Massachusetts sues banks over foreclosures

Massachusetts sued five major banks Thursday over deceptive foreclosure practices such as the “robo-signing” of documents, potentially undermining negotiations between lenders and state prosecutors across […]

Strains in German economy trouble Europe

The German economy, which has been a bastion while its neighbors have buckled one by one under debt, showed signs of strain Wednesday and raised […]

Occupy protestors reinvigorate buy-local. buy-American debate

Whether people celebrate or criticize Occupy Wall Street, the movement has reinvigorated calls for local buying just in time for the manic holiday shopping season.
Buying […]

Sediment clog snarls St. Louis barge traffic

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Kesa dumps money-losing UK Comet stores

Kesa Electricals says it has agreed to sell its money-losing Comet stores in Britain for a token payment of 2 pounds ($3.22).
Kesa said Wednesday that […]

Stocks wobble as debt worries shift to Italy

U.S. stock indexes wobbled between small gains and losses in afternoon trading Monday as investors worried that Europe’s debt crisis would spread to Italy.
Italy’s borrowing […]

IMF to monitor Italy’s economic reform efforts

The International Monetary Fund will monitor Italy’s financial reform efforts, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Friday, a humbling step for one of the world’s biggest _ […]

Qantas flights back to normal after grounding

Qantas Airways said its flights were back on schedule Tuesday, a day after an Australian court ruling ended 48 hours of travel chaos stemming from […]

Cigna 3Q profit falls, but expects 2012 growth

Cigna Corp.’s third-quarter profit tumbled 35 percent due to a bigger hit from some discontinued businesses, but income from its main segments grew and it […]

Earnings Preview: Visa to report 4th-qtr results

Credit and debit card payment processor Visa Inc. is expected to report continued growth for its fiscal fourth quarter when it post results after the […]