Lawmakers seek to rekindle mining reform; want companies to pay royalties on public land

Deadline expires for key bond buyback designed to ease Greek debt, free rescue funds

Global clothing industry fails to come up with a long-term solution to fix working conditions

Asian stock markets rise after German business sentiment improves; traders await Fed decision

Citing historic $1.9B penalty and sanctions, US defends deal sparing ex-executives from arrest

Federal Reserve wraps up 2012 still facing high unemployment and sub-par economic growth

Asian stocks rise in anticipation of possible Fed stimulus action, unfazed by NKorea launch

Judge sets Jan. hearing to decide whether to accept BP's $4.5B plea deal over Gulf oil spill

Stocks gain on optimism that budget talks are advancing; Fed likely to extend stimulus

Delta pays $360 million for stake in Virgin Atlantic, boosting its share of NY-London business