U.K. Consumer Confidence Stays Near Lowest Since 2009, GfK Says - Bloomberg

U.K. consumer confidence stayed close to the lowest since March 2009 this month as Britons’ became more pessimistic about the sustainability of the economic recovery, […]

P&G to raise prices, maintains earnings outlook

Procter & Gamble Co. says it will raise prices to cope with a run-up in commodity costs and turmoil in the Middle East.
The maker of […]

Iceland summons US envoy over WikiLeaks probe

The American ambassador to Reykjavik has been summoned to explain why U.S. investigators are trying to access the private details of an Icelandic lawmaker’s online […]

HSBC’s Hong Kong Chief Says More Property Curbs Would Hurt `Real Buyers’ - Bloomberg

Any additional measures by Hong Kong’s government to cool house-price gains would run the risk of crimping demand among “real buyers” as well as speculators, […]

Oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdish north to resume

Iraq’s newly appointed oil minister says oil exports from the country’s northern self-ruled Kurdish region will soon resume.
Abdul-Karim Elaibi told The Associated Press on Saturday […]

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus rally

Lower tax rates may not get the economy back on track again. But they may spare investors from a nasty little sell-off at the […]

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 […]

Hedge funds are back. Too bad for you.

Individual investors are boycotting the stock market, while hedge funds have regained their swagger after wandering in the wilderness.
The S&P 500 rose over […]

Two local sites named to Superfund list

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added two new hazardous waste sites in Central Florida to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites.
The sites added […]