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Canadian banks are poised to follow in the footsteps of their American peers by announcing more job cuts when they report "bleak" fourth-quarter results starting […]

Japan’s two-largest banks, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group, cut their earnings outlooks by more than half on Friday, hit by growing […]

LONDON – The Icelandic government said today it reached tentative agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a US$2-billion loan over two years as […]

Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) slashed its annual operating profit forecast by 57 percent to far below market expectations, citing a […]

PARIS – European governments overcame their differences to put $2.3 trillion (U.S.) on the line Monday in guarantees and other emergency measures to save […]

Rivulets of the $1.6 trillion commercial paper market run through some of the St. Louis area’s biggest employers and best-known companies, including Anheuser-Busch, Ameren […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–It’s the latest word in Persian Gulf excess: a $1.5 billion (U.S.) resort boasting a $25,000-a-night suite and dolphins flown in […]

MOSCOW–Spreading fallout from the American credit crisis has put the Kremlin into scramble mode.
The banking system is suddenly short of cash, which prompted Russia’s […]

NEW YORK – Oil prices extended their steep losses today, tumbling below US$92 a barrel as a worsening economy suggested U.S. energy demand will […]

It has taken only a couple of decades for Chari Bender to find her niche as a nurse.
Bender started her career in a […]