Mortgage Applications in U.S. Fell Last Week as Costs Rose - Bloomberg

Mortgage applications in the U.S. fell for the second time in three weeks as borrowing costs climbed to a 10-month high.
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s […]

Stocks waver after mixed unemployment report

Stocks bounced between small gains and losses Friday after a mixed employment report said that the unemployment rate fell last month but that new jobs […]

RGA reports higher profits

Reinsurance Group of America reported sharply higher profits for the December quarter, recording net income of $197 million, compared to $112 million a year earlier.  […]

Floods hit empty Brisbane; 20,000 homes in danger

Emergency sirens blared across Australia’s third-largest city Wednesday as floodwaters that have torn a deadly path across the northeast poured into an empty downtown, swamping […]

Swaps Doubling Signal Traders Prepared for January Rate Rise: India Credit - Bloomberg

India’s central bank will probably resume Asia’s fastest round of interest-rate increases next month, after pausing tomorrow, on signs money-market traders are bracing for a […]

FDA pulls Darvon painkiller due to safety risks

The maker of the painkiller Darvon is pulling the drug off the market under pressure from public health officials who say it causes dangerous heart […]

Nearly 75% of homes are affordable

It’s prime time for house hunters. Nearly anyone with a decent job and a good credit score can afford to buy in their home […]

Yahoo names technology, science chiefs

Yahoo Inc. on Monday named Blake Irving chief product officer, replacing former head of products and technology Ari Balogh.
Sunnyvale-based Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) also named Prabhakar Raghavan […]

Trans World CEO Higgins buys more stock

Robert J. Higgins, chairman and CEO of Trans World Entertainment Corp., bought more stock in the music, movie and video game retailer based in Albany, […]

Japan Economy Probably Grew Most in Almost Two Years

Japan’s economy probably grew at the fastest pace since the first quarter of 2008 as a global trade revival fueled demand for the nation’s […]