On Monday, oil traded below $113 a barrel, its lowest level since early May, and the euro, so strong for so long, tumbled below $1.49, its weakest level since February.
A woman discusses why she is in awe of her ability to travel, her evolution as a frequent flier, and how her trips abroad have led to friendships throughout the world.
The New York state attorney general said that he is expanding his investigation into the collapse of auction-rate securities to include JPMorgan Chase, Wachovia and Morgan Stanley.
In a filing with the S.E.C, Yahoo said it spent $36 million in the first half of 2008 on fees for outside advisers helping it handle Microsoft’s bid, Carl Icahn’s attempt to oust Yahoo’s board and related litigation.
Stocks fell and then recovered after an escalation in the fighting between Russia and Georgia raised concerns among investors that the conflict might endanger Russia’s economic relations with the West.
Even for the alumni, the ability to cash in on one’s former fame comes only once every four years, because corporate sponsors prefer to work with athletes when their signature sports are in the news.
As Wall Street’s troubles deepen, big investment banks are seizing the moment to ask high-value employees to move to financial hubs in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Reuters - Stocks rose on Monday as oil prices
closed lower for a sixth day, improving prospects for consumer
and business spending.
The union representing pilots at United Airlines urged Glenn F. Tilton to resign, accusing him of steering the carrier down a path to poor customer service, employee morale and financial performance.
Figuring out how to care for special needs children can be difficult, especially if the children need 24-hour care and are on strict schedules.
Wall Street’s losses are fast becoming India’s gain, as jobs higher up the financial food chain are being exported to India and places less costly than New York and London.
China’s trade surplus swelled in July to its highest level in eight months as its trade gaps with the United States and Europe grew despite concern about weaker global demand.
A coalition of disabilities groups is expected to call for a national boycott of the coming film “Tropic Thunder” because of what they see as the movie’s open ridicule of the intellectually disabled.
The ratification of a collective bargaining agreement has been an element of Delta’s efforts to achieve a smooth integration when it acquires Northwest later this year.
Waste Management on Monday raised its unsolicited bid for Republic Services, to $6.73 billion in cash as it seeks to wrest its smaller rival from an already-agreed deal with Allied Waste.
AP - Wall Street advanced Monday but gave back some of its gains after crude oil prices pulled off their lows and the Federal Reserve said more banks are tightening lending standards.
Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index
slid more than 100 points on Monday, pulled down by resource
shares, which fell in tandem with commodity prices.
Can Martha Stewart take a pie in the face -- even one she baked? Fine Living Network, about to unveil a new comedy series -- “Whatever, Martha!” -- is about to find out.
A giant piece of machinery bound for the oilsands of northern Alberta from Japan has arrived in Thunder Bay, Ont., marking the opening of a new all-Canadian shipping route.
The Canadian Home Builders Association is taking issue with a recent report that says Saskatchewan's housing boom is headed for a bust.
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