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Electronic Arts says it'll miss fiscal-year targets, plans deeper job cuts

The world's largest game publisher, expecting disappointing holiday sales, says it will cancel some projects as well as reduce its workforce by more[...] read more »
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Retail Sales Are Weakest in 35 Years

The nation’s retailers turned in the worst sales figures in at least a generation on Thursday, starting the holiday shopping season with double-digit[...] read more »
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Holiday shopping off to higher start

Reports show Black Friday gains, but caution that key retail season may still end up weak. read more »
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Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day; Financial Companies Lead Drop

Asian stocks fell for a third day, led by financial companies and commodity producers, as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. posted lower profit, So[...] read more »
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Source: Insider trading charge makes Cuban's Cubs bid uncertain

The Securities and Exchange Commission's allegation of insider trading against Mark Cuban could stall the Dallas billionaire’s bid for the Chicago C[...] read more »
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Yahoo Investors Push for CEO Search to Start With Outsiders

Yahoo! Inc. investors say the search to replace Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang should focus on a turnaround artist from outside the Internet comp[...] read more »
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Barney Frank hits Henry Paulson’s shift in bailout spending

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank yesterday tangled with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson over the major change in focus of the $700 billion financial-system re[...] read more »
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Retailers Report a Sales Collapse

Sales at the nation’s largest retailers fell off a cliff in October, casting fresh doubt on the survival of some chains and signaling that this will [...] read more »
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Europe Unified On Proposal to Protect Banks

Morgan Stanley wrapped up plans to sell a part of itself to Mitsubishi UFJ for $9 billion, the two companies said Monday, reviving hopes that the Wal[...] read more »
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Morgan seals deal with Mitsubishi

Morgan Stanley wrapped up plans to sell a part of itself to Mitsubishi UFJ for $9 billion, the two companies said Monday, reviving hopes that the Wal[...] read more »
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Stocks snap back after days of steep declines

U.S. stock prices shot higher in early trading today, giving some relief from the huge losses posted last week.
At 10:30 a.m., the Dow Jones indus[...] read more »
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GM, Chrysler in merger talks: source

General Motors has had talks with smaller rival Chrysler LLC about a merger that would combine the No. 1 and No. 3 American automakers at a time when[...] read more »
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G-7 Commit to `All Necessary Steps' to Stem Global Meltdown

Group of Seven finance chiefs, meeting after stocks plunged and as a global recession looms, vowed to prevent the failure of vital banks while failin[...] read more »
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Jobless claims fall from 7-year high

The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week edged off a seven-year high but was higher than economists[...] read more »
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Apparel chains report dismal September sales

Dismal September sales results from mall-based apparel chains, released Thursday, offered more fresh evidence that American consumers, spooked by the[...] read more »
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