Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere
A steady fall in the value of the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota. The cheaper yen is making their products more affordable ...
Small company stock are a bright spot
Small-company stocks were a bright spot in a subdued start to the week for Wall Street. The Russell 2000, an index of small-company stocks, climbed ...
Mutual funds continue to attract cash in April
Mutual funds continued to attract cash in April, although the pace slowed from the record amount that flowed in during the first three months of the ...
Rich Chinese look abroad to preserve wealth
China's richest people are stepping up investment in U.S. real estate and other foreign assets as they try to preserve their fortunes in the face of ...
Croatians to vote on golf in historic referendum
In 1991, Croatians voted for independence and then last year to join the European Union. Now, in only the third referendum ever in the country, the ...
Suu Kyi visit highlights Japan's Myanmar push
Japan's long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and ...
Foreign investors to China's Xi: Cut the red tape
Major multinational companies appealed gingerly to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to reduce barriers to doing business in China's heavily ...
Calif. governor looks to China for investments
California Gov. Jerry Brown has designs on building some of the most expensive public works projects in the nation and wants to keep the state moving ...
Poll finds caution 5 years after financial crisis
Americans have grown more cautious and disciplined in handling their money since the financial crisis struck in 2008, a survey by a leading mutual ...
Fed says it will stick with aggressive stimulus
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stood by its efforts to keep borrowing costs at record lows, saying it isn't yet convinced that the U.S.
Fed stands by stimulus, sees stronger US economy
The Federal Reserve isn't yet convinced that the U.S. economy's growth can accelerate without the Fed's drive to keep borrowing costs at record lows.
IMF to visit Egypt as nation seeks economic help
The International Monetary Fund is sending a senior official to Cairo this weekend to discuss issues that have delayed a $4.8 billion loan seen as a ...
Investors move into stock mutual funds cautiously
The Dow Jones industrial average continues to set new records but average investors are still proceeding with caution. While they added to U.S.
Clinton awards more than $700,000 to Haiti farms
A charity for former U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded more than $700,000 to develop the country's agriculture sector. The Clinton Foundation ...
Ireland to end state guarantee to bank bondholders
The Irish government announced Tuesday it will no longer insure the bonds of its three surviving banks, ending an infamous chapter in the country's ...
Boeing technical workers planning next move
The union for Boeing's technical workers is planning its next move after they rejected a contract offer, splitting with engineers represented by the ...
Boeing engineers OK contract; tech workers say no
The union representing Boeing Co.'s engineers and technical workers delivered a split decision on a new contract Tuesday, with the engineers accepting ...
Cash continues to surge into stock mutual funds
The newfound confidence that investors showed at the start of the year held up through the end of January, boosting cash flows into stock mutual funds ...
Iraq stock sale sign of investor confidence
An Iraqi telecom company raised nearly $1.3 billion Sunday on Baghdad's small stock exchange in one of the region's biggest share offers in years — ...
Asiacell shares sold on Iraq bourse in major float
The Iraqi mobile phone company Asiacell sold a 25 percent stake to investors Sunday, raising close to $1.3 billion in one of the region's largest ...
Fed says growth pause temporary, keeps up stimulus
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy "paused" in recent months because of temporary factors and reaffirmed its commitment to try ...
Numbers to know when you file your 2012 tax return
Key numbers to know when filing your 2012 tax returns, according to the Internal Revenue Service: PERSONAL EXEMPTION: —Each personal or dependent ...
Financial lobby group warns on emerging markets
A leading lobby group for the world's financial institutions is warning investors not to get caught short in emerging markets if rich-country central ...
China mulls hiking investment quota for foreigners
China's securities watchdog is considering substantially raising the quota that foreign institutions are allowed to invest in the country's stock ...
Can Europe's markets climb through the slump?
The big worry a year ago was that Greece would collapse under its debts, upend Europe's markets and set off a global financial crisis. But the world's ...
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