Papademos, Greek Leaders Agree on Deal Framework - Bloomberg

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos secured an outline agreement from the three political party leaders supporting his interim government on measures demanded by international creditors […]

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 […]

Year of the piggy bank: Let money grow in 2012

Make 2012 the year to get money right.
For those who have been procrastinating or worrying, the key is to get started. Dartmouth College studies show […]

Best Buy 3rd-quarter profit falls, shares skid

Electronics retailer Best Buy said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income fell 29 percent as it cut prices in popular categories such as tablets and […]

Congress still has time, but debt bomb fuse is getting short

The failure of Congress’ deficit-cutting supercommittee may be a bad omen, but it’s no calamity.
Just ask the bond market, which is still willing to lend […]

Germany’s auction flop adds to European debt fears

Germany failed to raise as much money as it hoped in its latest bond auction, in a surprising sign that Europe’s biggest economy may not […]

UK government selling Northern Rock

The British government has agreed to sell mortgage lender Northern Rock, the nation’s first victim of the credit crisis, to Virgin Money.
The Treasury said Thursday […]

China’s recalled bullet trains to resume service

Bullet trains on China’s showcase Beijing-to-Shanghai line that were recalled over safety concerns following a deadly crash on another line will gradually resume service from […]

401(k) matches restored by 75 percent of companies

Most of the companies that either suspended or reduced their 401(k) matches during the economic downturn have reinstated them, business consultant Towers Watson said in […]

Ford to pay workers $6,000 bonus in new contract

Ford Motor Co. will pay its U.S. factory workers a $6,000 signing bonus as part of a four-year contract deal reached with the United Auto […]