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  • South Korea shifts gears, aims at more labor-friendly growth

    South Korea new economic plan promises to address inequality, fortify social safety net

    30m ago

• 1h ago

  • Asian stocks sag amid caution on earnings, politics

    Asian share benchmarks mostly lower as investors await corporate earnings, Fed meeting

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• Jul 24

  • Asian stock indexes mixed amid caution on earnings, politics

    Asian share benchmarks mixed as investors await corporate earnings, Fed meeting

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • South Korea shifts gears, aims at more labor-friendly growth

    South Korea's new administration shifts gear, aiming at to achieve a fair and labor-friendly market after decades of growth led by big businesses

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Yes, you can buy happiness - if you spend it to save time

    New research shows that you can buy happiness if you spend some of that cash on buying yourself some free time

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Rates rise on US Treasury bills to highest since late 2008

    Rates on US Treasury bills at weekly auction to highest levels in more than 8 years

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Sports retailer stocks fall as Hibbett posts gloomy outlook

    More bad news for sporting goods sellers: Hibbett, a chain with more than 1,000 stores, said it expects a key sales figure to fall due to a...

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Hasbro profit rises, but revenue misses expectations

    Toy maker Hasbro said its second-quarter profit jumped 30 percent, thanks to rising sales of Transformers action figures and Monopoly board games.

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Hasbro and Hibbett sink as WebMD and Nektar climb

    Hasbro and Hibbett Sports fall while WebMD Health and Nektar Therapeutics advance

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • How major US stock market indexes fared on Monday

    US stocks finished barely lower Friday as energy companies fell with oil prices and a 10-day rally for technology companies came to an end

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks end mostly lower, except for tech

    U.S. stock indexes are ending mostly lower, except for technology companies. The Nasdaq composite closed at another all-time high.

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Grain lower, livestock lower

    Wheat, corn, oats and soybeans lower on the CBOT; beef and pork lower on the CME.

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Bigger ships carry Georgia ports to record cargo volumes

    Georgia Ports Authority says bigger ships, expanded Panama Canal pushed cargo volumes to record levels

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Liz Weston: The astonishingly high risk of a 401(k) loan

    What looks like the cheapest way to borrow money easily can wind up being the most expensive

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • US home sales fell in June; would-be buyers can't find homes

    US home purchases slipped 1.8 percent in June amid climbing prices, declining number of homes for sale

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Fed will likely focus on low inflation but leave rates alone

    Federal Reserve expected to hold rates steady this week as they seek more clarity on inflation

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Australian consumer watchdog investigates air bag recall

    Australia's consumer watchdog says it is urgently seeking information from the government regulator and car manufacturers after a magazine reported...

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • US home purchases slipped 1.8 percent in June amid climbing prices, declining number of homes for sale

    US home purchases slipped 1.8 percent in June amid climbing prices, declining number of homes for sale

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • IMF upgrades eurozone, Japan; leaves world outlook unchanged

    IMF upgrades economic outlook for Europe, Japan and China, leaves global forecast unchanged

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Grain lower, livestock lower

    Wheat, corn, and soybeans lower, oats higher on the CBOT. Beef lower and pork lower on the CME

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Grab builds out war chest in a fight for car-share dominance

    Grab gets another $2 billion in financing, revealing the intense competition among car-share services in Asia that have forced companies like Uber to...

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Food entrepreneurs share the best and worst career advice they have received

    The founders of Banza and Misfit Juicery discuss their startups live on "GMA."

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Global shares mixed as attention turns to Fed meeting

    Global stocks mostly lower as investors turned their attention to the US Federal Reserve meeting later in the week, US political risks

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • KKR's Internet Brands buying WebMD in $2.8B deal

    Investment firm KKR's Internet Brands is buying WebMD in a transaction valued at about $2.8 billion

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Asian shares mostly lower as attention turns to Fed meeting

    Asian shares are mostly lower as market attention turns to the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later in the week

    Jul 24

• Jul 23

  • Pacific Foods co-founder talks about beginnings

    Pacific Foods: from tofu for the counterculture to being purchased by Campbell

    Jul 23

• Jul 21

  • Death in Australia likely is 18th due to Takata air bags

    An unidentified 58-year-old Australian man is likely the 18th death worldwide due to exploding Takata air bag inflators

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • General Electric and Chipotle fall while Capital One climbs

    General Electric and Chipotle Mexican Grill tumble while Capital One Financial and Visa advance

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • How major US stock market indexes fared on Friday

    US stocks finished barely lower Friday as energy companies fell with oil prices and a 10-day rally for technology companies came to an end

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • US stocks dip with energy prices; European stocks sink

    U.S. stocks slip along with energy prices and a winning streak for technology companies ends

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Wells Fargo ordered to reinstate whistleblower, pay $577,500

    Wells Fargo ordered to reinstate branch manager fired after trying to blow whistle on sales practices scandal

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Markets Right Now: Energy, tech losses hit US stocks

    U.S. stocks finish slightly lower as energy companies fall with oil prices

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Ford says it will fight latest Takata recall

    Ford is fighting the latest expansion of the Takata air bag inflator recall

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Police: Australian likely killed by Takata air bag inflator

    Police in Australia say a faulty Takata air bag likely killed a man in a car crash near Sydney

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Grain lower, livestock mixed

    Wheat, corn and soybeans lower, oats unchanged on the CBOT; beef higher and pork unchanged on the CME.

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • US rig count decreases by 2 this week to 950

    The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. decreased by 2 this week to 950

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Legendary wildcatter Boone Pickens takes a Texas-sized fall

    T. Boone Pickens, who is suffering from a series of strokes, took at "Texas-sized fall" that put him in the hospital last week.

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Jobless rates fall below 4 pct. in nearly half US states

    Hiring accelerated in 14 US states as jobless rates hit record lows in Tennessee, North Dakota

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Grain lower, livestock mostly higher

    Wheat mixed, corn, oats and soybeans higher on the CBOT. Beef lower and pork higher on the CME

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Global stocks edge lower as central banks remain in focus

    Global stocks mostly lower as investors assess the outlook for central bank policies

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Asian shares meander as ECB, BOJ hold monetary policy steady

    Asian shares are mixed in muted trading as investors digested the news that the European Central Bank didn't announce any changes to its stimulus...

    Jul 21

• Jul 20

  • IMF approves conditional $1.8 billion loan to Greece

    The International Monetary Fund's board approved a $1.8 billion loan to Greece _ but will only release the money if the troubled country gets debt...

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Visa's third-quarter profit beats expectations

    Visa's profit beats expectations, helped by its acquisition of Visa Europe

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • PPG and C.H. Robinson slip while Abbott and Sears advance

    PPG Industries and C.H. Robinson Worldwide fall while Abbott Laboratories and Sears Holdings gain ground

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • How major US stock market indexes fared on Thursday

    US stock indexes essentially hit the snooze bar Thursday as investors were relieved the European Central Bank didn't announce any changes to its...

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Honorably discharged veterans will soon get to shop tax-free

    All honorably discharged veterans will be eligible to shop tax-free online starting later this year with the same discounts they enjoyed at stores on...

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Target Corp. to phase out Cartwheel Perks rewards program

    Target Corp. is ending a rewards program that it began testing in five markets last year

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Markets Right Now: US struggle to a mixed finish

    U.S. stocks struggled to a mixed finish after a day of up-and-down trading.

    Jul 20