Finance
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Investors are flooding into floating-rate fundsJun 23, 2013 6:33 am - NEW YORK — For most bond mutual funds, rising interest rates are kryptonite. Higher rates on newly issued bonds make the lower yields on older bonds in their portfolios...
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Texas auction house sells KFC founder’s suitJun 22, 2013 10:32 pm - DALLAS — The president and chief executive of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan purchased the trademark white suit worn by company founder “Colonel” Harland Sanders at auctio...
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Newly insured Illinoisans may not find doctorsJun 22, 2013 8:06 pm - CHICAGO — As hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans become newly eligible for health insurance next year, their search for adequate medical services will be most difficult...
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Stocks recover from 2-day plungeJun 21, 2013 3:52 pm - Traders have decided that the stock market has suffered enough, at least for now. After a two-day plunge, the market is ending the week with an advance Friday, suggestin...
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FAA moving toward easing electronic device useJun 21, 2013 3:45 pm - WASHINGTON — The government is moving toward easing restrictions on airline passengers using electronic devices to listen to music, play games, read books, watch movies ...
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Ex-Enron CEO Skilling resentenced to 14 yearsJun 21, 2013 3:20 pm - HOUSTON — One of the country’s most notorious financial scandals came to a protracted legal conclusion Friday as ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling — already in prison ...
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6 tips on getting a good deal on an auto leaseJun 16, 2013 6:53 am - Even with low interest rates that make buying a car more affordable, many consumers are leasing a new car or truck instead. New vehicle leasing climbed in the first thre...
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Russian tycoon wants to move minds to machinesJun 16, 2013 6:19 am - NEW YORK — Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so. Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity’s best brains — ...
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Ex-CIA chief: Snowden leak 'bad news' for U.S. businessesJun 15, 2013 1:45 pm - Leaked information on U.S. government surveillance programs has “punished American business,” which has complied with court orders, said Michael Hayden, former director ...
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Agencies swap intelligence with thousands of firmsJun 15, 2013 6:53 am - WASHINGTON — Thousands of technology, finance and manufacturing companies are working closely with U.S. national security agencies, providing sensitive information and i...