Report: Wal-Mart hushed up bribe network in Mexico

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according […]

Storm damages three Boeing buildings in Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. • Wichita aircraft manufacturing sites were damaged in the heavy weekend storms and tornadoes that hit the area.
Boeing says the storms that started late […]

Tax deadline looms, with opportunities to save, goof

The good news: Taxpayers have extra time this year to file their federal income tax returns. The bad news: That time is running out.
Taxpayers have […]

HP PCs outpace Mac’s gains

Hewlett-Packard offered a surprising ray of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy first quarter for PCs.
HP’s PC shipments in the United States grew by nearly […]

US unemployment claims hits 4-year low of 357K

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, as layoffs slow and the job market strengthens.
Weekly applications dropped […]

Egypt: Islamists press generals to fire government

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood-led parliament began drawing up a no-confidence motion against the military-appointed government Thursday, further escalating the Islamists’ increasingly public power struggle with the […]

Japan Production Decline Undercuts Signs of Recovery: Economy - Bloomberg

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Household income trending up, boost for spending

Household income grew at a faster pace in the fourth quarter than previously thought, which should help underpin spending this quarter.
The Commerce Department said […]

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 — […]

House GOP to unveil budget blueprint

Eager to draw a contrast with President Barack Obama on taxes and spending, Republicans controlling the House are releasing on Tuesday an election-year budget plan […]