WASHINGTON (Oct. 11) - Congressional Democrats have reached a compromise on allowing two government-sponsored mortgage companies to increase their debt holdings in an effort to help financially struggling homeowners.
DETROIT (Oct. 11) - Ford Motor Co., considered the weakest of the three U.S.-based automakers, could agree on a new contract with the United Auto Workers union fairly quickly and without the strikes that marked negotiations with General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC, analysts said on Thursday.
NEW YORK (AP) - Employers have begun to discover troublingracial differences within their 401(k) retirement plans, a gap theysay could leave today's black workers far less financially preparedfor retirement than whites.
Environmental hazards are lurking in the backyards of some unsuspecting homeowners. Could you be one of them? BusinessWeek takes a look at a recent study and spills which of America's cities are the biggest offenders. Some of the places with the highest concentration of contaminated sites may surprise you.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - Johnson &Johnson on Thursdayvoluntarily recalled certain infant cough and cold products, citing``rare''instances of misuse leading to overdoses.
NEW YORK (AP) - PepsiCo Inc., the world's second-largest softdrink maker, said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 17 percenton double-digit growth in international sales.
NEW YORK (Oct. 11) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Thursday reported a 1.4 percent rise in September sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, toward the low end of its forecast, but raised its third-quarter earnings estimate.
