Restaurants turn to Twitter in D.C. snowstorm

Restaurant owners looking to get the word out about their status during the weekend's snowstorm often found themselves turning to Twitter.
The micro-blogging site was bursting […]

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What could go wrong in 2010

At the start of 2009, who could have imagined that we’d actually have reasons to look back at the year fondly?
It began […]

Senate OKs filing extension for jobless

Jobless Americans will soon get two more months to file for unemployment benefits and the COBRA health coverage subsidy, under a bill passed by […]

A few glitches for electric cars

If you’re looking forward to parking a brand-new electric car in your garage soon, be prepared to spend some money getting that garage in […]

McDonald’s COO Alvarez to retire, cites health

McDonald’s Corp Chief Operating Officer Ralph Alvarez, who was widely believed to be in line for the fast-food chain’s top job, will retire on […]

JPMorgan’s Dimon says end “too big to fail”

JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon called the idea that any bank is too big to fail “ethically bankrupt” and said regulators […]

P&G, Colgate top expectations; P&G shares rise

Procter & Gamble Co blew past profit forecasts on Thursday as sales started to rebound, pleasing investors who were eager to see whether the […]

BP profit halves, beats forecasts on cost cuts

BP Plc beat third-quarter earnings forecasts by a big margin in a sign Chief Executive Tony Hayward’s restructuring plans were delivering results, with cost […]

Fast traders push alternative risk oversight plan

A handful of companies, including high-frequency traders, have asked the U.S. stock clearinghouse to act as a market-wide monitor, to guard against the risk […]

Battle-tested IMF emerges with bigger global role

The International Monetary Fund is evolving into a “central clearing house” that will help manage the global economy, the head of the IMF’s policy-steering […]