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Yes, Republican Mitt Romney appears eligible to be president, according to a copy of Romney's birth certificate released to Reuters by his campaign.

Last year's Congressional debt standoff hurt consumer confidence more than the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Betsey Johnson and Justin Wolfers write.

French farmers who force-feed their ducks to produce foie gras for the luxury food market, are turning their attention to alternative fuels, using excess duck fat to run deisel vehicles.

The Toronto stock market was higher Tuesday as prices for oil and metals advanced and Scotiabank delivered quarterly earnings that beat expectations.

The U.S.-led NATO force in Afghanistan killed al-Qaeda's second-highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said Tuesday.

Although there's been a lot made about how the smaller or boutique firms are in hiring mode, they aren't immune from these difficult times either.

Director Michael Haneke poses with actors Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant during a photocall after receiving the Palme d'Or award for the film ''Amour'' at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 27, 2012.

Dewey & Leboeuf LLP, the ailing law firm that has been on the verge of closure, said it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a court and is seeking approval to liquidate its business after it failed to find a buyer.

Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp is nearing a deal to buy U.S. grains merchant Gavilon for more than $5 billion including debt and could announce the transaction as early as Tuesday afternoon in Tokyo, according to people familiar with the matter.

Justin Bieber attends the 3rd annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival at NYU Paulson Auditorium in New York April 27, 2012.

Cynthia Nixon, right, and her partner Christine Marinoni at an event at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on Oct.

The skull of China's 'Nanjing Man' was discovered in 1993 in Tangshan Cave near Shanghai and has been dated by Australian and Chinese scientists at between 580,000 to 620,000 years old.

European stocks rose for a third straight session on Monday and the euro edged up, as Greek polls showed growing support for pro-bailout parties, yet Spain's debt yields hit a record high as the government worked on plan to fund troubled lender Bankia.

Penalty to Ericsson in Panama of $1.75 million over Cuba shipments charge the U.S. Department of Commerce World number one mobile network equipment maker Ericsson's subsidiary in Panama will pay a $1.75 million penalty to the U.S. Department of Commerce for violating U.S. export restrictions on Cuba, a settlement agreement obtained by Reuters ... (more)

The U.S. Gulf Coast is a hot destination again two years after the massive BP Plc oil spill made the region a tourist dead zone, with the petroleum giant pumping more than $150 million into promotions to help the region recover.

The UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting on the situation in Syria, hearing that the toll from a massacre in the town of Houla has risen to 108 dead and 300 injured.

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Mahmoud Bahmani says the country has designed and implemented a new system for conducting international transactions.

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A passer-by is reflected in the window of the Nasdaq Market-Site Tuesday in New York.

Actress Malin Akerman poses at the American premiere of the Universal Pictures film "Battleship" in Los Angeles May 10, 2012.