Kroger says health reform will cause tax expense to grow

Kroger Co. said it will no longer be able to take a certain tax deduction as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]

Wachovia settles money-laundering inquiry for $160 million

Banking giant Wachovia Corp. will pay $160 million to settle a federal investigation into laundering of illegal drug profits through Mexican exchange houses in […]

Merkel Seeks to Damp Greek ‘Emotions’ as Crisis Weighs on Euro

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she aims to calm the turmoil over Greece’s budget crisis in talks with Prime Minister George Papandreou, signaling her […]

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 […]

Australia’s Rate Pause May Be Short-lived Amid Employment Boom

The biggest Australian jobs boom in five years may make it harder for central bank Governor Glenn Stevens to extend a pause in recent […]

Complete Landscaping nears closing on Baldridge Electric building

Complete Landscaping Systems Inc. expects to close soon on its nearly $500,000 purchase of the adjacent Second Street building that is occupied by Baldridge Electric […]

Swiss Post Solutions opens D.C. office

Swiss Post Solutions Inc. has opened a D.C. office at 1875 Eye St. NW to support its client roster in the mid-Atlantic region.
New York City-based […]

What could go wrong in 2010

At the start of 2009, who could have imagined that we’d actually have reasons to look back at the year fondly?
It began […]

Merkel Says She’ll Pursue Market Rules, Credit Supply in 2010

Chancellor Angela Merkel said her priorities for 2010 include winning support for further regulation of global financial markets and avoiding a credit squeeze for […]