More shoppers turned out for the Black Friday weekend this year, but they spent less per capita and favored lower-priced items, according to a survey...
While American investors were busy enjoying their Thanksgiving dinners, global markets were shaken by word that Dubai asked for a payment holiday on...
It’s no secret that the old real estate adage tells us that only three things determine the value of your home – location, location, location....
Is the dark cloud of joblessness finally starting to dissipate? Key indicators suggest it is, and while this will be a slow-moving dissipation, top...
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While its chief competitor Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) is laboring to smooth out the wrinkles in its merger with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:...
Volume in the credit default swap market for rich countries has soared and so have credit spreads, according to a recent Financial Times story, while...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) will likely have tap its credit...
[Editor's Note: This report on the U.S. banking sector is the latest...
Existing Home Sales Up 10% in Oct.; IMF: Dollar Not at Risk; Cadbury Stock Gains On Rumors of Competing Bid; Microsoft and News Corp. in...
There is some interesting action unfolding in the dark corners of the credit market. Although this exploratory sojourn takes us fairly far...
The U.S. economy will grow faster than expected next year, but job growth will begin later than previously thought, according to a survey of business...
Is it time to buy Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON)? My research tells me that...
Insider stock transactions – the buying and selling of stock by corporate “insiders” – won’t tell you where...
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) reported a strong quarter at...
Gold was all the rage again last week. But why is it rising, and does anyone really know what it's worth? According to the way I...
On the last leg of his four-nation tour in Asia, U.S. President Barack Obama revived the issue of a still-pending free-trade agreement signed in 2007...
Concerned with accelerating inflows of so-called "hot money," more emerging market nations are considering new capital controls to keep their...
In a visit to Japan in the early 1990s, U.S. President George H.W. Bush threw...
AOL to Cut One-Third of Workforce; Geithner Rebuffs Calls for Resignation; Oil Follows Equities' Decline; Leading Indicators Hit Two-Year...