The Australian dollar fell after Prime Minister Julia Gillard won the backing of a key independent lawmaker, making it likely she will retain government and pursue a tax on mining companies.
Japanese stocks fell for the first time in five days as a stronger yen and lower oil prices countered expectations President Barack Obama’s proposed stimulus will boost the U.S. economy.
Indonesia’s central bank chief said he wants to avoid increasing interest rates, counting on lending and reserve rules for banks to contain inflation and stoke growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
Australia’s central bank extended its pause in raising interest rates “for the time being” as concern that the global economic recovery may falter trumped evidence of an accelerating expansion at home.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his Cabinet for the first time, demoting a key minister in charge of growth. Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou retained his post.
South Korea’s won may strengthen 6.6 percent over the next three months, Okasan Securities Co. said, citing a technical indicator known as the Parabolic System.
The euro weakened against all 16 of its main counterparts on speculation European banks may need to raise more capital. Asian steelmakers gained after President Barack Obama proposed $50 billion to improve U.S. infrastructure.
Internet users pretending to be others could be prosecuted—and sued—if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs an "e-personation" bill
Hewlett-Packard's recently departed CEO will serve alongside President Safra Catz and report to Larry Ellison as Oracle expands into server sales
The language-learning company hopes a new product and international growth will revive investor enthusiasm that waned after the stock's 2009 debut
AP - A small plane crashed and burst into flames on a street in a southern Nevada residential neighborhood Monday, killing one person and badly injuring three others, authorities said.
AP - A wind-driven wildfire broke out in the rugged Colorado foothills and quickly spread across 4 square miles Monday, destroying some homes and triggering evacuations of hundreds of others.
AP - Jefferson Thomas was fast and athletic and often played pickup basketball with white students while growing up in Little Rock in the 1950s.
AP - John Brownfield Jr. became a corrections officer following deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.
AP - A wildfire in the Colorado foothills has destroyed some structures and triggered evacuations, but no injuries have been reported.
AP - As New York Indian Nation leaders battle in courtrooms to preserve their tax-free cigarette market, tensions are rising on reservations, where the state's renewed efforts to tax sales to non-Native customers is viewed as yet another attack on Native American rights.
AP - Federal transportation safety officials are using the crash of an overloaded plane in Montana to revive a debate about whether infants and toddlers should be allowed to travel on the laps of adults.
AP - Authorities say a small airplane has crashed on a street in a residential neighborhood south of Las Vegas, killing one person and critically injuring three others.
AP - Hallmark Cards Inc., a $4 billion empire built on a demand for printed sentimentality, enters its second century facing a weak economy and what could be an even greater challenge: a generation that has grown up posting its sentiments online.
AP - The Army says a former soldier demanding behavioral treatment took three workers hostage at a Georgia military hospital before surrendering.
AP - The USS Olympia, a one-of-a-kind steel cruiser that returned home to a hero's welcome after a history-changing victory in the Spanish-American War, is a proud veteran fighting what may be its final battle.
AP - The Black Widow of eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo on Sunday.
No rest for China's weary banking reformers. Over the summer, they got Agricultural Bank of China over the finish line, with the state-owned bank pulling off the world's largest IPO. AgBank was the weakest of the Big Four state-owned banks, and with its listing all of the large Chinese banks are ...
AP - Government officials from around the world used to come to this port city to catch a glimpse of the future: Two-story piles of trash would disappear into a furnace and eventually be transformed into electricity to power thousands of homes.
AP - Duong Nghe Ly can't wait to begin his senior year at South Philadelphia High School. A day of violence there last year changed his life, and he wants to learn if his school has been transformed as well.
AP - Government agencies are seeking broad new authority to ramp up killings and removals of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes, despite two recent court actions that restored the animal's endangered status in every state except Alaska and Minnesota.
AP - It is a place of sacrifice. A place of mourning. A place people pass by on their way to grab lunch. It's a place where tourists crane their necks to snatch a glimpse around barriers walling off an enormous construction site — which is also what it is.
AP - Motivated by the deaths of two friends in war-zone explosions, 1st Lt. Timothy Dwyer decided to become a bomb hunter.
AP - For more than two hours on the night of May 16, 2007, Shane Maggi terrorized a Native American couple at their home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana, pistol whipping them and firing bullets above the husband's head.
AP - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.
AP - Two babies have been killed in a three-vehicle collision involving a gas tanker in Phoenix.
Optimism about U.S. stocks increased by the most since July as economic reports emboldened investors following three straight weekly losses in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, according to a survey from the American Association of Individual Investors.
Wall Street analysts offer buy, sell, or hold opinions on stocks in the news on Sept. 3
Founded by Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google's China division, business incubator Innovation Works is funding 12 startups amid strong demand for Web technology
Morgan Stanley has more advisers, but they bring in less profit
The paper's Kaplan education unit may be battered by a crackdown on loan repayment rules
Intel is counting on its Atom embedded processors to help break its dependence on the slowing PC market
They're turning more pessimistic even as they push up profit growth estimates. Economic weakness is a big worry
To avoid taxes, some companies are using their cash overseas
The new research office to be set up within Treasury has broad powers, so much so that some are calling it the CIA of finance
The EPA chief is using her authority under the Clean Air Act to control carbon emissions
The financial overhaul law has hidden gems or new regulatory headaches, depending on your vantage point. Here are some overlooked sections
Hedge-fund manager Steven Eisman is betting against for-profit college provider Strayer Education Inc. because the company’s federal student loan repayment rate is much lower than it claims.