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Czech Republic keeps Fed Cup by beating Serbia
Lucie Safarova covered her face in disbelief, and the party was on. The Czech Republic's Fed Cup team danced on the court. The players and coaches ...
AP survey: Economic ills may defy next president
Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election will likely struggle to manage the biggest economic threats he'll face. That's the cautionary message that ...
Asia stocks rise on continued optimism over China
Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday as investors kept their sights on a possible improvement in China's economy. A key survey of Chinese ...
Stocks stabilize on Wall Street after a sell-off
The steep losses stopped Wednesday as the stock market turned calm, a day after one of its biggest sell-offs of the year. Indexes ended with slight ...
Fed cites moderate US growth, takes no new action
Two weeks before a U.S. election focused on the economy, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday that its help is still needed to increase growth and lower ...
Expectations low for any major Fed moves this week
Six weeks after rolling out a bold plan to boost the U.S. economy, the central bank is meeting again amid low expectations for further help.
Fed likely to send wait-and-see signal at meeting
Six weeks ago, the Federal Reserve unveiled its latest plan to invigorate the U.S. economy. This week, the Fed will likely send a simple message: Give ...
US futures tumble on weak corporate earnings
Stock futures fell sharply Tuesday, extending a sell-off from the previous day on weak corporate earnings. Dow Jones industrial futures slumped 155 ...
Bangladesh probing background of NY terror suspect
Police in Bangladesh on Saturday interviewed former teachers and classmates of a Bangladeshi man charged with trying to blow up the Federal Reserve ...
Conflicting images emerge of NY terror suspect
At the Missouri college where Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis enrolled, a classmate said he often remarked that true Muslims don't believe in ...
Bangladesh to talk with US about terror suspect
Bangladesh said Friday its diplomats will meet U.S. officials to learn more about a Bangladeshi man charged with trying to blow up the Federal Reserve ...
Terror suspect's family says he asked to go to US
Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was a terrible student in his native Bangladesh, and his middle-class parents say he persuaded them to send him ...
APNewsBreak: Suspect's family shocked at NY plot
A few hours before he was arrested in an FBI sting, a Bangladeshi man accused of trying to blow up New York's Federal Reserve building calmly spoke ...
Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve
A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake ...
More expensive gas pushes US consumer prices up
Higher gas costs drove up U.S. consumer prices in September for the second straight month. Outside energy, there was little sign of inflation.
Bernanke: Fed policies to help emerging markets
Chairman Ben Bernanke is rejecting arguments that the Federal Reserve's bold moves to bolster U.S. job growth could have unwanted consequences in ...
Profits soar at 2 largest mortgage lenders
Is the mortgage market really back? The country's two biggest mortgage lenders, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, reported Friday that a surge in home ...
Fed: Housing lifts growth in most US regions
Stronger housing markets helped boost economic growth at the end of the summer in nearly every region of the United States, according to a Federal ...
US consumer credit up $18.1 billion in August
Americans boosted their borrowing in August by the largest amount in three months with strong gains in the category that covers auto and student loans ...
Fed open to linking rate hike to economic gauge
The Federal Reserve wants to find a clearer way to signal to the public when it might start raising interest rates. The Fed has told investors that ...
Dow Jones average climbs after jobs report
An encouraging report on the labor market and better sales from Costco and other retail stores helped push the stock market higher Thursday.
Fed chose mortgage bonds to bolster housing gains
The Federal Reserve structured its latest stimulus program around the purchase of mortgage bonds after members agreed that helping a nascent housing ...
Auto sales, home prices help buoy weak US economy
The U.S. economy is looking more resilient, thanks in part to encouraging signs for the two most expensive purchases most Americans make: cars and ...
Bernanke makes strong defense of Fed rate policies
Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a wide-ranging defense Monday of the Federal Reserve's aggressive policies to stimulate the still-weak economy. The Fed ...
Rate on 30-year mortgage hits record low 3.40 pct.
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell again to new record lows. The decline suggests the Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts may be having an ...