Europe's Economy Shrinks as Investment, Spending Fall

Europe's economy contracted in the second quarter as company investment and consumer spending declined, putting the region on the brink of a recession. Gross […]

Bellatore buys S.F., Colorado financial advisory firms

Bellatore Financial Inc. Monday said it has agreed to acquire San Francisco-based Advisor Partners LLC as a wholly-owned subsidiary and completed a financial agreement to […]

Democrats Use Jobs Data to Assail John McCain in Radio Address

Democrats seized on U.S. job losses to assail Republican presidential candidate John McCain and presented Barack Obama as the best steward of an economy […]

Peabody pursuing mine, coal plant in China

Three years after Peabody Energy Corp. opened an office in Beijing, the company announced plans to pursue a large-scale mine in coal-rich Inner Mongolia […]

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The Business Committee for the Arts Inc. has named H&R Block Inc. as one of its 10 Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America for […]

Business group asks California politicians to change bailout votes

The Bay Area Council has asked four California representatives who voted "no" the first time around on a proposed $700 billion bailout plan to change […]