LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – Gold rose more than one percent on Wednesday, as the dollar and equity markets remained under pressure after mixed U.S. data, while investors looked for further clues over the Fed's stimulus tapering. Volumes thinned as …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit increased in May to the highest level in six months as a weak global economy depressed U.S. export sales while imports of autos and other nonpetroleum products hit an all-time high. The trade deficit rose to …

The global manufacturing sector picked up speed in June but bleak data from China highlighted the precarious health of the world economy. A return to expansion in the US factory sector, with the purchasing managers' index up from 49 to a higher than …

The general outlook for the global economies remains grim but little changed. As a result there is little change in equity expectations. The dramatic fall in index-linked gilt yields and rising inflation is impacting Japanese equity returns. Jack Evans …

Portland, Oregon, a prosperous metropolis of 2.2 million people, has one of the most recognizable brands in the United States. It regularly makes popular top 10 lists for most green or eco-friendly cities, and for good reason. Portland is the first U.S …

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Prosecutors allege that the 46-year-old Lederhaas-Okun used her position at Tiffany to borrow about 165 pieces of jewelry, claiming she needed them for work reasons. … It's fine to criticize ideas, but ad hominem attacks on other site users are …

PLYMOUTH – Fabric, clay and decoupage artists, jewelers, metalworkers and woodworkers, glass artists and more are welcome to submit items for the summer Fine Craft Show, to be held July 28 to Aug. 11 in the entrance lobby of the Plymouth Center for the …

His mother had been a model when she met his father, a shoe designer who was talented and degreed in fine arts as well, and "she was always walking around the house in high-heeled shoes that my father had designed." He even recalls … Noticing that …