Financials, oils push TSX lower

The Toronto stock market snapped a four-session positive streak today as investors took profits from a sharp runup in financials while energy stocks slipped amid […]

Senate confirms Geithner as Treasury Secretary

Senate lawmakers voted Monday to confirm Tim Geithner as the next Treasury secretary amid ongoing uncertainty about the nation’s economic future.
Geithner, who will […]

Australia May Cut Interest Rate Below 2%, Fraser Says

Australia’s central bank may more than halve its benchmark interest rate as the nation enters a long and deep recession, former Governor Bernie Fraser […]

Italy’s Economy to Shrink 2% This Year, Tremonti Says

Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti abandoned his forecast that the Italian economy will expand in 2009 and now predicts it will have the worst contraction […]

Help! My company cut my 401(k) match

Question: My company has suspended matching contributions in my 401(k). I’m unsure what to do, but I’m thinking of rolling my 401(k) into an […]

Earnings concerns knock market down

NEW YORK — Stocks fell Monday, extending losses from the market’s worst week since November, as investors speculated Alcoa Inc. will kick off a […]

Walgreen to cut 1,000 jobs outside its drugstores

Walgreen Co () plans to cut about 1,000 jobs outside its drugstores, its first major staff reduction, as it works on trimming costs and […]

Wall Street: Bracing for bad news

After a strong start to the new year in very light trading, Wall Street gets serious.
The weeks ahead will prove the true test, […]