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Monday is tax freedom day — unfortunately two days later than last year — marking the day Canadians start making money for […]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said a default arising from failing to raise the debt limit could cause “irrevocable damage” to the economy, risk […]

The European Union is warning Denmark its plans for customs checks may violate EU law and the Schengen free travel agreement.
Jose Manuel Barroso, president of […]

The CEO of MasterCard Inc. received 2010 compensation valued at nearly $11.9 million after taking over the credit card company’s top job midway through the […]

Boeing is reporting a first-quarter profit of $586 million, enough to beat analyst expectations.
The big airplane maker and defense contractor earned 78 cents per share. […]

Estonia _ the eurozone’s newest and poorest member _ will not shirk from bailing out much richer Portugal and Ireland, the country’s finance minister said […]

It takes guts to open a small business these days.
Prospective business owners face a variety of challenges to get off the ground, hope a solid […]

U.S. stocks ended higher Thursday as investors digested comments about the economy from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who said a weak job market […]

Perficient Inc., a Creve Coeur technology consulting firm, said today that it will buy speakTECH, an interactive design firm based on Costa Mesa, Calif.
Perficient will pay $15 […]

Just when it looked as if mortgage rates couldn’t fall any further, they did.
Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages (excluding jumbos) hit an average […]