Debt-laden Ireland is winning applause for adopting severe measures that Greece has put off, but pay cuts and tax hikes have put public servants in some unusual binds.
Bond underwriters handling the Obama administration-backed Build America bonds have collected more than $1 billion in fees.
Thousands of residents of Port-au-Prince's tent cities remain to be relocated before hard rains begin next month.
Momentum is building for stricter oversight of derivatives trading, as a top U.S. regulator recommended new limits on credit-default swaps and European leaders pushed for a ban on speculative bets against government debt.
Billions of dollars in corporate bonds sold to retail investors come with an unusual provision that could be used to generate a fast profit. There's just one catch: Investors must team up to buy the bonds with someone who is about to die.
Prosecutors equipped several cooperating witnesses with recording devices to try to obtain information about targets in the Galleon insider-trading probe.
Bank of America plans to announce that it is eliminating $35 overdraft fees on debit-card purchases as the bank tries to stay ahead of a sweeping round of regulations.
A $1.3 billion loan offering from International Lease Finance Corp. has met with strong investor demand, which will enable the aircraft-leasing unit of AIG raise fresh funds to repay some of its maturing debt.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer creditors are signaling that they would rather convert their debt to equity than sell for an unsatisfactory price.
Long before the Fed raises short-term interest rates in the face of an improving economy, it will need to signal to the public that a change is in the works. Fed officials are intensifying discussions about how to send that sign when the time comes.
Munich Re said fourth-quarter net profit surged due to lower claims for natural disasters, an improved investment result and higher premium income.
The European Commission said British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have offered to lease four pairs of daily take-off and landing slots to competitors on specific trans-Atlantic routes in a bid to push through their bid to gain antitrust immunity.
Ingersoll-Rand said it has prohibited non-U.S. subsidiaries from selling products to customers in Iran, following similar moves by Caterpillar, GE and Siemens.
American International Group is basing bonuses and incentive pay on its new "forced ranking" system that measures the performances of about 10,000 employees.
Toyota and federal investigators probed the latest report of sudden acceleration, a dramatic incident on a California highway that ricocheted around the Internet.
The U.K. bank is seeking a retail lender that would give it more deposits and extend the presence of Barclays Capital in the U.S.
Cable operators are petitioning the FCC to prohibit broadcasters from yanking channels during fee negotiations, as happened in the recent Cablevision-Disney dispute over ABC.
Highly rated companies offered about $12 billion in new bonds after a $12 billion day Monday, as they take advantage of low borrowing costs and investor appetite.
The Securities Investor Protection Corp warned of an imposter Web site mimicking its own page to target Madoff victims.
China's chief foreign-exchange regulator suggested the country's appetite for further gold purchases may be limited and offered soothing words about China's role as an investor in U.S. Treasurys.