IMF: Cuts in European bank lending to drag growth

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that European banks are under pressure to preserve capital and could cut back sharply on lending over the next […]

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Shaich returns to Panera’s top job after hiatus spurs new energy

Sometimes you need a little distance to figure out what you really want.
After more than 20 years at the helm of Panera Bread Co., Ron […]

Keystone pipeline: Separating reality from rhetoric

President Obama stopped in Cushing, Okla., on Thursday to announce a fast-track approval process for a portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline — […]

Kraft Foods to rename snacks company Mondelez

Kraft Foods Inc. announced Wednesday that its new global snacks company will be named Mondelez International Inc.
Mondelez was inspired by the suggestions of two Kraft […]

A little extra inflation would backfire: Volcker

The U.S. economy is recovering “pretty well” and trying to juice it up by allowing a little extra inflation would be disastrous, Paul Volcker, […]

IMF Scales Back Greek Aid to $23.6 Billion in Nation

The International Monetary Fund intends to contribute 18 billion euros ($23.6 billion) in fresh funds to the second aid package for Greece, scaling back IMF […]

Another station dumps Limbaugh over Fluke comments

Another radio station is dropping Rush Limbaugh’s talk show following the conservative host’s derisive comments about a law student advocating for coverage of birth control […]

Austerity brings smaller cars to Geneva auto show

Automakers are thinking small _ in size, not ambition.
After years marked by environmental concerns, then the economic downturn and now European austerity measures, car manufacturers […]

Foursquare CEO: ‘Not just check-ins and badges’

Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley knows people think his location-based service is about a bunch of dorky teens and twenty-somethings running around and collecting virtual […]