Stabenow optimistic about clean energy, job growth

By Kate HesslingTribune Staff Writer BAD AXE — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow is optimistic about the opportunities surrounding new clean energies, though the Michigan Democrat cautioned it will take time and legislative changes to ease the nation’s reliance on foreign oil and create new jobs.

Spain approves bank reforms to clean up real estate mess, revive banks and sick economy

By Alan Clendenning,Daniel Woolls, The Associated Press MADRID - Spain's new conservative government on Friday imposed sweeping new rules it hopes will flush out bad property loans and foreclosed property ...

PREVIEW: S Korean Banks' 4Q Net Likely Sharply Down Vs 3Q On Loan-Loss Provisioning

TAKING THE PULSE: Combined net profit at South Korean banks likely shrank significantly in the fourth quarter of 2011 from the preceding three months, due to aggressive loan-loss provisioning, a fall in net interest margin, and an increase in administrative costs, analysts said.

Open a new credit card for the sign-up bonus?

Have you been tempted to get a new credit card just for the sign-up bonus or reward?Credit card sign-up bonuses keep getting more attractive. What once was just a $100 cash-back reward for getting a new ...

New York’s Long Beach Faces Crisis After Overtime ‘Bad Luck’

Long Beach, New York, the Long Island city whose credit rating was cut five levels in December, is freezing hiring and cutting costs after a 66 percent increase in overtime and a $500,000 payout to a retiring police commissioner forced officials to tap the bond market for cash.