Mark Brooks

In September a federal judge approved the U.S. Justice Department's settlement with Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster, which were accused of conspiring in a price-fixing scheme.

In a conference call with reporters after the bank released its quarterly earnings, Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach cautioned that recent history is littered with upturns in the housing market that proved short-lived.

IRS and Department of Energy have objected.

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It's the latest sign that Americans are getting more confident about the economy.

Gold for December delivery fell $22.10 Monday to finish at $1,737.60 per ounce.

The draft budget for 2013 is one of the harshest in the country's recent history and will take away the equivalent of a month's wages from many workers.

In midday trading, benchmark crude oil was down 99 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $90.87. Oil rose 2.1 percent last week.

That followed a 1.2 percent increase in August, which was revised slightly higher. Both were the largest gains since October 2010.

The work of Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley has sparked a "flourishing field of research" and helped improve the performance of many markets, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

Royal Bank of Scotland says deal for Santander to buy 316 branches is off.

Mayor works anti-obesity angle.

No crashes or injuries have been reported.

Company wants to raise money for product development.

Meat company will audit suppliers' farms.

Modest improvement in economic growth helped narrow the gap.

Ten out of the 19 retailers and trade groups that are plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit against the credit card companies say they're trying to block the deal because they believe it would allow the credit card industry to continue to take advantage of merchants and their customers while stopping competition.

Speaking to reporters and later to analysts, he acknowledged being irritated by a report that his finance chief might switch jobs and quickly turned away a question about bonuses for himself and his employees.

The government hopes to finalize the deal before the European Union summit on Oct. 18 — although that is looking unlikely.

The award was hailed at the EU headquarters in Brussels and by pro-EU government leaders across Europe, but derided by "euroskeptics" who consider the EU an elitist superstate that strips citizens of their rights and erodes national identities.