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AP - 1 hour , 48 minutes ago
Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
 
  • Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q
    AP - 5 hours , 35 minutes ago
    Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.
  • Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care
    AP - 5 hours , 13 minutes ago
    A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."
  • Feds find association between drywall, corrosion
    AP - 1 hour , 11 minutes ago
    The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.
  • US details assets seized from Fla. lawyer
    AP - 1 hour , 13 minutes ago
    A sports car worth nearly $2 million, an 87-foot yacht and a guitar collection worth as much as $20,000 were among the assets seized from a South Florida lawyer suspected of operating a massive fraud scheme, according to a court filing Monday.
  • Analyst predicts small auto sales comeback in 2010
    AP - 1 hour , 21 minutes ago
    The U.S. auto industry will recover only a little next year, weighed down by high unemployment and other troubles that will continue to limit economic growth, a top industry analyst said Monday.
  • Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers
    AP - 1 hour , 27 minutes ago
    A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers.
  • Campbell Soup earnings rise as expenses fall
    AP - 3 hours , 41 minutes ago
    Campbell Soup Co., the world's largest soup maker, said Monday its first-quarter earnings rose 17 percent as lower costs and more efficient supply chain offset the impact of a decline in soup sales.
  • World markets rally as gold strikes new high
    AP - 1 hour , 38 minutes ago
    World markets rose sharply Monday amid further hopeful signs about the global economic recovery. Commodity stocks led the charge, particularly in London, after gold hit another record high.
  • Hundreds protest trash incinerator plans in China
    AP - 1 hour , 41 minutes ago
    Hundreds of residents worried about property values and health risks protested Monday against the planned construction of a trash incinerator in the southern boomtown of Guangzhou.
  • Dollar decline continues as stocks jump
    AP - 1 hour , 45 minutes ago
    The safe-haven dollar began the week lower as a Federal Reserve official urged the continuation of stimulus programs and as home sales in October greatly exceeded market expectations, revving up traders' taste for higher-yielding assets.
  • TCF Financial names Peter Bell to board
    AP - 1 hour , 47 minutes ago
    Regional bank holding company TCF Financial Corp. announced Monday that it named one of its former executives, Peter Bell, to its board of directors.
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