Korea Says No Plan to Curb Record Foreigner Bond Buying - Bloomberg

South Korea, which suffered a sudden outflow of capital in 2008, has no plans to curb record purchases of its debt by foreign funds and […]

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 […]

US court dismisses AstraZeneca Seroquel suit

AstraZeneca PLC says a U.S. court has dismissed the company’s bid to extend the patent on Seroquel, its blockbuster drug for the treatment of bipolar […]

Oil falls to below $107 amid China growth concerns

Oil prices fell to below $107 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid investor concerns that China’s economy and crude demand may grow less than expected […]

Monti Eyes Labor Plan Amid Jobless Youth, Trapped Firemen - Bloomberg

Riccardo Coladarci, a firefighter in Rome for seven years, is trapped and says now it

More retirees can’t cover basic expenses

More than 9 million retired Americans don’t have enough money to cover basic living expenses, according to a new study.
Of the nearly 20 million older […]

World stocks mixed amid US jobs report, high oil

World stocks traded unevenly Friday as investors weighed the impact of high oil prices against new signs of improvement in the U.S. jobs market.
Benchmark oil […]

Gasoline hits $3.72 per gallon

The price of gasoline is continuing its steady climb. Drivers are paying the highest price ever for the end of February.
The national average now sits […]

Judge tosses another claim in Madoff case

In another blow to the trustee in the Bernard Madoff case, a federal judge threw out a $20 billion lawsuit attempting to recover more […]

2012’s hottest toy trend: Nostalgia

It may be 2012, but the toy industry is starting to look a lot like it did a generation or two ago.
A resurgence […]