American Capital to cut about 19% of combined U.S. and European work forces
American Capital to cut about 19% of combined U.S. and European work forces RELATED NEWS TOP MARKET NEWS (RTTNews) - American Capital Ltd. (ACAS: News ) said on Tuesday that it is implementing various cost saving measures in response to current economic
Richardson expected to get Cabinet nod
President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be secretary of commerce, a Democratic source told CNN on Tuesday. The former Democratic presidential candidate's name has been bandied about as the next head of Commerce.
Police seek aunt of boy left shackled in gym
Police in California say they are searching for a woman whose nephew allegedly escaped captivity and wandered to a gym with a shackle on his ankle.
Polanski attorneys move to get case dismissed
Attorneys for Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski are asking a California court to dismiss a 30-year-old sex offense case against him, claiming prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.
Russian warships hold exercises with Venezuela's navy in Caribbean
Russian warships have ended training exercises with Venezuela's navy in Moscow's first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War. Russian television on Tuesday showed images of a Venezuelan-operated Sukhoi fighter jet swooping low over Russian
Germany rebuffs US on NATO ties with Ukraine and Georgia
* Georgian president warns West against restoring ties with Russia BRUSSELS: Germany insisted on Tuesday there were no grounds for NATO to deepen ties with Ukraine and Georgia for now, rejecting a US bid aimed at advancing the two ex-Soviet states'
UPDATE: French Fin Min: Haven't Heard UK Wants To Join Euro
(Adds comments) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that she hadn't recently heard any suggestion from British officials that the U.K. would like to join the euro. In an interview with BBC Newsnight, Lagarde also
Online shopping transaction volume hits record in UK, but value is flat
Wh While Thanksgiving is not celebrated in the United Kingdom, the Monday after the U.S. celebration of Thanksgiving produced the highest one-day transaction volume in UK history-in part because of the government's decision to lower the sales tax rate,
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