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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 ...
Bernanke signals continued support for low rates
Ben Bernanke sent a message Tuesday to Congress: The Federal Reserve's low-interest-rate policies are giving crucial support to an economy still ...
Home Depot helps lift the Dow; other indexes mixed
An earnings beat from Home Depot is helping to send the Dow Jones industrial average higher in midday trading, but other stock market indexes are ...
US futures rise as Fed chairman heads to The Hill
Futures are rising as Chairman Ben Bernanke heads to Capitol Hill to explain what the Federal Reserve will do to accelerate the economic recovery only ...
Bernanke will likely be pressed on Fed bond buying
Chairman Ben Bernanke will be pressed to clarify the Federal Reserve's approach to the still-sluggish U.S. economy when he testifies to Congress this ...
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.
THE RESET: Obama, GOP battles don't affect Fed job
While the White House and Congress lurch combatively from one budget crisis to the next, another Washington institution has been bolstering the ...
Fed minutes show concerns about bond purchases
Several Federal Reserve policymakers suggested last month that the Fed might have to scale back its efforts to keep borrowing costs low for the ...
G20 finance chiefs in exchange rate pledge
Finance chiefs from the world's 20 leading industrial and developing countries attempted Saturday to calm fears that governments are using foreign ...
Fed says growth pause temporary, keeps up stimulus
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy "paused" in recent months because of temporary factors and reaffirmed its commitment to try ...
Fed's new voting lineup won't likely alter policy
The cast of voting members on the Federal Reserve's policy committee is changing this year. Their policies probably won't be. Chairman Ben Bernanke ...
Fed likely to stick to low-rate message this week
When the Federal Reserve meets this week, it's likely to affirm a message it intends to help lift the economy: that consumers and businesses will be ...
Israel central bank chief to step down in June
The governor of Israel's central bank, widely credited with steering the nation's economy safely through years of world financial turmoil, resigned ...
THE RESET: Bernanke keeping foot on stimulus pedal
Ben Bernanke's term as chairman of the Federal Reserve expires one year from Thursday. Sometime between now and then he's likely to take his foot off ...
Geithner sees US economy strengthening gradually
Outgoing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner thinks the U.S. economy will strengthen this year — as long as Congress avoids cutting spending too ...
Why Geithner's Treasury leadership proved divisive
President Barack Obama has saluted the outgoing Timothy Geithner as one of the best U.S. Treasury secretaries ever. He's surely been among the most ...
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 ...
Taxpayers will ease banks' costs in mortgage deal
Consumer advocates have complained that U.S. mortgage lenders are getting off easy in a deal to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on many ...
Stocks edge higher as retailers rally
Stocks edged higher on Wall Street after a rally in retail stocks offset concerns about flaring tensions in Washington over increasing the country's ...
Asia stocks gain on Bernanke comments, weaker yen
Asian stocks posted modest gains Tuesday after Fed chief Ben Bernanke said the central bank's bond buying is providing crucial support for the U.S.
Bernanke prods Congress to raise debt ceiling
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that it's important that Congress raise the nation's borrowing limit before the Treasury runs out ...
Stocks open mixed on Wall Street; Apple slides
Stocks are opening little changed ahead of a speech on monetary policy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Apple's stock slid 3 percent after ...
US stock futures subdued ahead of Bernanke session
Wall Street stock futures are subdued ahead of a speech on monetary policy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Dow futures are up 6 points to ...
House panel asks to see foreclosure settlement
A House oversight panel wants to review a proposed settlement between 14 banks and federal regulators over improper foreclosure practices.
Fed minutes show some concerns on bond purchases
The Federal Reserve will keep buying bonds indefinitely to try to keep long-term borrowing costs low. It's just not clear how long indefinitely will ...