Shop carefully to try to avoid fees in banks, funds, credit cards

You can’t track fees without a scorecard in the topsy-turvy 2010 financial world.
While bank fees and credit card rates have increased, some […]

Will Greece turn from euros to gyros?

Athens is abuzz with a rumor: Greece might leave the euro zone and adopt a new currency — a Greek euro, so to speak, […]

Denver company to offer 3D Internet real-estate tool

AccessU2 Mobile Solutions LLC of Denver has cemented a deal to offer GeoData Technologies Inc.’s SiteSeer3D mapping technology, which allows people who want to buy […]

Bad timing tempers bull market’s fund successes

BOSTON — If you’re inspired to celebrate the bull market’s turning a year old, keep the party a subdued affair.
Raise a glass to […]

Buffett Says Housing Woes to Ease Next Year, Barring Explosions

Billionaire Warren Buffett said the U.S. residential real estate slump will end by about 2011, predicting that’s how long it will take demand for […]

Kan Says Japan Government Must Ask Voters to Approve Tax Change

Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan indicated the government would call elections before making any major changes to the nation’s tax code, including raising the […]

Trichet Struggles to Convince on Euro-Area Solidity

European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet is struggling to convince investors that the euro region shouldn’t be punished for Greece’s budget problems.
As […]

Bond Rally on Borrowed Time, Options Traders Indicate

January’s surprise rally in Treasuries may prove fleeting, as options traders bet on bigger price swings in bonds and waning volatility in stocks for […]

Starbucks closing Seattle call center; 130 to lose jobs

Starbucks Corp. said it will close a Seattle call center later this year and move the operations to Albuquerque, N.M., affecting 130 people.
The Seattle coffee […]

Canada picks up pace in computer, tech spending

Canadian companies have been picking up their spending on computers, software and other technology, but they still lag the U.S., according to an annual study.
Businesses […]