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U.K. can do more to boost economy: IMF

The International Monetary Fund tells U.K. to increase spending on infrastructure and cut some corporate taxes to shore up its fragile economic recovery.

Stocks: Looking to Bernanke

All eyes are on Ben Bernanke and the U.S. Federal Reserve as investors await clues about how much longer the central bank will continue to pump money into the financial system.

Car Wars: A smoother road ahead

Wall Street analyst reports are like paper hankies: useful when needed but less than durable and easily disposed of afterward. Not so the annual "Car Wars" report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch's John Murphy. Published each May for some two decades, it provides a glimpse into the future of the U.

8 hot businesses you can start now

Startup ideas can be found in surprising places. We asked Thumbtack.com which opportunities are drawing the most interest from entrepreneurs and their customers lately.

BoJ maintains policy, cheers Abenomics

Japan's central bank pledged Wednesday to maintain its ambitious quantitative easing program, saying that economic conditions in the country are improving.

Dimon wins, again

The highly anticipated JPMorgan shareholder meeting felt more like a lunch gathering of a local Toastmasters than Ground Zero of the governance movement.

Herbalife hires new auditors

Herbalife hired Pricewaterhouse Coopers as its new accounting firm. KPMG resigned last month after discovering one of its partners was providing illegal stock tips on clients.

Lloyd Blankfein is wrong about Europe

The desperate patchwork of fixes for Europe is deluding the best financial minds, including Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein, into believing that the euro is virtually certain to survive.

Best deals in investing

Money magazine's Best Deals on Everything: Your guide to the latest bargains in the investing world, from beer can makers and ETFs, to Chinese technology and more.

Gap stance on Bangladesh draws protest

Anu Mandavilli is protesting outside of Gap's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday, after the company would not sign onto a legally-binding agreement that would improve worker safety in Bangladesh.