Greeks clean up after riots against austerity vote
February 13, 2012
Firefighters doused smoldering buildings and cleanup crews swept rubble from the streets of central Athens on Monday following a night of rioting during which lawmakers […]
South Africa’s close ties to Iran under scrutiny
February 8, 2012
The West’s increasing pressure on Iran has meant scrutiny for South African businesses that operate in the Middle Eastern nation accused of having nuclear ambitions.
South […]
Post cereal spinoff set for Friday
February 3, 2012
The St. Louis region is set to have its newest public company debut.
Post Holdings Inc., the branded cereal business unit of Ralcorp Holdings, will be spun off […]
Markets take breather ahead of US jobs data
February 2, 2012
Markets took a breather on Thursday, following solid gains in the previous session, as investors positioned themselves for crucial U.S. jobs data that often set […]
Small business hiring slows, wages dip in January
January 30, 2012
Small business payrolls grew at a slower rate in January and wages fell, an independent survey showed on Monday, suggesting the pace of overall […]
Bernanke Makes Case for More Bond Buying - Bloomberg
January 26, 2012
Ben S. Bernanke laid the groundwork for a third round of large-scale asset purchases should unemployment remain higher than the Federal Reserve would like while […]
Japan announces first trade deficit since 1980
January 25, 2012
Japan marked its first trade deficit since 1980, a 2.49 trillion yen ($32 billion) shortfall for 2011 caused in part by last year’s tsunami and […]
Business news briefs
January 20, 2012
New jobless claims drop • The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008. The decline added […]
Is Obama the ‘food stamp president?’
January 18, 2012
A record 44.7 million people — or 1 in 7 Americans — were on food stamps last year. But does that make Barack Obama […]
Osborne Sees Some Grounds for U.K. Optimism on EU Outlook - Bloomberg
January 16, 2012
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said he sees some reason for optimism in Europe, while acknowledging that 2012 is set to be a […]