Latin American countries want more regional trade
Latin America and Caribbean leaders have been meeting in Caracas, Venezuela to try to determine ways to fight off the current world financial crisis.
View ArticleSmall business workers want retirement funds propped up
Nationwide Financial in the US has found many Americans are financially unprepared for retirement.
View ArticleChina says it will not pay for European folly
China has indicated it will not go any further with a Europe bail-out plan.
View ArticleEnda Kenny to broadcast Irish austerity measures on live TV
Enda Kenny will use a live televised address to the nation to prepare the way for one of the most austere budgets in the Republic's history.The Taoiseach will deliver his warning of harsh cost ...
View ArticlePan Am shuts down
At its height in the 1960's Pan Am was the country's unofficial flag carrier to the rest of the world. But by the 1970's some very down to earth troubles were clipping the wings of ...
View ArticleBank bailout by the numbers
According to documents released through the Freedom of Information Act, the bailout given to America's big banks was far bigger than the Federal Reserve let the public, and even members of ...
View ArticleKodak's long fade to black
Story: FSAs encourage rather than reduce unnecessary healthcare spending Once ranked among the bluest of blue chips, Kodak shares sell today at close to $1. Kodak's chairman has been denying ...
View ArticleOlympic Ceremonies 'Worth Up To Five Billion'
The ceremonies are expected to be watched by more than four billion people around the world. Around 20,000 people from across the UK will perform in the four ceremonies next year. Organisers have ...
View ArticleWhat shoplifters are taking these holidays
If it is the season to give, it may also be the season to take. As in shoplift.As shoppers crowd the malls supermarkets and liquor stores (stay with us on this), the tarde publication Adweek has ...
View ArticleWhat to do when you loathe your job
Whether it was a summer scooping ice cream at the marina, your first office job out of college, or a seemingly endless stint of temping after being downsized, few of us make it down the career ...
View ArticleAgain, looking to Europe for debt solutions
By Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters NEW YORK - The euro zone will once again serve as the source of Wall Street's angst, as investors look to a summit of the region's political leaders for ...
View ArticleDonohue, Engler and Timmons
These complex instruments are widely seen as a high-wire act used by Wall Street to make risky bets in search of big payoffs. But the use of derivatives to manage risk by corporate ...
View ArticlePutin’s Party Fails to Get Majority in Election, Exit Poll Shows
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party failed to win a majority in Russia’s parliamentary election today, an exit poll ...
View ArticleWelcome to the living dead economy
Bank of England is warning of a systemic banking crisis and George Osborne has announced spending cuts that will continue for the next six years. The United States is the one part of the world where ...
View ArticleOrange customers turn purple as cost of calls rockets
Ofcom has removed the regulatory shackles from BT in a move set to reduce the cost of making a phone call for millions of customers, but also raising concerns that people who do not use their phones ...
View ArticleHoliday sales - a sign of good times
The question: Are the early positive signs of increased holiday spending signs for an upswing in the economy for 2012? Panel's answer: 3 yes, 5 ...
View ArticleSamsung can sell disputed devices in US, for now
SAN FRANCISCO -; A federal judge has blocked Apple Inc.'s attempt to prevent Samsung Electronics Co. from selling certain smartphones and tablets in the U.S. because they allegedly infringe ...
View ArticleSteuben closes historic glass factory
In a sad reflection on our cash-short times, the company that bought Steuben from Corning Glass was forced to close its factory ending a glittering tradition that's 108-years-old. Lee Cowan ...
View ArticleGoldman’s Forst to Leave; Lane Promoted to Help Run Fund Unit
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Edward C. Forst, co-head of the investment management division at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., will leave at the end of the year and cede his role to Eric S. Lane, according to ...
View ArticleCroatian Opposition Bloc Leads Premier’s Party, Exit Poll Shows
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Croatians elected a four-party opposition bloc pledging a fiscal overhaul and a reduction in corruption as the country recovers from a recession and heads toward European Union ...
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