SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A common bug is gearing up to cause its unlucky hosts misery and lost productivity at best and severe complications and death at worst. The start of flu season has arrived, and with it the chance to prevent or minimize the effects of the virus, infectious-disease experts say.
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- For most consumers with hefty credit-card bills, the Federal Reserve's decision Wednesday to trim interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point will leave them asking: Where's mine?
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Good-bye stable value funds and guaranteed insurance contracts? Once popular investment options inside 401(k) plans, these funds are about to become buggy whips and typewriter ribbons.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are likely to see active trading during Thursday's session are Exxon Mobil, Sprint, Trump Entertainment, and PG&E.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Millions of benevolent Americans are placing family needs ahead of their jobs to stay home and take care of aging parents and sick children.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hawaiian Holdings Inc. shares closed up 17% on Wednesday after its flagship carrier won a court ruling against rival Mesa Air Group, which said it will seek to overturn the decision.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil refiner Sunoco Inc. reported a steep drop in third-quarter profit Wednesday, stung by a sharp rise in crude-oil prices and tighter margins.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Asian stocks are likely to open higher on Thursday after U.S. stocks rallied in the wake of Federal Reserve's quarter-percentage point interest rate cut.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Garbage hauler Allied Waste on Wednesday said its profit plunged 72% in the third quarter due to divestiture losses and impairment charges relating to landfills in the Southeast and Midwest regions.
