Greece: coalition heads to pick new premier

The heads of Greece’s emerging interim government are due to resume talks to name the country’s new prime minister, after reaching a historic power-sharing deal […]

G20 governments sign anti-tax evasion agreement

The United States, China, Germany and other major rich and emerging economies have pledged to fight cross-border tax evasion under an agreement approved Friday, which […]

MF Global is first big US victim of Europe crisis

The European debt crisis has claimed its first big casualty on Wall Street, a securities firm run by former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine.
MF Global […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

S&P downgrades Spain’s debt rating on weak economy

Standard & Poor’s has downgraded its long-term debt rating on Spain, citing the country’s weak growth prospects and risks facing its banks.
The rating agency said […]

Reporter inquiry: A payday loan from a bank?

Big banks are starting to make the equivalent of payday loans through customers’ checking accounts.
They are often called “advance loans” and last until the customer’s […]

American Airlines faces hard times as competition intensifies

A bankruptcy rumor tanked the stock of American Airlines on Monday, raising eyebrows among investors as well as fliers who depend on the second-biggest carrier […]

Stocks mixed after unemployment rate stays high

A three-day rally faded on Wall Street Friday after a pickup in hiring last month failed to bring down the unemployment rate.
The Dow Jones industrial […]