COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Limited Brands Inc., the parent of Victoria’s Secret, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 21 percent as it took a hefty restructuring charge for an asset write-down and some store closures.
The company’s earnings…

In keeping with his attempts to ensure transparency, austerity, and better fiscal practices, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has asked that his government makes ministers’ previous tax records available on the government website in a move dub…

Peter Schiff and the “Rent Is Too Damn High” guy (Jimmy McMillan) were at the same place today.
Watch as Schiff is totally befuddled when the crowd suddenly turns in favor of the more charismatic. McMillan.

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It’s too early to be freaking out.  But some PMI data could’ve been better.
First, the scoreboard:
Dow: 12,938.6, -27.0, -0.2%S&P 500: 1,357.6, -4.5, -0.3%NASDAQ: 2,933.1, -15.4, -0.5%
And now, the top stories:

For once, we’re not talking a…

Dominique Strauss Kahn, former IMF chief and one time French presidential hopeful, has been released after two days of questioning about a prostitution ring run from hotels in Lille, CNN reports.
“He responded to all of the questions, there were a ce…

Bloomberg TV’s Betty Liu came up with the concept of her newest show by putting herself in an observer’s shoes—she thought of the long and engaging conversations that financial industry giants might have as they met with clients and business pa…

Bloomberg TV’s Betty Liu came up with the concept of her newest show by putting herself in an observer’s shoes—she thought of the long and engaging conversations that financial industry giants might have as they met with clients and business pa…