Late word from Detroit is that GM (GM) and the UAW have agreed to set up a union controlled fund that would handle healthcare payments to the car company's union ... Read Full Story »
Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks (SBUX) defended his company's growth plans in an interview with The New York Times. His two points for investors in the company are that ... Read Full Story »
From Silicon Alley InsiderWe worrywarts are getting some company. Barron's Mark Veverka rounds up a few opinions on Google's exposure to the mortgage crisis, one of whom offers the sound ... Read Full Story »
The U.S. Federal Reserve shocked markets Tuesday by cutting the Fed funds rate – the overnight bank lending rate – by half a percentage point. As a result, equities and ... Read Full Story »