German Business Sentiment May Reach High - Bloomberg

German business confidence probably rose to the highest in seven months in February as progress in taming Europe

Rupert Murdoch reassures staff at UK tabloid

News Corp. chief executive Rupert Murdoch gave staff at his scandal-hit tabloid The Sun new assurances over their future Friday in London crisis talks.
Staff said […]

Bernanke says recovery slow but small banks climbing back

The weak economic recovery has made it harder for banks to make money from loans but the financial conditions of smaller institutions appear to […]

Greek premier defends bailout deal, painful cuts

Warning of a “catastrophe” that would leave Greeks subsisting on food stamps and the country wallowing in bankruptcy, Greek leaders urged lawmakers Saturday to pass […]

Boeing Dreamliner forges bond between St. Louis and Seattle

It more closely resembled the healthy competition between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates than the antipathy marking the Newt Gingrich-Mitt Romney relationship.
“I wouldn’t even call […]

Iran warns Arabs not to replace embargoed oil

An Iranian pro-reform newspaper says the country’s OPEC governor has warned the country’s Arab neighbors that Tehran will view any increase in crude production to […]

Raymond James buying Morgan Keegan in $1.8B deal

Regions Financial Corp. says it has agreed to sell Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. to Raymond James Financial Inc. for $930 million.
Morgan Keegan, one of […]

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 […]

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