Young veterans hard hit by unemployment

John Duwe carries himself with a bearing that telegraphs his service in the United States Marine Corps Reserve

Reports: Chilean court suspends LAN-TAM merger

Officials have suspended a merger between Chile’s LAN Airlines and Brazil’s TAM Airlines while they investigate whether it complies with the South American country’s antitrust […]

Online retailer Amazon.com fails to deliver

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S. Korea’s Economic Growth Slows as Investment Slides - Bloomberg

South Korea’s economic growth slowed as investment declined, increasing the likelihood of the central bank pausing interest-rate increases aimed at damping inflation.
Gross domestic product […]

Growth in German, French Manufacturing Industries Unexpectedly Slows Down - Bloomberg

Growth in Germany’s manufacturing industry slowed in January, Markit Economics said.
An index based on a survey of purchasing managers in the German manufacturing industry […]

Pension shortfalls persist as rates slump

Canadian pension plans will take longer than expected to bounce back to full funding thanks to meagre investment returns in a low interest rate environment, […]

Carrigan: Don

Some things never change. Here we are, about half way through a bull market, and investors keep repeating the same bad habits.
Investors (and some young […]

Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Jump More Than Estimated to Seven-Month High - Bloomberg

Sales of U.S. previously owned homes jumped more than forecast in December as buyers tried to lock in low mortgage rates before the economic recovery […]

Vietnam’s Ruling Party Backs Dung for Second Term as Inflation Risk Rises - Bloomberg

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is set to serve a second term after the Communist Party elected him to its highest body, a […]

South Africans accept Wal-Mart bid

A South African chain’s shareholders have overwhelmingly accepted Wal-Mart’s offer to buy 51 percent of their company, the chief executive said Monday, paving the way […]