ROME – A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur…

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.
Bernanke told…

OTTAWA – A federal agency that ensures banks and other financial institutions follow the rules has itself broken the rules on hospitality spending.
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada spent…

HOUMA, La. – Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne says recreational opportunities and the cuisine of the Bayou Country are big pluses as they area cultivates its climate for tourism.
Dardenne met…

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Hundreds of passengers remained stranded at Argentina’s airports on Friday after LAN Airlines S.A. temporarily suspended all domestic and international flights over a dispute with a…

MAYS LANDING, N.J. – After paying an $11 million advance to a struggling Atlantic City casino it intended to buy, the parent company of the world’s largest online poker website…

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Viking Cruises, a company known for offering river cruises, on Friday announced that it was launching a new cruise line for ocean-going trips.
Viking’s first ocean-going…

WASHINGTON – The White House says President Barack Obama has met with Daniel Werfel, the new acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.
The Treasury Department says Treasury Secretary Jacob…

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A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus
NEW YORK (AP) — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people’s public offering.
Facebook, the brainchild of…

NEW YORK, N.Y. – NewsRight, an organization created to turn unauthorized publishers of newspaper content on the Internet into licensed customers, said it is disbanding and transferring its operations to…

TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (12,613.05 up 105.45 points):
Southern Pacific Resource…

MONTREAL – Hydro-Quebec says it earned $1.36 billion in its latest quarter, up from $1.34 billion a year ago, helped by higher electricity sales and exports.
The public utility said…