Mortgage Applications in U.S. Fell Last Week as Costs Rose - Bloomberg

Mortgage applications in the U.S. fell for the second time in three weeks as borrowing costs climbed to a 10-month high.
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s […]

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Europe is the market’s biggest wild card in 2011

Investors are optimistic that stocks will continue to recover in 2011, but it will be far from a smooth ride, thanks to a number […]

Human ingenuity saved the day for plane in crisis

One moment, the super-sized airliner was climbing thousands of feet over Indonesia. The next, the engine exploded, shooting flames and shrapnel through one wing. Computer […]

Comedians feast on Ireland’s whopping debt crisis

When comedians feast on Ireland’s terrifying debt situation, it’s time to laugh _ or cry. Hard, cold truths will emerge in either case.
“Ireland needs a […]

Stocks bounce back

U.S. stocks made a comeback Wednesday afternoon to finish higher, as the dollar turned lower after an earlier rally. But the gains were tepid […]

Housing mess: You can’t stay if you don’t pay

Just because a lender screwed up your foreclosure paperwork doesn’t mean that you get to stay in your house for free.
Of course, plenty of […]

Yahoo surges on report AOL wants to buy it

Yahoo’s stock price surged in early trading Thursday on reports that rival Internet portal AOL is considering a takeover of the company, with some […]

Dell to buy 3Par for $1.15B

Dell Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy 3Par Inc. for about $1.15 billion in cash, a premium of about 87 percent on the […]

Kentucky finishes fiscal year with revenue decline

Kentucky’s general fund revenue declined for the second consecutive year in fiscal 2010 — the first time the state has had consecutive declines since World […]