President Barack Obama's budget proposal Monday will offer several measures to trim the federal deficit in the next 10 years. But it would leave largely unchanged the biggest drivers of future government spending: the Medicare, Medicaid and ...
Will PepsiCo's latest offensive mark a turning point in the latest cola wars? That is the hope of the snack and drink company, which has lost U.S. carbonated-beverage market share in recent years as Coca-Cola kept prices low even as input ...
"The Wolf Gift" is vintage Anne Rice—it's a lushly written, gothic, violent, gory, metaphysical tale. This time, with werewolves. The novel marks a return to the horror genre for Ms. Rice, 70, whose books have sold more than 100 million ...
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's budget request to Congress on Monday will forecast a deficit of $1.33 trillion in fiscal year 2012 and will include hundreds of billions of dollars of proposed infrastructure spending, according to draft ...
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Brazil’s benchmark index fell nearly 2% on Friday after euro-zone officials demanded additional austerity measures from Greece, delaying approval of bailout funds. Petroleo Brasileiro SA shares tanked following ...
OTTAWA—Canada's trade surplus with the rest of the world hit its highest level in more than three years in December, Statistics Canada said Friday, signaling that Canada's economy is shifting away from a reliance on consumer spending and ...
De Beers, the world's largest diamond miner, could be sounding the first warning calls that even wealthy consumers this year will be cautious buyers faced with an economic outlook that's not too shiny.
Wedbush Cisco Systems posted another solid quarter showing impressive execution despite the volatile spending environment even as rivals suffer missteps.
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — Uncertainty over Greece’s ability to secure a second bailout and avoid a messy default was on the rise Friday after euro-zone finance ministers demanded the nation’s parliament first ratify unpopular new austerity ...
True Religion Apparel (TRLG: Nasdaq) By Benchmark Co. ($36.80, Feb. 10, 2012) We do not believe True Religion has a revenue problem; we believe it has a spending problem.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A day after reporting fourth-quarter sales that fell short of expectations, Expedia Inc. saw its shares take a mild hit as investors sought to get a better idea of what lies ahead for the online travel site.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Energy stocks fell in tandem with the broader U.S. equities market Friday, with First Solar Inc. and Arch Coal Inc. trading particularly weak at midday.
The job market continues to improve, according to new data, but economists say consumers have too much on their minds to start spending. Jobless claims are down for the week ending Feb. 4 and unemployment fell to 8.3% in January, yet ...