E-Finance News

Global stock markets rose slightly on Wednesday, helped by better-than-expected Chinese factory activity data, and comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggesting the U.S. central bank is in no rush to raise interest rates. Opinion: roxnix1  FED BS. It's all about nearly free money

Three major U.S. tobacco companies - R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co, Lorillard Inc and Altria Group’s Philip Morris USA - will pay $100 million to settle hundreds of federal lawsuits over smoking, according to an announcement from plaintiffs’ lawyers on Wednesday. The agreement will cover more than 400

Airbus Group (AIR.PA) may take up to 500 million euros in charges for the latest delays to its A400M military transport plane when it reports 2014 earnings on Friday, analysts said. Opinion: Donald  A400M is a blunderbuss ever since the beginning....European pride goeth before the fall...Ex. the

Owner of TJ Maxx, Marshalls plans to boost pay to at least $9 an hour, following Wal-Mart. Opinion: Colleen  "This pay initiative is an important part of our strategies to continue attracting and retaining the best talent," CEO Carol Meyrowitz said in a statement.

Better talent

Opinion: Donald H Lebert In a time back in the early part of the 20th century business is as it is now, cut the costs, trim the budget, and on it goes, yet Ford did it different he raised the wages of his workers to the point of being absurd. Yes pay them more, not less and look what it did for