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Foreign investment is helping Lodz, Poland, and Poles who left the country are coming home to work.

The nation’s economy contracted at a 3.4 percent annual pace in the quarter, better than the 6.1 percent decline in the first period.

The oil giant Chevron posted videos on its Web site of meetings in Ecuador that appear to implicate officials connected to a $27 billion lawsuit over environmental damage.

Japan’s opposition party, which has returned to power, pledged a shift away from deregulation and market-led growth, but its economy may in fact need more of that.

The government’s plan to tighten limits on the production and export of so-called rare earth elements would force more manufacturers to make their wares in China.

Samsung Electronics plans a service to let users of its cellphones in Europe buy and download applications.

Dell will start selling networking gear made by Brocade Communications Systems Inc. under the Dell brand.

Japan’s industrial output beat expectations with a 1.9% increase in July — a sign the business environment is improving even as consumers remain reluctant to spend.

Tobacco companies including Reynolds and Lorillard filed suit against the FDA alleging free-speech restrictions under new marketing regulations.

China’s manufacturing growth picked up in August, expanding at its fastest rate this year amid massive stimulus spending, a business group reported Tuesday.

China’s manufacturing growth picked up in August, expanding at its fastest rate this year amid massive stimulus spending, a business group reported Tuesday.

Apple issued invitations to an event next week that the company indicated would be related to its iPod music players.

Merck named the management team that will be in place after the drug maker closes its acquisition of Schering-Plough.

Baker Hughes, seeking to cement its status as a top-tier energy-service company, agreed on Monday to acquire BJ Services in a deal valued at $5.5 billion.

Syria is accelerating the opening up of its economy, boosting U.S. hopes that its ties with Iran might weaken. President Assad’s changes face opposition from some top ruling-party members.