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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Deutsche Bank issues profit warning

Deutsche Bank issued a profit warning on Tuesday, saying that it could no longer reach its full-year target due to market turbulence caused by the […]

Wild market ride is driving people out of stocks

Just how turbulent is the stock market? More than half a trillion dollars in paper gains were made and lost within just two weeks in […]

Homeowners struggle to qualify for refinance

About 2.3 million homeowners could have refinanced their mortgages last year if they didn’t owe more than their houses were worth or if lending standards […]

Autoworkers, GM make progress on new contract

It looks like the United Auto Workers union and General Motors Co. are nearing an agreement on a new contract.
UAW Vice President Joe Ashton, the […]

Israel prevents Palestinians from free movement

Ahmad Ayyash once had a construction job in Israel, earning good money. Now he is a goat herder struggling to eke out a living, barred […]

Asian stocks mixed ahead of Obama jobs speech

Asian stock markets struggled for direction Thursday as uncertainties about the health of the global economy kept investor enthusiasm in check ahead of President Barack […]

US stock futures fall to start short holiday week

U.S. stock futures fell sharply Tuesday ahead of the first day of trading in a holiday-shortened week.
The losses came in the wake of steep declines […]