GE Midmarket Lending Pipeline Rises 16% as U.S. Grows - Bloomberg

General Electric Co.

Monsanto boosts profit outlook after strong Q2 report

Monsanto Co. said this morning that a strong and early U.S. seed selling season drove its second fiscal quarter net income up 19 percent. The […]

ISM-Chicago Business Barometer Fell to 62.2 in March From 64 - Bloomberg

The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc. said today its business barometer fell to 62.2 in March from a 10-month high of 64 in February. Readings […]

U.S. jobless claims fall, manufacturing holds up

U.S. economic growth showed signs of becoming more self-sustaining as the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell back to a four-year low […]

U.S. Will Run $1.1 Trillion Deficit, CBO Says: Washington Mover - Bloomberg

The U.S. budget deficit will shrink this year to $1.1 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office said today in a report sure to inflame the election-year […]

Geithner presses Beijing on Iran, currency

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese leaders pledged Wednesday to build economic ties but Beijing gave no sign it would relent in its opposition […]

Retail Sales in Germany Unexpectedly Declined For Second Month in November - Bloomberg

German retail sales (GRIORTMM) unexpectedly fell for a second month in November as Europe

Watchdog: Ties between UK press, police too cozy

Cozy ties between Britain’s police and press have compromised both sides and urgent action is needed to overhaul a culture of leaks at Scotland Yard […]

Verizon to charge $2 fee for online payments

Verizon Wireless will soon make some customers pay for the privilege of paying their bills.
The nation’s largest wireless company is instituting a $2 "convenience […]

Egypt’s military clashes with protesters

Soldiers stormed an anti-military protest camp outside Egypt’s Cabinet building Friday, beating women with sticks and hurling chunks of concrete and glass onto protesters from […]