Court says state can’t be sued over sick leave

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states cannot be sued under the Family and Medical Leave Act for refusing to give an employee time off […]

U.S. jobless claims fall, manufacturing holds up

U.S. economic growth showed signs of becoming more self-sustaining as the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell back to a four-year low […]

US investigates stuck throttles in Ford Tauruses

Federal safety regulators are investigating complaints that accelerators can stick in Ford Tauruses from model years 2005 and 2006.
The investigation, opened Wednesday, covers an estimated […]

Slower gains in worker output could lead to hiring

U.S. companies will have to keep hiring steadily to meet their customers’ rising demand. That’s the message that emerged Wednesday from a report that employers […]

Services Growth Slows Amid Challenging Environment, Purchasers Poll Shows - Bloomberg

A U.K. gauge of services fell more than economists forecast last month as sales growth slowed and some companies noted a

European jitters to weigh on stocks

U.S. stocks were set to open lower Monday as concerns on Europe’s debt crisis returned and gas prices continued to rise.
The Dow Jones industrial […]

79% of fund managers didn’t beat the S&P

They may dress better than average, but they usually don’t invest that way: Last year 79% of large-cap fund managers trailed the Standard & […]

McDonald’s phasing out tiny cages for pigs

McDonald’s said it will get its pork suppliers to phase out the use of immobilizing cages for pregnant pigs, a move that was applauded […]

S&P, Fitch downgrade Spain financial institutions

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings downgraded their ratings on Spanish financial institutions Monday, after both agencies cut their ratings on that nation’s […]

Builders group sees pickup in housing this year

The U.S. housing market will begin to mount a turnaround this year, building toward a solid recovery in 2013, according to a forecast issued Wednesday […]