New-homes sales rise 1.5 percent in March to 417K
U.S. sales of new homes rose in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000. The increase added to evidence of a sustained housing recovery ...
US home sales slip as supply remains tight
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes dipped in March as the supply remained tight. But the sales pace remained ahead of last year's. The National ...
Man charged in letters case described as troubled
A Mississippi man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and other officials was described Thursday as a good father, a quiet ...
Some states dropping GED as test price spikes
Several dozen states are looking for an alternative to the GED high school equivalency test because of concerns that a new version coming out next ...
Prison company: Workers falsified staffing records
A private company that operates Idaho's largest prison acknowledged Thursday that its employees falsified nearly 4,800 hours of staffing records over ...
EU mission trains troops in Mali
In preparation for a drawdown of French troops from Mali, a European Union team started training Malian soldiers for battle against jihadists who ...
US unemployment aid applications plummet to 346K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, signaling that the job market might be ...
Taylor Morrison rises in 1st day as public company
Shares of Taylor Morrison Home Corp. are rising in its debut as a publicly traded company. The homebuilder's entry on the New York Stock Exchange ...
KPMG resigns as auditor for Herbalife, Skechers
Accounting firm KPMG has resigned as the auditor for nutrition company Herbalife and shoe retailer Skechers after a rogue partner allegedly leaked ...
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 ...
Accounting firm KPMG fires partner in LA unit
Accounting firm KPMG has fired a partner at its Los Angeles unit for allegedly giving private client information to a third party, who then used it ...
Senate confirms White to head SEC
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Mary Jo White's nomination as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, making her the first former prosecutor ...
Made in Korea: Rare look at jointly run factories
There is a North Korean factory with no portraits of the country's late leaders on the walls, no North Korean flags, no hand-painted posters screaming ...
Possible deal could cut ex-Enron CEO's sentence
A possible agreement that could reduce the prison sentence of former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling for his role in the collapse of the once mighty ...
Texas considers giving prosecutors more security
After two Texas prosecutors were slain in two months, law enforcement agencies across the state are considering steps to better protect attorneys who ...
Tech firms bumping up perks to recruit, retain
Apple's ring-shaped, gleaming "Spaceship Headquarters" will include a world class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander. Google's new Bay ...
Algeria's southern unemployed demand oil jobs
Protests by the unemployed in southern Algeria are raising the specter of rising unrest in the country's sensitive oil regions, and are increasingly ...
France to tax companies 75 pct on $1.3M salaries
French President Francois Hollande may have finally found a way to tax the really rich: by making their companies pay. In a televised interview ...
Dutch coffee company DEMB in buyout talks
D.E. Master Blenders 1753, the Dutch coffee company that was spun off by Sara Lee Corp. last year, said Thursday it is in talks to be acquired by a ...
Govt shuts more than 30 tax preparers in 6 months
As the April 15 federal income tax deadline approaches, the Justice Department says it has closed more than 30 unscrupulous tax preparers and tax ...
Signed contracts to buy US homes dips slightly
Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February, but the level stayed near a three-year high, and analysts believe sales of previously ...
Poll: low-wage workers, bosses at odds on training
As they struggle to get ahead, many low-wage workers are not taking advantage of job training or educational programs that could help them make the ...
US homes sales highest in more than 3 years
U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in February to their fastest pace in more than three years, and more people put their homes on the market
US rate on 30-year mortgage declines to 3.54 pct.
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week and remained near historic lows, a trend that has supported a recovery in housing. Freddie Mac ...
American Realty makes $5.74B bid for Cole Credit
American Realty Capital made a $5.74 billion cash-and-stock bid for Cole Credit Property Trust III on Wednesday after saying that it had not heard ...
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