Beer garden, microbrewery set to open at old Coke plant

Plans are moving ahead swiftly to open a beer garden and microbrewery at a former Coca-Cola syrup plant in far south St. Louis.
The business will […]

Cautious approach pays off for Power Corp.

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Stocks wobble as earnings rally slows

The earnings rally that lifted the stock market for the past two weeks is pausing after a batch of weaker than expected results.
Pfizer fell nearly […]

NATO strike kills Gadhafi’s son but leader escapes

A NATO missile struck a house in Tripoli where Moammar Gadhafi and his wife were staying on Saturday, missing the Libyan leader but killing his […]

Nowotny, Coene Signal Investors Right to Expect Higher ECB Rates This Year - Bloomberg

European monetary policy is too stimulative given the economic outlook for the region, and Greece doesn’t need to restructure its debt, European Central Bank Governing […]

Nicklaus: After hard lessons, workers learning to manage 401(k)s

The 401(k) could be called America’s accidental retirement plan.
Originally envisioned as a tax shelter for highly paid corporate employees, by the late 1980s the 401(k) […]

Factory Overtime Increase in U.S. Points to Further Strength in Job-Market - Bloomberg

Fewer Americans must settle for part-time jobs for lack of full-time work, and factory overtime is on the rise, indicating the pace of payroll gains […]

U.S. Housing Starts Rose 15% in January, Above Forecast - Bloomberg

Builders began work on more homes than forecast in January, reflecting a surge in multifamily units.
Housing starts climbed 15 percent to a 596,000 annual […]

GM to pay more than $400 million in worker bonuses

DETROIT — Less than two years after entering bankruptcy, General Motors will extend millions of dollars in bonuses to most of its 48,000 hourly workers […]

Bank of England to Hold Rate as Officials Fight Over Inflation, Recovery - Bloomberg

The Bank of England will probably maintain emergency stimulus for the economy next week as policy makers assess whether a 13-month bout of above-target inflation […]