Natural gas futures may be on the rise

Natural gas futures may gain in the coming days as colder weather sparks demand, a Bloomberg News survey showed.
Nine of 15 analysts […]

Politicians, UAW locals laud move

Local politicians and United Auto Workers leaders expressed strong approval of President George W. Bush’s decision to approve bailout packages for automakers.
"I’m very […]

Investors accept zero interest rate in return for safety

Investors are so nervous they’re willing to accept the same return from government debt that they’d get from burying money in a coffee can […]

U.S. Steel to idle temporarily Granite City Works steel mill

United States Steel Corp., one of the largest U.S. steel manufacturers, will idle temporarily its steel mill Granite City Works in Granite City. The […]

Chrysler cash drains away as crisis deepens: sources

Chrysler LLC is rapidly burning through cash and being driven to prepare for a possible break-up if it can’t clinch a merger with General […]

More pain: Economy shrinks

The nation’s economy slammed into reverse in the third quarter and suffered its biggest decline in seven years, according to a government report Thursday.
The […]

Markets in a bungee jump

Mounting job losses. Nations trying to avoid defaulting on their debt. A possible global recession.
Despite massive intervention by governments to stem an international credit crunch […]

ConocoPhillips profit jumps 41%

ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil company, says third-quarter profit rose 41% due largely to record oil prices this summer. The results easily topped Wall […]

Obama’s small biz rescue plan: The details

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday proposed emergency assistance for small business endangered by America’s financial crisis, calling for a "small business rescue […]

BCE, Telus team on network upgrade

Bell Canada and Telus Corp. plan to jointly invest up to $1 billion in new network technology that promises to end Rogers Communications Inc.’s Canadian […]