Australia Probably Will Leave Key Rate at 12-Year High of 7.25%

Australia's central bank probably will keep interest rates unchanged to gauge fallout from the global credit squeeze, the worst quarterly slump on the nation's […]

New unemployment claims fall

New filings for unemployment claims fell last week, according to a report released Thursday by the Labor Department.
According to the report, 366,000 people filed […]

Beshear creates BRAC task force

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has created a Task Force on Military Base Realignment to augment state preparations resulting from the 2005 Department of Defense […]

JBC proposes $18.4B state budget

The Joint Budget Committee (JBC) on Monday presented to legislators a $18.4 billion state budget bill that recommends increases for health care and education […]

Spending Probably Slowed, Home Sales Fell: U.S. Economy Preview

Spending by American consumers slowed in February and home sales continued to drop, signaling the biggest housing slump in a generation has brought the […]

Hawaii hotel occupancy down nearly 4%

Hotel occupancy is down on all Hawaii islands except Kauai, while room rates are up everywhere but the Big Island.
For the week […]

BOE Panel Defeated Gieve, Blanchflower Rate-Cut Votes

Bank of England policy makers voted 7-2 to keep the benchmark interest rate at 5.25 percent this month, defeating calls by John Gieve and […]

Microsoft hit by antitrust lawsuit

The Supreme Court on Monday handed Microsoft Corp. a defeat by refusing to rule on the software giant’s request to halt an antitrust suit […]

Court orders new Daimler hearing

A German federal court on Friday ordered a new hearing of a claim for damages by DaimlerChrysler AG shareholders who maintain the company did […]

Owner of Denny

Developer Larry Benaroya is fighting back against a recent ruling that his company must preserve an abandoned Denny’s Restaurant in Seattle’s Ballard district as […]