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Jun 25, 2012

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Monday became the fifth eurozone country to request financial aid from its partners in the troubled European currency union as it struggles to shore up banks that took heavy losses on Greek debt.

Jun 25, 2012

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The banker who was chosen to be Greece's next finance minister resigned for health reasons Monday three days after he was rushed to the hospital, while the country's prime minister was confined to his home, recovering from serious eye surgery.

Jun 25, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — You can leap off a mountainside in extreme skiing, kick and claw to near death in extreme fighting and twist yourself into a pretzel in extreme yoga. Why not turn investing into an adventure sport?

Jun 25, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil declined Monday as Spain's banking crisis added to concerns about the troubled European economy.

Jun 25, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a plea to revisit its 2-year-old campaign finance decision in the Citizens United case and instead struck down a Montana law limiting corporate campaign spending.

Jun 25, 2012

LONDON (AP) — The McDonald's at the London Olympic Park is supersized — but not, its critics say, super-healthy.

Jun 25, 2012

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — News and data company Thomson Reuters Corp. said Monday it has bought Mideast online business information provider Zawya, the latest regional Internet property to be snapped up by overseas investors.

Jun 25, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to the economy, half of Americans in a new poll say it won't matter much whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins — even though the presidential candidates have staked their chances on which one would be better at fixing the economic mess.

Jun 25, 2012

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's benchmark stock index closed Monday up 7.6 percent, its largest single-day gain in nine years thanks to investor optimism following the declaration of a victor in presidential elections, state media said.

Jun 25, 2012

LONDON (AP) — Two British hackers linked to the notorious Lulz Security group pleaded guilty to a slew of computer crimes Monday, the latest blow against online miscreants whose exploits have grabbed headlines and embarrassed governments around the world.

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