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By Bradley Klapper and David McHugh |
May 15, 2012
Your 401(k) could sink again. A plummeting euro may make it harder for American companies to sell goods overseas. Credit could be tightened.
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By Daniel Wagner |
February 28, 2012
The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession — bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and a stock market panic that cut retirement savings in half.
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By Christopher S. Rugaber |
February 16, 2012
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.
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By Dave Carpenter, Derek Kravitz |
December 9, 2011
Americans' wealth last summer suffered its biggest quarterly loss in more than two years as stocks, pension funds and home values lost value.
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By Christopher S. Rugaber |
November 17, 2011
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since early April, a sign that layoffs are easing and hiring may pick up.
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By David K. Randall |
September 19, 2011
Small investors, take note: The smart money isn't sure what to make of the economy, either.
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By Christopher S. Rugaber |
August 25, 2011
Thousands of Verizon workers on strike pushed the number of people seeking unemployment benefits last week to its highest level in a month.
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By Gabriele Steinhauser |
August 5, 2011
Stocks rebounded Friday as investors breathed a sigh of relief at the news that the U.S. added more jobs than expected during July, putting a halt to one of the worst selloffs since the height of the 2008 financial crisis.
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By Christopher S. Rugaber, Paul Wiseman |
August 4, 2011
The two-week plunge in stock prices is signaling economic anxiety, but it's also compounding the problem: Lower stock prices are shrinking Americans' wealth, rattling their confidence and making them less inclined to spend. And employers may become even slower to hire.
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By Christopher S. Rugaber |
April 13, 2011
Businesses in February posted the largest number of job openings in more than two years, evidence that hiring is picking up as the economy grows.
