N. Ireland water crisis could last until next week

The company at the center of Northern Ireland’s water crisis warned Thursday it could be early next week before all supply is restored to customers, […]

Mundell Sees U.S. Growing 2% at Most in 2011 After Confidence `Devastated’ - Bloomberg

The U.S. economy will probably grow no more than 2 percent in 2011, less than what’s needed to lower unemployment, Nobel-prize winning economist Robert Mundell […]

Obama Likely to Name Lawrence Summers’s Successor in January, Gibbs Says - Bloomberg

A successor to National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers will probably be named next month, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said today.
Summers is […]

Court dismisses Hydro One exec

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New Zealand Economy Contracts as Quake Hurts Growth - Bloomberg

New Zealand’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter and moved closer to a recession as the worst earthquake in eight decades slowed housing and […]

Belinda Stronach quits Magna

Belinda Stronach is leaving Magna International Inc. in a surprise move that reflects a shift in boardroom power after her founding family gave up control […]

Chocolate bunnies, mice not protected, EU court says

Bunnies, mice and reindeer aren

World stock markets mixed in tight ranges

World stock markets moved in tight ranges Friday amid encouraging news about the U.S. economy and indications Chinese policymakers are reluctant to raise interest rates.
Government […]

Obama Says `Progress’ Made in Meeting With CEOs - Bloomberg

President Barack Obama said his meeting with 20 company executives brought “progress” in efforts to accelerate the U.S. economic recovery.
The business leaders, who included […]

Bank Breakup Is Only Way to Fix Pay Conspiracy: Matthew Lynn - Bloomberg

Take one more longing look at that new Ferrari, and one more peek at that brochure for townhouses in Mayfair or chateaus in Provence. Europe’s […]