Stocks are mostly lower on weak jobs report

Stocks slipped Thursday after the government reported an increase in the number of applications for unemployment benefits last week.
The Labor Department said 409,000 people applied […]

Oil settles below $90 as monthlong rally sputters

Oil prices dropped Tuesday after climbing above a 26-month high, as investors wondered if the price of crude has climbed too high, too fast.
Benchmark oil […]

Heathrow owner launches inquiry as flights resume

Weather-wracked Christmas travel eased in Britain on Thursday after days of snow-related delays, with most services running normally at Heathrow Airport and on cross-Channel Eurostar […]

Easy credit, high debt, alarms central bank

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is warning Canadian households and businesses to be wary of the current period of cheap borrowing.
Carney says the world

PVT Solar raises $13.7 million, names CEO

PVT Solar Inc. raised $13.7 million in its second round of venture funding and made Vikas Desai its CEO.
Desai worked previously at SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: […]

United Way of Central Carolinas takes over Critical Need Fund

United Way of Central Carolinas Inc. is taking over the once-temporary Critical Need Response Fund that was established in 2008 to help Charlotte-area assist needy […]

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 […]

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 […]