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Recent Articles by Mark Brooks

Jan 8, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Euro Falls on Europe's Unemployment Woes

Traders also sold the euro as industrial orders fell in Germany.

Jan 8, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Oil Down Slightly; Natural Gas Continues to Drop

Benchmark oil fell 29 cents to $92.90 a barrel in New York.

Jan 8, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Unemployment Risks Creating New Divide in Europe

In the wider 27-nation European Union, the world's largest economic bloc with 500 million people, unemployment broke the 26 million mark for the first time.

Jan 7, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Euro Rises Ahead of ECB Meeting

The euro rose to $1.3112 in late trading from $1.3072 late Friday.

Jan 7, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Government to Require Electric Cars to Make Noise

The cars and trucks, which are far quieter than conventional gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles, don't make enough noise at low speeds to warn walkers, bicyclists, and the visually impaired, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday in a statement.

Jan 7, 2013 by Mark Brooks

New Lego Robotics Kit Talks to iPhones

Lego said the kit will go on sale in the second half of the year. It was announced as the International CES gadget show begins in Las Vegas this week.

Jan 7, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Judge Sets Hearing Date for Transocean Settlement

Transocean owned the rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and spawned the spill.

Jan 7, 2013 by Mark Brooks

GOP, Obama at Odds on Debt Ceiling

The two sides might reach a mutual agreement before the matter becomes a crisis in March, or possibly late February.

Jan 7, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Stores' Holiday Hiring Was Highest in 6 Years

Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 retailers added 728,300 jobs, 10.3 percent more than the same three-month period in 2011, when merchants added 660,200 extra workers, according to Chicago-based Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Jan 7, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Gas Prices Staying Lower in Beginning of 2013

Gasoline now averages $3.30 a gallon, up about half a penny since Jan. 1.

Jan 7, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Google's Chairman Arrives in North Korea

Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of one of the world's biggest Internet companies, is the highest-profile U.S. executive to visit North Korea — a country with notoriously restrictive online policies — since Kim Jong Un took power a year ago.

Jan 7, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Spanish Workers Protest Against Health Privatization

The demonstration is the latest of several, described as a "white tide" because of the color of the medical scrubs many protesters wear.

Jan 4, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Gold Sinks Again, Extends Losing Streak

Gold lost $25.70 to settle at $1,648.90 an ounce Friday.

Jan 4, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Senators Ask Whether Coal Exports Skirt Royalties

Friday's request from Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes as U.S. coal exports hit a record of an estimated 124 million tons last year.

Jan 4, 2013 by Mark Brooks

New Search Engine Tailors Its Results for Tablets

Izik, whose name is a riff on 17th-century scientist Isaac Newton, debuted Friday with the release of free apps for the iPad and Android tablets.

Jan 4, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Lawyer: No Charges for Ex-Berkshire Hathaway Exec

Attorney Barry Levine told The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times that the Securities and Exchange Commission told him Thursday that his client, David Sokol, won't be charged.

Jan 4, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Dollar Trades Mixed After U.S. Jobs Report

The Labor Department says employers added 155,000 jobs last month after adding 161,000 in November.

Jan 4, 2013 by Mark Brooks

AMR CEO Says Merger Decision Coming Soon

AMR is studying whether to exit bankruptcy protection on its own or merge while still in Chapter 11 with its smaller rival.

Jan 4, 2013 by Mark Brooks

"McDreamy" Says He Beat Starbucks for Coffee Chain

The actor, who was dubbed "McDreamy" by fans of the hospital drama while his co-star was affectionately called "McSteamy," won a bankruptcy auction to buy Tully's Coffee, a small coffee chain based in Seattle.

Jan 4, 2013 by Mark Brooks

U.S. Crude Oil Supplies Drop by 11.1 Million Barrels

Crude supplies dropped by 11.1 million barrels, or 3 percent, to 359.9 million barrels, which is 9.2 percent above year-ago levels, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report.

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