Look before you buy during Missour’s sales-tax holiday

If you’re planning to buy an iPad or a MacBook during Missouri’s upcoming sales tax holiday, the best in-store bargain may be found at the […]

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 […]

Anti-austerity protesters return to Madrid plaza

Thousands of protesters angry about Spain’s brutal economic woes once again filled Madrid’s downtown Sol square Sunday after many spent weeks marching hundreds of kilometers […]

Borders liquidation sales start today

It’s official. The red and yellow “Store Closing” and “Going out of Business” signs are up at the Borders stores around town.
The bookstore’s liquidation sales […]

Regulators balk at demands for foreclosure reports

Banking regulators refused to commit to releasing details of their investigations into illegal foreclosure practices by the nation’s largest banks.
Appearing before a Senate panel Thursday, […]

Forecasting success: Weather business booming

Looking out your window for the weather report has long been overtaken by up-to-minute cable television reports, web alerts and mobile phone apps.
And if […]

Growth in foreign investment in China slows

Growth in China’s foreign direct investment slowed further in June as the government tried to cool its overheated economy, data showed Friday.
Foreign investment in factories […]

Consumers borrowed more for 8th month in May

Americans took on more debt in May and used their credit cards more for only the second time in nearly three years, stepping up borrowing […]

US service sector grew in June, but at slower pace

The U.S. service sector, which employs nearly 90 percent of the country’s work force, expanded for a 19th consecutive month in June. But growth slowed […]

Raise taxes on wealthiest, Obama challenges GOP

In a blunt challenge to Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that elimination of selected tax breaks for oil companies and the super-wealthy […]