Analysis: Smaller caps seen doing better this earnings season

Perhaps familiarity does breed contempt. The biggest U.S. companies have often failed to meet forecasts this earnings season, while their smaller counterparts have delivered.
“Big-cap” […]

Global markets rise after Greece austerity vote

Global markets rose on Monday after Greece’s parliament approved a new set of austerity measures required by international lenders in exchange for a bailout that […]

Greek crisis talks for debt deal pushed to Monday

Leaders of parties supporting Greece’s coalition government say crisis talks for huge new debt deals will continue Monday.
Coalition backers held a five-hour meeting late Sunday […]

U.S. Lawmakers Trade Blame for $1.1 Trillion Deficit CBO Projects for 2012 - Bloomberg

A report showing the government will run a budget deficit of more than $1 trillion for the fourth consecutive year inflamed a debate over the […]

Greek Debt Talks Risk Derailing EU Summit Plan - Bloomberg

European Union leaders gather for their first summit of 2012 as a deteriorating economy and struggle to complete a Greek debt writeoff risk sidetracking efforts […]

Egyptians gather in Cairo to mark uprising

Tens of thousands of Egyptians rallied Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the country’s 2011 uprising, with liberals and Islamists gathering on different sides […]

EU ministers push bondholders in Greek deal

European finance ministers piled the pressure on Greece’s private creditors Monday to reach an agreement with Athens to cut the country’s massive debt load, with […]

Report: STL jobs recovery still 2+ years away

It will take another two or three years for the St. Louis area to gain back the jobs it lost in the recession, and the […]

Norwegian UN worker kidnapped in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen _ A Norwegian man who was working for the United Nations was kidnapped by armed tribesmen in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Sunday, officials […]

Monti seeks more EU support ahead of Merkel talks

Italy’s Premier Mario Monti has warned that his country needs to see more concrete support from the European Union and Germany in return for the […]