MOSCOW, July 5 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says there's no pardon in the works for imprisoned oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was once the country's richest man.

CLEARWATER, Fla., July 4 (UPI) -- U.S. charter air carrier JetAmerica says it is delaying the start of its regularly scheduled flights due to a mix-up with federal aviation authorities.

LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- Sonja Kohn claims she was a victim of convicted money manager Bernard Madoff, but British authorities are investigating payments to her companies.

BRUSSELS, July 4 (UPI) -- Turkey has OK'd a transit agreement for the Nabucco pipeline intended to reduce European dependence on Russian gas, the European Union said.

LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- British Airways says it is looking to cut 3,700 jobs in addition to 2,500 positions already trimmed and will reduce capital spending.

BEIJING, July 3 (UPI) -- Real estate prices in major cities in China have suddenly gone from bust to boom, a leading real estate expert said.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 3 (UPI) -- Back to school shoppers are apt to be more discerning this year, as they stretch their dollars in the midst of a recession, a retail expert in Texas said.

LONDON, July 3 (UPI) -- Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said some bankers have been "too complacent" about changing pay structures that encourage risk.

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NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. banks are increasing fees for a variety of transactions in spite of massive taxpayer bailouts, industry research groups said.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 3 (UPI) -- University of Michigan economists predict the state's labor market will lose 310,700 jobs in 2009, a sharp increase over a previous prediction.

TORONTO, July 3 (UPI) -- Canada's consumer credit delinquency rate soared 19 percent in the year ending May 31, a report from the Equifax Canada credit bureau said.

TOKYO, July 3 (UPI) -- Asian markets followed U.S. stock indexes lower Friday, although declines were softer than Thursday's pre-holiday losses on Wall Street.

NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- An attorney representing General Motors Corp. bondholders told U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Gerber the government was bluffing with a July 10 deadline.

Markets in Europe and Asia tipped lower Friday following Thursday's tumble in the United States prior to the Independence Day break.