Missouri seniors need protection for investments, Carnahan says

Many Missouri investment firms lack specific plans for dealing with the unique needs of seniors who entrust them with their life savings, Secretary of State […]

China shrinks rare earths export quota

China said Tuesday it is reducing the amount of rare earths it will export next year by more than 10 percent _ likely to be […]

Taiwan Should Consider Capital Controls to Curb Currency Swings, Liu Says - Bloomberg

Taiwan should consider a package of capital controls if it wants to curb currency swings driven by speculative fund inflows, the island’s chief economic planner […]

Traffic improves at Paris airport after snow snarl

Air traffic is improving at Paris’ main airport, where hundreds spent the night on terminal floors and personnel handed out Christmas puppets and chocolates to […]

Romanian flings himself from Parliament balcony

Romania’s government survived a no-confidence motion in Parliament on Thursday in a session overshadowed by a man who flung himself from the chamber’s balcony, apparently […]

After another glamorous year, how high will gold go?

For gold bugs like John Ing, 2010 was the year of

Pfizer recalls more bottles of Lipitor over odor

Drug developer Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday recalled a batch of 19,000 bottles of the blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor, citing a consumer complaint about an “uncharacteristic” […]

Visa, MasterCard May Be Damaged by Fed’s Proposal to Slash Debit-Card Fees - Bloomberg

Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. may face permanent damage to the fastest-growing part of their business after the Federal Reserve proposed rules that could cut […]

Rogers will unlock phones

Rogers Communications is prepared to let customers pay to unlock their phones and go. However, it does involve a fee and you have to be […]

Stocks, euro hit by Spanish credit rating warning

World markets and the euro fell Wednesday after Spain was warned it may have its credit rating downgraded, echoing a similar report on Belgium the […]