Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill

The Senate voted Saturday to temporarily avert a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the long-time unemployed, but forcing a reluctant President […]

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UN warns of possible new recession

The United Nations has sharply cut its economic projections for global growth and says that the world is at risk for a new recession.
The U.N.’s […]

September trade deficit narrows to $43.1 billion

The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest point this year as foreign sales of American-made autos, airplanes and heavy machinery pushed exports […]

Stocks get modest support from US jobs figures

Stocks got a lift Friday by news that the U.S. economy generated more jobs than anticipated over the past three months, reinforcing hopes that the […]

AT&T hires workers, invests in Bridgeton buildings

AT&T, finishing a hiring spree, says it will spend $20 million to upgrade two Bridgeton buildings.
The company says it is nearly done hiring 64 people […]

IMF issues new action plan, but Canada prepared to act in emergency

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Heavy security in Bahrain for parliament elections

Bahraini police set up checkpoints and patrolled key roads Saturday in a massive show of force during highly charged parliamentary elections that Shiite-led opposition groups […]

S.M. Wilson construction company names director of field operations

S.M. Wilson & Co. promoted Mark Cochran to director of field operations.
Cochran will supervise job site progress for the general contracting business, with the responsibility […]

Asian stocks unsteady ahead of Bernanke speech

Asian stock markets were unsteady Friday as investors waited to see whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would promise new steps to help the U.S. […]

Oil prices to stay volatile even if Gadhafi is gone

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