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Egypt’s military takes credit for election turnout

Egypt’s military rulers were quick to take credit Tuesday for a strong turnout in the first elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, a vote that appeared […]

Yemen sets date for presidential vote

Yemen’s official news agency says the vice president has called for a presidential vote to be held on Feb. 21 in line with a power-sharing […]

Younger investors find gold alluring

The allure of gold is thousands of years old, but nowadays the precious metal has a youthful look.
Gold’s spectacular, decade-long run, coupled with the sovereign-debt […]

Former Smurft-Stone CEO, Sara Lee executive joining Ralcorp’s board

Patrick Moore, the former chief executive of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., and Barry Beracha, a former Sara Lee executive, are joining the board of directors of […]

World stocks drop as Italy debt woes brew

World stock markets fell Tuesday amid simmering concerns over whether Italy would ever grow robustly enough to repay its massive debts.
Benchmark crude hovered above $98 […]

Ameren said to reduce role in FutureGen project

The leading U.S. effort to capture carbon dioxide from coal plants has hit a stumbling block that could imperil the project and set back a […]

Moody’s downgrades Cyprus’ top 3 banks

International ratings agency Moody’s on Tuesday downgraded Cyprus’ three most Greece-exposed commercial banks because of what it considers to be the small island nation’s diminished […]

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 […]