Is stimulus creating jobs? Yes but …

So just how many stimulus jobs have been created or saved so far?
The figure remains elusive, but Congress provided one of the first peeks […]

Bernanke denies making threats to BofA

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke denied accusations Thursday that he pressured Bank of America to follow through on its purchase of Merrill Lynch late […]

Coming out of retirement at 62

Name: Robert Bertrand
Age: 62
Home:Alpharetta, Ga.
Profession: Senior project manager
Salary at last job: $150,000
Special skills: 0.8 handicap golfer
Personal: Married with three grown children, a teenage stepson, […]

‘Cash for Clunkers’ mostly a clunker

If you think the new "Cash for Clunkers" law is going to help you buy a new car, you’re probably wrong.
As it’s written, […]

AIG’s efforts to sell broker-dealer business in doubt: report

American International Group Inc’s plans to sell its broker-dealer business, AIG Advisor Group, are facing hurdles, the New York Post said.
Division CEO Arthur Tambaro […]

Nepal Asks Lenders to Expand Branches as Maoist Hostility Ends

Nepal’s central bank urged commercial lenders to take advantage of the end of a decade of Maoist violence to expand in rural areas and […]

Morals vs profits, a tug of war for business in China

Beyond being good corporate citizens, do international firms operating in China have a moral duty to advance democracy and human rights?
Executives roll their eyes […]

Korea Bond Market ‘Wrong’ to Price in Shift, Hur Says

South Korea’s bond investors made a wrong-way bet that policy makers would switch their focus to tackling inflation while the economy remains weak, Vice […]

Korea Bond Market ‘Wrong’ to Price in Shift, Hur Says

South Korea’s bond investors made a wrong-way bet that policy makers would switch their focus to tackling inflation while the economy remains weak, Vice […]

Canadian exporters more optimistic

OTTAWA–Canadian exporters are feeling a little more confident about the state of the world and domestic economies.
A new survey by Export Development Canada […]