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By Associated PressUNDATED – The State of Michigan has completed the purchase of more than 1,000 acres of wilderness land along the Sturgeon River in the…

The sudden rise is blamed on violence in Nigeria and new warnings that OPEC will have problems meeting global demand for oil in the next two decades.

Utah's unorthodox health insurance exchange got conditional approval from the Obama administration. Six other states with more conventional approaches to running health insurance marketplaces also received provisional OKs.

A case in the Supreme Court today may determine the fate of millions of inventors' patents. A law says that an invention can't be patented if it is "obvious," but the definition of "obvious" isn't clear after decades of litigation. Now, many companies have filed briefs calling for a change to the rule.

MADISON, WI (AP)-- Wisconsin lawmakers have pushed forward a measure that would restrict products available to food stamp recipients.The Assembly's public…

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Kimberly Adams, the new host of the economic news radio show and podcast "Marketplace Morning Report."

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro are accusing Goldman Sachs of propping up the Maduro government with its recent purchase of Venezuelan bonds. Goldman bought the bonds at a steep discount and stands to make a lot of money if the country stabilizes. But it's not clear the money Venezuela received will ease food and medicine shortages.

MARQUETTE, MI-- Rio Tinto and Lundin Mining Corporation are holding a series of public meetings to discuss the sale of Marquette County’s Eagle mine.…

Two hundred years ago today, the United States signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty. For about 4 cents an acre, America more than doubled its size, helping fulfill Thomas Jefferson's dreams for westward expansion -- all without the firing of a single shot. All Things Considered commemorates one of the sweetest real-estate deals of the millennium.

MEMPHIS, TN-- Paper maker Verso Corporation has completed its acquisition of NewPage. The sale is valued at about $1.4 billion. Now that it’s completed,…