Stocks closed mixed Friday as another round of solid third-quarter earnings reports was checked by rising anxiety about the dollar. Despite the uncertainty, stocks pulled off their third straight week of gains.
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Thirty out of 49 major developed countries could see their credit ratings plummet to junk status if they don’t make changes soon, says a Standard & Poor’s study. The biggest problem is health care spending on the elderly, parti…
Philadelphia Phillies fans are outspending the fans of every other team on League Championship Series and World Series tickets. They’ve also boosted post-season sales of Phillies gear up 40% year over year. Will all the fan fer…
AOL is reported to be collaborating with private equity firms to explore a possible Yahoo takeover attempt. In theory, an AOL-Yahoo deal would position the merged company to compete for online advertising dollars more effective…
Walmart sales beat every other company’s by a mile, but did you know that if Walmart were an army it would be bigger than Russia’s and North Korea’s combined? How do its revenues as national GDP stack up? How many miles will it…