Apple smashes forecasts, stock hits record

Apple Inc’s profits and sales streaked past Wall Street forecasts as iPhone and Mac sales hit quarterly records, sending its shares rocketing to all-time […]

UK bribery move on BAE adds to woes in U.S.

Britain’s plan to prosecute BAE Systems Plc for bribery is more bad news for the U.K. company, which is already smarting after losing two […]

GM adding third shift at 3 plants

General Motors Co. will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana to handle an expected increase in demand and to […]

Fed to reject Geithner’s review request: report

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has rejected Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s request for a public review of its structure and governance, Bloomberg said, citing […]

BUD going back on Big Board

So let’s say you have about $45 sloshing around in your piggy bank.
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Software emerges as key in smartphone fight

As smaller smartphone brands slug it out to set their phones apart from the now standard set-up of camera, email access and games, software […]

U.S. manufacturing seen showing expansion

A key gauge of U.S. manufacturing activity likely rose in August, which would bring the index into positive territory for the first time since […]

Fed can avoid inflation: NY Fed’s Dudley

New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said on Monday the U.S. central bank can withdraw its massive economic stimulus measures without allowing dangerous […]

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 […]

European economy has good showing

The European economy bounced back with unexpected strength in the second quarter, buoying hopes that a worldwide recession was drawing to a close.
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