Dividend stocks are hot but analysts urge caution

Disappointing returns from certificate of deposit and money markets accounts are prompting many investors to turn to stocks that pay dividends for income.
Analysts say dividend […]

Italy Auctions $25.8 Billion of Bonds in Week as ECB Buoys Investor Demand - Bloomberg

Italy auctioned 7 billion euros ($9 billion) of debt to bring the total raised this week to almost 20 billion euros, underscoring how the European […]

Court gives new life to Busch suit

ST. LOUIS • The wrongful death lawsuit against former beer baron August Busch IV was given new life on Tuesday when a Missouri appeals court […]

Italy raises $14 billion at much lower cost

Italy saw investors more willing to part with their cash Wednesday as it raised euro10.7 billion ($14 billion) in a pair of auctions, a sign […]

Japan Turns Activist on Reserves as Rank Slips - Bloomberg

Japan is crafting ways of using its $1.2 trillion of currency reserves, the world

Build-A-Bear issues third toy recall this year

For the third time this year, Build-A-Bear Workshop has discovered a potentially dangerous defect in its toys.
The Overland-based toy retailer is recalling 297,200 “Colorful Hearts […]

Reporter’s brother: Hacking was routine at The Sun

Illegal voicemail interception and cell phone tracking was a matter of routine at both The Sun and the News of the World tabloids, the brother […]

Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill

The Senate voted Saturday to temporarily avert a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the long-time unemployed, but forcing a reluctant President […]

Amgen says CEO Kevin Sharer will retire in 2012

Amgen Inc., the world’s largest biotech drugmaker, says Chairman and CEO Kevin Sharer will retire in 2012 and will be replaced by President and Chief […]

CEOs of big companies foresee no pickup in hiring

Two-thirds of chief executives of the largest U.S. companies don’t plan to hire in the next six months, mainly because of sluggish growth in the […]