China Can Boost Growth as It Cools Property, Merrill Says

Chinese policies announced yesterday to reduce property-price increases should aid economic growth because the government will boost the supply of homes rather than limit […]

Dollar Drop Reflects ‘Real Cause for Concern,’ Holtz-Eakin Says

The dollar’s slump reflects concern among investors about the “dismal” state of the U.S.’s public finances, said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former director of the […]

Morgan Stanley: India share sales to surge

Morgan Stanley’s India head expects share sales in the country to surge as companies seek to expand, and said Indian companies are poised to […]

Program allows partial unemployment benefit

Missouri wants more employers to take advantage of an existing state program that allows workers whose hours have been cut to draw partial unemployment […]

1 million jobless face benefits loss in January

One million people could lose unemployment benefits in January if Congress doesn’t extend federal aid, according to a report released Wednesday.
The report is likely […]

China hopes U.S. keeps deficit to appropriate size

China hopes that the United States will keep its deficit to an appropriate size to ensure basic stability in the U.S. dollar exchange rate, […]

U.S. planned layoffs fall for third month in Oct

Planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell for a third straight month in October to a 19-month low, feeding hopes the labor market will continue […]

Obama says new data shows U.S. economy recovering

President Barack Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to tell Americans that this week’s positive job and economic growth figures are yet […]

House to take on ‘too big to fail’

One year after risky practices by the nation’s biggest banks almost brought down the economy, many of those institutions are even bigger — and […]

Home sales rebound to highest level in 2 years

Sales of existing homes rebounded sharply in September to their highest level in two years, getting a strong boost from first-time homebuyers, according to […]