Telecom blues turns into ‘victory for the little guy’

Canadian musician Dave Carroll created a sensation with his song about United Airlines breaking his guitar.
He posted a video on YouTube and told all his […]

“New GM” ready to exit bankruptcy

General Motors on Friday prepared to exit bankruptcy with the message that a leaner and meaner automaker ready to win back American consumers and […]

Cheers for Madoff’s 150 years

NEW YORK – Convicted swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison today for fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed […]

St. Louis considering vacant building registry

ST. LOUIS — This city has a lot of empty houses. More per person than any other big city in the country, by one […]

U.S. Treasury plans no GM bankruptcy next week: source

The U.S. Treasury Department has no plans to push General Motors Corp into a bankruptcy filing next week and the outcome of the automaker’s […]

GM may still avoid bankruptcy court

A General Motors Corp. bankruptcy is more probable than not, but there’s still a chance to restructure outside of court, Chief Executive Fritz Henderson […]

Airlines improve for 1st time in 5 years

Airline performance improved in 2008 for the first time in five years, according to an annual airline quality report released Monday.
The survey, conducted by […]

HSBC shares rise after strong cashcall

HSBC shares jumped over 5 percent on Monday after its massive 12.9 billion pound ($18.9 billion) rights issue received a robust response from investors, […]

Dell shifts manufacturing from Ireland to Poland

Dell (), the world’s No. 2 PC maker, is shifting its European manufacturing base from Ireland to Poland and cutting 1,900 of 3,000 jobs […]

Japan steps up warning as yen hits 13-year high vs dollar

Japan warned currency markets on Thursday of possible intervention to stem the yen’s rise after it hit a 13-year high against the dollar, adding […]