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The CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest homebuilding companies say the housing market appears to have stabilized.
But they are careful not to be overly […]

Treasuries are off to their worst start in nine years amid signs the U.S. economy is strengthening and Europe is moving closer to resolving its […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new director — armed with the bureau’s full powers — has set his top priorities for what to do […]

U.K. shop-price inflation slowed in December to the lowest in 16 months as retailers discounted electrical goods and clothes to lure holiday shoppers, the British […]

Kraft Foods Inc., which is splitting its business into two publicly traded companies, has named Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld to head the global snacks […]

U.S. stocks appear headed for gains after overseas markets welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s call for stronger rules to enforce fiscal discipline in the European […]

With global stock markets on another roller-coaster ride, it might be tempting to just sell your stocks and stuff the money in your mattress.
But experts […]

Clayton-based rental car company Enterprise Holdings said Sunday it is buying two European rental car companies for an undisclosed amount

China’s government is pessimistic about its export outlook this year amid global economic turmoil, a Commerce Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
Demand for Chinese goods is under […]

The central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 4.5 percent on Wednesday, an expected move as it watches what impact the eurozone debt […]