South Korean workers protest gov't labor policy    11/07/2009 04:39AM
Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws.

British treasury chief urges climate agreement    11/07/2009 03:05AM
British treasury chief Alistair Darling urged the world's top finance officials on Saturday to reach an agreement on bearing the cost of fighting climate change before a UN summit on global warming next month.

G-20 officials to wrestle over economic imbalances    11/07/2009 01:38AM
Rifts among the world's top financial officials are threatening to stymie their attempts to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over who bears the cost of fighting climate change.

China offers Africa more trade, investment    11/06/2009 10:51PM
China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.

Obama calls holdouts on health care    11/06/2009 09:56PM
House Democrats have cleared an impasse over abortion that has been holding up a vote on sweeping health care legislation.

Berkshire Hathaway says 3Q profit triples to $3.2B    11/06/2009 06:31PM
Paper gains on derivative contracts helped Berkshire Hathaway Inc. triple its third-quarter profit as its insurance businesses did well, but Warren Buffett's company said Friday that many of its other operating businesses struggled.