Disney employees now allowed to grow beards

Mickey Mouse can finally grow that goatee he’s always wanted.
Until now, Disney (, Fortune 500) parks and resort employees had been prohibited from […]

Warm winter creates winners and losers in U.S. economy

Halfway through what might turn out to be the second mildest U.S. winter on record, major parts of the nation’s economy are feeling the […]

Starbucks 1Q profit up 10 percent on strong sales

Starbucks Corp.’s reported the biggest quarterly revenue gain since the recession began, but investors worried after the company issued a modest full-year forecast.
The Seattle-based coffee […]

Keystone pipeline proposal rejected by U.S. government

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Michigan Consumer Sentiment Beats Forecast - Bloomberg

Confidence among U.S. consumers increased more than forecast in January, reaching its highest level in eight months on signs the labor market is improving.
The […]

Rage in Nigeria strike fuels fears of unrest

Thick black smoke and flames rose Tuesday from the burning roadblock that cut off a highway linking Nigeria’s mainland to the islands where the oil-rich […]

Dodge Dart to join compact car race

If the new Dodge Dart sells anything like the original, Chrysler will have the small-car hit it needs.
The reinvented compact, which debuts at the Detroit […]

Canadian Confidence in Economy Rises From Two-Year Low, Nanos Poll Shows - Bloomberg

Canadian consumer confidence rose in the fourth quarter from a two-year low on optimism about real estate prices and the global economy according to a […]

BOE Says U.K. Lenders Expect to Toughen Loan Terms on Euro-Crisis Impact - Bloomberg

U.K. banks (F3BANK) expect to toughen the criteria on loans to companies and households in the first quarter because of strains in wholesale funding markets, […]

China

A Chinese manufacturing gauge rose in December, suggesting that a slowdown in the world