Attackers blow up Egypt gas line, halting exports

Attackers set off explosives along a gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that transports fuel to neighboring Israel and Jordan early on Thursday, Egypt’s state […]

Greece: coalition heads to pick new premier

The heads of Greece’s emerging interim government are due to resume talks to name the country’s new prime minister, after reaching a historic power-sharing deal […]

New law will let Cubans buy and sell real estate

For the first time in a half-century, Cubans will be allowed to buy and sell real estate openly, bequeath property to relatives without restriction and […]

Harry Potter does a little 3Q magic at Time Warner

Time Warner says its third-quarter earnings grew sharply with a little help from Harry Potter and some hit network TV shows.
The company posted net income […]

MF Global is first big US victim of Europe crisis

The European debt crisis has claimed its first big casualty on Wall Street, a securities firm run by former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine.
MF Global […]

US stock futures lower after week of big gains

U.S. stock futures are falling after a rally that left the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on track for its best month since 1974.
Markets had […]

EU official: banks to take 50pct cut on Greek debt

A European Union official says the currency union’s leaders have reached a deal with banks to take losses of 50 percent of their Greek bonds […]

Nintendo to report struggling first-half earnings

Nintendo Co. reports fiscal first half earnings Thursday that will likely highlight the Japanese game maker’s recent struggles against popular mobile devices such as Apple […]

Eurozone awaits crucial reports on Greek debt

The European Union’s executive Commission is expected to send its long-awaited reports on Greece’s public finances _ the key to determine if it will get […]

US gov’t runs $1.3 trillion budget deficit in 2011

The government ran a $1.3 trillion for the budget year that ended last month, the third straight year it has operated more than $1 trillion […]