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 […]

Flood-wary Bangkok is contrast of misery, normalcy

On one side of Bangkok, you’ll find the victims of Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century. They float down trash-strewn waterways, paddling washtubs with […]

Chrysler posts $212M 3Q profit

Chrysler says it earned $212 million in the third quarter as car and truck sales grew 24 percent.
It was the company’s second profitable quarter this […]

Ford of Canada names new CEO

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Deeper flaws in euro will take years to fix

Markets want European leaders to find a convincing way to ease the eurozone debt crisis by the middle of the week.
Fixes for the deeper problems […]

Sitton Construction Group completes work on two projects at McKendree University

Sitton Construction Group completed work on two projects for McKendree University in Lebanon.
Sitton was the owner’s representative and provided oversight for the design and construction […]

Peabody bid for Macarthur clears major hurdle

Peabody Energy Corp. and partner ArcelorMittal cleared perhaps their last major hurdle in the companies’ $5 billion quest to gain control of Australia’s Macarthur Coal […]

US stock futures flat on earnings, housing reports

U.S. stock futures were flat Wednesday as investors weighed mixed corporate earnings results against a surprising jump in the construction of new homes in September.
A […]

WSJ accused of unorthodox boost to circulation

The Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday that it had seen emails and documents showing that The Wall Street Journal funneled money through third parties to a […]

Stocks get lift from US jobs figures

Stocks got a lift Friday by news that the U.S. economy generated more jobs than anticipated over the past three months, reinforcing hopes that the […]