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LONDON (AP) — Britain can be a bastion of stability in uncertain economic times, and can balance economic growth with environmental protection, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in excerpts of a speech to be given today. Brown gave the UK government's...

NEW YORK (AP) — US shoppers set aside worries about higher gas prices and a slumping housing market and proved their resilience over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, giving what the nation's merchants wished for — a strong start to the Christmas sho...

KOHLER, Wisconsin (AP) — For clients of Scott Kelly's architecture firm, seeing — and going — are believing. His Philadelphia company urges its customers to install high-efficiency toilets, which use 20 percent less water than the previous generation...

LONDON (AP) — Northern Rock PLC is today to name a consortium led by British tycoon Richard Branson's Virgin Group as its preferred bidder to buy the ailing mortgage lender, media reports said. Sky News and the British Broadcasting Corp. reported tha...

IMMOKALEE, Florida (AP) — Landmark deals to boost wages for Florida tomato pickers are in danger of collapsing under pressure from Burger King and a growers group, the latter threatening $100,000 fines against any members who participate. The Coaliti...

Covidien Limited is to hold its 2008 annual general meeting of shareholders on March 18, at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel. The company expects to mail proxy materials on or about January 24, to shareholders of record as of January 16.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons could find it increasingly difficult to get credit before Christmas despite a reduction in credit card borrowing in the past year, as lenders tighten their policies, a leading report said. Consumers will be further tested i...

Banking and insurance were where the safe money was yesterday on the Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday. Bermuda Commercial bank Ltd. increased its share value by 50 cents (4.2 percent) to close at $12.50, with 1,000 shares tr...

Payroll Tax Tabulated: Thursday's paper was interesting to read, lots of political posturing and rhetoric, along with some serious concerns about the wrong turns in direction that our country appears is taking. The concerns are real and worrying, the...

This time of year, I try to provide advice to keep people from plunging into debt as the season of shopping madness begins. But maybe I won't need to fuss too much this holiday. There's enough troubling economic news to help some consumers avoid over...