Frank Franklin II AP FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, a sign is shown at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. NYSE Euronext, the New York headquartered company that runs the New York Stock Exchange as well as...
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FORMER US PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER was in Chiang Mai last week to help build houses for the homeless in the Mekong region. The Carter Work Project works with the international housing charity organisation, Habitat for Humanity,...
By MIKE SPECTOR And ERIC YEP In a major bid to go global, Reliance Industries Ltd., the giant Indian energy and materials company, made an offer of around $12 billion to take a controlling interest in Lyondell Basell Industries...
When Meb Keflezighi finished the New York City Marathon in two hours, nine minutes and 15 seconds the morning after Halloween, he became the first American to win the race in 27 years. But some spectators apparently missed the...
TALLINN, Estonia, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Estonian officials said that if Russia buys a French amphibious assault ship, Estonia should consider taking security measures. The Mistral-class helicopter carrier ship, for which the French...