Pa. state university tuition to rise 4.5%

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s board of governors has approved a 4.5 percent tuition increase for Pennsylvania residents attending its 14 universities as […]

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China Loans Growth to Spur Inflation Next Year, BNP’s Sanft Says

China’s lending growth has been “too high” in the past year and may spur inflation in 2010, said Erwin Sanft, head of China and […]

Goldman in talks to buy Fannie tax credits: report

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is in talks to buy millions of dollars of tax credits from Fannie Mae, but the U.S. Treasury could block […]

FDIC Bair: Suspend some Wall St. bonuses

Wall Street firms should consider, at least temporarily, suspending eye-popping bonuses, Federal Deposit Insurance Chairman Sheila Bair said.
“It distresses me,” Bair said, referring to […]

TSX changes rule for shareholder votes in takeovers

The Toronto Stock Exchange has received approval for a rule change that would require securityholder approval in some takeover deals.
The exchange said yesterday the […]

BUD going back on Big Board

So let’s say you have about $45 sloshing around in your piggy bank.
Should you invest in Anheuser-Busch InBev?
For a while, the […]

BofA letter rejects charges by Cuomo

Bank of America Corp shot back at New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, saying he is “simply wrong” to claim that the bank is […]

Low-price reigns in mixed retail sales reports

Lower-priced U.S. retailers posted better-than-expected sales results in August as consumers looked to save money in the key back-to-school season, leaving luxury chains struggling.
“It’s […]

People in Business

Clean The Uniform Co. named Terrian Thomas as a collections representative.
Armstrong Teasdale added Cary A. Levitt.
Danny Farnham has been named […]

Coal miner at Patriot subsidiary is killed

ORGAS, W.Va. — Emergency officials in Boone County say a worker at a coal mine has been killed in an accident.
A Boone […]