Best-paying college major: engineering

Engineering majors continue to boast fatter salary offers than their peers, according to the most recent survey from the National Association of Colleges and […]

Libyan rebels face military surge on key outpost

Government soldiers and rebel gunmen battled in the streets of a key front-line city Saturday after the Libyan military used shelling and guerrilla-style tactics to […]

Treasuries Advance as Japan, Libya, Portugal Encourage Demand for a Refuge - Bloomberg

Treasuries rose as Japan’s nuclear crisis worsened, the U.S. and its allies prepared to attack Muammar Qaddafi’s ground forces in Libya, and speculation intensified that […]

Unemployment rises in nearly all metro areas

Unemployment rose in nearly all large U.S. cities in January compared to the previous month, mostly because of seasonal changes such as the layoff of […]

Stocks poised to rise as oil prices ease

Stocks appear ready to head higher at the start of trading Wednesday, as oil prices ease back from two-year highs.
Crude oil is hovering around $105 […]

New Zealand Economy Contracts as Quake Hurts Growth - Bloomberg

New Zealand’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter and moved closer to a recession as the worst earthquake in eight decades slowed housing and […]

World stock markets mixed in tight ranges

World stock markets moved in tight ranges Friday amid encouraging news about the U.S. economy and indications Chinese policymakers are reluctant to raise interest rates.
Government […]

State unemployment rates hold steady

The state unemployment picture was little changed in October, with rates holding relatively steady across the country, the government said Tuesday.
A total of 19 […]

Savvy Spending: Lanvin for H&M hits stores Saturday

Jennifer Lopez and Madonna both have already scooped up these clothes and soon the rest of the country can, too.
Normally the garments of Lanvin […]

U.S. Deficit Proposal Misses the One Big Gap: Roger Lowenstein - Bloomberg

Give credit for courage to Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, leaders of the White House bipartisan commission on the U.S. deficit. Their proposal gores some […]