Talks between British Airways and Unite aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.
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CA Inc., the second-largest maker of software for mainframe computers, agreed to buy closely held Nimsoft Inc. for about $350 million in cash to expand in cloud computing.
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The United.States dropped a record $220.9 billion further into the red in February, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday.
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Developers who delight in creating software for smartphones say there’s little incentive to build apps for TVs, which need too many approvals
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It’s time to start paying attention to the financial sinkhole that Iceland is trying to climb out of — the view from inside of it is eerily similar to our own.
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A year after U.S stocks hit their post-financial-crisis low, asset prices have been overwhelmingly positive for the President
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The cost to protect against defaults on U.S. corporate bonds declined to the lowest in almost eight weeks as a surge in company bond sales signaled increased investor confidence.
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Canadian two-year government bonds are yielding the most over comparable Treasuries in five months as traders increase bets the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates before the Federal Reserve.
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Citigroup Inc., seeking capital after repaying bailout funds to the Treasury, is selling trust preferred securities as rising investor demand drives borrowing costs to near the lowest in almost five years.
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New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch proposed a new oversight board and tougher rules for spending as part of a plan to help end chronic deficits in the state’s budgets.
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The U.S. Senate approved a $138 billion measure that would extend unemployment benefits and provide additional aid to states in the second major effort this year by lawmakers to boost the economy.
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may propose a budget that is as much as 14 percent smaller than the current spending plan and includes cuts to property tax rebates and school aid, according to two people with knowledge of budget talks.
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The Senate on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging bill that would push back the deadline to file for extended unemployment insurance until year-end and extends dozens of expired tax breaks.
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U.S. stocks erased gains as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index approached its high of the year for a second day and speculation grew that accelerating inflation will force China to raise interest rates.
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Psychiatric Solutions Inc., the operator of psychiatric facilities in 32 states, said it had been approached by a potential buyer.
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President Barack Obama is facing a renewed push against his health-care legislation as a coalition of business groups plans to spend as much as $1 million a day on advertisements to pressure lawmakers into opposing the bill.
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WellPoint’s plan to raise premium rates for some California customers by 39% is a preview of the prices Americans will face under the President’s plan, the insurer’s CFO claimed
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Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a ‘double-dip’ recession, regulators say.
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The U.S. budget deficit widened to a record in February as the government boosted spending to help revive the economy.
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Parts of the National Broadband Plan, due March 16, are already meeting opposition
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CEO Jeff Smisek’s blustery prediction that airline customers will suffer waves of canceled flights because of the federal tarmac-delay rule is more bark than bite, says Justin Bachman
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Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.
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The U.S. may add as many as 300,000 jobs in March, the most in four years, setting the stage for what some economists say will be sustained employment gains.
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Oaktree Capital Management LLC, a Los Angeles-based investment fund, is poised to take control of alumina products-maker Almatis under the terms of the company’s $1 billion debt restructuring.
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