Stocks weighed down by US debt fears

Global stocks were weighed down again on Wednesday by worries that the U.S. could default on its debt or see its credit rating cut as […]

New-home sales fell 1 percent in June

Fewer people bought new homes in June, evidence that the housing market remains weak.
Sales of new homes fell 1 percent last month to an annual […]

Asian markets slip on Europe debt fears

Asian markets dropped early Monday amid fears of a spreading European debt crisis after a ratings agency placed Italian banks on a review for a […]

Germany’s Ifo Business Confidence Remained Unexpectedly Unchanged in May - Bloomberg

German business confidence remained unexpectedly unchanged in May as booming exports and rising company spending boosted economic growth.
The Ifo institute in Munich said its […]

Sony to report $3.2 billion annual loss

Sony Corp. is expecting an annual loss of $3.2 billion, reversing its earlier projection of a return to profit, as the electronics giant struggles with […]

Minnesota looks cushioned against hard times, but is it?

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Canadians using illegal software less and less

Software piracy in Canada dropped for the fourth straight year in 2010, calling into question American-led efforts to portray this country as a haven for […]

Global companies can offer safe investment opportunities

International investment experts are seeing safe global companies to invest in that are reasonably priced because so many investors have become petrified by world events.
Some […]

Verizon rakes in subscribers with help of iPhone

Helped by the iPhone, Verizon Wireless is pulling in more high-paying subscribers than it has in a year, and 15 times more than rival AT&T.
Verizon […]

Police search for bodies around Japan nuke plant

Hundreds of police hunted Thursday for up to 1,000 bodies believed buried in rubble near Japan’s tsunami-flooded nuclear plant, searching for the first time within […]