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Risks to the global economic outlook have risen, and there might not be anything policymakers can do to reduce those risks.

During a speech in Singapore today, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki …

Bob Brammer, communications director for Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, announced Monday that he will retire. Miller has chosen veteran KCCI reporter Geoff Greenwood to fill the position. Brammer worked for the attorney general’s office …

BP plc’s CEO Tony Hayward should be out of a job for comments he has made about the Deepwater Horizon spill cleanup, according to President Barack Obama.

The president said on NBC-TV’s “Today” show this …

The number of U.S. teenagers with jobs this summer grew at a rate almost 95 percent slower than last year, a sign that could mean people in older demographic groups are taking jobs traditionally held …

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index increased again in May for the ninth consecutive month. The index now stands at 95.7, up from April’s revised figure of 95.2. The index is up almost 9 points …

Marsh & McLennan Cos., the nation’s second-largest insurance broker, agreed to sell its Kroll security-consulting operation to a buyout firm for $1.13 billion to focus on its main business of matching insurance buyers and sellers, …

SmartyPig is switching banks. The Des Moines-based online banking program, in which customers make deposits in anticipation of future purchases, had been working with West Des Moines-based West Bank, but will transfer its accounts to …

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