U.S. stocks ended flat Tuesday, after turning sharply lower during the final hour of trading amid fears that Greece will leave the eurozone.
New overseas worries were offset by some better than expected earnings from U.S. retailers early Tuesday, putting U.S. markets on course for another uneven day of trading.
President Barack Obama and fellow leaders at the Group of Eight meeting he hosted Saturday put job creation and economic growth at the top of their to-do list.
President Obama welcomes G8 leaders to summit at Camp David.
Following a positive start, U.S. stocks closed in the red for a fourth straight session Wednesday, as investors weighed strong U.S. economic data against ongoing uncertainty about Greece's political situation.
U.S. stocks struggled during a choppy trading Tuesday as investors digested mixed news out of Europe.
American consumers got the same bang for their buck in April as they did a month earlier, as falling gas prices gave them some relief.
U.S. stocks were poised for a positive start Tuesday, following better-than-expected economic growth in Germany.
Stocks finished lower Friday, ending a down week for the major indexes, as weakness in the banking sector weighed on the market.
If investors hate Europe so much, why isn't the euro currency tanking?
Suddenly, Europe is talking about growth and not just austerity.
President Obama responds to the latest jobs report numbers saying a million new jobs were created in last 6 months.
Hands down, it's the most important monthly economic report in the race for the White House.
A basic premise of work in America is that your paycheck will inch up over time to reflect hard work, experience and rising living costs. But a lot of people aren't making any more this year than they did last year -- in fact, they're making less.
U.S. stocks sold off Friday, ending the week lower, after a government report showed that employers added fewer-than-expected jobs in April.
A disappointing jobs report appeared to leave investors uncertain about what to do Friday, as U.S. stocks appeared poised for a mixed or flat open.
U.S. stocks stumbled Thursday, as investors digested conflicting economic data ahead of Friday's all-important jobs report.
Ryan Bryski tells the story of his brother Christopher, whose student loans persisted after he tragically passed away.
The threat of increasing loan rates on future college students has become the newest political cudgel. It shouldn't be. Lowering interest rates on subsidized student loans does little to address the real problems of higher education: rising tuition costs and diminishing returns.
U.S. stock futures moved higher Thursday morning, bolstered by a better-than-expected jobless claims report, ahead of Friday's monthly jobs report.
Yields on benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds are back below 2%. They really shouldn't be this low. Most fixed income investors agree that's the case. Yet, people keep clinging to long-term securities like Linus Van Pelt does to his baby blue security blanket.
U.S. stocks were set to open lower Wednesday as investors focused on a weak private-sector jobs report.
U.S. investors were set to hold steady at Tuesday's open, awaiting new reports on manufacturing, auto sales and corporate results for clues about the strength of the U.S. economy.
U.S. stocks finished in the red Monday, ending a mostly sour month on a weak note.
U.S. stocks were poised to open lower Monday, after a report showed that U.S. personal spending was weaker than expected, and that Spain's economy has fallen into recession.
Seen from the perspective of 2012, the stunning Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman" offers a powerful reminder that economic policy and family values go hand-in-hand.
U.S. stocks moved higher Friday, capping a weekly gain, as upbeat corporate results outweighed a weaker-than-expected report on first-quarter economic growth.
President Obama targets the youth vote in calling for lower college costs.
The White House said Friday that President Barack Obama would veto a Republican measure passed by the House to extend lower interest rates on federal student loans because it takes money from a health care fund that benefits women.
May begins next week. Or, as I like to call it, the 17th month of 2011.
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that the unemployment rate fell to 8.2%. That should have been a signal that jobs are coming back and that the economy is about to rebound. But, as many economists say, the numbers fell primarily because unemployed Americans have become so discouraged with trying to find a job that they've simply quit looking.
For Republicans and certain presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the best defense appears to be a good offense on issues and themes being pushed by President Barack Obama and Democrats.
U.S. stocks were poised to open slightly higher Friday, losing some momentum on concerns about weaker-than-expected U.S. economic growth and European debt, as Ford beat earnings expectations for the quarter.
U.S. stocks rose Thursday, as hopes for more stimulus from the Federal Reserve and upbeat housing data overshadowed concerns about the job market and mixed corporate earnings.
To those of us who have studied the largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States -- the four-decade-long influx of millions of Mexicans -- it seemed inconceivable that it would ever come to a halt. Yet, as our new Pew Hispanic Center report has shown, it has.
U.S. stocks were poised for a choppy open Thursday, as optimism from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments is countered by nervousness by the latest jobs report and a weak Italian bond auction.
CNN's Jim Boulden looks at programs using Olympic money to get troubled London kids into employment.
President Obama's opponents like nothing more than tying him to a socialist Europe, the bogeyman of today's American right. Whatever the merits of their claims policy-wise, they might be onto something from a campaign perspective.
Will young American voters be as enthusiastic about President Obama's re-election as they were about his candidacy four years ago, when 66% of 18- to 29-year-olds favored him over John McCain?
U.S. stocks finished near the highs of the day Wednesday, as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and cheered strong corporate results from big companies including Apple and Boeing.
European political uncertainty and another sign of a slowdown in the Chinese economy pushed stocks down Monday, with the three major U.S. indexes falling more than 1% before rebounding somewhat in afternoon trading.
Referring to the European debt crisis with the cutesy shorthand acronym of the PIIGS just doesn't seem right anymore.
Stocks finished lower Thursday, as a trifecta of downbeat U.S. economic reports overshadowed encouraging signs out of corporate America and Europe.
The GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $46 billion small business tax cut bill -- an election year measure that has virtually no chance of clearing the Democratic-controlled Senate or surviving a presidential veto.
CSX investors might want to be singing along with The Yardbirds today. Train kept-a-rollin' all night long! The railroad owner reported first-quarter sales and earnings after the closing bell Tuesday that beat forecasts.
Just like rivals in a bad romantic comedy who shockingly realize they have feelings for each other, China and the United States have a complicated relationship.
Both political parties continued jockeying Sunday to position themselves as more deserving of the female vote, a battle that took on new life last week after a Democratic strategist questioned Ann Romney's validity in giving her husband advice on economic issues affecting women.
CNN's Randi Kaye talks to Jenny Lawson, also known as "The Bloggess," about the Hillary Rosen-Ann Romney controversy.
The world economy "remains on life support" from central banks and has deteriorated since last autumn, the latest Brookings Institution-Financial Times tracking index shows, despite some recent signs of stabilisation.
U.S. stocks stumbled Friday, following a two-day rally, closing lower for a second straight week with the worst declines of the year.
China is slowing, inflation is sleeping, bank stocks are slipping and Google is splitting. Got all that?
U.S. stocks were set to open lower Friday after reports on bank earnings and a slowdown in China's growth.
U.S. stocks finished higher for a second straight day Thursday, continuing to recover from a modest pullback at the start of April.
U.S. stocks were poised to open slightly higher Thursday as worries about Europe took a backseat to U.S. economic and corporate results.
Contact lenses, diamonds and boiled eggs are things that are better hard than soft. But economic landings in China? That's a different story.
U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday, bouncing back after a string of five down days, as concerns about Europe eased and hopes for a better-than-expected earnings season rose.
The U.S., Japanese and Chinese economies have regained their momentum and are leading the world in growth, according to the latest report Tuesday from a global monitoring group.
DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz weighs in on the economy, gas prices and the 2012 race.
Friday's weak jobs report is more than a disappointing blip.
The job market is getting better, but it's far from healed. Will President Obama be able to turn things around in time to save his own job?
U.S. stocks closed sharply lower Monday, the first trading day following a disappointing jobs report last week.
Brazil hopes to share its lessons in poverty reduction with its BRICS partners. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.
President Barack Obama and visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday stressed the importance of strong ties between their countries, despite Brazil's concerns about U.S. economic policies that it says can work against emerging economies.
So much for the bond bubble bursting.
U.S. stocks were set to drop at the open Monday, as investors deal with the hangover from last week's disappointing jobs report.
There was nothing good about the Good Friday jobs report. But was the slowdown in hiring in March bad enough for the Federal Reserve to once again consider more stimulus for the economy?
The problem has become so complicated, that perhaps only a child can solve it. An 11-year-old Dutch boy, Jurre Hermans, entered a serious economics competition with a plan for bringing the Greek economy back from the brink.
U.S. stocks closed mixed Thursday, with the broader market falling for a third day, amid renewed worries about the debt crisis in Europe.
U.S. stocks were headed for a weak open Thursday, taking their cue from world markets on the final trading session of the week, as worries about the European debt crisis bubbled up.
U.S. stocks dropped Wednesday, rebounding somewhat into the close, as investors grew increasingly anxious about what the markets might look like without additional stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
All eyes will focus on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his team of nine as they spend two days mulling over what monetary policy levers to pull to give the stalled U.S. economy a boost.
Next week all eyes will be on inflation and Greece.
The bull market on Wall Street enters its fourth year this week and investors are wondering how much higher stocks can go.
Expect the upward march of oil and gas prices to overshadow bellwether corporate earnings, economic reports and a read on the health of the European banking sector -- all of which are due next week.
After a week dominated by hopes and fears about Greece, investors will continue to follow the plight of the nation at the center of Europe's debt crisis as it enters another crucial week.
The stock market is off to a good start this year, but next week brings a host of potential pitfalls that could slow the recent momentum.
Investors are gearing up for the unofficial start of corporate earnings season, but they're also bracing for another round of bad headlines out of Europe.
Once again investors will be looking overseas for any signals out of Europe on the fate of the eurozone and the euro.
U.S. stocks were headed for a sharp selloff Wednesday, with anxiety lingering after Federal Reserve policy makers indicated that no new stimulus is likely.
U.S. stocks dropped Tuesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it was unlikely it would offer more stimulus anytime soon.
U.S. stocks were poised to open slightly lower Tuesday, with a potentially choppy day of trading ahead on a quiet week for investors.
After a stellar first-quarter performance, investors are hoping the stock market can maintain its momentum into the holiday-shortened week ahead.
A logjam broke late Thursday night in the Senate, which confirmed 70 nominees to various posts, including key financial regulators whose appointments had lingered since last summer.
U.S. stocks drifted lower but rebounded in later trading Thursday to end at nearly breakeven.
U.S. economic growth at the end of last year was as strong as everyone thought, but most economists expect things to slow in the next couple of years.
Stocks closed in the red Wednesday as investors grew concerned about the health of the global economy.
U.S. stocks ended a quiet session lower Tuesday as investors found little reason to push the market up given the strength of the recent rally.
All of the candidates in the presidential campaign agree the 2012 election will revolve around the economy.
Tom Foreman reports on what the Louisiana primary exit polls reveal about voters.
U.S. stocks were expected to open little changed Tuesday, while world markets responded positively to indications that the Federal Reserve is prepared to keep interest rates at very low levels.
U.S. stocks rallied Monday after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on the job market gave investors reason to believe interest rates will stay low.
1994 was great for movie fans. "Pulp Fiction." "The Shawshank Redemption." "Forrest Gump." But bond investors definitely would rather forget that year.
U.S. stocks were poised to open higher Monday as Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on the job market gave investors reason to believe interest rates will stay low.
The high-flying Chinese economy appears to be losing some altitude, but experts say the danger of a hard landing still seems remote.
U.S. stocks fell Thursday, as investors were rattled by worries of a global growth slowdown.
U.S. stocks were headed for a weak open Thursday, as investors were rattled by worries of a global growth slowdown after China and Germany reported soft manufacturing data.
U.S. stocks faltered Wednesday, with the broader market ending lower for a second day, after the latest report on new home sales damped enthusiasm about the economy.
A British apparel company is under fire after a photo of a sexist message on their pants label goes viral online.
Call it the most profitable bank in the world.
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