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LyondellBasell gets buyout offer from Reliance

LyondellBasell Industries said Saturday Reliance Industries offered to acquire a controlling interest in the beleaguered chemical company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Nov 21, 2009 | 9:10 am

Putin calls for modernization of Russian economy

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia must modernize its economy and reduce its dependence on raw materials exports.

Nov 21, 2009 | 3:15 am

ENERGY: State's utilities cutting power to more poor families, regulator reports

In a sign of deepening recession, state officials report a surge this year in the number of poor families whose power was cut off by their utility because they didn't pay their bills.

Nov 20, 2009 | 8:05 pm | Loading…

ENERGY: Regulator reports Edison pulling plug on more low-income families

In a sign of deepening recession, state officials report a surge this year in the number of poor families whose power was cut off by Southern California Edison because they didn't pay their bills.

Nov 20, 2009 | 7:25 pm | Loading…

Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:05 pm

Ex-Vivendi CEO: I made mistakes but never misled

Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks.

Nov 20, 2009 | 4:35 pm

RETAIL: B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders

NEW YORK ---- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.

Nov 20, 2009 | 3:45 pm | Loading…

ENTERTAINMENT: Nintendo's Mario endures, even as games come and go

NEW YORK ---- You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.

Nov 20, 2009 | 3:45 pm | Loading…

Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market.

Nov 20, 2009 | 3:20 pm

Small Florida bank shuttered, 124th this year

Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.

Nov 20, 2009 | 3:15 pm