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- Asian stock markets fall amid recovery doubts
Asian stock markets retreated Friday as worries - from weak job figures in the U.S. to the prospect of more stringent capital requirements for banks - checked appetite for riskier assets. - Japan central bank keeps interest rates steady
Japan's central bank said Friday it was crucial for the country to beat deflation and it would not accept continued price declines. - China protests against Rio-BHP iron ore tie-up
China's steel industry voiced opposition Friday to a proposed joint mining venture between global mining giants Rio Tinto Ltd. and BHP Billiton Ltd. and called for global opposition against it. - Court bars strike by British Airways cabin crew
Millions of British Airways customers breathed a sigh of relief Thursday after a British court ordered unions to call off a strike by cabin crew five days before it was scheduled to start. - Turns out, sunshine states really are happiest
People in sunny, outdoorsy states - Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida - say they're the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why. A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living found these folks generally have reason to feel fine. - Climate talks near political accord for summit
World leaders worked into the early morning hours to forge a political declaration for Friday's summit on climate change, a document expected to envision emissions-cutting targets for rich nations and billions for poor countries but to fall well short of the goal of a legally binding pact. - Health care bill in balance without Nelson's vote
A year in the making, sweeping health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama hung in the balance Thursday as conservative Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson withheld his vote in pursuit of stricter abortion limits and liberals grew restive on the left. - Obama heads to high-risk, uncertain climate talks
With global climate change talks at a critical juncture, President Barack Obama flew to Copenhagen on Thursday to join more than 110 other world leaders looking to push an interim agreement across the finish line. - Lead-testing enforcement for toys delayed again
Makers of toys and other children's products won a reprieve Thursday from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which voted to delay for another year ? until February 2011 ? the certification and independent third-party testing rules on the amount of lead allowed in children's products. - 11 baby deaths now linked to Simplicity cribs
Despite several recalls and warnings, the number of reported baby deaths linked to defective Simplicity cribs has risen to 11. - CPSC delays lead testing enforcement
Makers of toys and other children's products won a reprieve Thursday from federal regulators trying to implement legislation Congress passed more than a year ago after a holiday season marred by scores of lead-tainted toy recalls. - French economy to shrink in 2009, grow in 2010
The French economy will emerge slowly from recession in 2010, with weak growth forecast for both the first and second quarters, France's national statistics agency said Thursday. - McCain, Cantwell sponsor bank bill
Two senators, including Washington state Democrat Maria Cantwell, have called for breaking up large financial firms that perform both commercial and investment banking, adding a wrinkle to already difficult Senate talks on how to regulate Wall Street. - Brian Moynihan ready for challenges he'll face as head of Bank of America
In two weeks Brian Moynihan will take on what is sure to be the toughest job of his career: running the nation's biggest bank. - This may be last chance to land a sub-5% mortgage
For nearly two months, people with good credit who can make 20 percent downpayments on homes have enjoyed 30-year mortgage rates below 5 percent. But as signs of an improving economy increase, the yield on bonds has been edging higher and pulling home-lending rates along as well. Is the end of the sub-5 percent era in sight? - Walmart.com holiday sales outshining its online competitors
With a week to go before Christmas, division CEO Raul Vazquez says Walmart.com's holiday sales are growing two or three times faster than Web sales overall. - Calif. board to consider requiring condoms in porn
State regulators have agreed to consider a request from an AIDS advocacy group calling for mandatory use of condoms in porn films. - Robot records deepest erupting undersea volcano
Scientists have recorded the deepest erupting undersea volcano ever seen, capturing for the first time video of fiery molten lava bubbles exploding 4,000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean. - Personal income here grew at twice national rate, report says
Personal-income growth in Washington was the sixth-fastest in the nation, and most of the increase came from employment earnings rather than government payments. - Take-Two posts larger 4Q loss on higher charges
Charges and expenses outweighed higher sales and drove video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to post a wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, as billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn reported taking a more than 11 percent stake in the company and said he may seek talks with management. - Calif. space tourism firm launches S. Korea deal
A California company developing a rocket plane for space tourism announced Thursday that it has an agreement with a nonprofit group in South Korea to conduct launches in that nation. - Alaska Airlines workers split vote on labor proposal
Alaska Airlines said its 625 ramp service and stores agents represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers... - RIM 3Q profit up 59 pct on record BlackBerry sales
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. surprised Wall Street on Thursday as it reported a 59 percent increase in third-quarter income, boosted by new subscribers and record sales of its smart phones. - Arthur Cores dies; his shop became Boston Market
Arthur Cores, the co-founder of a small Boston-area chicken restaurant that eventually became the Boston Market chain, has died. He was 52. - Nevada casino regulators OK new casinos operator
The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approve