New parents should be thinking about finances

When a baby is born, the natural preoccupation is with taking and distributing photos of the adorable child.
That’s understandable, but financial considerations should not be […]

US stock futures lower after week of big gains

U.S. stock futures are falling after a rally that left the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on track for its best month since 1974.
Markets had […]

EU official: banks to take 50pct cut on Greek debt

A European Union official says the currency union’s leaders have reached a deal with banks to take losses of 50 percent of their Greek bonds […]

Nintendo to report struggling first-half earnings

Nintendo Co. reports fiscal first half earnings Thursday that will likely highlight the Japanese game maker’s recent struggles against popular mobile devices such as Apple […]

Companies post profits but investors still worry

Investors who doubted U.S. companies could make big money in a weak economy have been proved wrong again.
Before companies started reporting earnings two weeks ago, […]

Groupon loses a bit of its sizzle as IPO looms

Only a few months ago, Groupon was the Internet’s next great thing. Business media christened it the fastest growing company ever need a personal loan […]

Eurozone awaits crucial reports on Greek debt

The European Union’s executive Commission is expected to send its long-awaited reports on Greece’s public finances _ the key to determine if it will get […]

CFO quits at Thermadyne

Thermadyne Holdings Corp. today said its chief financial officer is quitting to “pursue other interests.”
The company said CFO Steven A. Schumm, who is also chief […]

Occupy Wall Street reaches 1-month birthday

Occupy Wall Street is one-month-old after a weekend of rallies and arrests around the world protesting corporate greed and excess.
Monday marks the one-month mark for […]

US gov’t runs $1.3 trillion budget deficit in 2011

The government ran a $1.3 trillion for the budget year that ended last month, the third straight year it has operated more than $1 trillion […]