Personal Finance Daily: Better stay healthy or you could pay at work

Almost half of large U.S. companies say they now use, or they plan to use, financial penalties against employees who dont participate in certain health programs, according to survey cited by MarketWatch contributor Marla Brill in her story today.

Shell profits rise by a third

Shell's results underline the sudden switch in momentum between the firm and its rival BP, triggered by the Gulf catastrophe Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell put beleaguered rival BP in the shade today with a 34% hike in second-quarter profits to $4.2bn (£2.7bn). The forecast-beating performance in an "uncertain" economic climate came as Shell unveiled a 5% increase in production and ...

Kokomo church struggles to pay cleanup debt

Pastor Dwight Hobson says he cant understand why the state of Indiana is insisting on taking the money out of his collection plate. After all, Hobson says, he is saving the state money by counseling teenagers on Kokomos near east side, keeping them away from gangs, drugs and teen pregnancy.

Retirement age to become more flexible

Business and pressure groups have welcomed a government announcement to phase out the so-called default retirement age (DRA) of 65 by October next year, as the coalition attempts to create more revenue to plug the budget deficit.

Curtiss-Wright Reports Second Quarter and Six Month 2010 Financial Results

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Curtiss-Wright Corporation today reports financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010. The highlights are as follows :