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By The Associated Press Trader Christopher Forbes, second left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday. Global stock markets were mostly weaker Thursday Nov. 7, 2013…
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As US economy plods and pay lags, companies profit
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and KEN SWEET In this combination of Associated Press file photos, Trader F. Hill Creekmore, left, smiles as he works on the floor of the New…
Greek bailout creditors get an earful in Athens
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Members of an international debt inspection team are escorted by riot police after exiting through an emergency door during a demonstration at the Finance Ministry in Athens…
Forecast-busting US services survey jolts markets
By PAN PYLAS Investor studies share prices during the afternoon trading at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Global stocks markets were mixed…
OECD: Economic crisis hits trust in governments
By RAF CASERT A man begging for money sits in front of a shopping window with a banner advertising sales in Thessaloniki, Greece on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Retail employees’…
Wall Street ends a choppy day modestly higher
FILE – In this Oct. 31, 2013, file photo, Trader Jeffrey Vazquez works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures are heading lower after U.S. policy…
Indonesian laborers go on nationwide pay strike
Indonesian workers march during a rally against low wages in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct 31, 2013. Thousands of workers staged the rally demanding the Jakarta government to set a new…
Asia stocks muted on prospect Fed to trim stimulus
By KAY JOHNSON A man walks past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Asian stocks rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time…