Falling commodities give Dow worst day of the year
Worries about an economic slowdown in China fueled a steep drop in commodity prices Monday, spooking investors and giving the stock market its worst ...
Greece seals deal with debt inspectors
Greece cleared an important hurdle in its drive to receive its next batch of bailout loans from its international creditors Monday. But even though ...
Foreign holdings of US debt rose to $5.66 trillion
Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in February, indicating that international investors remain confident in U.S.
Lew says budget deal with Congress can be reached
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress on Thursday that the Obama administration is optimistic about a budget deal, but he urged lawmakers to ...
Greece, Germany bicker over war reparations issue
A long-standing debate over whether Germany still owes Greece war reparations stemming from the Nazi occupation erupted anew Thursday in a spat ...
Global trade to be weaker than expected
Global trade will be weaker than expected this year as European economies struggle with their debt crisis, and will recover only slightly in 2014, the ...
China recovery dogged by doubt as data questioned
China reported stronger trade in March in a possible positive sign for its recovery but analysts said the data might be inflated and give a distorted ...
Dow Jones average closes at another record high
Materials and energy companies led the stock market higher Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its second all-time high in a week.
Cubs, Chicago close to Wrigley renovation deal
Fans of the lovable losers have something to look forward to, after all. The city of Chicago and the Ricketts family that owns the Chicago Cubs are ...
Party intransigence dims hopes for 'grand bargain'
The bipartisan cease-fire that kept the government running this spring gave birth to hopeful talk — among pundits and some senators, at least — of a ...
BOJ holds first policy meeting under new governor
Japan's central bank is holding its first policy meeting under a new governor amid expectations of fresh moves to ease monetary policy and spur a ...
Pension issue in Stockton, Calif., bankruptcy
On its first official day in bankruptcy, the city of Stockton now must grapple with the hard part of reorganizing its financial affairs — how to share ...
Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US
Antonio Hammond is the $18,000 man. He's a success story for Catholic Charities of Baltimore, one of a multitude of organizations trying to haul ...
Judge rules Stockton, Calif., to enter bankruptcy
The people of Stockton will feel financial fallout for years after a federal judge ruled Monday to let the city become the most populous in the nation ...
Veterans fight changes to disability payments
Veterans groups are rallying to fight any proposal to change disability payments as the federal government attempts to address its long-term debt ...
Argentina offers to pay debts with cash & bonds
Argentina proposed a creative way out of its debt showdown Friday night, describing a mix of cash and bonds that it suggested would amount to a huge ...
Fitch puts UK on review for downgrade
Fitch placed Britain's AAA rating on review for a downgrade on Friday, a blow to the government just days after it presented an austere budget it ...
House passes GOP budget plan promising deep cuts
Moving on two fronts, the Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted to keep the government running for the next six months while pushing through ...
Debt-laden Italy struggles to find stable govt
Trying to break through weeks of political gridlock, Italy's president began sounding out parliamentary leaders Wednesday to see if they can form a ...
Portugal debt sale unaffected by Cyprus crisis
Portugal has raised 1.5 billion euros ($1.94 billion) in a debt auction that saw the bailed-out country's longer-term interest rate fall, suggesting ...
How do House and Senate budget proposals compare?
How the budget proposals by Senate Democrats and House Republicans stack up over the next decade: ___ Total spending Senate Democrats: $46.5 trillion.
Stocks falter following Cyprus's bailout plan
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as investors worried that a controversial proposal to seize money from depositors in Cyprus could set off another ...
Cyprus president tries to amend bailout plan
Cyprus' president said Sunday that he is trying to amend a key provision of an unpopular eurozone bailout plan that would tax deposits in the ...
Charm offensive produces no breakthroughs
Over dinner at a swank hotel a few blocks from the White House, Republican senators wanted to know if President Barack Obama would support a gradual ...
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