Stocks end a down month on an up note

That screeching sound you heard in May? That was the stock market.
While the month ended with four days of gains in most of the indexes, […]

U.S. Employers Probably Hired Fewer Workers - Bloomberg

Employers probably hired fewer workers in May and manufacturing cooled as the jump in fuel costs and the effects of Japan’s earthquake rippled through the […]

Stocks open higher with rising spending

Stocks are opening higher after a report showed Americans’ spending edged up last month.
The Commerce Department said early Friday that both personal income and spending […]

Bank earnings: TD, CIBC fall short of analyst estimates

Two of Canada

Plaza Frontenac is up for sale

Plaza Frontenac is up for sale.
The upscale mall is owned by Davis Street Land Co. of Evanston, Ill., and a pension fund. Company executives did […]

Kobo goes up market, targets Kindle

Toronto

Bill would give tax cut to small businesses

For years, as Missouri small- business owners have watched the state dole out tax breaks to corporations, they wondered, “Where’s ours?”
Now, with legislation awaiting the […]

Asian shares higher after Wall Street IPO splash

A frothy IPO on Wall Street by social networking site LinkedIn helped lift most Asian share markets higher Friday despite mixed signals about the U.S. […]

Rebels: Gadhafi fighters shell western mountains

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi shelled villages and towns to try to take control of the high ground in a western mountain range […]

Midland States Bancorp plans IPO

Midland States Bancorp Inc., a Southern Illinois bank that’s growing in Missouri and Illinois, plans to offer its common stock through an initial public offering, […]