Momentum ushers gold above $1,000/oz

Gold powered through the $1,000 per ounce psychological barrier on Tuesday, carried by a wave of pent-up technical momentum and dollar weakness, with some […]

Upside of downturn: Less junk clogging your mailbox

You can find a bright spot in the recession as close as your mailbox: There are far fewer hefty catalogs, bulging coupon packets, unwanted […]

Nokia keeps jobs in Canada

After months of uncertainty, more than 800 Canadian employees of Nortel Networks Corp. can once again start thinking about their futures, albeit with a new […]

A career coach’s world without borders

In a rented conference room near Emperor Hadrian’s tomb, career coach Megan Fitzgerald greets two regular clients. Though all three are American expatriates, there’s […]

RehabCare reports strong first quarter results

RehabCare Group Inc., a Clayton-based operator of rehabilitation centers, said first quarter earnings and revenues rose, driven by growth in each core operating division.
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Stock trends can work if spotted early

Stock market investors hoping that adages and simplistic trading patterns offer a chance to make easy profits may have to dig a little deeper […]

It gets worse for airlines

Airlines face a global downdraft that’s far worse than the post-Sept. 11 turbulence that sent four major U.S. carriers into bankruptcy, an airline trade […]

Alcoa down after cutting dividend

Shares of Alcoa Inc fell 12.1 percent to $5.38 in premarket trade on Tuesday after the aluminum company cut its quarterly dividend to 3 […]

Job fairs: Long lines and a ray of hope

Howard La waited 90 minutes on line for the chance to spend three minutes with a recruiter from Charles Schwab.
La, who lost his human […]

Corporate giving expected to drop in 2009

Corporate giving is expected to drop precipitously in 2009, a new survey says, with about half of those surveyed saying their company has implemented a […]