Costco profit up slightly, struggles with costs

Costco Wholesale Corp. sacrificed on profitability for the sake of popularity in its fiscal first quarter.
The wholesale club operator reported Thursday that its profit rose […]

Merkel, Sarkozy under pressure to agree to budget masterplan

PARIS

Report: States cut funding for tobacco prevention

States have cut funding for tobacco prevention programs 12 percent this year, to the lowest level since 1999, according to a new report that a […]

Airlines cut small jets as fuel prices soar

The little planes that connect America’s small cities to the rest of the world are slowly being phased out.
Airlines are getting rid of these planes […]

Black Friday: How retailers plan to keep you here

Some of Canada’s largest retailers are planning a counter-offensive this weekend — using deep discounts and longer store hours — in a bid to keep […]

Spain’s likely new leader: A master of ambiguity

Spain’s likely new prime minister is a lusterless career politician who thrives on ambiguity _ rarely revealing what he thinks.
With partial results Sunday night showing […]

Europe in worst hour since World War II, Merkel says

BERLIN

For Obama, a day of heavy diplomacy in Hawaii

Courting help from Asian powers, President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to improve the beleaguered American jobs outlook with an eye toward next year’s election […]

Dow average swoons as Italian borrowing costs soar

The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 300 points in morning trading Wednesday after Italy’s borrowing costs soared, a sign that Europe’s debt crisis had spilled […]

Death toll from Thailand floods rises past 500

The nationwide death toll from flooding in Thailand climbed past 500 on Sunday, as the polluted black water continued its march through northern Bangkok, pouring […]