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…
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Company restocking lifted US economic growth in Q3
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER FILE – In this Tuesday, July 16, 2013, file photo, a covered vehicle sits in part of the new paint shop at Chrysler’s Sterling Heights Assembly Plant…
Law enforcement unfamiliar with DHS nominee
By EILEEN SULLIVAN FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, file photo, Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama’s choice for the next Homeland Security Secretary, speaks in the Rose Garden…
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…
Obama’s simple promises vex complex health rollout
By JIM KUHNHENN and JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama gestures to describe the height of his daughters as he speaks at an Organizing for Action event in Washington, Monday, Nov.…
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…
Congress governs self under ‘Obamacare’
By LAURIE KELLMAN FILE – In this Oct. 28, 2013, file screenshot, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ main landing web page for HealthCare.gov. Members of Congress are…