Inflation poses big problems for small businesses

Don’t be misled by reports that inflation is tame. For small business owners, it’s a threat to profits and expansion plans.
An 8 percent increase in […]

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AOL surges 43% on $1 billion patent deal

AOL said early Monday that it is selling hundreds of patents to Microsoft Corp. for more than $1 billion. The news sent shares of […]

Spring: A time for flowers, high gasoline prices

Ahh, spring. The days get longer, flowers bloom, and gasoline gets more expensive.
It’s a galling time for drivers, and it’s more maddening than usual this […]

U.K. March Services Expansion Unexpectedly Quickens: Economy - Bloomberg

U.K. services growth unexpectedly accelerated in March, adding to signs the economy avoided a recession and built momentum heading into the second quarter.
A gauge […]

Will IBM’s Rometty join Augusta’s boys’ club?

Ginni Rometty has already shattered the glass ceiling of the corporate world. But can she break the green ceiling at Augusta National Golf Club?
That’s […]

Hedge funds quit listening to bears — and buy

Hedge funds trailing the Standard & Poor’s 500 index for the last five months are giving up on bearish bets and buying stocks at the […]

Fed grappling with supervisory role: Bernanke

The Federal Reserve is still working out how best to supervise large financial institutions whose failure could cause domino effects across the financial system, […]

IMF Staff Sees Potential Need for More European Aid to Greece - Bloomberg

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iPad in Toronto: Line-ups and Jedi forces but no protestors

Before the doors of the Eaton Centre Apple store stored opened at 8 a.m., as some early birds stretched out sleeping on the tile floors, […]