, with the U.K. running the risk of being isolated in its position.Full Story >
European Union finance ministers are to meet in in Brussels Tuesday to hammer out an agreement over how high banks should build their defenses against future financial shocks, with the U.K. running the risk of being isolated...Full Story >
By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press Oil prices dropped to near $94 a barrel Monday due to concerns that China's economy, the world's second-largest, is slowing faster than expected as well as...Full Story >
Oil prices hovered below $95 a barrel Tuesday in Asia near a five-month low amid concern about Europe's debt crisis.Full Story >
The Czech Statistics Office says the country remained stuck in recession as its economy suffered a sharper downturn than expected and shrank by 1.0 percent.Full Story >
The Czech Statistics Office says the country remained stuck in recession as its economy suffered a sharper downturn than expected and shrank by 1.0 percent.Full Story >
China's economic growth has fallen from overheated to slower than Beijing wanted in just half a year. That raises the threat of job losses and possible unrest.Full Story >
Gao Runping, who makes mechanical components for the oil industry, founded his business in the central city of Taiyuan with equipment bought from failing companies after the 2008 global crisis.Full Story >
Republican Sen. John McCain wants the Obama administration to ramp up its free trade agenda in Asia and suspend U.S. economic sanctions on Myanmar.Full Story >
Republican Sen. John McCain called for the Obama administration to ramp up its free trade agenda in Asia and suspend U.S. economic sanctions on Myanmar but retain an arms embargo.Full Story >
Leading European Union finance officials have pleaded with Greece not to renege on its bailout terms and to stay the course of its painful austerity program to prevent even worse economic hardship.Full Story >
Leading European Union finance officials promised to stand by Greece as a member of the eurozone provided it sticks to its bailout terms and stays the course of its painful austerity program to prevent even worse economic...Full Story >
Best Buy's founder Richard Schulze is stepping down as chairman after an investigation found that he knew that the CEO was having a relationship with a female employee and did not alert the audit committee.Full Story >
Best Buy's founder Richard Schulze is stepping down as chairman of the beleaguered consumer-electronics chain after the company's investigation revealed that he failed to alert the board of directors when he learned...Full Story >
Greek socialist leader and former finance minister Evangelos Venizelos says he retains "limited but existing" optimism for the possibility of an agreement to form a coalition government, despite meetings with political...Full Story >
Marathon efforts to break Greece's post-electoral paralysis are lurching into a ninth day amid the country's worst crisis in decades, with fractious party leaders summoned to yet another emergency meeting Tuesday...Full Story >
Greek party leaders are to resume power-sharing talks Monday as negotiations to create a government drag into a second week, raising the specter of fresh elections that could threaten the crisis-stricken country's...Full Story >
Marathon efforts to break Greece's post-electoral paralysis are lurching into a ninth day amid the country's worst crisis in decades, with fractious party leaders summoned to yet another emergency meeting Tuesday...Full Story >
Pressure is building on CEO Jamie Dimon after JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s $2 billion loss in a trading blunder.Full Story >
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon owned up to stock analysts and went on TV to accept blame for a $2 billion trading mistake. Next he faces shareholders, who are considerably less wealthy since the blunder was disclosed.Full Story >
Yahoo still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received.Full Story >
Yahoo still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received.Full Story >
By The Associated Press Moody's Investors Service downgraded 26 Italian banks Monday as they struggled with that nation's weak economy and with government austerity measures dampening demand for...Full Story >
By The Associated Press Moody's Investors Service downgraded 26 Italian banks Monday as they struggled with that nation's weak economy and with government austerity measures dampening demand for...Full Story >
General Motor's Opel unit will push into new export markets and increase the efficiency of its plants to return to profitability, the head of the Germany-based subsidiary said Monday.Full Story >
General Motor's Opel unit will push into new export markets and increase the efficiency of its plants to return to profitability, the head of the Germany-based subsidiary said Monday.Full Story >
By The Associated Press Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the ratings on 26 Italian banks as they struggled with the effect of government austerity measures.Full Story >
By The Associated Press Moody's Investors Service downgraded the debt ratings of 26 Italian banks Monday as they struggled with the effect of the weak economy and government austerity measures.Full Story >
The maker of the beef product dubbed "pink slime" by critics says it's laying off 86 employees from its South Dakota corporate office, and company officials are blaming what it calls a "campaign of misinformation."Full Story >
The maker of the beef product dubbed "pink slime" by critics said Monday it was laying off 86 employees from its corporate office in South Dakota, citing what it calls a misinformation campaign about a product that...Full Story >
By The Associated Press GREECE AGAIN: The ongoing political stalemate in Greece rattled financial markets Monday, driving U.S. stocks lower. The worry is that if Greece drops the euro currency, it could...Full Story >
By The Associated Press GREECE AGAIN: The ongoing political stalemate in Greece rattled financial markets Monday, driving U.S. stocks lower. The worry is that if Greece drops the euro currency, it could...Full Story >
By The Associated Press The ongoing political stalemate in Greece rattled financial markets worldwide on Monday, driving U.S. stocks lower.Full Story >
By The Associated Press The ongoing political stalemate in Greece rattled financial markets worldwide on Monday, driving U.S. stocks lower.Full Story >
The first French trial has begun over a diabetes drug that was also used to lose weight and is suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people.Full Story >
Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be halted as two separate cases should be rolled into one before the court can...Full Story >
By The Associated Press Key barometers in the Treasury market late Monday, compared with late Friday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:Full Story >
By The Associated Press Key barometers in the Treasury market late Monday, compared with late Friday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:Full Story >
By The Associated Press Prices for metals and oil are down as investors grow nervous about Greece's failure to form a new government.Full Story >
By The Associated Press Prices for metals and oil fell Monday as investors grew unnerved over Greece's failure to reach a power-sharing agreement.Full Story >
U.S. stock futures are heading lower as Europe wrestles with what to do next about Greece and more disconcerting economic data emerges from China.Full Story >
A political stalemate in Greece rattled financial markets worldwide on Monday, driving U.S. stocks lower.Full Story >
By The Associated Press HEAVY METALS: Precious and industrial metals fell Monday as investors worried that Greece's political stalemate could further depress the European economy. The most notable...Full Story >
By The Associated Press HEAVY METALS: Precious and industrial metals fell Monday as investors worried that Greece's political stalemate could further depress the European economy. The most notable...Full Story >
The price of oil has declined to its low for the year on continued doubts about Europe's ability to pay off massive government debts.Full Story >
The price of oil fell to its low for the year on continued doubts about some European countries ability to pay off massive government debts.Full Story >
Interest rates on short-term U.S. Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills unchanged and rates on three-month bills rising to the highest level since February.Full Story >
Interest rates on short-term U.S. Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills unchanged and rates on three-month bills rising to the highest level since February.Full Story >
Ally Financial Inc.'s mortgage division known as ResCap is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Full Story >
The U.S. government is hoping that Monday's bankruptcy filing by Ally Financial Inc.'s troubled mortgage business will help the company repay its government bailout faster.Full Story >
By The Associated Press ROBOTS: Canon Inc. is moving toward using just machines to make digital cameras, part of an industry trend being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.Full Story >
By The Associated Press ROBOTS: Canon Inc. is moving toward using just machines to make digital cameras, part of an industry trend being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.Full Story >
Shares of Ventrus Biosciences Inc. jumped Monday after the company said a late-stage study shows its diltiazem cream is more effective than a placebo as a treatment for anal fissures.Full Story >
Shares of Ventrus Biosciences Inc. jumped Monday after the company said a late-stage study shows its diltiazem cream is more effective than a placebo as a treatment for anal fissures.Full Story >
Former News of the World editor and News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will learn Tuesday whether she faces charges stemming from Britain's phone hacking investigation, a spokesman for the law firm...Full Story >
Former News of the World editor and News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will learn Tuesday whether she faces charges stemming from Britain's phone hacking investigation, a spokesman for the law firm...Full Story >
Federal safety regulators are investigating a complaint that a man's ear was cut in half by the side air bag in his Hyundai Elantra.Full Story >
Federal safety regulators are investigating a complaint that a car owner's ear was cut in half when a side air bag inflated in a Hyundai Elantra.Full Story >
Just hours after Francois Hollande is sworn in Tuesday as France's next president, he will head to Germany, underscoring the importance of the German-French relationship at the core of finding a solution to Europe's...Full Story >
Just hours after Francois Hollande is sworn in Tuesday as France's next president, he will head to Germany, underscoring the importance of the German-French relationship at the core of finding a solution to Europe's...Full Story >
Long-running arguments over who needs to do what to stop the planet from overheating are back in focus this week as rich and poor countries meet in Bonn, Germany, to resume talks on a new global climate treaty.Full Story >
Long-running arguments over who needs to do what to stop the planet from overheating are back in focus this week as rich and poor countries meet in Bonn, Germany, to resume talks on a new global climate treaty.Full Story >
Spain managed to sell €2.9 billion ($3.8 billion) in short-term debt Monday amid strong demand but with raised interest rates reflecting investor concern over the country's finances.Full Story >
Spain got caught up in the uncertainty surrounding the European single currency and the electoral stalemate in Greece Monday as it saw its borrowing costs rise and stock prices fall at alarming rates.Full Story >
Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias says he will not seek re-election for a second term because there is little hope that long-running talks with breakaway Turkish Cypriots to reunify the ethnically split island will...Full Story >
Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias says he will not seek re-election for a second term because there is little hope that long-running talks with breakaway Turkish Cypriots to reunify the ethnically split island will...Full Story >
Yahoo's Scott Thompson, who was pressured to give up his CEO post because his official biography included a college degree he never received, reportedly has thyroid cancer.Full Story >
Yahoo's Scott Thompson, who was pressured to give up his CEO post because his official biography included a college degree he never received, reportedly has thyroid cancer.Full Story >
Indonesian special forces traversed the sheer slope of a volcano Monday after spotting what they believe is the flight recorder of a new Russian-made passenger jet that crashed during a demonstration flight for potential...Full Story >
Indonesian special forces traversed the sheer slope of a volcano Monday after spotting what appeared to be the flight data recorder of a new Russian-made passenger jet that crashed during a demonstration flight for potential...Full Story >
Asian shares rose on some optimism about the regional economy Monday after a move by China's central bank over the weekend to encourage lending and curtail a slowdown.Full Story >
World stock markets fell Monday as optimism over a move by China's central bank to encourage lending were offset by lingering uncertainty about crisis-struck Greece.Full Story >
Oil prices fell below $96 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern that China's economy, the world's second-largest, is slowing faster than previously expected.Full Story >
Oil prices fell below $95 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern that China's economy, the world's second-largest, is slowing faster than previously expected.Full Story >
Cosmetics maker Avon changed course on a buyout offer it had previously rejected, declaring Sunday that it would consider selling itself to Coty after Coty sweetened the deal.Full Story >
Cosmetics maker Avon changed course on a buyout offer it had previously rejected, declaring Sunday that it would consider selling itself to Coty after Coty sweetened the deal.Full Story >
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase says he was "dead wrong" when he dismissed concerns about the bank's trading.Full Story >
JPMorgan Chase is expected to accept the resignation of one of the highest-ranking women on Wall Street after the bank lost $2 billion in a trading blunder, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:50 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:50:30 GMT
23-year-old bouncer, Brian McLucas is accusing several UC players of assaulting him early Sunday morning at play night club on seventh street downtown. McLucas tells FOX19 that he has a witness who willFull Story >
23-year-old bouncer, Brian McLucas is accusing several UC players of assaulting him early Sunday morning at play night club on seventh street downtown.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:45 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:45:49 GMT
HAMILTON, OH (FOX19) - Nearly 50 car owners woke up Wednesday morning to find their car windows shattered. "It appears that somebody is driving around with a BB gun or a pellet gun shooting out car windows,"Full Story >
Nearly 50 car owners woke up Wednesday morning to find their car windows shattered.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:01 PM EDT2012-05-16 22:01:05 GMT
Renovations to the old Keller's IGA in Clifton remain at a standstill and its not clear when the store might re-open. Keller's was purchased by the Goessling family last September with plans to re-openFull Story >
Renovations to the old Keller's IGA in Clifton remain at a standstill and its not clear when the store might re-open.
Wednesday, May 16 2012 3:48 PM EDT2012-05-16 19:48:33 GMT
Maysville Police are searching for two men who robbed the Security Bank and Trust Wednesday morning. The men entered the bank on U.S. 68 around 11:32 a.m. and demanded money from the tellers. The firstFull Story >
Maysville Police are searching for two men who robbed the Security Bank and Trust Wednesday morning.Full Story >
Authorities say five people are dead after a shooting in Florida.Full Story >
Neighbors of a Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself weren't sure who was injured after hearing gunshots and refused to admit three of the woman's kids who were trying to get in...Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:39 AM EDT2012-05-15 14:39:31 GMT
Police are asking for your help searching for a missing 12-year-old who was last seen by her Carroll County family Monday. Faith Antoinette McBurney was last seen by her family at around 11:00 pm Monday.Full Story >
Police have found a missing 12-year-old who was last seen by her Carroll County family Monday.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 5:45 AM EDT2012-05-16 09:45:23 GMT
Police in Gallatin County are responding to a report of a mining accident at a limestone mine. Crews are responding to Sterling Materials located at 100 Sierra Dr. in Verona, Kentucky. Dispatchers didFull Story >
One woman is dead after an accident in a Gallatin County limestone mine on Tuesday.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 11:44 AM EDT2012-05-16 15:44:44 GMT
The coroner has identified the body that was pulled from Ohio River earlier this month. A body was found near Fernbank Park on May 2. After looking at DNA and dental records, the body has been identifiedFull Story >
The cause and manner of his death remain under investigation.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 1:18 AM EDT2012-05-15 05:18:16 GMT
A bouncer at PLAY night club on East Seventh Street downtown filed an official police report Sunday claiming he was punched and kicked by several members of the Bearcats basketball team while he was justFull Story >
Monday, McLucas answered questions as to why it took him 14 hours to take action. "The reason it took me so long to file a police report is because I work two jobs and I spent from 10:00 to 2:00am working and then I spent from 2:30 til 7:00am in the hospital," said McLucas. When I got home my first thing was to fall asleep because I was so tired and when I woke up that was my first thing that I went and done was filed my police report."Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 1:42 PM EDT2012-05-15 17:42:32 GMT
VERSAILLES, Ind. (AP) - Police say a 15-year-old southern Indiana girl was killed when she lost control of an off-road vehicle on a rural road and was pinned underneath it. State conservation officersFull Story >
Police say a 15-year-old southern Indiana girl was killed when she lost control of an off-road vehicle on a rural road and was pinned underneath it.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:52 AM EDT2012-05-15 14:52:57 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state is denying a claim that negligence by the Ohio prisons department contributed to the death of an inmate who was struck by lightning while jogging in a recreation yard. LindaFull Story >
The mother of an inmate who was struck by lightning while jogging in a recreation yard is accusing the Ohio prisons department of negligence that contributed to his death. The state is denying the claim.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:50 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:50:30 GMT
23-year-old bouncer, Brian McLucas is accusing several UC players of assaulting him early Sunday morning at play night club on seventh street downtown. McLucas tells FOX19 that he has a witness who willFull Story >
23-year-old bouncer, Brian McLucas is accusing several UC players of assaulting him early Sunday morning at play night club on seventh street downtown.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 3:04 PM EDT2012-05-15 19:04:01 GMT
On Monday, the Butler County Sheriff Office reported that they were investigating the theft of some Lakota East prom money. Heather Schoell-Schroeder, age 45, of Liberty Township, was issued a summonsFull Story >
On Monday, the Butler County Sheriff office reported that they were investigating the theft of some Lakota East prom money.Full Story >
Monday, May 14 2012 11:57 AM EDT2012-05-14 15:57:52 GMT
A bouncer at PLAY night club on East Seventh Street downtown filed an official police report Sunday claiming he was punched and kicked by several members of the Bearcats basketball team while he was justFull Story >
A bouncer at PLAY night club on East Seventh Street downtown filed an official police report Sunday claiming he was punched and kicked by several members of the Bearcats basketball team while he was just trying to do his job Saturday night.Full Story >
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