February 23, 20126:40 AM ET

LONDON (AP) — U.K. lender Royal Bank of Scotland saw its loss in 2011 swell by 78 percent as it booked large provisions for Greek debt and compensation for customers missold payment protection insurance.

February 23, 20126:40 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cutting corporate tax rates and deleting loopholes is just what most economists prescribe for the tangled U.S. tax code.

February 23, 20126:28 AM ET

LONDON (AP) — Markets were subdued Thursday as Greece pressed ahead with reforms demanded by its creditors in exchange for crucial bailout cash and as tensions rose in the Persian Gulf over Iran's nuclear program.

February 23, 20126:23 AM ET

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is getting ready to hold its first shareholders meeting since the death of co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs.

February 23, 20126:13 AM ET

CAIRO (AP) — Security officials in Cairo say an American woman facing criminal charges as part of Egypt's crackdown on foreign-funded pro-democracy organizations has been barred from boarding an international flight.

February 23, 20126:13 AM ET

BEIJING (AP) — A U.S nuclear envoy said Thursday he held substantive talks with North Korea on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear programs in return for aid and would continue the negotiations into second day.

February 23, 20126:01 AM ET

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Obama administration will spend about $50 million this year to shield the Great Lakes from greedy Asian carp, including first-time water sampling to determine whether the destructive fish have established a foothold in Lakes Michigan and Erie, officials said Thursday.

February 23, 20125:51 AM ET

SHANGHAI (AP) — Lawyers say a Shanghai court has suspended proceedings in a lawsuit by a Chinese electronics maker against Apple Inc. over use of the iPad trademark in China.

February 23, 20125:35 AM ET

BRUSSELS (AP) — The 17-nation eurozone economy will suffer a modest recession this year despite recent signs of stabilization, particularly in financial markets, the European Union's executive branch said Thursday.