Regulators close banks in Florida, Arizona

Regulators have shuttered banks in Florida and Arizona, the first two closures of 2011 after 157 banks succumbed last year to the struggling economy and […]

Asian Buyers Take Almost a Quarter of EU Bond Issuance for Irish Bailout - Bloomberg

Investors in Asia piled into bonds sold by the European Union to help finance aid for Ireland, according to EU figures. The notes rose today […]

Factory outlook bright after 17 months of growth

Factories are cranking up production, anticipating greater spending by consumers and businesses in 2011. Tax cuts will give people more money to buy cars, computers […]

St. Louis may escape impact of debit card limits

If you have a checking account, give a cheer for cut-throat competition among banks here in St. Louis. It may save you from higher fees […]

N.Z.’s Key Says Nation’s Currency Likely to Increase Above 80 U.S. Cents - Bloomberg

New Zealand dollar, the strongest performer of 16 major currencies the last week, is likely to rise above 80 U.S. cents and cause further problems […]

Directors at Deer Valley, Superior Uniform step down

Two Tampa Bay companies will be looking for new members of their boards of directors, following the resignation or retirement of current directors.
Hans Beyer and […]

Google shifts tactics after Beijing complains

Google Inc. said late Monday that it will stop automatically redirecting visitors from in China site to one in Hong Kong, a practice it started […]

Focusing on local markets gets results for Macy’s

Macy’s intense focus on tailoring its merchandise to local markets helped push the department store chain to profitability in the first quarter.
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Getting Wall Street to pay up

The easy money has been taken off the table to pay for health reform. But Congress and the White House still have a lot […]

Jobless claims rise unexpectedly

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance climbed unexpectedly last week.
There were 473,000 initial jobless claims filed in the week […]