Stocks mixed after unemployment rate stays high

A three-day rally faded on Wall Street Friday after a pickup in hiring last month failed to bring down the unemployment rate.
The Dow Jones industrial […]

German parliament passes expanded euro fund

German lawmakers have cleared the way for an expansion of the size and powers of the eurozone bailout fund, in a major step toward tackling […]

Defiant Yemeni leader makes no pledge to step down

Yemen’s defiant president addressed his troubled nation Sunday for the first time since returning to the country after an assassination attempt, making no promise to […]

Homeowners struggle to qualify for refinance

About 2.3 million homeowners could have refinanced their mortgages last year if they didn’t owe more than their houses were worth or if lending standards […]

How a good bank lost its bearings

BUFFALO, N.Y.
Buffalo’s venerable M&T Bank Corp., one of America’s 20 largest commercial lenders, tells the story of the troubled global banking industry in a nutshell.
Bob […]

Stocks rise after drop in unemployment claims

Stocks are rising in early trading after fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week and retailers reported strong sales in August.
First-time claims for unemployment […]

Survey: Employers consider ending health coverage

A new survey from a large benefits consultant says nearly one of every 10 mid-sized or big employers expects to stop offering health coverage to […]

TSX plunges 436 points on U.S. recession fears

North American stock markets took a hammering Thursday as investors grew ever more pessimistic about the economy with evidence mounting that a serious slowdown may […]

Congress begins debate on U.S. debt bill

WASHINGTON

Ultraconservative Muslims dominate Egypt protest

Tens of thousands of ultraconservative Muslims in long beards, robes and prayer caps thronged Cairo’s central Tahrir Square in a massive show of force Friday, […]