Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week, reflecting a jump in demand for home loan refinancing as mortgage rates dropped, an industry … More »Mortgage applications rose last week: MBA

LONDON (Reuters) - BP and its billionaire partners in TNK-BP face off in arbitration on Wednesday, as the UK oil giant refutes claims it broke a shareholder agreement … More »BP and oligarchs face off as $4.9 billion claim looms

(Reuters) - Darden Restaurants Inc posted a 6 percent drop in quarterly earnings, partly hurt by the hurricane Irene, but reaffirmed its full-year earnings outlook. More »Red Lobster parent Darden profit drops

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's competition watchdog has given the go-ahead to SABMiller's $10 billion friendly acquisition of brewer Foster's Group as expected, saying … More »SABMiller a step closer to snaring Australia's Foster's

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge narrowed a $1 billion lawsuit against owners of the New York Mets baseball team by the trustee seeking money for Bernard Madoff's … More »Judge narrows $1 billion Madoff case vs NY Mets owners

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co will be advised to cut 7,400 jobs, or about 14 percent of its full-time employees, by March 2014 as part of a plan to help it … More »Tepco reform plan calls for axing 7,400 jobs: Yomiuri

Stock futures are rising, signaling another day of gains on Wall Street. Investors will assess fresh U.S. economic data and closely watch developments in Europe. More »Stock futures rise ahead of durable goods report

No one suspected the secretary. More »AP Enterprise: UK tabloid paid spies for scoops

A senior EU official called for closer political and financial unification in Europe, as fractures emerged Wednesday among leaders on how to solve Greece's debt cris … More »Top EU official seeks closer policy union

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its global production rose for the first time in a year in August as Japanese automakers continued to recover from the March 11 earthquake … More »Toyota global production bounces back in August

So far, no company has been able to even come close to rival the success of Apple's iPad, but with the expected unveiling of its version of a tablet computer Wednesday, … More »With likely 'Kindle' tablet, Amazon takes on Apple

Firefighting crews are battling a major blaze in an industrial zone near Dubai's main seaport. More »Fire rages in industrial zone near Dubai port

A two-day rally driven by hopes that Europe had a plan to contain Greece's debt crisis and shore up the continent's other struggling countries ended Wednesday amid reports … More »EU division fears cap stock market gains

Factory workers at General Motors are likely to approve a new four-year contract with the company. More »GM workers expected to approve new union contract

A small-business group opposed to the health care overhaul is asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entire law, not just the core requirement to buy health insurance … More »Business group files high court health care appeal

Ford's turnaround over the last five years has resulted in big profits and won its CEO a reputation for brilliant management. More »Ford's success stirs UAW resentment in labor talks

President Barack Obama is encouraging students to work hard in their classes, saying the country is counting on them. More »In message to students, Obama encourages learning

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods slipped in August on weak demand for motor vehicles, government data showed on Wednesday, but … More »Durable goods orders dip in August