Stocks run out of steam on modest US data

Stock markets ran out of steam Friday after a closely watched U.S. survey of consumer confidence reinforced concerns over the impact of rising oil prices.
In […]

Senate ready to pass highway programs overhaul

The Senate is ready to pass long-delayed legislation overhauling America’s highway and transit systems, with lawmakers steering past partisan fights that have kept it sidelined.
The […]

Greece Readies Record Debt Swap - Bloomberg

Greece moved closer to sealing the biggest sovereign restructuring in history as investors indicated they

Asian Job Growth Withstanding Europe Seen Limiting Policy Easing: Economy - Bloomberg

Asia

Report: BP ready for lengthy oil spill trial

BP chief executive Bob Dudley said the company is able to fight a lengthy court battle over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of […]

Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since ‘08 crisis

The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment […]

Japan

Japan

Greek debt not sustainable with 70 percent haircut: S&P

Greece will likely not achieve sustainable debt levels with a 70 percent reduction in the value of bonds held by its private creditors, Standard […]

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 […]

Solutia and Eastman: corporate snapshots

Solutia Inc.
Headquarters • Town and Country
CEO • Jeffry Quinn
Products • Laminated architectural and automotive glass; performance films for cars and buildings; chemicals for rubber and […]