Turkey's foreign minister has met EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton for talks ahead of next week's nuclear talks between Iran and world powers in Istanbul. Earlier Thursday, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also met with Ali Bagheri, the deputy to ..more

(AP) BEIJING (AP) - The brother of a Chinese farmer sentenced to life in prison for evading highway tolls has turned himself in to police and said he was the one responsible, an official and news reports said Sunday. Shi Junfeng turned himself in Saturday ..more

MADISON, Wis. — Many retired Wisconsin state workers will see slightly smaller pension checks starting in May. The state board that runs their investment funds reported strong 2010 gains, but the main fund still carries over 2008 losses. The pensions are ..more

On Friday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sounded an upbeat tone on the economy in public comments released prior to the unemployment figures. Pedro Nicolaci da Costa reports that Bernanke, in his comments, emphasized that he sees "increased ..more

MADISON, Wis. — The State of Wisconsin Investment Board says the two trust funds it runs for state employees had double-digit returns last year. The board handles investments for the Wisconsin Retirement System, which represents more than 560,000 retirees ..more

TORONTO, ONTARIO Brookfield Investments Corporation (TSX: BRN.PR.A) today announced that it is transferring the listing of its preferred shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to the TSX Venture Exchange. These preferred shares will be delisted ..more

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