End of QE2 has some investors fearing fall in June

Could the financial markets be heading for a June swoon?
The answer likely hinges on what happens after the Federal Reserve’s $600 billion effort to boost […]

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 […]

Japan rattled by aftershock 1 month after tsunami

A strong new earthquake rattled Japan’s northeast Monday just hours after people bowed their heads and wept in ceremonies to mark a month since the […]

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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 […]

Citi to start clearing smaller checks first

Citi says it will start clearing customer checks in a way that minimizes the potential for multiple overdraft charges.
In an internal memo sent Monday, the […]

KV Pharmaceutical stock drops in wake of FDA news

Shares of KV Pharmaceutical Co. tumbled by almost a third this morning after the Food and Drug Administration announced that it does not intend to take enforcement […]

At SXSW, investors and founders hunt for million-dollar hookups

Among the 18,000 attendees who descended on Austin this week for the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive gathering were hundreds of venture capitalists and […]

China approves economic plan, no political changes

China approved economic plans for the next five years that aim to empower consumers but rejected any hints of political reforms as it closed its […]

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 […]