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ATHENS, Greece ? Greece is confident a debt relief deal with private creditors that is crucial to avoid default can be reached “very soon,” a government spokesman said Friday. Prime Minister Lucas Papademos met for a third day with negotiators from the Institute of International Finance, which represents the private creditors who are being asked [...]

Snowplow drivers were out in force overnight in Chicago, where temperatures plummeted. The storm could drop up to a foot of snow on parts of Ohio along Lake Erie before moving east. Many Americans’ first real taste of winter this season blew through the Midwest and Northeast on Friday, leaving ski resort operators giddy, delaying [...]

2011 has come to an end and somewhat surprisingly, Hulu has not changed owners. Following what has become a quarterly habit, CEO Jason Kilar has taken up his blogging pen to recount the company’s successes. Hulu Plus has grown to include 1.5 million paying subscribers, which he expects will make up more than half of [...]

With chronic budget woes engulfing California, many analysts had expected a ‘gloom and doom’ State of the State address from Gov. Jerry Brown. They got nothing of the sort. ? California Gov. Jerry Brown defied expectations Wednesday, delivering a State of the State speech that was?unapologetically ambitious and even visionary despite a perpetual budget crisis [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A congressional panel has subpoenaed former Sen. Jon Corzine to testify next week about his role leading MF Global, a brokerage firm that collapsed this fall after a disastrous bet on European debt. The Dec. 8 hearing will be a rare moment in Washington. Congressional historians and Capitol Hill insiders can’t recall [...]