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  • A real estate for sale sign is displayed outside a home in Chandler Heights, Arizona
    Home resales at 1-1/2 year-high, supply falls Lucia Mutikani

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose to a 1-1/2-year high in January, pushing the supply of properties on the market to the lowest level in almost seven years in a hopeful sign for the housing sector. … More »Home resales at 1-1/2 year-high, supply falls

    A real estate for sale sign is displayed outside a home in Chandler Heights, Arizona

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose to a 1-1/2-year high in January, pushing the supply of properties on the market to the lowest level in almost seven years in a hopeful sign for the housing sector. The National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday existing home sales increased 4.3 percent to an annual rate of …

  • HP logo is seen outside Hewlett-Packard Belgian headquarters in Diegem
    HP shares fall on sharp profit decline

    (Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co were down 2 percent in premarket trading on Thursday after the world's No. 1 computer maker posted a sharp decline in quarterly earnings and warned it would take … More »HP shares fall on sharp profit decline

    HP logo is seen outside Hewlett-Packard Belgian headquarters in Diegem

    (Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co were down 2 percent in premarket trading on Thursday after the world's No. 1 computer maker posted a sharp decline in quarterly earnings and warned it would take several years to turn around its sprawling businesses. The storied Silicon Valley company, which has been trying to move …

  • Traders work at the Knight Capital kiosk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Banks sink on European economic worry Rodrigo Campos

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Banks led stocks lower on Wednesday as the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-high after signs of weak European business activity rekindled concerns about a recession overseas. U.S. banks … More »Banks sink on European economic worry

    Traders work at the Knight Capital kiosk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Banks led stocks lower on Wednesday as the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-high after signs of weak European business activity rekindled concerns about a recession overseas. U.S. banks were the S&P 500's worst performing sector. Investors feared that weak euro zone growth would hamper countries dealing …

  • A sign for a Bank of America office is pictured in Burbank, California
    JPMorgan, Citi, BofA sued for $949 million by Sealink Karen Freifeld

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. and more than a half dozen other major banks are being hit with a new lawsuit over $949 million in residential mortgage-backed … More »JPMorgan, Citi, BofA sued for $949 million by Sealink

    A sign for a Bank of America office is pictured in Burbank, California

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. and more than a half dozen other major banks are being hit with a new lawsuit over $949 million in residential mortgage-backed securities. A summons was filed Tuesday by Sealink Funding Ltd, an Irish entity that oversees risky RMBS, in New …

  • Passers-by walk in front of a branch of French bank Credit Agricole in Marseille
    Europe's banks bleed from Greek debt crisis Steve Slater and Lionel Laurent

    LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Greece's debt problems drove a slew of heavy losses across the European banking sector on Thursday, and bosses warned the euro zone crisis would continue to threaten earnings. … More »Europe's banks bleed from Greek debt crisis

    Passers-by walk in front of a branch of French bank Credit Agricole in Marseille

    LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Greece's debt problems drove a slew of heavy losses across the European banking sector on Thursday, and bosses warned the euro zone crisis would continue to threaten earnings. From France to Germany, Britain to Belgium, some of the region's biggest banks lined up to reveal billions of euros lost …

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Stock futures higher after claims data

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - S&P 500 stock index futures pared gains but recovered quickly on Thursday after a report showed new U.S. claims for unemployment benefits were unchanged last week, holding at the lowest … More »Stock futures higher after claims data

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - S&P 500 stock index futures pared gains but recovered quickly on Thursday after a report showed new U.S. claims for unemployment benefits were unchanged last week, holding at the lowest level since the early days of the 2007-2009 recession. S&P 500 futures rose 2.2 points and were above fair value, …

  • Police stand guard in front of parliament during a demonstration against anti-austerity measures in Athens
    Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Fitch cut Greece's long-term ratings on Wednesday to its lowest rating above a default, becoming the first ratings agency to make the widely expected downgrade after the country announced … More »Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan

    Police stand guard in front of parliament during a demonstration against anti-austerity measures in Athens

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Fitch cut Greece's long-term ratings on Wednesday to its lowest rating above a default, becoming the first ratings agency to make the widely expected downgrade after the country announced a bond exchange plan to ease its massive debt burden. It said Greece would be designated as having technically defaulted …

  • EU Commissioner Rehn presents the EU Commission's interim economic forecast during a news conference in Brussels
    Euro zone economy to shrink in 2012 Robin Emmott

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's economy is heading into its second recession in just three years, while the wider European Union will stagnate, the EU's executive said on Thursday, warning that the … More »Euro zone economy to shrink in 2012

    EU Commissioner Rehn presents the EU Commission's interim economic forecast during a news conference in Brussels

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's economy is heading into its second recession in just three years, while the wider European Union will stagnate, the EU's executive said on Thursday, warning that the currency area has yet to break its vicious cycle of debt. However, the EU's top economics official said that recent surveys …

  • People walk behind the logo of Swiss bank UBS in Zurich
    Citi, UBS provide keys to interest rate-rigging probe: sources Carrick Mollenkamp

    (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and UBS AG , in a series of disclosures to law-enforcement officials, have provided crucial information to investigators in multiple countries as part of inquiries into whether … More »Citi, UBS provide keys to interest rate-rigging probe: sources

    People walk behind the logo of Swiss bank UBS in Zurich

    (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and UBS AG , in a series of disclosures to law-enforcement officials, have provided crucial information to investigators in multiple countries as part of inquiries into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark interest rate, according to people familiar with the situation. …

  • Top Tax Move for 2012: Drop Dead
    Top Tax Move for 2012: Drop Dead Mark Balasa

    Business owners can save a ton of estate taxes by kicking the bucket this year rather than next. But there are less drastic solutions. More »Top Tax Move for 2012: Drop Dead

    Top Tax Move for 2012: Drop Dead

    Business owners can save a ton of estate taxes by kicking the bucket this year rather than next. But there are less drastic solutions.

  • 7 Ways to Bulletproof Your Business
    7 Ways to Bulletproof Your Business Jessica Stillman

    Legal matters may be daunting for the inexperienced, but that's no excuse for failing to make sure your venture is on the right side of the law, warns Rocket Lawyer founder Charley Moore. More »7 Ways to Bulletproof Your Business

    7 Ways to Bulletproof Your Business

    Legal matters may be daunting for the inexperienced, but that's no excuse for failing to make sure your venture is on the right side of the law, warns Rocket Lawyer founder Charley Moore.

  • Inside Chicago's Start-up High School
    Inside Chicago's start-up high school Christina DesMarais

    How an unusual inner-city charter school plans to groom the next generation of tech entrepreneurs. More »Inside Chicago's start-up high school

    Inside Chicago's Start-up High School

    How an unusual inner-city charter school plans to groom the next generation of tech entrepreneurs.

  • Outsmart Your Competitors Every Time
    Outsmart Your Competitors Every Time Karl Stark and Bill Stewart

    How to leveraged a low-cost structure into a strategic growth plan focused on low-risk, low-cost acquisitions. More »Outsmart Your Competitors Every Time

    Outsmart Your Competitors Every Time

    How to leveraged a low-cost structure into a strategic growth plan focused on low-risk, low-cost acquisitions.

  • It Shouldn't Take a Genius to Understand You
    It Shouldn't Take a Genius to Understand You Garry Tan

    So, you're smart. But stop it already with the inflated vocabulary. To make the biggest impact, take a cue from the simplicity of Apple's branding and ditch the big words. More »It Shouldn't Take a Genius to Understand You

    It Shouldn't Take a Genius to Understand You

    So, you're smart. But stop it already with the inflated vocabulary. To make the biggest impact, take a cue from the simplicity of Apple's branding and ditch the big words.

  • It’s Time to Shutter Your Facebook Shop
    It’s Time to Shutter Your Facebook Shop Erik Sherman

    So much for so-called f-commerce. Four reasons why Facebook users aren't buying. More »It’s Time to Shutter Your Facebook Shop

    It’s Time to Shutter Your Facebook Shop

    So much for so-called f-commerce. Four reasons why Facebook users aren't buying.

  • Hiring a Leader? Vet How She Treats Subordinates
    Hiring a Leader? Vet How She Treats Subordinates John Baldoni

    We all know senior-level employees who talk up to the boss, but down to staffers. Don't hire them. More »Hiring a Leader? Vet How She Treats Subordinates

    Hiring a Leader? Vet How She Treats Subordinates

    We all know senior-level employees who talk up to the boss, but down to staffers. Don't hire them.

  • 6 Ways to Find A Technical Co-Founder
    How to find a great technical co-founder Matthew Bellows

    Don't just sit there while the clock is ticking on your business idea. Go where the nerds are. More »How to find a great technical co-founder

    6 Ways to Find A Technical Co-Founder

    Don't just sit there while the clock is ticking on your business idea. Go where the nerds are.

  • 4 Lin-sane Leadership Lessons
    4 Lin-sane leadership lessons René Shimada Siegel

    In business terms, Jeremy Lin is the underdog that took on the 800 pound gorilla and won. Here's what entrepreneurs can learn from him. More »4 Lin-sane leadership lessons

    4 Lin-sane Leadership Lessons

    In business terms, Jeremy Lin is the underdog that took on the 800 pound gorilla and won. Here's what entrepreneurs can learn from him.

  • Report: Black Women's Secret Asset
    Black women make great leaders KC Ifeanyi

    A new study finds assertive black women leaders are viewed positively while just as assertive white women in the same roles are viewed negatively. Why? More »Black women make great leaders

    Report: Black Women's Secret Asset

    A new study finds assertive black women leaders are viewed positively while just as assertive white women in the same roles are viewed negatively. Why?

  • 9 Things You Should Never Ask Employees to Do
    Never ask employees to do these things Jeff Haden

    Kill the post-work social events -- among other things -- that might be rubbing your staff the wrong way. More »Never ask employees to do these things

    9 Things You Should Never Ask Employees to Do

    Kill the post-work social events -- among other things -- that might be rubbing your staff the wrong way.

 

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