Bill introduced to ban ‘junk science’ state-funded reports

Assemblyman Kevin de León has introduced a bill that would ban state-funded contracts with public or private universities for research unless they meet minimum academic […]

SNB May Keep Main Rate Near Zero as Economy Recovers

The Swiss central bank may leave its benchmark interest rate near zero today to bolster a recovery from the worst recession in more than […]

Malaysia Increases Interest Rate as Recession Ends

Malaysia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in almost four years, saying record-low borrowing costs were no longer warranted […]

Blockbuster reports 2009 loss of $558M

Aggressive competition and disappointing holiday sales at Blockbuster Inc. resulted in the movie rental company reporting a net loss of $558.2 million for fiscal 2009.
CEO […]

Nobel Winners Solow, Stiglitz Back Brown on U.K. Deficit Cuts

Nobel Prize-winning economists Robert Solow and Joseph Stiglitz are among 67 economists to back Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s argument that it’s too soon to […]

Relatively few complain about Toyota

Despite a torrent of high-profile recalls that have tarnished Toyota’s once stellar reputation, a study published Wednesday reveals that the automaker actually gets fewer […]

No timetable for Toyota repairs

Toyota has begun shipping parts to fix the faulty gas pedals that led to a still-expanding recall and an unprecedented decision to stop selling […]

DBJ Business Pulse: One-third of readers wouldn’t hire worker with tattoos

One-third of DenverBusinessJournal.com readers who responded to our latest Business Pulse question said they wouldn’t hire a worker with tattoos — even if they were […]

Obama to banks: ‘Rebuild our economy’

President Obama pressed Wall Street bankers at the White House on Monday, urging them to make more loans and modify mortgages to help taxpayers […]

Wind Mobile ruling will rattle industry

The federal cabinet on Friday overturned a CRTC ruling preventing Globalive Communications Corp. from launching Wind Mobile as Canada’s fourth national wireless carrier – a […]