I’m a Medicare doctor. Here’s what I make

When you think of low-paying jobs, doctor doesn’t usually come to mind.
But with a 21% cut in Medicare payments slated to take effect later […]

Failure to notify FDA costs KV $27.5 million

ST. LOUIS — KV Pharmaceutical Co., of Brentwood, was ordered Tuesday to pay $27.5 million in fines and restitution for failing to notify regulators […]

Bank stocks are still an iffy investment

Bank stocks rose like a phoenix from the financial ashes over the past year or so, lifting the results of the funds that owned […]

Rebound on the factory floor

The long-battered U.S. manufacturing sector is showing surprising signs of strength and many experts think it has relatively bright prospects for at least the […]

Time Warner hikes dividend as outlook brightens

In its first financial report without Aol in a decade, Time Warner Inc. raised its dividend as it reported quarterly sales and profit Wednesday […]

Job growth returns — then fades

Employers once again slashed a substantial number jobs off their payrolls in December, according to a disappointing report from the government Friday. But there […]

Haldane Says Crisis Shows U.K. Bank Exodus May Be No Bad Thing

Bank of England official Andrew Haldane said the departure of financial institutions from the U.K. to avoid tighter regulation may be “a price worth […]

Bankruptcies in Canada decline 27 per cent

The number of bankruptcies in Canada fell significantly in October compared with the month before, largely due to a change in legislation that makes filing […]

Anti-McKee petition drive falls short

A bid to put Paul McKee’s NorthSide redevelopment plan on the February ballot has come up short.
Thursday was the deadline for signatures on […]

Dubai World refused distress-asset sale: report

Dubai World has refused to offload assets at fire-sale prices to repay obligations, forcing it to seek a debt standstill, a newspaper report on […]