Bloomberg bars reporters from client activity
Financial data and news company Bloomberg LP says it has corrected a "mistake" in its newsgathering policies and cut off its journalists' special ...

Bernanke says Fed increasing financial monitoring
The Federal Reserve has broadened its oversight beyond banks and now monitors a wide-range of financial institutions that could hasten another ...

Futures rise, setting up solid gains for the week
Stock futures are rising and all major markets appear to be headed for solid gains this week. Dow Jones industrial futures are up 46 points to 15,090.

Buffett: Stocks still reasonable but bonds awful
Investor Warren Buffett said even though the stock market is soaring, prices appear reasonable, and stocks would be a better investment than bonds for ...

Solid job gains in April ease fears about economy
The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, ...

ECB cuts benchmark interest rate to 0.5 percent
The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to a record low 0.50 percent Thursday and announced other measures to spur lending and help lift ...

Fed keeps stimulus, says taxes and cuts have hurt
The Federal Reserve cautioned America's political leaders Wednesday that their policies are hurting the economy. The Fed stood by its aggressive ...

No policy changes are expected as Fed ends meeting
The Federal Reserve is widely expected Wednesday to stick with its aggressive efforts to strengthen a still-subpar economy. The Fed will likely end ...
Fed likely to stick with low-rate stance this week
A combination of scant inflation and still-modest U.S. economic growth will likely lead the Federal Reserve this week to maintain its drive to keep ...

Recession doesn't change students' econ savvy
The Wall Street meltdown of 2008 and the ensuing recession did little to help make high school seniors financially savvy and less than half of them ...
Bernanke to miss conference, hinting at departure
Ben Bernanke is intensifying speculation that this year will be his last as Federal Reserve chairman by deciding to skip the Fed's annual August ...

World finance leaders issue sober assessment
World finance leaders issued a somber assessment on Saturday of the global economy, saying the recovery remains uneven with growth and jobs in short ...

G-20 countries pledge stronger efforts
World finance leaders are pledging to pursue further actions to bolster a disappointingly weak global recovery. They also reaffirmed their commitment ...

IMF chief says global pro-growth policies needed
The head of the International Monetary Fund says the United States, Europe, Japan and China all need to make adjustments to their current economic ...

US consumer prices drop 0.2 pct on cheaper gas
U.S. consumer prices declined last month as the cost of gas fell sharply and food prices were unchanged. The tame reading is the latest evidence that ...

Headlines revive memories of 80s economics
Believers hailed its reduced tax rates and deregulation as springboards for economic miracles under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan and ...
Asia stocks rise on heels of new Dow record high
Asian stock markets mostly gained Wednesday on the heels of a record high on Wall Street as traders waited for the latest Federal Reserve meeting ...
US companies are posting more jobs but filling few
U.S. employers have more job openings than at any other time in nearly five years. That's in part because they seem in no hurry to fill them. And it ...
Bernanke notes 'stress tests' show stronger banks
The Federal Reserve's annual "stress tests" of major U.S. banks have become better able to detect risks, Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday night.

Dim labor report shows US added just 88K jobs
A streak of robust job growth came to a halt in March, signaling that U.S. employers may have grown cautious in a fragile economy. The gain of 88,000 ...
Bernanke: Low interest-rate-policies benefit trade
Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that the Federal Reserve's low-interest-rate policies are helping to boost growth around the world, rejecting ...

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.

Asia stocks rise after US Fed stays the course
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday on an improvement in China's manufacturing and the U.S. central bank's message that it will keep ...

Fed says it will stick with aggressive stimulus
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stood by its efforts to keep borrowing costs at record lows, saying it isn't yet convinced that the U.S.

Stocks rise as Federal Reserve stands by stimulus
After two days of worrying about Europe, the stock market got a boost from the Federal Reserve Wednesday. The Fed said the U.S. economy has ...