Fear of the future sells insurance. Because we can’t predict the future, we want to be ready to cover our financial needs if, or when, something bad happens. Insurance companies understand this fear and offer a variety of insurance policies designed to protect us from a host of calamities that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer U.S. companies expect to hire new workers in coming months, as business economists grow increasingly pessimistic about the overall economy’s growth in the coming year. Nearly 85 percent of economic experts surveyed expect the economy to grow at a meager 2 percent or less over the […]

ANTHENS, Greece (AP) — Shares in Greek banks are plunging on the Athens Stock Exchange amid expectations they will have to accept higher than agreed losses on the country’s government bonds as part of a new eurozone debt deal. Greek banks hold billions in the country’s government debt. Bank stocks […]