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Recent Articles by Mark Brooks

May 28, 2013 by Mark Brooks

EU Demands Google Do More to Settle Antitrust Case

Google's search engine, which is the world's most influential gateway to online information and commerce, enjoys a near-monopoly in Europe with a market share of above 90 percent.

May 28, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Daily Protests Clogging Greek Capital, Police Say

Public Order Minister Nikolaos Dendias said that in 2012 traffic was stopped in Athens by 796 separate demonstrations, each attended by fewer than 200 people.

May 28, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Nike Cuts Ties to Livestrong

The move by the sports shoe and clothing company ends a nine-year relationship that helped the foundation raise more than $100 million and made the charity's bracelet an international symbol for cancer survivors.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

FTC Warns of Charity Scams in Wake of Oklahoma Tornado

In the wake of major disasters, legitimate charities often face competition from scammers who either collect for fake charities or aren't truthful about how their group will use donations, the FTC said.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Netflix Looks to Hook Subscribers With "Arrested Development"

The award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family returns Sunday, seven years after Fox cancelled the series.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

U.S. Rig Count Down 7 to 1,762

Of the major oil- and gas-producing states, Texas gained three rigs and Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming were each up one.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Barrick Fined $16 Million for Pascua-Lama Violations

After a four-month investigation, Chile's environmental superintendent said all construction work on Pascua-Lama must stop until Barrick builds the systems it promised to put in place beforehand for containing contaminated water.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Summer Travel Forecast: Better, but No Blowout

For a travel industry still stinging from the Great Recession, the best it can likely hope for is another summer of steady, but slow, recovery. The blockbuster crowds seen in 2007 have become a distant memory.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Memorial Day Gasoline Prices at a Glance

The average price of a gallon of gasoline is about the same as it was last year at this time, and could be slightly cheaper by Monday.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Oil Falls Below $94 on Weak Outlook for Demand

Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 36 cents to $93.91 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Slovenia Adopts Debt Cap to Stave Off Crisis

Once an example of a successful socialist welfare state, Slovenia is racing to convince foreign investors it has a credible strategy to reduce debt and stay solvent, despite widespread claims by economists that it could become the sixth state in the 17-strong eurozone to seek a financial bailout.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

IRS Replaces Official Who Revealed Targeting

Without naming Lerner, new Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel emailed employees that 27-year IRS veteran Ken Corbin would become acting head of the exempt organizations division -- a move the Obama administration was hoping would help ease the controversy.

May 24, 2013 by Mark Brooks

China, Switzerland to Seal Free Trade Deal

Li met with Swiss officials Friday in Bern, where he is due to ink the deal after three years of talks.

May 23, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Metals Mixed, Wheat Gains on Overseas Demand

Wheat for delivery in July rose 14.75 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $7.0325 a bushel, its biggest advance since May 9.

May 23, 2013 by Mark Brooks

House Backs Variable Rate Student Loans

The measure would head off a doubling of interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans come July 1. But the bill faces a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

May 23, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Review: Google Music Plan Solid, Serendipitous

The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the digital music market as more people stream songs over mobile phones.

May 23, 2013 by Mark Brooks

IMF Chief Lagarde in Court in Fraud Probe

The court hearing threatens to sully the reputations of both Lagarde and France.

May 23, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Oil Falls on Concerns for China Demand, Fed Policy

Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 64 cents to $93.64 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

May 23, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Between Economy and Trouble, Obama Approval Steady

Several recent polls show the president sustaining an overall approval rating around 50 percent, with no major uptick from gains in housing, jobs, and the stock market, and no downtick from the recent storms over the terror attack in Benghazi, Libya, the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS and a leak investigation that has swept up the phone records of Associated Press journalists.

May 23, 2013 by Mark Brooks

Carney: Criticism of IRS Response "Legitimate"

Press secretary Jay Carney's acknowledgement Wednesday was an attempt to stem a growing narrative that the White House has bungled its response to the IRS controversy, even though the White House appears to have had no direct role in the agency's targeting of conservative political groups.

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