Personal Economics
  • U.S. confirms second case of MERS

    U.S. confirms second case of MERS

    By Julie Steenhuysen and Barbara Liston, Reuters

    CHICAGO/ORLANDO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials confirmed the country's second case of MERS, a deadly virus first discovered in the Middle East, and said the patient was in good condition in an...

  • Exclusive: TPG seeks RentPath sale for more than $1.5 billion - sources

    By Soyoung Kim and Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buyout firm TPG Capital LP is exploring a sale of RentPath Inc in a deal that could value the property listings company, known for its Apartment Guide and Rent.com websites, at...

  • Jobless and Obese? Why You’re in Trouble

    By Michael S. Rosenwald, The Washington Post

    HAGERSTOWN, Md. — With its blue-collar jobs vaporizing by the day, this once-proud city of airplane builders, pipe organ laborers and ice cream makers has been wrestling unsuccessfully with stubborn...

  • Hillshire to buy Pinnacle, in merger of meat and veggies

    Hillshire to buy Pinnacle, in merger of meat and veggies

    By Siddharth Cavale and Lisa Baertlein, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Hillshire Brands Co said on Monday it would buy Pinnacle Foods Inc in a $4.3 billion deal that will combine its lineup of Jimmy Dean sausages and Hillshire lunch meats with Pinnacle's...

  • As China e-commerce basks in Alibaba IPO glow, aging warehouses lure investors

    As China e-commerce basks in Alibaba IPO glow, aging warehouses lure investors

    By Stephen Aldred and Clare Jim, Reuters

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's plans for a giant initial public offering in New York highlight vast potential for e-commerce in China - and the weak link the logistics industry...