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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2011, file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney responds to a question during a Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. It's open season on China in the Republican race for the presidential nomination, and Romney is leading the charge. Newt Gingrich and some other candidates are on his heels, painting China as the bogeyman responsible for America's economic ills. Former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman is the lone holdout, warning against actions that might prompt a trade war. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Campaign China-bashing obscures real problems AP - 52 mins ago

It's open season on China in the Republican race for the presidential nomination, and Mitt Romney is leading the charge. Newt Gingrich and some other candidates are on his heels, painting China as the bogeyman responsible … More »Campaign China-bashing obscures real problems

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in the dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Very bad Nevada economy threatens Obama AP - 4 hrs ago

Look no further than Nevada — and this swing voting city — to understand why President Barack Obama may not win re-election next fall. More »Very bad Nevada economy threatens Obama

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2011, photo, Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry participates in a presidential debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Perry likes to say the best way to promote economic growth is to reduce regulation. As governor of Texas, he’s keeping environmental rules to a minimum. In the past year Perry has cut funding for clean air programs and sued the Environmental Protection Agency to avoid enforcing clean air laws. And he routinely blasts the White House for tightening environmental standards, signaling what he would do if elected president. (AP Photo/Toni Sandys, Pool)

Perry slashed environmental enforcement in Texas AP - 4 hrs ago

Gov. Rick Perry likes to say the best way to promote economic growth is to reduce regulation. When it comes to the environment, Perry has made Texas one of the most industry-friendly states in the nation. More »Perry slashed environmental enforcement in Texas

A pedestrian walks past a pile of garbage at the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Sunday, Oct. 16 2011. Greek riot police have removed strikers from a landfill site northwest of Athens to allow access for private contractors brought in to clear the streets of garbage. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)

Strikes hit Greece as crisis enters decisive week AP - 35 mins ago

Strikes halted ferries to the Greek islands and left rotting trash piling up in Athens for the 16th straight day Monday, as unions fought back against more austerity cuts at the start of a crucial week for both Greece and … More »Strikes hit Greece as crisis enters decisive week

President Barack Obama, center, his daughter Malia Obama, left, and Harry Johnson, President and CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation, to his right, look up at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, as King family members and the first family look on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington. From right are Marion Robinson, first lady Michelle Obama and Sasha Obama.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

MLK Memorial: From China, with love? Christian Science Monitor - 47 mins ago

The stern, bulky visage of Martin Luther King Jr. now gracing the National Mall has brought forth tears of joy and redemption from onlookers. But for some Americans, the massive monument will forever be marred by where it … More »MLK Memorial: From China, with love?

Lille seeks first win in Champions League @ Yahoo! Sports - 7 mins ago

PARIS (AP) -- Lille will be looking to capitalize on Inter Milan's recentstruggles when the sides meet in a Champions League Group B game on Tuesday. Trabzonspor leads the group with four points, followed … More »Lille seeks first win in Champions League

Champions League Preview: Napoli v Bayern Munich @ Yahoo! Sports - 7 mins ago

PROBABLE LINEUPS NAPOLI De Sanctis Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica , Maggio, Inler, Gargano, Dossena Hamsik, Lavezzi Cavani BAYERN MUNICH Neuer Rafinha, Boateng, Badstuber, Lahm Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger … More »Champions League Preview: Napoli v Bayern Munich

Fabregas back in training for Barcelona @ Yahoo! Sports - 7 mins ago

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Barcelona says Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas hasreturned to training after recovering from a right thigh injury. Fabregas is unlikely to be considered for Barcelona's Champions … More »Fabregas back in training for Barcelona

Champions League Preview: CSKA Moscow v Trabzonspor @ Yahoo! Sports - 7 mins ago

PROBABLE LINEUPS CSKA MOSCOW Gabulov V.Berezutski, Ign'vich, Nababkin, A.Berezutki Aldonin, Mamaev, Tosic Dzagoev Doumbia, Vagner Love TRABZONSPOR Zengin Celustka, Kacar, Glowaski, Cech Colman, Zokora … More »Champions League Preview: CSKA Moscow v Trabzonspor

Champions League Preview: Lille v Inter @ Yahoo! Sports - 7 mins ago

PROBABLE LINE-UPS LILLE Landreau Debuchy, Rozenhal, Basa, Beria Balmont, Mavuba, Pedretti Cole, Payet, Hazard INTER Julio Cesar Maicon, Lucio, Chivu, Zanetti Stankovic, Cambiasso, Obi , Sneijder Pazzini, … More »Champions League Preview: Lille v Inter

Champions League Preview: Dinamo Zagreb v Ajax @ Yahoo! Sports - 7 mins ago

PROBABLE LINE-UPS DINAMO ZAGREB Kelava Vida, Tomecak, Tonel, Cufre Calello, Badelj, Leko, Sammir Beqiraj, Krstanovic AJAX Vermeer Van der Wiel, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Anita Enoh, Eriksen, Janssen Sulejmani … More »Champions League Preview: Dinamo Zagreb v Ajax

Champions League Preview: Real Madrid v Lyon @ Yahoo! Sports - 7 mins ago

PROBABLE LINEUPS REAL MADRID Casillas Arbeloa, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo Khedira, Xabi Alonso Ronaldo, Ozil, Kaka Higuain LYON Lloris Reveillere, Cris, Lovren, Cissokho Kallstrom, Gonalons, Briand, Gourcuff, … More »Champions League Preview: Real Madrid v Lyon

Foreign EPL club owners look to end relegation @ Yahoo! Sports - 48 mins ago

LONDON (AP) -- Some of the Premier League's foreign owners want to abolishthe relegation and promotion system, a senior English soccer executive saidMonday. With half of the Premier League's 20 clubs under … More »Foreign EPL club owners look to end relegation

Hamburg presents new coach Fink @ Yahoo! Sports - 48 mins ago

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) -- Hamburger SV presented Thorsten Fink as its new coachMonday following an encouraging Bundesliga victory over Freiburg a day earlier. Hamburg remains bottom of the league but is … More »Hamburg presents new coach Fink

Morocco set to host Club World Cup in 2013, '14 @ Yahoo! Sports - 48 mins ago

ZURICH (AP) -- Morocco is likely to host FIFA's Club World Cup in 2013 and '14after Iran and two other countries withdrew bids. FIFA says only Morocco met Saturday's deadline to bid after Iran, SouthAfrica … More »Morocco set to host Club World Cup in 2013, '14

United hoping for win against little-known Otelul @ Yahoo! Sports - 48 mins ago

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Manchester United will go looking for its first win inthis season's Champions League against Otelul Galati, a side manager AlexFerguson admitted he had "never heard of" before. … More »United hoping for win against little-known Otelul

Vidic back in Manchester United squad, Ferdinand misses out @ Yahoo! Sports - 48 mins ago

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Nemanja Vidictravelled with the Manchester United squad for their ChampionsLeague visit to Romania on Monday while fellow central defenderRio Ferdinand remained … More »Vidic back in Manchester United squad, Ferdinand misses out

Rejuvenated Klose wants to play on to 2014 World Cup @ Yahoo! Sports - 48 mins ago

BERLIN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Lazio striker Miroslav Klose, whoscored a last-gasp winner in the Rome derby on Sunday, wants tostay with the club until 2014 before calling it quits after theWorld Cup in Brazil. … More »Rejuvenated Klose wants to play on to 2014 World Cup

Reaction to death of IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon @ Yahoo! Sports - 58 mins ago

Reaction to the death of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, whowas killed Sunday in a 15-car wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway : "It's a black day for the sport. We came in here hoping for a … More »Reaction to death of IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon

Jack Beckman takes Funny Car lead @ Yahoo! Sports - 58 mins ago

FORT WORTH, TX - APRIL 07: NHRA Funny Car driver John Force dives his acceptance speach after being inducted into the 2011 Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2011 in Fort … More »Jack Beckman takes Funny Car lead

Column: Death intrudes on Las Vegas track @ Yahoo! Sports - 58 mins ago

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The sound of bagpipes came out of Turn 1, playing a mournful refrain of "Amazing Grace" for the driver who would not return. On the track, the cars … More »Column: Death intrudes on Las Vegas track

Reaction to the death of Dan Wheldon @ Yahoo! Sports - 58 mins ago

Reaction to the death of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who was killed Sunday in a 15-car wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway : "It's a black day for the sport. We came in here hoping for … More »Reaction to the death of Dan Wheldon

Weekend Sports In Brief @ Yahoo! Sports - 58 mins ago

TALLADEGA, AL - APRIL 17: Jimmie Johnson , driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, leads Dale Earnhardt Jr. , driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's … More »Weekend Sports In Brief

F1 champs Button, Hamilton pay tribute to Wheldon @ Yahoo! Sports - 58 mins ago

LONDON (AP) -- Formula One champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton hailedfellow Briton Dan Wheldon as a "true fighter" and an "inspirational" figureafter the IndyCar driver was killed in a massive crash … More »F1 champs Button, Hamilton pay tribute to Wheldon

IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon dies in wreck at age 33 @ Yahoo! Sports - 58 mins ago

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Dan Wheldon, who moved to the United States from his nativeEngland with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to twice prevailat his sport's most famed race, died Sunday after … More »IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon dies in wreck at age 33

Madrid aims to continue perfect start against Lyon @ Yahoo! Sports - 1 hr 0 mins ago

MADRID (AP) -- Real Madrid aims to continue its faultless start to the ChampionsLeague group stage with a match against a familiar foe when Lyon visits theSantiago Bernabeu Stadium on Tuesday. Madrid and … More »Madrid aims to continue perfect start against Lyon

Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 Chivas USA: Chad Barrett seals win for league leaders @ Yahoo! Sports - 1 hr 8 mins ago

LOS ANGELES -- Skill overcame pride in the season’s final Superclasico, as the Los Angeles Galaxy beat city rivals Chivas USA 1-0 courtesy of a 53rd minute winner from Chad Barrett. The league-leading … More »Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 Chivas USA: Chad Barrett seals win for league leaders

Clough signs long-term deal at Derby @ Yahoo! Sports - 1 hr 8 mins ago

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Nigel Clough has signed a newcontract to remain as Derby manager until the summer of 2015,the high-flying English Championship club announced on Monday. Clough, whose father … More »Clough signs long-term deal at Derby

F1 champs Button, Hamilton pay tribute to Wheldon @ Yahoo! Sports - 1 hr 15 mins ago

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Formula One champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton hailed fellow Briton Dan Wheldon as a "true fighter" and an "inspirational" figure after the IndyCar … More »F1 champs Button, Hamilton pay tribute to Wheldon

ICBC Chairman Jiang attends a news conference announcing the bank's annual results in Hong Kong

Insight: Running Chinese finance, a different kind of banker Reuters - 1 hr 28 mins ago

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - The chairman of the world's most valuable bank was once a good communist, learning from the peasants in a collectivist commune in Jiangxi … More »Insight: Running Chinese finance, a different kind of banker

Shale gas helps Halliburton profit beat Street Reuters - 1 hr 3 mins ago

(Reuters) - Halliburton Co , the world's second-largest oilfield services company, posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday as more drillers tapped its … More »Shale gas helps Halliburton profit beat Street

Richard D. Kinder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP addresses the Reuters Energy Summit in Houston

Kinder Morgan to buy El Paso for $21 billion Reuters - 11 hrs ago

NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Kinder Morgan Inc struck a $21 billion deal to buy rival El Paso Corp, combining the two largest natural gas pipeline operators in North … More »Kinder Morgan to buy El Paso for $21 billion

Teamsters put up a sign at the Philips Electonics booth before the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center

Philips TV deal at risk, plans 4,500 job cuts Reuters - 29 mins ago

(Reuters) - Philips Electronics has all but abandoned hope of selling its TV business by the end of the year, leaving a question mark over how quickly it can divest its … More »Philips TV deal at risk, plans 4,500 job cuts

Lowe's workers collect shopping carts in the parking lot at the Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse in Burbank

Lowe's closes stores, slashes new store plan Reuters - 7 mins ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc said on Monday it is closing 20 of its U.S. stores, eliminating nearly 2,000 jobs, and the home improvement retailer now plans to … More »Lowe's closes stores, slashes new store plan

A statue of Hasbro's iconic Mr. Potato Head character is pictured in front of the Company's global corporate headquarters in Pawtucket

Hasbro third-quarter misses on weak domestic sales Reuters - 11 mins ago

(Reuters) - Toy maker Hasbro Inc's quarterly results fell short of analysts' expectations as a dip in sales in the company's home market offset strong international … More »Hasbro third-quarter misses on weak domestic sales

Cheif Executive Officer of G4S Nick Buckles speaks exclusively to Reuters in London

G4S to buy Denmark's ISS in $8.2 billion deal Reuters - 1 hr 4 mins ago

LONDON (Reuters) - British security firm G4S will buy ISS in a 5.2 billion pounds ($8.2 billion) deal pulled off by the Danish company's private equity owners after a … More »G4S to buy Denmark's ISS in $8.2 billion deal

Citigroup earnings rise 74 percent, to $3.8 bln AP - 8 mins ago

Citigroup says its earnings rose 74 percent in the third quarter, to $3.8 billion, after the bank recorded lower losses from loans. More »Citigroup earnings rise 74 percent, to $3.8 bln

Wells Fargo 3rd-quarter profit jumps 21 percent AP - 3 mins 51 secs ago

Wells Fargo & Co. says its third-quarter profit jumped 21 percent, as write offs of bad loans dropped while deposits grew. More »Wells Fargo 3rd-quarter profit jumps 21 percent

BP, Anadarko settle Gulf disaster claims AP - 1 hr 54 mins ago

Anadarko Petroleum Co. has agreed to pay $4 billion to BP PLC as part of a settlement related to last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill. More »BP, Anadarko settle Gulf disaster claims

FILE - This April 13, 2011 file photo, shows a MONOPOLY Property Trading Game, in Portland, Ore. Hasbro said Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, its third-quarter profit rose more than 10 percent as international growth and sales of its boys' toys like Nerf dart blasters helped offset weakness in the U.S.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Hasbro 3rd-quarter net income rises AP - 1 hr 20 mins ago

Hasbro Inc. said Monday that its third-quarter profit rose more than 10 percent as international growth and sales of its boys' toys like Nerf dart blasters helped offset … More »Hasbro 3rd-quarter net income rises

Lowe's to close 20 stores AP - 12 mins ago

Home-improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. says it will close 20 underperforming stores in 15 states and cut 1,950 jobs in a move that it says will allow it to focus on more … More »Lowe's to close 20 stores

AmeriGas to acquire Energy Transfer's propane unit AP - 1 min 43 secs ago

AmeriGas will buy the propane operations of Energy Transfer Partners for about $2.9 billion, the company said Monday. More »AmeriGas to acquire Energy Transfer's propane unit

Halliburton boosts 3Q profits by 26 pct AP - 1 hr 1 min ago

Halliburton reported a 26 percent jump in the third-quarter net income Monday as drilling projects in North American continue to boost revenue. More »Halliburton boosts 3Q profits by 26 pct

Oil above $88 amid improving US economic signs AP - 4 hrs ago

Oil prices rose above $88 a barrel Monday in Asia, extending a two-week rally as improved U.S. retail sales added to hopes that the world's biggest economy will avoid … More »Oil above $88 amid improving US economic signs

In this photo taken Oct. 11, 2011, trader John Santiago, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Further signs that a big plan to deal with Europe's debt crisis will be announced within a week put markets in a positive mood Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, but investors remain wary about whether an effective resolution can emerge over such a short period. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US futures flat ahead of full week of earnings AP - 50 mins ago

U.S. stock futures are little changed ahead of a full week of corporate earnings reports. More »US futures flat ahead of full week of earnings

Wal-Mart says China CEO stepping down AP - 8 hrs ago

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday the president of Walmart China is stepping down. A company spokesman said the move was unrelated to a Chinese government food safety … More »Wal-Mart says China CEO stepping down

Wells Fargo 3rd-quarter profit jumps 21 percent AP - 3 mins 51 secs ago

Wells Fargo & Co. says its third-quarter profit jumped 21 percent, as write offs of bad loans dropped while deposits grew. More »Wells Fargo 3rd-quarter profit jumps 21 percent

Relatives mourn the death of five-month-old Gladys Zapeta, who died along with her grandfather and her aunt, after a landslide destroyed their home due to heavy rains in "La Joyita" neighborhood of Guatemala City, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Heavy rains kill at least 66 in Central America AP - 4 mins 15 secs ago

Central American authorities said on Sunday that at least 66 people had died in six days of heavy rains that caused landslides, floods and bridge failures throughout … More »Heavy rains kill at least 66 in Central America

German's Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, speaks to the media during a press conference at French finance ministry in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Finance ministers and central bank governors of the world's leading economies are gathering in Paris to discuss how to save Greece from bankruptcy, beat a path out of Europe's wider debt crisis and restart global economic growth. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Germany dampens hopes EU summit to solve crisis AP - 4 mins 28 secs ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman on Monday dampened expectations that an upcoming weekend EU meeting will solve the European debt crisis, saying it is only … More »Germany dampens hopes EU summit to solve crisis

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