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By David Chance and Jack Kim The reclusive North said the test was an act of self-defense against “U.S. hostility” and threatened further, stronger steps

(Click on the image to enlarge.) By Mark Koba Manufacturing jobs in the U.S. appear to be coming back—if ever so slightly. Several American firms,

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard The move marks an extraodinary breakdown in trust between leading central banks and has set off ferment among gold enthusiasts, with some

By Lily Nonomiya and Mayumi Otsuma The Bank of Japan began pouring cash into the banking system after the nation’s most powerful earthquake on record,