(Democracy Now)- In an interview with Democracy Now!, Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi spoke about the recent news surrounding the five major banks – Citigroup,...
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(CNBC)- While a recent small business optimism index ticked up slightly, a look between the lines shows small business woes are emerging and creating a...
(Breitbart)- U.S. jobs pay an average 23% less today than they did before the 2008 recession, according to a new report released on Monday by...
(Telegraph)- The world economy is just as vulnerable to a financial crisis as it was in 2007, with the added danger that debt ratios are...
(CNSNews.com) – The number of Americans 16 and older who did not participate in the labor force climbed to a record high of 92,120,000 in...
(Reuters) – U.S. employment growth jumped in June and the jobless rate closed in on a six-year low, decisive evidence the economy was growing briskly...
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s Infrastructure Ministry says a $820 million deal has been signed with American-Turkish consortium Bechtel-Enka to build a 60 kilometer (37...
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto sales grew at the fastest pace in eight years in June, surprising the industry and setting it up for a...
The price of oil held steady Tuesday despite signs that manufacturing activity grew in the U.S. and China, the world’s two biggest oil consumers. Benchmark...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are finishing at record highs as the Dow Jones industrial average closes in on 17,000 points for the first...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The embattled Vatican bank is heading into a new round of turmoil, with the resignations of its president and board expected...
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors issued a new round of recalls for faulty ignition switches this week, but the company says the problem is different...
DETROIT (AP) — For more than a year, a lawsuit filed by Brooke Melton’s family has caused major migraines for General Motors. Litigation over the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defiantly dared congressional Republicans on Tuesday to try to block his efforts to act on his own and bypass...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says 700,000 jobs could be at risk next year if Congress doesn’t quickly agree on how to pay for...
NEW YORK (AP) — The battle for control of clothing chain American Apparel is heating up. Ousted American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has increased his...
DETROIT (AP) — Graco Children’s Products is recalling 1.9 million infant car seats, bowing to demands from U.S. safety regulators, in what is now the...
DETROIT (AP) — Graco Children’s Products is recalling 1.9 million infant car seats, agreeing to government demands in what is now the largest seat recall...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are gaining after reports showed that manufacturing in the U.S. and China expanded in June. Netflix rose 6 percent...
DALLAS (AP) — After four decades of expanding to all corners of the lower 48 states, Southwest Airlines flies into new territory on Tuesday —...
NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of Spam is bulking up on its protein with Muscle Milk. Hormel Foods said it will pay $450 million...
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto sales slowed slightly in June but still maintained a healthy pace despite a record-setting string of safety recalls at General...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturing grew in June for the 13th straight month. But the pace of the expansion slowed from May. The Institute for...
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market rose in early trading after a report showed that manufacturing in the US and China expanded in June,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. construction spending barely increased in May as gains in spending on non-residential projects such as office buildings and public construction were...
DENVER (AP) — Quiznos says it has emerged from bankruptcy after restructuring its finances. The toasted sandwich chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising in early trading as traders get ready for the latest report on U.S. manufacturing. The early gains Tuesday...
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says its U.S. sales rose 1 percent in June despite a record-setting string of safety recalls. Sales were led by...
BENICIA, Calif. (AP) — Hormel Foods is buying Muscle Milk maker CytoSport for approximately $450 million, a move that will diversify its business and tap...
NEW YORK (AP) — US stock futures are climbing higher ahead of the opening bell, as traders prepare for a monthly look at U.S. manufacturing...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The contract that keeps thousands of dockworkers on the job at West Coast ports from San Diego to Seattle is expiring,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose in May compared with a year earlier, but the gains have slowed. Data provider CoreLogic said Tuesday that...
DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler’s U.S. auto sales jumped 9 percent in June on strong sales of the new Jeep Cherokee SUV and other models. Chrysler...
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s finance minister says his country won’t let business concerns get in the way of fresh sanctions against Russia, should they become...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A full year since emerging from recession, the stuttering economy of the 18-country eurozone is still unable to create enough jobs to...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The number of unemployed people in the 18 eurozone countries declined fractionally in May, but not enough to bring down the jobless...
TOKYO (AP) — European shares rose Wednesday, led by BNP Paribas after the bank said it had enough funds to pay a nearly $9 billion...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The number of unemployed people in the 18 eurozone countries declined fractionally in May, not enough to bring down the jobless rate,...
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday, tracking the lackluster trading on Wall Street following recent surges to record highs on...
BEIJING (AP) — A survey shows Chinese manufacturing grew in June for the first time in six months but the expansion was weak. HSBC Corp....
NEW YORK (AP) — New York state’s attorney general says a direct-mail fundraising company that sent out misleading solicitations on behalf of a disabled-veterans charity...
The price of oil declined for the third straight day Monday on signs that the insurgency in Iraq has been slowed and may be turned...
WASHINGTON (AP) — France’s largest bank has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay nearly $9 billion to resolve criminal allegations that it did business with...
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market closed out the second quarter regaining its upward momentum as investors were encouraged by an improving economy. Stocks...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing out another strong quarter, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 index its sixth straight quarterly gain. The...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks flickered between small gains and losses on Monday as investors assessed the latest data on housing. The stock market is...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are little changed in midday trading as the market heads for a modest gain for June. The Dow Jones industrial...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks flickered between small gains and losses on Monday as investors assessed the latest data on the housing market. The stock...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes shot up in May. But the pace of buying this year remains...