Battles over regulatory change in Washington heated up Thursday, as a House panel approved audits of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris said a global recovery in employment was hampered by massive debts.
A year ago, when markets were plunging, a down day was all of that: The numbers sunk with little hope that financial news could provide any traction at all.
U.S. consumers surprised the experts in October by reaching into their wallets and spending $347.5 billion in October, up 1.4 percent from September.
Forecasters proved far off for the Japanese gross domestic product, which grew an annualized 4.8 percent in the third quarter, the government said Monday.
U.S. markets ended a six-day winning streak Thursday, the longest streak of gains since mid-August before the momentum petered out.
China's central bank said Wednesday hinted a policy change on exchange rates was possible, as pressure builds for a valuation change for the renminbi.
A trial in New York that seemed like a sideshow may hold pivotal lessons for lawmakers reshaping the regulatory system for U.S. financial firms.
Economists may hope stock markets rise slowly, but investors have breached the storm walls in recent days, putting U.S. markets into turbo drive recently.
The U.S. economy turned a high-drama cliche into reality last week with the gross domestic product rising with unemployment rising at the same time last week.
U.S. markets bounced Thursday on positive, but unremarkable news, a sign that pent up demand was hovering in the wings waiting for a signal.
U.S. investors appeared unappreciative of the Federal Reserve's prudent policy approach this week, with stocks tumbling after an interest rate announcement.
For the feather in his cap at age 79 and still going strong, the world's second richest man, Warren Buffett, bought himself a railroad.
U.S. markets on Monday swung high, then low, then high again in a dance that mimicked the markets of October, when motion sickness was plausible.
U.S. taxpayers lost a bet Sunday as CIT Group, a critical lender to moderate-sized business filed for court protection despite a $2.3 billion federal bailout.
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A drug-resistant mutation of the H1N1 influenza virus has been found in hospital patients in Wales, the British National Health Service says.
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