LONDON (AP) — Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto PLC posted a $3 billion loss for 2012 after taking a $14 billion writedown from its aluminum
Supply worries pushed up prices for platinum and palladium on Wednesday.
CHARGED UP: Duke Energy's fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts' expectations as electric rates rose and more extreme weather increased demand for
NEW YORK (AP) — With three nettlesome financial issues resolved, Duke Energy Corp.
PLATINUM RISING: Platinum and palladium surged Tuesday on renewed concerns that supplies of the platinum group metals will shrink.
NEW YORK (AP) — Platinum and palladium surged Tuesday on renewed concerns that supplies of the platinum group metals will shrink.
VIGOROUS DEFENSE: Standard & Poor's is prepared to spend years beating back a federal civil lawsuit accusing the company of giving falsely
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STEPPING DOWN: Small Business Administration head Karen Mills says she plans to resign.
MOSCOW (AP) — A blast at a coal mine in northern Russia on Monday killed 18 people, officials said Monday.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A representative of Venezuela's Pemon Indians said Sunday that men in a remote village released several dozen soldiers
NOT SO FAST: Dell Inc.'s second-largest shareholder is opposing the personal computer maker's plan to sell itself for $24.4 billion to a group led
STOCKPILES DIP: U.S. wholesalers cut their stockpiles 0.1 percent in December after a 0.4 percent gain in November.
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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: Online professional networking service LinkedIn delivered its seventh consecutive earnings report to exceed analyst foreca
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The tiny Nevada town that's home to one of the most powerful men in Congress is up for sale.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A former contractor for the U.S.-based coal company Drummond Co.
BOSTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is in talks with Fox News about a possible job as a contributor.
___ Saturday mail stamped out? Postal Service plans cuts
GOOD-BYE, WALL STREET: Troubled personal computer maker Dell Inc.
SMALLER LOSS: Online games company Zynga said its loss narrowed in the latest quarter even though revenue was largely unchanged as the company cut

















