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Copenhagen climate conference enters a 'new phase' as ministers join in intensive negotiations to deliver an agreement by the end of the week, the president of the meeting says

President Obama told the US's top bankers that they had a 'special responsibility' to help spur on the economic recovery after they received government bail-outs last year, urging them to increase lending to small businesses and mortgage refinancing

The chancellor has warned he will not water down his 50 per cent supertax on bonuses or offer special deals after brokers and banks threatened to move staff out of the UK

Prospects have brightened noticeably since August, when the map was last published, with northern Europe capturing the best of the light. A robust recovery in Germany and evidence of a clear turnaround in France have helped

The Federal Reserve is unlikely to make any big changes to its monetary policy stance at the conclusion of its December meeting on Wednesday, though there is a chance it could make some alterations to its provision of liquidity

The Athens stock market lost 1.2 per cent in early trading as investors absorbed news of the Greek government's plan to reduce the country's budget deficit

Citigroup and Wells Fargo unveiled plans to sell a total of up to $30bn in stock and return a combined $45bn to US taxpayers in a move that will free them from heightened government supervision but could hit shareholders

Business morale improves more slowly in the fourth quarter and large manufacturers surveyed by the central bank plan record cuts in capital spending as a strong yen threatens a fragile economic recovery

Chinese stock exchanges raised double the amount of money secured by IPOs across the US showing how activity is shifting from west to east

The first pipeline bringing central Asian natural gas to China opened, underscoring Beijing's importance to the former Soviet republics. China's president, Hu Jintao, joined counterparts from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for the ceremony

One person was hospitalized with chest pains and two were treated for smoke inhalation when a fire broke out last night on the third floor of an apartment building in Federal Heights.

Table Mountain Animal Center is changing its name to Foothills Animal Shelter and moving to new digs. The new $9.7 million facility, on the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, will more than double the center's current square footage

The banquet room at Cafe Columbine falls silent except for a few titters of nervous laughter among those gathered for a meeting of the Larimer County Republican Club.

The Biennial of the Americas, the month-long mini World's Fair that ends today, is being hailed as a success by organizers who point to strong attendance and a diversity of cultural events.

I'd been feeling pretty well lately, upright and taking nourishment, fit as a fiddle and ready for love. So imagine my surprise at learning that I was dead.

Fort Collins police Lt. Jim Broderick, accused of felony perjury related to his work in the Tim Masters murder investigation, was advised of his rights in a Larimer County courtroom Friday.

A bicyclist riding in a multiple sclerosis fundraiser was bombarded by a cannon blast in what authorities suspect was a teenage prank gone awry.

Longmont-area businesses and residents were bracing themselves for tens of thousands of visitors at today's Heaven Fest concert.

Veronica DeLeon stepped carefully while walking near 14th and Curtis streets Friday in her purple satin high-heeled sandals.

Ahmad Clewis-Green was sane when he beat Esperanza Pardue to death and stuffed her into a multigallon drum, a Denver jury decided Friday.

Lenders have become even less willing to part with their money, further crimping budgets and family spending.

The presidential race has turned into an audition for who could best handle a national economic emergency.

At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt them had met federal standards.

California legislative leaders and the governor have come to an agreement on the state budget, which is now roughly three months late.

After investigators said an engineer in last week’s collision had been texting on the job, regulators temporarily banned the use of all cellular devices by anyone at the controls of a moving train.

Democrats believe that a long list of Republican lawmakers with legal troubles makes it impossible for Republicans to gain much ground on the issues of ethics and good government.

The recommendations included a simpler application, Pell grant maximums linked to the consumer price index and federally financed college savings accounts for children in low-income families.

The blueprint would change the city’s building codes to promote energy efficiency, and it calls for installing huge solar panels at municipal properties and building alternative fueling stations.

Treasury and Fed officials were discussing with leaders in Congress a plan for the government to buy up distressed mortgages.

A backlash against short sellers has begun, with regulators in the U.S. and Britain tightening rules and authorities in New York intensifying investigations.