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  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 30, 2009.

    ALL BUSINESS: Cash is king for investors

    That old saying "cash is king" certainly rings true these days. Investors can't seem to get enough of it, which ultimately could be bad news for the stock market and the economy.

  • Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak announces a major liberalization of the Malaysian economy, relaxing a host of restrictions on foreign investment, including a controversial rule requiring businesses to be partly owned by ethnic Malays, at investment conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Razak announced that listed companies will no longer be required to allocate 30 percent of their stake to Malays as part of an affirmative action program for the country's ethnic majority.

    Malaysia makes bold changes in race-based policies

    The economic downturn is allowing Malaysia's leader to chip away at an affirmative action program for Malay Muslims that has been considered virtually untouchable in the past.

  • Venezuela’s Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez Araque, left, shakes hands with former president of Venezuelan Bank Michel Goguikian during a ceremony to assume the control of Santander Bank in Caracas, Friday, July 3, 2009. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Santander Bank, the Venezuela's third-largest bank, making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system. At center, president of Santander Group Emilio Botin.

    Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank

    President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday - making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system.

  • Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planes

    British Airways PLC announced Friday it will ground aircraft, slash seat numbers and postpone taking delivery of a dozen new Airbus A380 superjumbos as it faces a recession-driven decline in passengers.

  • Cummins reopening Ind. plant, while another closes

    Cummins Inc. is recalling 400 laid-off workers as it resumes production at a Columbus factory, while nearly 300 people lost their jobs as an auto parts company idled a plant in nearby Shelbyville.

  • Malt-O-Meal recalls oatmeal made with dry milk

    Malt-O-Meal Co. is voluntarily recalling oatmeal that contains instant nonfat dry milk that may be contaminated with salmonella.

  • General Motors employees and retirees protest outside of bankruptcy court in New York, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The protesters, from Ohio and Mississippi, were concerned that when GM emerges from bankruptcy, they would not be required to pay pensions and health care for some retirees.

    GM awaits judge's ruling on sale plan

    General Motors Corp. may have to wait out the long holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward, after U.S. Judge Robert Gerber adjourned a three-day hearing without indicating when he will rule on GM's plan to sell its good assets to a new company. Photo Gallery Available

  • Oil hovers above $66 after weak jobs data

    Oil prices hovered above $66 a barrel Friday in light holiday trading a day after grim unemployment numbers from the U.S. and Europe sent prices tumbling.

  • China Investment buying stake in Teck Resources

    Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt.

  • Colin Daymude, who only recently received his state income tax refund after filing electronically six months ago, is pictured at his home in Dacula, Ga., Friday July 3, 2009. Budget cuts and falling revenues have forced many states to delay income tax returns for months, leaving taxpayers longing for millions of dollars of their money.

    Much-needed tax refunds delayed from Ga. to Calif.

    Colin Daymude was out of work last year after his business failed and eagerly filed his taxes in mid-January, figuring he'd get his refund sooner. He was wrong. Photo Gallery Available

  • HealthSouth accuses Scrushy of hiding assets

    HealthSouth Corp. is accusing fired chief executive Richard Scrushy of hiding money in offshore bank accounts and transferring assets out of his name to avoid paying court judgments.

  • Canada finance minister says unemployment to rise

    Canada's finance minister said Friday that the country's economic recovery will likely be modest and job losses will mount into 2010 even after growth has begun.

  • Colorado company offers banana coffins

    Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. Ecoffins USA, based in Montrose, Colo., is selling caskets made of banana sheaves.

  • Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard

    Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.

  • Floor traders work at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Friday, July 3, 2009 in Hong Kong. Asian stocks retreated Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signaled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. Losses across Asia were somewhat tame compared to Wall Street, where markets pulled sharply lower. Oil prices weakened further, while the dollar was little changed against the yen.

    European stocks calm as US readies for 4th of July

    European stock markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors caught their breath after big losses the day before on U.S. jobs data. Wall Street's closure for the Independence Day holiday kept trading volumes exceptionally light. Photo Gallery Available

  • Oil brokerage loses $10 mln on rogue trades

    PVM Oil Associates, the world's biggest over-the-counter oil brokerage, says it lost nearly $10 million this week because of unauthorized trades that caused a temporary spike in Brent crude markets.

  • Brewmaster Jimmy Mauric holds samples of the Shiner beers produced at Spoeltz Brewery in Shiner, Texas, Thursday, June 25, 2009. The brewery is celebrating 100 years of brewing beer.

    Texas brewer, once near defeat, shines again

    By all accounts, Shiner beer shouldn't have made it this long. The Spoetzl Brewery ferments its brew in a one-stoplight town that's not on the way to anywhere, and much larger regional brewers long ago succumbed to consolidation and the muscle of national brewers. Video Available

  • This June 4, 2009 photo shows Sandra Friedrich, left, of Wenham, Mass. and Debbie Gonzalez of Saugus, Mass. praying during an unemployed support group meeting in Beverly, Mass. The group is one of several church-related unemployment support groups that have formed around the country as the jobless rate reaches heights not seen for decades.

    Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful

    Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk. Photo Gallery Available

  • The soaring national debt is recorded on the National Debt Clock in New York, Friday, July 3, 2009. Already complicating efforts by President Barack Obama and Congress to cope with the worst recession in decades, economists warn that the mountain of debt easily could become the next full-fledged economic crisis without firm action from Washington.

    MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis

    The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt. Photo Gallery Available


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