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Massive injections of stimulus into financial markets by the world's largest central banks are creating a domino effect around the globe.
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A Justice Department watchdog cited a "pattern of serious failures" in the oversight of the botched Fast and Furious operation against gun traffickers, in a harsh report that contributed to the departure of two senior officials.
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A top counterterrism official confirmed that U.S. intelligence officials are investigating indications that al Qaeda's North African affiliate is connected with militants involved in the attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya.
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Existing-home sales and housing starts last month reached the highest level in more than two years as the turnaround of the sector provides a boost to the tepid economic recovery.
A former trader for a high-frequency trading outfit plans to testify on Capitol Hill about practices he says put ordinary investors at a disadvantage.
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The financial watchdog had doubts back in 2010 about former Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond's "openness and transparency."
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Norfolk Southern Corp. projected third-quarter earnings below analyst expectations, pointing to volume declines and lower revenues from fuel surcharges.
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Apple and four publishers agreed to dismantle a price-setting arrangement in the EU that raised prices for consumers. In the U.S., Apple and two publishers are fighting price-fixing allegations.
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At more and more companies, the hiring boss is an algorithm, as jobs that were once filled on the basis of work history and interviews are left to personality tests and data analysis.
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China for the first time suggested that fallen Communist Party official Bo Xilai rebuked his police chief in late January for telling him that his wife was suspected of murdering the British businessman Neil Heywood.
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Analysts whose banks helped companies go public will soon have an opportunity to issue research and give the firms a "booster shot." The change is due to the JOBS Act.
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Santa Rosa is embarking on a new strategy to comply with prohibitions on releases from its sewage plant into a local creek: establish a market for pollution emitters to buy credits to offset their own discharge.
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The MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is launching 41 "Stay Well" rooms and suites that contain features it says will improve sleep, reduce allergens and promote healthy eating.
Marcel Carné's "Les visiteurs du soir" was made during a time when French directors retreated to historical and fantasy subjects to avoid censorship.
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China's sovereign wealth fund invested about $2 billion in Alibaba, as the Chinese Internet company bought back a large stake owned by Yahoo.
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The world's most popular smartphone becomes significantly faster, thinner and lighter this week, while gaining a larger, 4-inch screen, writes Walter S. Mossberg.
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Some reassurance that Oracle can cede ground to database upstarts and still deliver years of hefty profits would be welcome as the firm reports earnings Thursday.
Real-Time Advice: With overall rates still low, does it make sense to move bank accounts into the cloud?
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Hundreds of thousands of students in Chicago returned to class after the teachers union ended a strike that spotlighted the intensifying national debate over how teachers are evaluated, hired and fired.
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India's ruling Congress party said it will not reverse a controversial decision to allow foreign supermarkets to invest in India and other market-opening measures.
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AOL appointed former hedge-fund executive Karen Dykstra as chief financial officer, filling a vacant post.
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An experimental drug designed to treat a genetic condition that is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation helped patients develop better social skills.
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At London Fashion Week, the spring clothes offered by the city's designers took on a more mature feel.
Inside the Obama work waiver: It's worse than Romney says.
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The New York Public Library Wednesday stepped back from its plan to ship millions of books from its landmark 42nd Street building to New Jersey, announcing an $8 million gift that will allow the library to expand storage space under Bryant Park.
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As the beloved soccer team tanks, new owners preach rebuilding to befuddled English fans.
Goldman is doing away with two-year contracts for most analysts hired out of college, a blow to its junior ranks.
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About 10 miles from central London, this contemporary seven-bedroom home by Terry Pawson Architects is light-filled and spacious.
What you should read today on start-ups and small businesses.
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Teachers and students returned to classrooms Wednesday after the teachers' union called an end to a seven-day strike.
In today's pictures, a cyclist participates in time trials in the Netherlands, a fan naps in the stands during a long baseball game in Seattle, a tuba player plays as Belarussian voters cast their ballots and more.
The new iPhone 5 goes on sale in the U.S. Friday. From new products to new stores, see past incidences of Apple fever.