Fired CEO of embattled Olympus returns to Japan

Former Olympus Corp. Chief Executive Michael Woodford returned to Japan Wednesday for the first time since his firing last month triggered one of the biggest […]

Panera Bread to settle California wage lawsuits for $5 million

Panera Bread Co. disclosed Monday in a regulatory filing it has agreed to pay $5 million to settle class-action suits filed by former employees who […]

Clinton meets Thai flood victims

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has met with Thai flood victims at an evacuation center after announcing a $10 million aid package.
Hillary spent […]

Yemen: 6 al-Qaida-linked militants killed in south

A Yemeni official says security forces have killed six militants and injured many others in fighting in the city of Zinjibar, the capital of the […]

Opposition snubs Greek PM

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Study shows many large companies pay little or no taxes

A new report on corporate taxation identifies Tenet Healthcare Corp., Boeing Co., and Wells Fargo & Co. as among 30 profitable companies nationwide that paid […]

Thai PM hopeful floods will spare most of Bangkok

Thailand’s prime minister expressed optimism Sunday that the country’s worst flooding in a half-century would mostly spare Bangkok, as some dikes overflowed but the capital’s […]

Norfolk Southern 3Q profit, revenue rise

Freight railroad Norfolk Southern says third-quarter profit rose 24 percent on higher rates.
Net income was $554 million, or $1.59 per share, compared with $445 million, […]

No strike for Air Canada flight attendants

Labour Minister Lisa Raitt has formally asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to determine whether conditions are

Markets buoyed by Slovakia revote hopes

European stocks rose Wednesday as investors shrugged off Slovakia’s rejection of Europe’s bailout fund and focused on hopes that a possible workaround solution would be […]