Less US urgency at G-8 in call for European growth
When leaders of the nation's biggest economies gathered at the presidential retreat of Camp David last year, European elections had rattled the ...
Disappointing reports help push US stocks down
Disappointing reports about the U.S. economy helped push the stock market lower on Friday. Concerns that the Federal Reserve could announce plans to ...
US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.98 pct.
Fixed U.S. mortgage rates rose for the sixth straight week, putting the average rate on the 30-year loan just shy of 4 percent. Mortgage buyer Freddie ...
US budget deficit widens $139 billion in May
The government reported Wednesday that the U.S. budget deficit widened in May by $139 billion. But the annual deficit stayed on track to finish below ...
US stocks end a choppy day with a loss
Renewed concerns that central banks will ease off their support for the global economy hit the U.S. stock market Tuesday. Indexes began sliding from ...
Juncker concedes mistakes on Greek bailout
Former Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker conceded Tuesday that mistakes were made in the bailout of Greece — days after a similar admission by ...
S&P upgrades US outlook, but investors yawn
The Standard & Poor's ratings agency said Monday it's getting more optimistic about the U.S. economy. But investors just yawned. Stocks budged higher ...
As Japan seeks revival, hedge funds bet on a bust
Until a couple of months ago, Takashi Yamada had one of the most genteel jobs in Japan. Now, his days are so harried he doesn't have time to eat lunch
Average rate on 15-year US mortgage above 3 pct.
The average U.S. rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage rose above 3 percent this week for the first time in a year, while the rate on the 30-year fixed ...
Weak signals on the economy send stocks plunging
A series of weak economic reports sent the stock market plunging to its lowest level in a month on Wednesday. Companies like miners, banks and ...
IMF admits 'notable failures' in Greek bailout
The International Monetary Fund acknowledged on Wednesday that it made "notable failures" in the Greek bailout, underestimating how much the austerity ...
Stocks plummet in late trading but end May higher
A gradual decline in the stock market turned into a rout Friday. After moving between small losses and gains for most of the day, the stock market ...
Eurogroup head: Greece to wait on debt relief
Eurozone countries will not consider possible debt relief for Greece until April 2014, the euro currency bloc's head said Friday on a visit to Athens.
Stocks hit by euro jobless rise, Fed uncertainty
Uncertainty over how long the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue with its stimulus policies and more grim European jobs news weighed on markets Friday
Q&A: Abenomics, panacea or peril for Japan?
Recent turmoil in financial markets is raising worries over Japan's economy and the deflation-busting "Abenomics" policies championed by Prime ...
Social Security, Medicare still face big challenge
As the U.S. recovery slowly gathers steam, federal deficits are finally coming down from their nosebleed $1-trillion-plus heights. That will postpone ...
Stocks fall; Dow average pulls back from a record
Wall Street's passion for high-dividend stocks is fading. The stock market closed lower Wednesday, led by the same industry groups that had the ...
Stocks jump after confidence, house prices surge
A rally that brought the stock market to record highs this year came back to life after consumer confidence reached a five-year high and U.S.
Japan gyrations underline economy's vulnerability
Japan's financial markets gyrated wildly Thursday, underscoring the vulnerability of its economy to a loss of investor confidence as Prime Minister ...
Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan
President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on ...
Stocks gain on reassurance from a top Fed official
Reassuring comments from a Federal Reserve official and better earnings from two big retailers helped push the stock market higher Tuesday.
Lew taps government retiree pension fund
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S.
Small company stock are a bright spot
Small-company stocks were a bright spot in a subdued start to the week for Wall Street. The Russell 2000, an index of small-company stocks, climbed ...
House advances student loan fix
The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to ...
Stocks climb as traders shrug off economic reports
Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Google's stock topped $900 for the ...
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