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Oil was steady near $84 on Wednesday, capped by a stronger dollar as financial markets remained focused on Europe's debt problems, while an industry report signaled a drawdown in U.S. fuel inventories may be slowing. U.S. crude for January…

Gold firmed to its highest in nearly three weeks on Wednesday as growing fears about Portugal's debt pummeled the euro, sending bullion priced in the single currency to a record high. Standard & Poor's threatened to cut the credit…

Senior football official Issa Hayatou has denied bribery claims made in a BBC documentary and has threatened to sue. Mr Hayatou, vice-president of football governing body Fifa, said money that the BBC's Panorama alleged was a bribe was in…

The European Commission has launched an investigation into Google after other search engines complained that the firm had abused its dominant position. The EC will examine whether the world's largest search engine penalised competing…

The cost of borrowing for Spain, Italy and Belgium increased as worries over the eurozone debt crisis intensified. The difference between the yield on German government bonds - considered the safest - and yields for those three countries…

Motorola Inc. will split into two companies effective Jan. 4, finalizing the breakup of one of the founders of the U.S. electronics industry. Motorola is splitting its consumer-oriented side, which makes cell phones and cable set-top…

The government scrambled Tuesday to prevent future spills of U.S. secrets like the embarrassing WikiLeaks' disclosures, while officials pondered possible criminal prosecutions and Interpol in Europe sent out a "red notice" for nations to…

Global business has a strong presence at the 2010 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), in Cancun, Mexico. The conference, which began on Monday, is seeking enhanced channels for engagement, to ensure…

Electronic Arts Inc has no immediate plans to drop Tiger Woods as the pitchman for its golf video games, but the world's former top golfer needs to get some wins under his belt, the video game publisher's top executive said on Monday.…

Three senior Fifa officials who will vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids took bribes in the 1990s, according to the BBC's Panorama. Nicolas Leoz, Issa Hayatou and Ricardo Teixeira took the money from a sport marketing firm awarded…