An influential German economist, Hans-Werner Sinn, has argued Greece should leave the Eurozone or risk a civil...

Obama and Republicans are divided over what the new unemployment data from the Department of Labor means to the economic...

Russia's government is holding out on freezing the price of certain food goods as prices continue to...

The US service sector grew in August, but not by the amount...

The Yen is at an all time 15 year high, putting pressure on major export industries, but there are some...

The Dow Jones rose more than 100 points Friday, the third day of gains for the key...

HSBC has indicated it will relocate its head quarters from London if the UK goes ahead with a proposal to break up the major...

The South African government's latest 7.5% wage increase offer has been rejected by unions demanding...

Air France-KLM is considering the creation of a French domestic budget carrier to compete with Easyjet and...

Workers at a Coca-Cola bottling plant in north London plan to strike over what they call a "derisory" wage increase...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have jumped on board an effort to suspend California's global warming law by making a million-dollar contribution this week. A...

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA--(Marketwire - September 4, 2010) - Looking and feeling your best every day takes time, hard work and a good night's sleep, which may not always fit into a busy schedule --...

(Reuters) - Canadian companies shut down some energy installationsahead of Earl which regained hurricane status as it lashed into the MaritimeProvinces Saturday, while U.S. energy operations were...

By Lucien Libert PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands protested acrossFrance on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants,launching aweek of action over security policy and pension reform on...

(AP) A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for...

A recent survey of Consumer Reports' subscribers finds that lesser-known fast food chains such as In-N-Out and Five Guys have better tasting hamburgers than McDonald's or Burger King. Erica Hill...

The American Society of Civil Engineers issues a report card every 4 years on the state of America's infrastructure. In the last two report cards, the nation got a D. Richard Schlesinger continues...

The job growth for the month of August exceeded expectations with American businesses creating 67,000 jobs in August. But as Anthony Mason reports, there still lies great uncertainty in the country's...

Hurricane Earl, despite now having been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, continues to cause havoc along the East Coast for residents and business owners. Elaine Quijano...

In this image taken from video provided by BP PLC at 12:23 a.m. EDT, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 Aug. 3, 2010 shows the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico being...

FILE - In this file photo made Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, the 3M Co. logo is seen on some of their products in Philadelphia. Technology company 3M Co. said Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, it has agreed to...

Up until three years ago, the medical device start-up NeuroVasx Inc. looked like it was on a trajectory to success. The Maple Grove company raised $33 million and developed a product to treat very...

With kids back to school and summer winding down, it's time for a family financial review. I don't know about you, but my budget looks like a candy bar from the State Fair -- fried beyond...

QI have been working at the same company for 20 years and have contributed to my company-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan the whole time. A recent retirement plan statement I received shows the...

Fund investors who want to put their money to work as cheaply as possible have a couple of basic options. They can go with an index mutual fund or a comparable exchange-traded fund. It's an...

U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gaining a fourth day, as better-than- estimated growth in private payrolls eased concern the economy is sliding back into a recession.JPMorgan...

December 18, 1908: It was a dark and stormy night … Okay — maybe it wasn’t so dark and stormy. But it should have been, because that was the night Thomas Edison tried to hijack the...

NEW YORK: Stocks could start next week with investors feeling a bit more optimistic about the economy, thanks to a stronger-than-expected jobs report, making further market gains more likely. ...

Submit your comment Internet service provider AccessKenya posted a 55 percent fall in first-half pretax profit, hit by price cuts and a weaker Kenyan shilling. Pretax profit fell to 40.1 million...

TEL AVIV, Israel - Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses...

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet urged European Union countries to find a unified position over threats to the bloc’s influence at the International...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Codelco, the world'sNo.1 copper producer, will offer up to 15 percent of itsworkforce retirement in a bid to shed as many as 3,000 jobs bythe year-end to boost...

DUBLIN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Nationalised Anglo Irish Bank[ANGIB.UL] will be "decommissioned", with a decision on its fateexpected within a few weeks, a junior government minister wasquoted on Saturday...

* Trichet calls for common EU position on IMF issues (Adds ECB's Trichet) By Yoo Choonsik and Rachel Armstrong GWANGJU, South Korea, Sept 4 (Reuters) - G20 delegatesagreed on Saturday global economic...

European Union Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia Saturday. Almunia confirmed he will see Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan this week to discuss the restructuring plan. "I will be in a...

“If you live in the digital economy, you have to be careful to have your investment thesis squarely bolted into your reality,” Canadian-born Google CFO Patrick Pichette...

With the focus this time of year on back to school for the kids, have you considered returning to higher learning yourself? If so, you’re in luck as you may be able to fund that post-secondary...

'); } The First Look program will give communities a 48-hour heads up on foreclosed properties and the ability to buy them at a 1% discount, Donovan said. The effort is intended to help improve...

President Barack Obama reports on the economy as the latest unemployment figures are released, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott...

YARMOUTH, Mass. - The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early Saturday after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping heavy, wind-driven rain on...

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand’s second-largest city, Christchurch, was placed under night curfew as a storm threatens to exacerbate an estimated NZ$2 billion ($1.44 billion) of damage...

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in Cernobbio today that Greece’s exit from the euro would be the “worst possible...

Barack Obama ,previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week,Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped thebleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery. Obama,...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Nationalized Anglo Irish Bank ANGIB.UL will be "decommissioned," with a decision on its fate expected within a few weeks, a junior government minister was quoted on Saturday as...

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said the U.S. economy needs a “thriving middle class” as it recovers from the “worst recession in our...

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabian shares rose the most in six weeks after U.S. and European markets rallied on reports reassuring investors that recovery in the world’s biggest economy is...