Stocks falter to start the week

Stocks fell Monday, closing lower on one of the final trading days of a dismal year, amid global tensions and downbeat corporate news.
The […]

London Led U.K. House-Price Declines in 2008, Hometrack Says

London house prices fell more than in any other U.K. region this year and probably will decline further in 2009 as the economy sinks […]

Obama closing in on stimulus plan

President-elect Barack Obama’s economic team and congressional staffers are close to finalizing a massive recovery proposal but are still hammering out details, Vice President-elect […]

Ad agency lets web visitors decide layoff

A Brussels advertising agency has come up with a novel, new-age solution to the economic downturn – a social layoff site of sorts where you […]

CENTENE: Steady earnings forecast

Centene Corp.’s earnings guidance for the next fiscal year will be little changed from its 2008 guidance, the company said Friday.
Centene, a […]

As casino revenues fall, gambling industry sheds jobs

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Juan Jimenez’s job at the casino wasn’t the most glamorous one in the place. But picking up cigarette butts, vacuuming […]

Adobe Q4 profit grows

NEW YORK – Adobe Systems Inc., best known for its Photoshop and Acrobat software, says its fourth-quarter profit grew 11 per cent.
But sales […]

It’s the worst economy since the Great Depression

So, if we’re in "the worst economy since the Great Depression" — a phrase heard more and more these past few weeks — why […]

North St. Louis County apartments face foreclosure

Add a big apartment complex to the growing list of local properties facing foreclosure.
Ridgetop Manor, a 250-unit development off Halls Ferry Road near […]

Qantas CEO says BA merger faces major hurdles

Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) warned investors its proposed $5.6 billion merger with British Airways Plc (BA) (BAY.L: Quote, Profile, […]