Target's 1Q profit drops 29 pct on weak sales
Target Corp. reported a 29 percent drop in first-quarter profit as unusually cool spring weather and financial pressures chilled customers' appetite ...
US home sales tick up to highest in 3 ½ years
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses ...
Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.
Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO ...
Los Angeles jeweler pleads guilty in KPMG case
The owner of a Los Angeles jewelry store pleaded guilty Monday for his role in an insider-trading case involving a former senior partner at accounting ...
Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook
Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its ...
Hundreds of bicyclists pour through Dutch museum
Guards removed the final barriers blocking the way, and a cheer went up from the crowd. Moments later, a small army mounted on bicycles of all shapes ...
Enron's Skilling could see 10-year sentence cut
Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling's more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant's collapse could be ...
Vatican denies internal split on US nun crackdown
The Vatican on Tuesday denied there were any internal divisions over its crackdown on the largest umbrella group of U.S. nuns after a top Vatican ...
GOP seeks alternative to overtime pay
It seems like a simple proposition: give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of overtime pay.
FAA safety oversight of aircraft repairs faulted
The government's oversight of hundreds of domestic and overseas repair stations that service U.S. airliners is ineffective and doesn't target the ...
Bangladesh building collapse toll hits 675
Bangladeshi police are investigating possible murder charges against the owner of a shoddily built factory that collapsed nearly two weeks ago after ...
Bangladesh building-collapse toll tops 600
More than 600 bodies have been recovered from the garment-factory building that collapsed well over a week ago, police said Sunday as the grim ...
Fire shuts down Labor Dept. building in DC
An overnight fire at the Labor Department's headquarters shut the building down for most employees early Friday, but the agency's monthly employment ...
Audit: Contracts awarded in Liberia violate law
The Liberian government awarded about $8 billion in contracts to multinational companies without following its own laws, according to a draft of a new ...
Asia stocks rise on US jobs data
Asian stock markets rose Friday, finding renewed strength from a fall in U.S. jobless benefit claims and an interest rate cut by the European Central ...
Obama nominates Pritzker, Froman for economic jobs
President Barack Obama on Thursday chose two old friends with corporate executive experience for top posts on his economic team, naming longtime ...
US home prices up 9.3 pct., most in nearly 7 years
U.S. home prices rose 9.3 percent in February compared with a year ago, the most in nearly seven years. The gains were driven by a growing number of ...
Italy's new government wins 1st confidence vote
Italy's new government easily passed its first confirmation vote Monday in Parliament after Premier Enrico Letta made concessions to his uneasy ...
Pending US home sales reach 3-year high in March
The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes rose in March to the highest level in three years, pointing to higher sales this spring.
UK lawmakers: Accounting firms abuse of gov't role
Staff at some of the world's top accountancy firms are using insider knowledge gained while working for the British Treasury to help private clients ...
Facebook: Audit finds privacy practices sufficient
Facebook says that an independent audit found its privacy practices sufficient during a six-month assessment period that followed a settlement with ...
New-homes sales rise 1.5 percent in March to 417K
U.S. sales of new homes rose in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000. The increase added to evidence of a sustained housing recovery ...
US home sales slip as supply remains tight
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes dipped in March as the supply remained tight. But the sales pace remained ahead of last year's. The National ...
Man charged in letters case described as troubled
A Mississippi man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and other officials was described Thursday as a good father, a quiet ...
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