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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is prepared to take further steps to help an economy that is "close to faltering," Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday … More »U.S. "close to faltering," Fed ready to act: Bernanke

NEW YORK/ROME (Reuters) - Moody's lowered its rating on Italy's bonds by three notches on Tuesday, saying it saw a "material increase" in funding risks for euro zone … More »Moody's slashes Italy credit rating

(Reuters) - A sharp rise in China's yuan currency might cut the U.S. trade deficit by as much as one third and create enough American jobs to put at least a modest dent … More »Insight: What a stronger Chinese yuan means for the U.S.

(Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co could face a troubled turnaround, with tough challenges that could result in underwhelming revenue and earnings growth, JP Morgan said, … More »JP Morgan restarts HP; cautious on big challenges

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said his government has scored initial success in taming inflation, and told banks to lend more to small firms and tolerate … More »China's Wen sees progress in inflation fight

LONDON (Reuters) - Private sector business activity shrank in the euro zone for the first time in two years last month as new orders dried up, stoking fears that the … More »Plunging PMIs fuel recession fears

The parent of the Friendly's restaurant chain is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and says it has already closed 63 of its stores. More »Friendly's files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection

President Barack Obama has signed legislation to keep the federal government running for another six weeks. Congress must now finish work on agency budgets for the new … More »Obama signs bill to keep government running

A big rescue operation looks imminent for Dexia SA after France's finance minister indicated that a solution to save the Franco-Belgian bank could be announced as soon … More »France targeting imminent solution to Dexia

Apple is trotting out a new iPhone on Oct. 14, but it's not the iPhone 5 some were expecting. Instead, it's a more modest upgrade, the iPhone 4S. Here are some facts … More »A buyer's guide to the new iPhone 4S

Stocks in Europe recouped some recent losses on Wednesday on hopes that European policymakers were thrashing out a plan to shore up the banking sector, which has been … More »EU bank plan hopes help European stocks higher

Costco Wholesale Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter net income climbed 11 percent as the wholesale club operator made more money on membership fees and saw its sales rise … More »Costco 4Q profit climbs; will hike membership fees

Buffeted by fierce foreign competition, then blindsided by a digital revolution, photography icon Eastman Kodak Co. is teetering on a financial precipice after a quarter-century … More »In Kodak's troubles, a snapshot of an icon's fall

The International Monetary Fund, a key player in eurozone bailouts, on Wednesday pushed for radical changes in the way the region's debt crisis should be handled. More »IMF seeks radical change in euro crisis strategy

U.S. stock futures are following European indexes higher in early trading. More »US stock futures follow European indexes higher

Jean-Claude Trichet, the euro's chief guardian, will this month leave the European Central Bank in a very different place from when he took the helm in 2003, with a dramatically … More »Trichet to leave ECB with bigger, riskier role

The parent of the Friendly's restaurant chain is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and says it has already closed 63 of its stores. More »Friendly's files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection

A big rescue operation looks imminent for Dexia SA after France's finance minister indicated that a solution to save the Franco-Belgian bank could be announced as soon … More »France targeting imminent solution to Dexia