Bloomberg appoints ex-IBM CEO as privacy adviser

|Friday, May. 17, 2013

Bloomberg LP, the financial news and information service, on Friday said it has appointed Samuel Palmisano, the former CEO of IBM, as an independent adviser on its privacy and data standards.Read more

GM stock rises above $33 for first time in 2 years

| |Friday, May. 17, 2013

Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, closing above their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years.Read more

Business events scheduled for the coming week

|Friday, May. 17, 2013

TUESDAY, May 21Read more

Tableau Software soars in trading debut

|Friday, May. 17, 2013

Tableau Software shares soared in their trading debut Friday after the company and some of its investors raised about $254.2 million in its initial public offering.Read more

Unemployment falls in 40 US states, rises in 3

| |Friday, May. 17, 2013

Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country.Read more

Gauge of US economy's future health up in April

| |Friday, May. 17, 2013

Leading Indicators

A measure of the U.S. economy's future health rose solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build homes and a better job market.Read more

Stocks edge higher in midday on Wall Street

|Friday, May. 17, 2013

Wall Street Premarket

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy is helping push stock prices higher on Wall Street.Read more

Former Tuesday Morning CEO sues over firing

|Friday, May. 17, 2013

The former CEO of Tuesday Morning has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the discount retailer, saying she was fired just months after revealing she had breast cancer.Read more

European car sales up for first time since 2011

| |Friday, May. 17, 2013

Germany Mercedes

The European auto industry may be showing the first signs of a slowdown in its sales free-fall, according to data from the European automaker's association.Read more

Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable

|Thursday, May. 16, 2013

Falling Yen Global Impact

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods - from cars to televisions - are going on sale.Read more