Stocks trade mixed; J&J jumps on strong outlook

Stocks are bouncing between small gains and losses after several major companies reported earnings. A report on housing starts came in better than expected.
Zions Bancorporation […]

World stocks lower as Chinese inflation up again

Stock markets were mostly lower Friday after China reported inflation climbed again despite government efforts to control living costs, raising fears among investors that the […]

Stocks edge higher but leave banks behind

Financial stocks fell broadly Thursday, left out of a late lift that pared earlier losses for most major stock indexes.
Goldman Sachs dropped nearly 3 percent […]

Economy better, but Bank of Canada stays with low interest rate policy

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Euro strikes 15-month high against dollar

Stocks rose Wednesday despite worries over a nuclear reactor in Japan and Libya’s violent conflict, while the euro hit a 15-month high against the dollar […]

G-7 Sells Yen in First Joint Intervention Since 2000 to Ease Japan Crisis - Bloomberg

The Group of Seven jointly intervened in the foreign exchange market for the first time in more than a decade after Japan’s currency soared, threatening […]

Obama’s Budget to `Cut What We Can’t Afford,’ Lew Writes in New York Times - Bloomberg

President Barack Obama will send Congress a “tough choices” budget next week that would cut some of his own programs in the environment, community development […]

Watchdog says future bailouts appear more likely

A government official says the financial overhaul enacted last summer won’t deliver on its promise to end bailouts.
Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky says in a […]

Why this ski jacket still costs more here

A Karbon brand ski jacket made in China for a company in Toronto costs more to buy in Canada than in the U.S.
Despite the fact, […]

Coming in 2012: Maserati SUV with Ferrari engine

Maserati will get its own SUV model next year, built on the platform of Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Chrysler Group plant in Detroit, […]