Global auto makers nervously watching U.S.

BERLIN – Global automakers reacted with anxiety to news that General Motors and Chrysler had failed to submit acceptable plans to receive more government money, […]

New Zealand Economy Shrinks 0.9% as Recession Deepens

New Zealand’s economy shrank last quarter by the most in more than 16 years as home building tumbled, exports fell and businesses cut spending. […]

AIG memo may suggest privacy tied to bonus return: report

American International Group Inc appeared to advise staffers in its troubled Financial Products division that, if enough returned bonuses than it was unlikely their […]

FDIC: Banking industry lost $32B

The U.S. bank industry posted a net loss of $32.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to revised statistics released by the […]

Charter, Apollo said to be in talks

Private-equity firm Apollo Management is in talks to take a substantial ownership stake in Charter Communications Inc. as part of the cable company’s bankruptcy […]

Elecsys will buy Swiss RFID manufacturer

Elecsys Corp. has agreed to aquire a Switzerland company in an all-stock deal expected to close on June 16.
The Olathe-based electronic design and manufacturing company […]

CORRECTED: SNAP ANALYSIS: In blocking Coke, a chilling message

China on Wednesday rejected a $2.4 billion bid by Coca-Cola for China’s top juice maker, Huiyuan Juice, blocking what would have been the largest-ever […]

Pakistan to Raise Funds Abroad Amid Political Strife

Pakistan plans to raise $500 million in the next 12 months through bonds aimed at Middle East investors as a debt sale in other […]

Your 2008 tax return can provide guidance for 2009

Rather than being merely an unpleasant memory, your 2008 tax return should be the template for your 2009 financial game plan.
The return’s vital […]

Recession eats 83,000 more jobs

Canada’s deepening recession claimed another 83,000 jobs last month, pushing the unemployment rate up half a percentage point to 7.7 per cent and offering more […]