Japan's voters Sunday soundly rejected the ruling party that has set the nation's course for more than half a century.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery as darkness fell Saturday evening, steps away from the graves of his brothers Robert F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy.
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Consumers are helping pull the tech sector out of one of its worst-ever slumps, and optimism is building that businesses may start switching on spending soon. Intel boosted its third-quarter sales forecast, citing strong PC demand.
The horror tale "The Final Destination" debuted as the No. 1 movie with $28.3 million. Hollywood is projected to take in $4.26 billion by Monday, 1.5% ahead of the revenue record the industry set in summer 2008.
France has obtained details of up to 3,000 suspected tax evaders with Swiss bank accounts.
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A year after the world economy was brought to the brink, we are nearly six months into one of the most impressive bull markets in memory. Begging the question: What have investors learned from this crisis?
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The U.S. recovery is a tale of two economies. At one extreme are big companies with an enviable access to credit; at the other are small, struggling firms that can't borrow.
If there's a key to what the 21st-century novel is going to look like, says novelist Lev Grossman, this is it: the ongoing exoneration and rehabilitation of plot.
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Obama marked the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on by pledging to make sure that turf wars and red tape don't slow the pace of the continuing recovery.
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates seized a shipment of military hardware from North Korea aboard a vessel bound for Iran.
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The new head of GM's Chevrolet unit said the division aims to double sales in Europe in coming years.
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China Unicom unveiled a deal with Apple to sell iPhones in China starting this year, bringing the device to the world's largest mobile market for the first time.
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The swiftness and magnitude of the Dow's bounce-back aren't reasons to be cheerful; they are reasons to be cautious, says Jason Zweig.
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Thanks to unusual movements in the bond market, rates have come down in recent weeks, and someone with good credit may be able to get a 30-year mortgage for as little as 5% right now.
From Bill O'Reilly to Barney Frank to the guy driving by the course, golf haters are in full flower. John Paul Newport says the amusing busybodies should get a grip, preferably on a club.
Connecticut follows Trenton and Albany up the tax charts.
Reinvent Columnist Alexandra Levit answers reader questions about getting let go just days into a new job.
You've got a buyer, but he can't obtain a traditional mortgage and needs you to be the lender. Should you take the deal?
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They are the unattended items that get left behind when employees get laid off: desks, chairs, computer screens, even company cars. Here's how to unload used equipment for cash or savings.
Constrained by new rules and hostile lawyers, can the CIA in the future successfully interrogate uncooperative jihadists?
Artists find that working outdoors can be a struggle against nature.
How Union Gen. William Sherman's vow to "make Georgia howl" proved to be a Civil War turning point.
The Audi Q5 and Volvo XC60 both stand out among other crossover utility vehicles in terms of style and function. But how do they compare with each other?
Liberty National, the site of the Barclays golf tournament, has a history that speaks to the wealthy trumping the interests of a larger community.
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