Robert Powell: 10 IRA tasks to do before the year ends
The average IRA balance is a paltry amount, but your own IRA, whether large or small, requires some tender loving care, especially during the last few months of the year. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Wal-Mart offers to buy Massmart for $4.25B
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO 2010-09-27T15:13:08ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is offering to buy South African retailer Massmart Holdings Ltd. for about $4.25 billion in a bid to jump-start growth beyond its sluggish U.S. business.... hosted.ap.org |
Financial Stocks: Financials on track for 2% weekly advance
The financial sector trades mixed to close out the week as T. Rowe Price leads gainers with a 4% advance after the asset manager announces strong quarterly earnings. feeds.marketwatch.com |
BT ruling could open pension claim floodgates
Taxpayers could be on the hook for tens of billions of pounds to cover a string of privatised companies' pension schemes, after BT's landmark victory. telegraph.co.uk |
Shell slashes $18bn from Kashagan costs
Royal Dutch Shell simplifies the design of the Kashagan oil development, slashing $18bn from the costas to make the project economically viable. telegraph.co.uk |