Specter of Higher Interest Rates Weighs on Markets by DailyFinance Staff May 23rd 2013 9:28AM Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warns the central bank could begin winding down its bond buying program later this year, adding uncertainty that's likely to weigh on markets.
Tesla Repays $465M Government Loan 9 Years Early by Reuters May 23rd 2013 6:08AM Electric carmaker Tesla has paid off its U.S. Department of Energy loan nine years earlier than required, using money raised last week in a stock and debt offering.
Move Over, Apple: 16 More U.S. Firms Stash Billions Overseas by DailyFinance Staff May 22nd 2013 2:50PM Apple is under fire for keeping billions in profits overseas, where it doesn't have to pay U.S. taxes, but Apple is hardly the only big company dodging the IRS this way.
The 20 Most Valuable Brands In The World by Business Insider May 22nd 2013 10:30AM Every year, BrandZ and Millward Brown Optimor calculate and rank brands based on their global value. These are the 20 most valuable brands for 2013. (Think mobile.)
Target Profit Tumbles on Weak Sales by The Associated Press May 22nd 2013 8:46AM Target says first-quarter profits dropped 26 percent as cool temperatures and financial pressures limited customers' appetite for spending.
Lowe's Profit Hurt by Cooler Weather, Competition by Reuters May 22nd 2013 8:05AM Lowe's reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season.
Toll Brothers Profit Rises as Housing Market Rebounds by Reuters May 22nd 2013 7:46AM Toll Brothers posted a 46 percent rise in quarterly profit as the largest U.S. luxury homebuilder sold more homes at higher prices.
