thinkstockEuropean leaders say they will take additional steps to end the economic crisis in the region. (Reuters) Softbank puts an upper limit on what Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) may pay to buy the…
ThinkstockEurope’s Central Banking Authority Europe finally has a central banking authority, a move that many politicians and economists believe will help pull the region out of its financial crisis. It is hard to argue…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessOn the Redbox homepage, the DVD rental firm owned by Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) has begun to promote a streaming movie service it plans to launch with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockForeclosures have nose dived. However, the states hardest hit by the real estate disaster remain in deep trouble — another reminder that all housing problems are local and need to be solved at the…
thinkstockThe Federal Reserve links bond buying to unemployment rates. (Reuters) The European Central Bank will have new authority over Europe’s banks. (Reuters) The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which said it would use…
ThinkstockThe National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) issued its annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, in which its claims “teacher pension systems in the United States have almost $325 billion in unfunded liabilities.” The conclusion…
Thinkstock The outcry about overpaid CEOs has gone on for years as the financial press combs SEC statements for outlandish pay packages that sometime run into the tens of millions of dollars. Often lost…
courtesy of MicrosoftMore Outlets for Surface Tablet Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has decided to let a number of retailers offer its Surface tablet, perhaps to offset sales that never reached any real volume. Microsoft…
thinkstockIn all the markets in which Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has had success, the consumer electronics company has been a pioneer. If it moves into the television industry, it will lack that critical advantage,…
Courtesy of The Washington Post CompanyThe Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) apparently wants to follow the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT), The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times into the business of…
courtesy Boeing Co.Amidst the effort of US Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) to buy AMR, the parent of American Airlines, out of Chapter 11 and Delta Air Line Inc.’s (NYSE: DAL) purchase of 49%…
courtesy of YouTubeThe Federal Reserve probably will add to its bond-buying programs as the economy continues to sputter. (Reuters) India begins an investigation into Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s (NYSE: WMT) activity in the country, looking for…
Guillaume Paumier / Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-3.0Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was the No. 1 company on the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards, a list of the 50 Best Places to Work for 2013. This is the…
ThinkstockBy Adam Samson / FOXBusiness Developing: A group claiming to be aligned with Islamic terrorism that launched a massive attack against U.S. bank websites in the fall has threatened another round, set to start…
ThinkstockGerman Economy Stable The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany improved a bit, which must be a relief for those who believe that Europe’s largest economy by gross domestic product continues to move…
courtesy Boeing Co.The media is on the cusp of predictions about how many more flaws found by government agencies or large airlines it will take to ground the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner fleet.…
Wikimedia CommonsGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) email product — Gmail — crashed for users across part of the world. That apparently caused the crash of a number of Google Chrome browsers as well. As the…
ThinkstockIn among the quotes from John Maynard Keynes and Charles Dickens, the authors of the National Intelligence Council’s “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds” make the relatively old observation that the United States could be passed…
thinkstockHSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) pays a $1.92 billion fine to the U.S. government to settle a money laundering probe. (Reuters) The cost of outside products necessary to run Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hardware has…
Turmoil in Italy The very modest hope that government actions in Italy might stabilize its economy probably has ended. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will resign, which leaves the national political situation in turmoil.…