S&P downgrade casts shadow over Italian government

Standard & Poor’s cast more doubt over the stability of both Italy’s government and its finances on Tuesday, when it downgraded its credit rating and […]

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King Gains Ammunition From Data as BOE Keeps Rate at Record Low - Bloomberg

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has gained more ammunition in his battle to keep interest rates at a record low after reports suggested the […]

Labor secretary vows probe into Idaho miner death

U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis is promising a thorough investigation into the death of an Idaho silver miner whose body was found in the […]

China Should Use Currency to Curb Inflation, Government Researchers Say - Bloomberg

Two prominent Chinese state researchers added to calls for the government to use the yuan to help curb inflation that accelerated to a 32-month high […]

China 2011 Car Sales May Grow Slower Than Automakers’ Estimates - Bloomberg

China’s passenger-car sales may grow at a slower pace this year than was earlier estimated by a group of the nation’s automakers after the government […]

Stocks end flat after Fed minutes

U.S. stocks ended little changed Tuesday, as investors weighed hawkish meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) fell 6 […]

Jobs report: Your paycheck isn’t going up

Prices may be rising at the grocery store and gas pump, but don’t look to your paycheck for any relief.
Average wages and hours were […]