By The Associated Press
Stocks dipped Wednesday, recording their first loss of the week. President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress sniped at each other, and a deadline to avoid sweeping tax increases and government spending cuts drew closer.
General Motors stock surged after the government
By By MENELAOS HADJICOSTISAssociated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' cash-strapped government had to get loans from state-owned companies to make sure it could pay its own workers' salaries during the holiday period, officials said Monday.
Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary
AMSTERDAM (AP) - Shares in Dutch telecommunications company Royal KPN NV have fallen sharply Monday over fears the company has once again paid too much in a mobile auction.
The company said after the close of trading on Friday it had paid €1.35 billion ($1.8 billion) to obtain frequencies for "4G
By By The Associated Press
NAME - Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel.
AGE-BIRTH DATE - 66; Oct. 4, 1946.
EDUCATION - Graduate, Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, 1966; bachelor's degree, history, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1971.
By By The Associated Press
NAME - Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel.
AGE-BIRTH DATE - 66; Oct. 4, 1946.
EDUCATION - Graduate, Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, 1966; bachelor's degree, history, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1971.
By By The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Envoys in Dubai signed a new U.N. telecommunications treaty Friday that a U.S.-led delegation says endorses greater government control of the Internet. The U.S. and more than 20 other countries refused to ratify the accord by the 193
By By The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Envoys in Dubai signed a new U.N. telecommunications treaty Friday that a U.S.-led delegation says endorses greater government control of the Internet. The U.S. and more than 20 other countries refused to ratify the accord by the 193
By By The Associated Press
NAME - Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel.
AGE-BIRTH DATE - 66; Oct. 4, 1946.
EDUCATION - Graduate, Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, 1966; bachelor's degree, history, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1971.
By By The Associated Press
NAME - Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel.
AGE-BIRTH DATE - 66; Oct. 4, 1946.
EDUCATION - Graduate, Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, 1966; bachelor's degree, history, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1971.
By By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A disappointed American delegation led a Western snub of a U.N. telecommunications treaty Thursday after rivals, including Iran and China, won support for provisions interpreted as endorsing greater government control of the
