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Asian markets were mixed on Friday as investors took profits after recent gains, following a decline on Wall Street ahead of the release of a key jobs report amid worries over the US economy. Tokyo ended 0.45 per cent higher...

Indonesia want ASEAN renegotiate with China on Free Trade Area Implementation Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Radjasa today, Friday, December 4, 2009 said that Indonesian government just learning the possibility of the ASEAN countries to renegotiate with China...

The turmoil in the markets makes it too easy to justify selling any stock these days. Yet, while panic never helps investors, it's still a good idea to play devil's advocate with investments...Here at the Fool, we like to consider...

Friday that November traffic numbers were up 7.7% compared to last year, while capacity rose by 5.3% during the month to 2.64 billion available seat miles, from 2.51 billion a year ago. Load factor also increased by 1.7%, meaning flights...

The new head of GM Europe, Nick Reilly, and workers' committee chief Klaus Franz found common ground Friday on getting the troubled car maker Opel/Vauxhall back on its feet, they said separately. "Naturally the topic of job reductions weighs heavily...

A new book has been released in Italy documenting the growth of one of the country's biggest exports - organised crime. How 'Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra and the Camorra colonised the World' is written by Francesco Forgione, a former MP and...

David Gardner's top pick took an epic run of 1,334%!...Just when the company seemed to be getting its stuff together, it gives us a report with nearly no reasons for optimism . I've been on Novell's case for years about...

With its vital political timing, next week's pre-election pre-Budget report could be an eventful affair. The Chancellor, Alistair Darling seems unlikely to announce a further special fiscal boost of any size, despite signs that the recovery is late but some...

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Matthew Beck, a spokesman for the House Ways and Means Committee, said lawmakers will seek to raise the 15 percent tax rate on "carried interest," a term for the share of a fund's profits that is paid as compensation to...