
Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job ...

US jobless claims jump to highest level in 6 weeks
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump came ...
BNP Paribas sees Q1 earnings tumble
French bank BNP Paribas said Friday its earnings slumped 45 percent in the first quarter amid a steep drop in corporate and investment banking as ...

US jobless claims fall to 5-year low of 324K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008. The drop points to ...

Japan, EU agree to start free-trade negotiations
Japan and the European Union agreed Monday to start negotiations for a free-trade pact encompassing nations that account for nearly a third of the ...

Average for US jobless claims at fresh 5-year low
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely changed last week, while the average over the past month fell to a fresh five-year low.

Nadal and Sharapova win Indian Wells titles
Rafael Nadal continued his successful comeback with his third title in four tournaments, and Maria Sharapova broke through, too. Nadal rallied to beat ...

Djokovic, Del Potro reach semis at Indian Wells
Novak Djokovic didn't get much of a workout on his way to the BNP Paribas Open semifinals. The world's top-ranked man beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-1 ...

Nadal beats Federer 6-4, 6-2 at Indian Wells
Lured by the anticipation of another duel between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, fans packed the main stadium at the BNP Paribas Open on a sultry ...

Applications for US jobless aid reach 5-year low
Fewer Americans sought unemployment aid last week, reducing the average number of weekly applications last month to a five-year low. The drop shows ...

Djokovic, Nadal, Federer win at Indian Wells
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Sam Querrey 6-0, 7-6 (6) to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open early Thursday morning in a match that ...

Djokovic, Azarenka, Sharapova win at Indian Wells
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic reached the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday when he beat Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (4), 6-1 for his 20th ...

Federer, Azarenka advance at Indian Wells
Defending champion Roger Federer beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3, 6-1 in a third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, with the Swiss star ...
Modest quake shakes wide area of S. California
A modest earthquake left Southern California with the jitters Monday but no serious damage as the temblor caused swaying and rolling from the desert ...

Nadal faces another test at Indian Wells
Rafael Nadal is not sure how his injured left knee will respond to his first hardcourt match of the year at the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal is a two-time ...

G7 seeks to defuse currency war fears
The Group of Seven leading industrial nations, which includes the U.S., Japan and Germany, warned Tuesday that volatile movements in exchange rates ...
Transcripts show Fed underestimated crisis in 2007
Federal Reserve officials in 2007 badly underestimated the scope of the approaching financial crisis and how it would tip the U.S. economy into the ...
Europe takes step toward more stable banks
The European Union has taken its big first step toward keeping busted banks from costing taxpayers billions and dragging down government finances.

US manufacturing shrinks in November to 3-year low
U.S. manufacturing shrank in November to its weakest level since July 2009, one month after the Great Recession ended. Worries about automatic tax ...