Loonie rises past 99 cents U.S.

The Canadian dollar gained ground against the U.S. dollar Thursday, as strong economic data from earlier in the week continues to bolster the loonie on […]

Madoff trustee sues UBS, others for $2B

The trustee trying to recover money for investors cheated by jailed financier Bernard Madoff announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the Swiss bank UBS AG and […]

Chevy Volt confronts one final glitch

General Motors has begun commercial production of the Chevrolet Volt, producing cars at the automaker’s Detroit plant that are intended for sale or lease […]

World stocks fall on Korea clash, Europe debt woes

World markets slid Tuesday as investors fretted Ireland’s debt crisis will spread to other financially weak European countries and Asian stocks took an extra hit […]

Ireland going for international bailout

Ireland is asking for a multibillion-euro international bailout of its crisis-hit economy, a move the country’s finance minister said Sunday would help shore up the […]

Senate tries to protect doctors from Medicare rate cuts

Doctors would see their federal Medicare reimbursement rates hold steady in December, under a bipartisan bill passed Thursday in the Senate.
The $1 billion measure […]

NY AG sues former car czar in pay-to-play scandal

New York’s attorney general is suing former Obama car czar Steven Rattner over his role in a “pay-to-play” scandal at the state pension fund.
In two […]

Fed’s Rosengren Sees Bank Completing Entire $600 Billion Stimulus Program - Bloomberg

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said he expects the central bank to buy the entire $600 billion of Treasuries policy makers authorized […]

Irish in crisis talks with EU nations, refuse aid

DUBLIN—Debt-burdened Ireland is talking with other European Union governments about how to handle its troubled finances, officials said Monday as the continent’s debt crisis plagued […]

IMF Is `Ready’ for Any Request From Ireland for Support, Strauss-Kahn Says - Bloomberg

The International Monetary Fund stands ready to help Ireland if needed, its managing director said, as market concern about the country’s debt crisis continues.
“Everybody […]