Unemployment rate dips, economy adds 117K jobs

Hiring picked up slightly in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent, an optimistic sign after the worst day on Wall Street in […]

Unfilled jobs driving up unemployment; making ends meet

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“We can argue all day about how to create new jobs. But we’re overlooking the fact that there are jobs business […]

Fortune Brands selling its Titleist golf business

It came down to booze over golf balls.
Yes, Fortune Brands, headquartered in Deerfield, Ill., is selling its Titleist golf ball and golf club business to […]

Asian shares up after IPO splash on Wall Street

A frothy IPO on Wall Street by social networking site LinkedIn helped lift Asian shares Friday despite mixed signals about the U.S. economy’s health.
The Nikkei […]

High used-car prices make it ideal time to sell

It’s the best time in years to sell your car.
People are holding on to cars and trucks for about a year longer than they did […]

Australia’s Budget Will Produce ‘Substantial’ Savings, Treasurer Swan Says - Bloomberg

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan said there will be “substantial” savings in the coming budget after revenue was crimped by a record exchange rate, the nation’s […]

Explosion rocks Egypt gas terminal near Israel

An explosion rocked a natural gas terminal near Egypt’s border with Israel early on Wednesday, sending flames shooting into the air and forcing the shutdown […]

Stocks fall after Japan lifts nuclear crisis level

The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 100 points Tuesday after Japan raised the alert level on its nuclear crisis and Alcoa Inc. reported […]

Japan Says There’s No Evidence Insurers Are Repatriating Overseas Assets - Bloomberg

Japan’s government said there’s no evidence that insurance companies are repatriating assets from abroad and that the yen’s climb today was driven by speculation. […]

Hit the brakes! Drivers hit the gas instead

The number one cause of unintended acceleration isn’t problem cars, it’s problem drivers.
In the case of Toyota vehicles supposedly speeding out of control, scientists […]