Asian shares follow Wall Street up

Better-than-expected job growth data from the U.S. late last week helped carry Asian stocks mostly upward on Monday.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 1 percent […]

Carrigan: Sell in May? Don

Advocates of seasonal investing are getting ready to sell in May and go away.
There are two variations of this broadly recognized investment strategy. The […]

Banks Lag S&P as Slow Loan Growth Eclipses Higher Dividends - Bloomberg

Bank stocks are underperforming the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, even after Federal Reserve stress tests showed some financial institutions have regained enough strength to […]

How to avoid the credit card spending trap

In an excerpt from his book I(Heart) Money, author David Lester explains why credit cards can be dangerous.
My rules for credit cards are easy. You […]

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U.K. Home Prices Little Changed as Economy Limits Demand - Bloomberg

U.K. house prices were little changed in March as uncertainty about the strength of the recovery and a squeeze on incomes from accelerating inflation deterred […]

Stocks higher after G-7 pledge to restrain yen

Global stocks rose Friday after the world’s seven leading industrial nations pledged to rein in the Japanese yen, whose surge to record highs this week […]

US ‘tightening noose’ on Libyan leader, Obama says

President Barack Obama declared Friday that a no-fly zone over Libya to keep Col. Moammar Gadhafi from attacking rebels in his country remains a possibility […]

Ivory Coast commandos claim they killed 27 police

A new Ivory Coast militant group claims it ambushed and killed 27 police and paramilitary forces loyal to the sitting president who refuses to cede […]

Boozy Red Cross tweet turns into marketing bonanza for Dogfish Brewery

When Gloria Huang accidentally blasted off a tweet from the Twitter account of her employer — the Red Cross — she had no idea […]