Cleveland, Ohio, December 8, 2010-- The Federal Reserve's 2010 study of noncash payments released today revealed that in 2009 more...

Consumers Union warns of risk, pitfalls and victimized seniors in a report out December 7.  A quote from P R Newswire:   "Reverse...

Yahoo Finance - So much for flight to safety.  The 10-year Treasury yield hit 3.33% earlier today, up 39 bp (0.39%)...

P R Newswire - The Conference Board announced that their LEI (Leading Economic Indicator) for Japan continues to decline, the six...

Bond insurer MBIA has filed suit against Morgan Stanley for misrepresentation regarding mortgage securities insured by MBIA.  Also named in...

Xe.com reports that the bank of Canada is likely to keep the short-term interest rate at 1% well into next year. ...

The Wall Street Journal reports that copper has moved to new 2 1/2 year highs, driven in part by new ETFs...

Asia/Pacific markets are mixed; 4 up, 7 down. The biggest changes are Tokyo +0.9%, Bombay -1.1% and Hong Kong -1.6%.  (Yahoo Finance)

Credible reports today show that China is surging further ahead and the U.S. falling farther behind in education.........

(Financial Times)-  German auto manufacturers have cut the length of customary Christmas vacations because of a large order backlog.  Bugeoning...