Higher fares and a stumbling economy are taking a toll on airlines' premium-seat sections as more business travelers choose coach, a report said Monday.The number of business-class tickets American Express sold on international flights totaled 49 percent

June 11 (Bloomberg) -- London job vacancies at financial- services companies slumped amid a slowing British economy and job cuts across securities firms, a survey showed.

Surprising analysts, the services sector of the U.S. economy moves into positive territory, April data compiled by the Institute for Supply Management show.

As losses mount at American banks and the pain of the credit crisis spreads from housing and finance to the broader economy, many small companies complain it is increasingly difficult to obtain loans.

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