International Business News

Safer ground: lots of options for play surfaces

by ap-news on Apr 25 2012 1:18AM IST

Happy landings: From rubber mulch to sand, options abound for areas around play sets

Woodlands can yield lesser-known crops

by ap-news on Apr 25 2012 12:48AM IST

With agroforestry, woodlands can also yield crops such as mushrooms, leeks

US bankruptcy trustee objects to Kodak bonus plan

by ap-news on Apr 25 2012 12:48AM IST

US trustee objects to Kodak plan to pay execs bonuses; wants assurance no insiders included

Foreclosures squeezing US home prices and sales

by ap-news on Apr 25 2012 12:28AM IST

US home prices fall and sales of new homes drop as foreclosures weigh on housing market

Fed likely to keep stance on rates and bond buys

by ap-news on Apr 25 2012 12:08AM IST

Fed is expected to stick with current stance on rates and bond buying after policy meeting

Company aims to strike it rich by mining asteroids

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 11:58PM IST

Is there gold in them there asteroids? Tycoons say yes and plan a cosmic mining venture

Google launches storage service for personal files

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 11:38PM IST

Google unveils long-rumored service for storing digital content in online filing cabinets

Strong earnings from AT&T

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 10:38PM IST

Strong earnings from AT&T, 3M lift US stocks; nerves about Europe ease after fearsome day

Dollar falls after disappointing US economic data

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 9:58PM IST

Dollar falls vs euro, pound, franc as US consumer confidence and housing prices fall

Guyana removes 100 illegal gold miners from Brazil

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 9:18PM IST

Guyana official says 100 illegal gold miners from Brazil removed in crackdown

Bribe report puts focus on Mexico's 'gestores'

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 9:18PM IST

Claims of Wal-Mart bribery put focus on shadowy middlemen in crowded Mexico government offices

Oil prices mixed

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 8:58PM IST

Oil prices mixed, investors weigh strong US corporate profits with concern about European debt

US stocks rise as companies post strong results

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 8:08PM IST

US stocks rise as corporate earnings strengthen; European debt worries persist

Americans remain confident in April

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 7:58PM IST

Consumer confidence in the US economy holds steady in April, says private research group

United Tech 1Q profit up minus units on the block

by ap-news on Apr 24 2012 7:51PM IST

United Tech 1Q profit from continuing operations rise, though slowing economic growth a drag