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Economic aftershocks of Japan quake roil Asia

Economic aftershocks of the devastation in Japan are rolling through Asia. It is here, among Japan’s neighbors, that the reverberations of the catastrophe are being […]

Carrigan: Most investors should avoid the stop loss habit

All private investors and industry pros make mistakes and if I had to pick the Number 1 mistake, I would say over-trading closely followed by […]

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, […]

Foreclosure rise in Q3 as fewer people get help

The number of foreclosed homes rose over the summer after fewer people at risk received assistance lowering their monthly mortgage payments, a new report shows.
About […]

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 […]

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 […]

Airbus parent EADS reports narrow Q3 profit

Airbus’ parent company EADS NV reported a narrow third-quarter profit on Friday, rebounding from a loss a year earlier as the commercial plane-making business continued […]

New $100 bill debut is postponed

The American public is just going to have to wait for its redesigned Benjamins, the Federal Reserve said on Friday.
The Federal Reserve was planning […]

Coffee prices on the rise

You may soon find yourself paying more for your morning coffee - if you aren’t already.
A trifecta of bad news has sent coffee […]