No. 3 Office Max hopes products will lure shoppers

My OfficeMax Inc. shares have done better lately. What does the future hold?
The No. 3 U.S. office products firm is continuing its cost-cutting […]

Airline shares take off on holiday optimism

Airline shares have rallied ahead of Labor Day, an anticipated turning point for the troubled industry when many carriers will begin slashing seat capacity […]

The Dow: An index by any other name …

Dear Rupert Murdoch,
I’ve heard that you are considering selling the Dow Jones index business. It’s understandable if you need to raise some cash […]

BofA defends Merrill bonus settlement

Bank of America defended the fairness of a proposed $33 million settlement it struck with federal regulators over the Merrill Lynch bonus scandal, according […]

Wall Street pay disclosure looms as flash point

Wall Street salaries have become everybody’s business lately, but the Obama administration’s pay czar may try to keep under wraps a large portion of […]

Execs: Recession has hit bottom

An index of economic indicators rose in July for a fourth straight month, in another sign that the recession is bottoming, said a report […]

GM bringing back 1,350 workers

General Motors is upping production and calling 1,350 of its U.S. and Canadian auto workers back to work due to increased demand for its […]

Industrial production up more than expected

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. industrial production rose more than expected in […]

Wall Street at new ‘09 highs

Stocks ended higher Thursday after a choppy session, as the Fed’s economic outlook and a positive government debt auction overshadowed a report showing a […]

Trade gap widens on high oil prices

The U.S. trade deficit widened in June to $27 billion, as goods imports increased for the first time in 11 months on the back […]