US stocks pare gains after mixed economic news
August 13, 2011
U.S. stocks pared their early gains on Friday as traders dissected mixed reports on consumer sentiment, retail sales and business inventories after a week of […]
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Jana, Ontario teachers buy stake in McGraw-Hill
August 1, 2011
Activist hedge fund Jana Partners said Monday that it has teamed up with the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board to buy a 5.2 percent, $531 […]
Rupert Murdoch supports executive Rebekah Brooks
July 6, 2011
Media baron Rupert Murdoch says embattled executive Rebekah Brooks will continue to lead his company in Britain despite calls for her resignation amid a burgeoning […]
VW inaugurates Tenn. plant geared to US market
May 24, 2011
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. _ Volkswagen is jumping into the U.S. auto market with a domestically built Passat that is bigger and cheaper, bidding to break into […]
Senator probes trades at hedge fund SAC Capital
May 21, 2011
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley is investigating about 20 instances of suspicious trading by the hedge fund SAC Capital, a spokesman for the senator confirmed Saturday.
Grassley, […]
Eurozone endorses Draghi to become next ECB head
May 16, 2011
European finance ministers on Monday recommended Italy’s Mario Draghi to be the next head of the European Central Bank, clearing the way for his appointment […]
EU Said to Consider Requiring Collateral for Providing Extra Aid to Greece - Bloomberg
May 8, 2011
European Union officials may require Greece to provide collateral for aid as policy makers struggle to prevent the euro area’s first sovereign debt restructuring, said […]
Gold soars to new record
April 20, 2011
Gold prices reached new highs Wednesday, as investors fretted over stern warnings on U.S. debt and growing inflation risks in China and India.
The same forces […]
Japan Tankan Show Manufacturers Were Optimistic Before Quake - Bloomberg
April 1, 2011
Japan’s large manufacturers grew more confident about the economic outlook before the nation was hit by a record earthquake, a central bank survey showed today. […]
Food fears spread amid progress at nuclear plant
March 20, 2011
Two units at Japan’s stricken nuclear plant safely cooled down Sunday, though pressure unexpectedly rose in a third unit’s reactor and traces of radiation were […]