Obamacare ruling paints different picture of health
The U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark ruling Thursday upholding the controversial, massive reform of health care coverage initiated by President Barack Obama.
View ArticleStocks: Investors cheer EU deal
U.S. stocks were set to rally at the open Friday, after European leaders reached a deal on struggling eurozone banks.
View ArticleCongress OKs highway funds-student loan bill
Congress gave final approval Friday to a giant transportation funding bill as part of a package that includes a measure holding down interest rates on federal student loans.
View ArticleBarclays chairman poised to resign
Marcus Agius will resign as chairman of Barclays on Monday, in the hope that his departure will take the sting out of mounting criticism from politicians and shareholders over the bank's role in the...
View ArticleBarclays chairman resigns amid rate-fixing scandal
Barclays on Monday announced the resignation of its chairman, Marcus Agius, in the widening scandal surrounding the bank's manipulation of interbank lending rates in 2008 and 2009.
View ArticleStocks poised for flat open
U.S. stocks pointed to a flat open Monday, as investors waded through economic reports from Europe and China ahead of U.S. manufacturing data.
View ArticleStocks: Quiet day for Wall Street
U.S. stocks pointed to a flat open Tuesday, with traders not expecting much market movement in the shortened trading day.
View ArticleWhy the interest rate scandal could bring real change
Barclays CEO Bob Diamond and COO Jerry del Missier have resigned in the wake of the interest rate-fixing scandal that has rocked the bank.
View ArticleFederal government misses small business contract goal - again
For the sixth year in a row, the government has missed its goal to award 23% of all federal contract dollars to small businesses.
View ArticleRate rigging scandal: Just the start?
Barclays former boss Bob Diamond was in the spotlight this week when he was questioned by British parliament's 13-strong Treasury Committee, but the rate-fixing scandal which lost him his job looks set...
View ArticleCentral banks announce rate cuts, futures slide
U.S. stocks were set to open lower Thursday, following stimulus and rate cuts by central banks in Europe and China.
View ArticleECB cuts rates to all-time low
The European Central Bank lowered interest rates Thursday to all-time lows but did not introduce any unconventional moves to stimulate economic activity.
View ArticleStocks weaken after jobs report
U.S. stock markets were poised to open lower as the government's monthly jobs report came in lower than expected.
View ArticleObama downplays weak jobs report; Romney blames him
President Barack Obama downplayed a weak jobs report Friday as he wrapped up a two-day bus tour to critical states in the November election, while Republicans pounced on the news to declare the...
View ArticleAnalysis: Where are the jobs bills?
Another month, another weak jobs report. And don't expect Congress to do much about it anytime soon.
View ArticleStocks poised for lower open
U.S. stocks were poised to open lower Monday as investors remained wary ahead of quarterly corporate results and another eurozone meeting.
View ArticleMelinda Gates: Give women the power to determine their future
The vast majority of women in the United States use birth control. Some of us may even consider it a minor annoyance. Sometimes we forget to take our pills. The side effects can be painful. But we put...
View ArticleBarclays' ex-boss Diamond gives up $31 million bonuses
Former Barclays bank chief executive Bob Diamond will voluntarily give up bonuses worth $31 million after he resigned in the wake of a rate-rigging scandal, the bank said Tuesday.
View ArticleStocks set for higher open
U.S. stocks were poised to open higher Tuesday after eurozone finance ministers agree to accelerate an initial bailout for ailing Spanish banks.
View ArticleObama, Romney fight for middle class voters
President Barack Obama, fresh from his renewed pitch to cut taxes for the middle class, takes his message to Iowa Tuesday -- a trip shadowed by Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as...
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