Economy

Americans are more confident, but will they spend?
Americans are more confident in the economy than they have been in the past few months, but that doesn't mean they're willing to spend more money.
Court: Anti-whaling protesters are 'pirates'
Their supporters call them heroes. The Japanese government calls them terrorists. Late Monday, the United States' largest federal court labeled them ...
NY Times, others back AP lawsuit against Meltwater
The Newspaper Association of America, the New York Times Co. and several other newspaper companies have filed papers in support of a lawsuit filed by ...
Latest signs of housing rebound send stocks higher
The latest signs of a rebound in housing are sending stocks sharply higher on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 116 points ...
Hercules recalls light truck tires
Hercules Tire is recalling some light-duty truck tires in the U.S. because the belts and treads can separate from the tires. The recall covers 10-ply ...
Best Buy to cut 400 jobs at headquarters
Electronics chain Best Buy Co. says it is cutting 400 jobs at its headquarters as part of a larger $725 million cost-cutting plan. The cuts are part ...
W.Va. cites 45 violations after 2 deaths at mine
State inspectors have issued 45 violations at a West Virginia coal mine since two men died there earlier this month, including one for negligently ...
Oil ends lower on Italy elections, crude supplies
The price of oil was lower Tuesday as investors weighed the implications of political uncertainty in Italy, the latest assessment of the economy from ...
In grim French north, worker protests seem doomed
Workers at a dying French tire factory who have become the butt of American jokes staged a last-ditch protest on Tuesday to defy anyone — plant owner ...
New VA clinics, expansions left in limbo
A veterans' health clinic in Brick, N.J. is in such disrepair that when the snow gets heavy, patients have to go elsewhere for fear the roof might ...
Ireland to end state guarantee to bank bondholders
The Irish government announced Tuesday it will no longer insure the bonds of its three surviving banks, ending an infamous chapter in the country's ...
Shell to buy Repsol LNG assets for $6.2 billion
Royal Dutch Shell says it has struck a deal with Spain's Repsol SA to buy Repsol's liquefied natural gas assets in Peru and Trinidad & Tobago in a ...
Deutsche Bank to redo shareholder meeting
Deutsche Bank is redoing last year's shareholder meeting after decisions from it were challenged in court. The extra meeting is slated for April 11 ...
Officials debate high pay at bailed-out firms
Government officials argued Tuesday over whether pay is still too high for top executives at bailed-out companies like AIG, General Motors and Ally ...
US 4Q bank earnings up 37 pct as lending rises
Profits at U.S. banks jumped almost 37 percent for the October-December period, reaching the highest level for a fourth quarter in six years as banks ...
E.W. Scripps posts higher 4Q earnings, revenue
The E.W. Scripps Co. reported sharply higher earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter on Tuesday, helped by higher political advertising revenue ...
US home prices post healthy gain in December
U.S. home prices rose at a healthy pace in December compared with a year ago, driven higher by rising sales and a smaller supply of available homes.
JPMorgan to trim 4,000 jobs, many in consumer bank
JPMorgan is trimming about 4,000 jobs, or about 1.5 percent of its work force, becoming the latest big bank to shrink its staff. The bank said the ...
US new-home sales jump to highest in 4½ years
U.S. new-home sales jumped in January from the previous month to the highest level since July 2008, a sign that the housing recovery is accelerating.
US Senate panel backs Lew nomination for Treasury
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's choice of Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary and sent the nomination to the ...
Protesters decry Lithuania's shale gas plans
Waving signs reading "Chevron, go away!," protesters demonstrated Tuesday in the Lithuanian capital against the government's plans to let the U.S oil ...
India orders probe into Finmeccanica copter deal
India's top investigative agency is looking into the role a former air force chief played in a $750 million helicopter contract marred by reports of ...
Italy's Berlusconi: ignore the 'crazy' markets
Italy's post-election political paralysis is spooking financial markets. But former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, whose strong showing defied pro-Europe ...
Asian stocks fall amid unease about US budget
Asian stock markets fell Tuesday amid anxiety about impending U.S. government spending cuts and the uncertain outcome of Italy's general election.
TransUnion: Late auto-loan payments rose in 4Q
More Americans fell behind on their auto loan payments in the last three months of 2012, a time of the year when some borrowers' financial obligations ...