Stocks Drift, Digesting Data (Market Update)

July 28th, 2010

Stocks wavered as a weak consumer-confidence reading offset a strong round of corporate…


BP’s new CEO aims to fix company’s image

July 28th, 2010

LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc’s newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a “wake-up call” for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations.

Paying Foreign Transaction Fees at Home (Card Sharp)

July 28th, 2010

Shopping abroad via the Internet? How to avoid currency conversion fees.


BP plans $30 billion asset sale

July 28th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc launched a plan to repair its battered image in the United States on Tuesday, ditching its gaffe-prone chief executive and promising to slim down by trebling an asset sale target to $30 billion (19 billion pounds) .

Stocks Struggle for Direction (Market Update)

July 28th, 2010

Stocks flitted between small gains and losses Tuesday as disappointing reports on…


Who Doesn’t Pay Taxes and Why (The Tax Guy)

July 28th, 2010

Lots of folks have no skin in the game — and that’s not a good thing.


BP plans asset sale of $30 billion

July 28th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil giant BP Plc launched a plan to repair its battered image in the United States on Tuesday, ditching its gaffe-prone chief executive and promising to slim down by trebling an asset sale target to $30 billion (19.3 billion pounds).

Protesters disable London BP petrol stations

July 28th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - Protesters from environmental group Greenpeace disabled some of BP’s 50 petrol stations in central London on Tuesday in protest at the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Missing U.S. sailor’s remains found in Afghanistan

July 28th, 2010

KABUL (Reuters) - The remains of one of two U.S. sailors who went missing in Afghanistan last week have been found in the east of the country, the NATO-led force said on Tuesday, and troops were still searching for the second man.

Russia says new EU sanctions on Iran "unacceptable"

July 28th, 2010

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia condemned new EU sanctions on Iran on Tuesday, tempering hopes of closer cooperation between Moscow and the West over Iran’s nuclear programme.