While the job report fell short of the direst predictions, it was still bad enough to spark a broad decline.

The European Commission said an agreement had been reached to send a monitoring mission to oversee gas deliveries, but Moscow said Ukraine had not signed yet.

President-elect Barack Obama?s economic team is talking with the Bush administration about asking Congress for access to the $350 billion left in the financial bailout fund.

The Walt Disney Company plans to submit to Chinese government officials a plan to build a theme park in Shanghai, the company said.

Russian gas supplies are still not flowing to Europe, despite the arrival of a team of European Union monitors in Ukraine.

Economists say it is unclear whether President-elect Barack Obama?s stimulus package is big enough and whether it would provide the most bang for the buck.

The head of an EU mediation team is to hold talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin to help reach a deal to resume gas supplies to Europe.

The brothers who founded Satyam Computer Services will spend Saturday night in an Indian jail after a fraud disclosure, and another former executive may soon join them.

Economists say it is unclear whether President-elect Barack Obama?s stimulus package is big enough and whether it would provide the most bang for the buck.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of 'aggravating' their gas row despite intensive EU efforts to resolve it.

The UK economy declined 1.5% in the last three months of 2008, its worst performance in 28 years, a study reports.

Bernard L. Madoff remained free on bail as questions arose about when he told his brother Peter B. Madoff, the firm?s chief compliance officer, of his Ponzi scheme.

Russian and EU officials sign an agreement on how the flow of gas from Russia to Europe through Ukraine will be monitored.

The brothers who founded the outsourcing company Satyam have been interrogated and jailed, and the company?s former chief financial has been detained.

President-elect Barack Obama says his $775bn economic stimulus plan could create up to four million jobs in the US.

The founder of scandal-hit Indian company Satyam is to be held in custody until 23 January, after he admitted falsifying accounts

Economists say it is unclear whether President-elect Barack Obama?s stimulus package is big enough and whether it would provide the most bang for the buck.

Ford and other carmakers are betting billions on electric cars despite questions about consumer demand.

Barack Obama said that his economic recovery plan would create or save three million to four million jobs.

McDonald?s has managed to sustain its momentum even as the economy and the restaurant industry as a whole are struggling.

A version of the Linux operating system called Ubuntu represents the fastest-growing threat to Microsoft in developed countries.

There are ample reasons to doubt whether a huge increase in government spending is what the economy needs.

An article in the journal Sleep Medicine shows that we can send e-mail even when we seem to be sound asleep.

The division of labor between the Agriculture Department and F.D.A. creates internal squabbling and some bizarre situations.

Before the personal computer, there was Theodor Holm Nelson, who understood how computers would transform the printed page.

The European Union and Russia edged closer on Saturday to a resolution of the dispute over natural gas shipments through Ukraine.

The problems we face now are so large that they humble the average and the above average and even the very much above average.

As the economy shifts, couples cope with the loss of a Wall Street salary ? and the fact that dad is suddenly home a lot.

The reception area for a law firm is dominated by a startling electric blue LED panel on the front of the desk.

Small manufacturers in New York City serving niche markets and wealthy customers are proving surprisingly resilient in the struggling economy.

Through search engine optimization, companies try to guide Web surfers to their sites.

One of the last remaining obstacles for women in the workplace is how they treat one another.

Taking a break from work is an excellent way for older adults to segue into a new career or invigorate an old one.

About half of consumers plan to delay technology purchases ? and shell out less money for them ? because of the economy, a survey found.

Philip Sherringham is the chief executive of People?s United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn.

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The psychology of ?Zorba the Greek?: losing everything, and seeing it as an invitation to a better life.

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Will investing ever make sense again? Yes, if you stop thinking short term.

Investors have sued Silar Advisors, a partner in the IndyMac bid, over its handling of a portfolio of properties.

Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement with the European Union to establish monitors of gas pipelines.

Reuters - Daimler (DAIGn.DE) Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche on Saturday said he would not jeopardize the automaker's long-term success by cutting spending on product planning and research and vowed to roll out at least one new hybrid vehicle per year.

Small manufacturers serving niche markets and wealthy customers are proving recession-proof.