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 […]

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 […]

Voice recorder of 2009 Air France flight found

French investigators have found and recovered the cockpit voice recorder from a 2009 Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 […]

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 […]

Savvis acquired by large telecom company

CenturyLink, Inc. and Savvis, Inc. announced a merger on Wednesday under which CenturyLink will acquire all outstanding shares of Savvis common stock in a cash […]

Swiss Bond Sales Boom as Banks Diversify Amid Dollar Plunge: India Credit - Bloomberg

After a 24-year hiatus, Indian companies are poised to raise almost $1 billion of Swiss franc- denominated bonds, about a quarter of total overseas borrowing […]

Rising inflation rates weigh on stocks

Rising inflation around the world weighed on stock markets Friday as investors wondered how fast central banks will raise borrowing costs to counter the threat […]

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 […]

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 […]

Obama at Lincoln Memorial, open after budget deal

President Barack Obama made the short trip from the White House to the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to make clear that national parks and monuments […]