Hawaii gas prices up for 5th week

Gas prices increased in Hawaii for the fifth week in a row.
A gallon of regular unleaded in Hawaii averaged $3.35 on Thursday, up 3 cents […]

Goodbye, grocery store price tags

In 2001, Sunit Saxena made a midnight run to the grocery store for wonton wrappers. When he couldn’t find any, he went looking for […]

South Korea presses home China advantage versus Japan

Through a mixture of good fortune and well-executed strategy, South Korea has been better placed than Japan to catch a lift from China’s heady […]

Gasp! Fund manager commits selfless act

It’s fun writing about Wall Street’s greedheads and tax dodgers. But every once in a while, I get to write about something positive — […]

Summers to lead high-level meeting on economy

White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers will lead a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the state of the economy, job creation and ways […]

Philips’ profit beats forecasts, remains cautious

Dutch conglomerate Philips Electronics’ reported a better than expected third-quarter operating profit on Monday as a result of cost reductions but the company remained […]

IRS: Don’t wait for new offshore deal

There will be no new deal for rich Americans seeking to come clean about offshore income once an amnesty deadline expires next week, the […]

Inflation fears eating you up? Consider TIPS

One steady bit of good economic news: Inflation remains near zero. So who would want to pay extra these days to add a dose […]

CIT near plan to turn over company to bondholders: sources

CIT Group Inc is nearing a plan that likely would hand the commercial lender over to its bondholders, sources familiar with the matter said […]

Push is on to extend $8,000 homebuyer tax credit. Is it worth it?

It helped Elizabeth Poelker buy her house.
It probably helped Paul Medler sell his.
But is the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers really […]