After Nokia, a mobile games boom in Finland
By MATTI HUUHTANEN CEO Duane Atkins of Ezyinsights company poses at the leading company startup conference “Slush” event in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday Nov. 13, 2013. Finland has found there’s…
Financial services
EU officials praise Ireland, haggle over banks
By DAVID McHUGH and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of the eurogroup at the EU Council building in…
AP sources: Obama to allow sale of canceled plans
By DAVID ESPO In this Nov. 6, 2013, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of…
Few options for Obama to fix cancellations problem
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR President Barack Obama speaks about the economy, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at the Port of New Orleans. The president says he’ll do everything he can to help…
Sebelius takes GOP criticism over “Obamacare”
By DAVID ESPO Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, is greeted by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, right, as she is escorted…
Cyprus ‘on track’ with reforms
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS A woman walks past an empty shop with “Rent” Sign displayed in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Cyprus’ finance minister says that international creditors’…
ECB surprises markets with rate cut
By DAVID McHUGH President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi adjusts his glasses during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, following a meeting of the ECB…
TWITTER IPO LIVE: Twitter stock debut imminent
News about Twitter’s public stock debut is displayed on a screen in Times Square, New York, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Twitter set a price of $26 per share for its…