Lowe’s to close 20 stores, cut almost 2K jobs

Home-improvement retailer Lowe’s Cos. said Monday it will close 20 underperforming stores in 15 states and cut 1,950 jobs in order to focus on more […]

New fighting breaks out in heart of Libyan capital

A gunbattle erupted Friday between hundreds of revolutionary forces and Moammar Gadhafi supporters in the capital for the first time in more than two months […]

Stocks stage late rally, erasing early losses

Stocks are closing with a late afternoon rally on reports that European officials were working on a plan to prop up the region’s struggling banks.
The […]

BofA debit card fee may change customers’ spending methods

Angela Malerba, who works in public relations in Boston, carries a debit card because she likes to know when she buys something that she has […]

Stocks end mixed as promise of Greek debt fix dims

Investor optimism faded in a hurry Tuesday after two days of conferences ended with no resolution to Greece’s debt crisis.
Stocks erased nearly all of their […]

Finnish FM: No deal likely on Greek collateral

Finland’s finance minister said she doesn’t expect the eurozone to resolve a dispute over her country’s demand for collateral for loans to Greece at a […]

BMO launches s mobile phone ’swipe and pay’

Going to the coffee shop? Forget your wallet. Just take your mobile phone.
Bank of Montreal customers can now make payments simply by waving their mobile […]

ConocoPhillips struggling with China oil spill

The oil spills from offshore wells operated by ConocoPhillips in China’s Bohai Bay are posing technical and political challenges for the oil company far messier […]

McBride, building trades offer rebates to home buyers

McBride & Son Homes is nearly halfway through a two-month program with St. Louis building trades unions to offer new homebuyers a rebate of up […]

China starts bullet train safety inspections

China has begun inspections of all its showcase bullet train lines following a crash last month that killed 40 people, as authorities try to work […]