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The number of newly laid off workers applying for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, indicating the weak economy was still weighing on the […]

The Rockefeller family and shareholders pushing Exxon Mobil to focus more on renewable energy now have the backing of a powerful advisory group for […]

The Federal Reserve has auctioned $28.77 billion in safe Treasury securities to big investment firms as part of an ongoing effort to ease credit […]

The House has approved sending states $15 billion to buy and fix up foreclosed properties.
The vote Thursday was 239-188 to approve the bill, which […]

A significant drop in volume of imported retail goods into the United States is providing fresh evidence that a slowing economy has pinched American […]

As "Iron Man" smashed its way to $201 million in worldwide box office sales, Marvel Entertainment Inc. raised its profit forecast Monday for the […]

Service industries in the U.S. unexpectedly grew for the first time since December, helping the economy weather a credit contraction and manufacturing downturn.
The […]

The U.S. lost fewer jobs than forecast in April, and the unemployment rate dropped, signaling that the economic slowdown may be milder than the […]

Gov. Janet Napolitano signed Senate Bill 1418 into law Tuesday, allowing the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to pay for smoking cessation treatments […]