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  • Poll: Retirement funding looks to change
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 3:28 PM
    PRINCETON, N.J., May 9 (UPI) -- Current and future retirees in the United States have sharply contrasting expectations about how they will fund their retirement years, Gallup said Friday.
  • Microsoft to appeal $1.38 billion fine
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 2:25 PM
    REDMOND, Wash., May 9 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. will appeal the $1.38 billion fine imposed by the European Commission in February, the company said Friday.
  • Honda FourTrax Foreman ATVs recalled
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 1:35 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall Friday of Honda Motor Co. all-terrain vehicles due to loss of steering control.
  • Fingerhut pressure washers recalled
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 1:21 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall Friday of Craft Pressure Washers due to fire hazard.
  • Deluxe Bottle and Food Warmers recalled
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 1:17 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall Friday of Deluxe Bottle and Food Warmers due to fire hazard.
  • Judge OKs Dutch baggage handlers strike
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 1:05 PM
    AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 9 (UPI) -- A strike of baggage handlers at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands would not jeopardize airport security, a judge in Amsterdam ruled.
  • U.S. markets slide on Friday
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 12:56 PM
    NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes slipped in early afternoon trading Friday, as oil prices pushed upward, triggering inflation worries.
  • Canadian economy concerns at 10-year high
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 11:18 AM
    TORONTO, May 9 (UPI) -- The economy has risen to be the top concern among Canadians for the first time in 10 years, a poll published Friday said.
  • Big oil starts big public relations push
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 10:56 AM
    WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- U.S. oil companies have begun a national public relations campaign meant to counter their negative image, an industry lobby group said.
  • UPI NewsTrack Business
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 10:52 AM
    U.S. markets start Friday with hard slide ... Foreclosures on the rise in Britain ... WiMax future may start in Chicago ... Some U.S. retailers and tobacco part ways ... News from United Press International.
  • Foreclosures on the rise in Britain
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 10:20 AM
    LONDON, May 9 (UPI) -- Foreclosures in Britain rose 16 percent in the first quarter of 2008, coming close to levels experienced in the 1990s, the government said.
  • WiMax future may start in Chicago
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 9:48 AM
    CHICAGO, May 9 (UPI) -- The future of wireless communication may have its start this year in Chicago, industry observers said.
  • Some U.S. retailers and tobacco part ways
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 9:16 AM
    SAN FRANCISCO, May 9 (UPI) -- U.S. retailers are dropping out of the cigarette business and finding a supportive reaction from customers, retailers say.
  • Canadian employment edged up in April
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 8:47 AM
    OTTAWA, May 9 (UPI) -- Canada's employment rose slightly in April by 19,000 full-time and self-employed positions, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
  • Oil prices top $125 per barrel
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 8:10 AM
    NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- Speculators pushed crude oil prices to more than $125 per barrel Friday as the dollar lost ground against the euro and yen.
  • IMF calls for response to inflation
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 7:56 AM
    WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky called on governments to mount a strong defense against inflation.
  • U.S. credit card debt mounting
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 7:28 AM
    WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Credit card delinquency rates in the United States are growing as expenses have risen and options for borrowing have narrowed, financial experts said.
  • China's PPI rises 8.1 percent in April
    • Published: May 9, 2008 at 6:42 AM
    BEIJING, May 9 (UPI) -- China, facing rising inflation, saw its April producer price index jump 8.1 percent from last year, due to higher prices of raw materials and energy.
  • UPI NewsTrack Business
    • Published: May 8, 2008 at 5:30 PM
    U.S. markets close up Thursday ... Sub hunter keeps Boeing U.S. plant busy ... Ford's chairman praises company CEO ... UBS agrees to buy back municipal bonds ... News from United Press International.
  • Grain trades mixed in Chicago Thursday
    • Published: May 8, 2008 at 5:07 PM
    CHICAGO, May 8 (UPI) -- Grains traded higher Thursday, although soybean prices tailed off with wheat before firming near the day's close on the Chicago Board of Trade