Draghi Questions Role of Ratings Companies - Bloomberg

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said investors largely priced in the euro-area sovereign downgrades from Standard & Poor

Rage in Nigeria strike fuels fears of unrest

Thick black smoke and flames rose Tuesday from the burning roadblock that cut off a highway linking Nigeria’s mainland to the islands where the oil-rich […]

Dodge Dart to join compact car race

If the new Dodge Dart sells anything like the original, Chrysler will have the small-car hit it needs.
The reinvented compact, which debuts at the Detroit […]

Canadian Confidence in Economy Rises From Two-Year Low, Nanos Poll Shows - Bloomberg

Canadian consumer confidence rose in the fourth quarter from a two-year low on optimism about real estate prices and the global economy according to a […]

China

A Chinese manufacturing gauge rose in December, suggesting that a slowdown in the world

U.K. House Prices May Decline in 2012 as Unemployment Increases: Economy - Bloomberg

U.K. house prices (UKNBAAMM) may decline in 2012 as economic turmoil emanating from the euro area

Train builder Bombardier wins new UK order

Aircraft and train builder Bombardier Inc. said Wednesday it had won a government-subsidized order for 130 new rail carriages, months after it announced it would […]

Intervention Failing as Yen Poised to Gain - Bloomberg

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Housing agency upholds prevailing federal wage in Joplin

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Ex-Murdoch lawyer defends newspapers surveillance

A former top lawyer for Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers insisted Wednesday that he told the mogul’s son there was evidence of widespread phone hacking at […]