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Business at local casinos dipped 1 percent last month, according to figures released Thursday by Missouri and Illinois gaming regulators.
The weak economy appeared […]

The sweet smell of success in China right now carries a whiff of garlic.
A combination of H1N1 virus fears and dwindling supply has increased the […]

Gregory Headley got himself a job.
That’s quite a feat in today’s economy, even for the most qualified job hunters. But for an ex-convict, it […]

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday there was no substitute to the U.S. dollar for replacement as the global reserve currency.
“As far […]

Vertical marketing agency QuinStreet Inc. has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock.
Credit Suisse Securities LLC, […]

U.S. consumer confidence edged only slightly lower in November after a sharp drop in October, indicating that the upcoming holiday shopping season could see […]

Robert McCann, who starts work as head of Swiss bank UBS’s U.S. wealth management unit on Tuesday, said he had no plans to sell […]

Proof of the anxiety U.S. retailers are feeling this holiday season lies in a pile of new department store orders on Gene Zuckerman’s desk.
The […]

Commercial finance company CIT Group Inc and a group representing its bondholders have agreed on changes to the company’s proposed restructuring plan as it […]

Consumer credit pulled back for the seventh straight month in August, led by a steep decline in credit card usage, a government report said […]