BP withdraws from Greenland drilling-rights a...
posted on: Aug 25, 2010
In a sign that BP plc’s reputation may be a long way from recovering fully, the company voluntarily withdrew from a drilling-rights auction in...
Toyota comes under federal government scrutin...
posted on: Aug 24, 2010
Toyota Motor Corp., which suffered a serious blow to its reputation and had to pay the largest fine ever assessed by the Department of Transportation...
Economic slack will continue, CBO director wa...
posted on: Aug 19, 2010
In a Thursday blog post, the director of the Congressional Budget Office warned that economic growth could be slow for the foreseeable future. In...
As Japanese economic growth slows, focus turn...
posted on: Aug 16, 2010
The growth rate of Japan’s economy slowed unexpectedly in the second quarter – and with China’s gross domestic product expanding by...
GM eyes IPO as chief executive departs
posted on: Aug 12, 2010
It’s been a busy week for General Motors – and it could get even busier if the company goes public, as it may do on Friday. The...
Fed elects to buy long-dated government bonds...
posted on: Aug 10, 2010
By almost every measure, the U.S. economy is slowing – and the Federal Reserve is responding to the country’s tepid economic conditions...
