Monetary policy works when rates near zero: Bullard

Central bank actions work better than tax and spending measures to protect an economy from shocks, even when interest rates are at rock bottom […]

No progress in Time Warner Cable-MSG dispute

MSG sports channels are still missing from Time Warner Cable in New York. Both MSG and the cable company say no more talks are planned.
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NLRB could be shut down in new year

The National Labor Relations Board — a top target of Republicans and business critics of the Obama administration — could be sidelined early next […]

Irish economy slumps as euro debt tensions mount

Ireland’s economy shrank 1.9 percent in the third quarter, an unexpectedly large drop that raised doubts about the country’s capacity to meet its deficit-fighting targets […]

APNewsBreak: Suit challenges oil lease sale

Environmental groups challenged the first attempted auction of offshore petroleum leases in the western Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010, filing […]

Suncor to suspend operations in Syria

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Massachusetts sues banks over foreclosures

Massachusetts sued five major banks Thursday over deceptive foreclosure practices such as the “robo-signing” of documents, potentially undermining negotiations between lenders and state prosecutors across […]

Strains in German economy trouble Europe

The German economy, which has been a bastion while its neighbors have buckled one by one under debt, showed signs of strain Wednesday and raised […]

Occupy protestors reinvigorate buy-local. buy-American debate

Whether people celebrate or criticize Occupy Wall Street, the movement has reinvigorated calls for local buying just in time for the manic holiday shopping season.
Buying […]

Sediment clog snarls St. Louis barge traffic

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