The Bernanke panic Ben Bernanke isn't just scaring U.S. investors anymore. He's scaring investors around the world.
Coke caves under Wal-Mart pressure Coca-Cola, fearing Wal-Mart would launch its own sports drink to rival the beverage giant's Powerade if it didn't agree to the retailer's new distribution terms, caved under the pressure and altered its own century-old supply system, a published report said Thursday.
Roller-coaster ride for Wall Street The Dow Jones industrials snapped a four-session losing streak Thursday, but just barely, as investors remained skittish about rising interest rates.
Texas Instruments surges on forecast Shares of Texas Instruments, the No. 1 maker of chips for cell phones, rallied in after-hours trading Thursday after the company issued a revised earnings forecast for the current quarter that beat analysts' expectations.
5 Tips: Take advantage of rising rates Since the Fed has started raising interest rates, we're seeing a lot of different investment opportunities in the market.
Consumer spending gets softer A new report tracking national retail sales in May indicates that this year's run-up in gas prices has started to eat into an already slowing rate of consumer spending.
