After a record four straight losing quarters, the economy finally grew again. It was hardly a boom, and it was almost all because of government spending. But it was enough to change the question from when the recession will end to whether the recovery will hold.
The White House says new job numbers will show the president's economic stimulus plan has directly created or saved about 650,000 jobs.
Employment costs rose by the smallest amount on record in the 12 months ending in September, as high unemployment restrained wage and benefit growth.
Consumer spending plunged in September by the largest amount in nine months, reflecting the end of the government's Cash for Clunkers auto sales program. Incomes, the fuel for future spending, were flat.
Grim signals about consumer spending ripped through the markets Friday, sending stocks tumbling as investors raced for safe havens.
A California life insurance agent will face a preliminary hearing Friday as he contends with grand-theft and identity theft charges.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he sees positive signs that the economy is recovering, although the recession remains "alive and acute" for families dealing with unemployment and facing home foreclosure.
Millions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every year: They cash out their 401(k) accounts when they lose their jobs or move to new employers.
Gilbert Van Hassel has been named global CEO of the unit, while Jeff Becker will now be the CEO of ING Investment Management in the Americas
Former Societe Generale SA trader Jerome Kerviel was convicted on all counts Tuesday in one of history's biggest trading frauds, sentenced to three years in jail and ordered to pay the bank a mind-numbing euro4.9 billion ($6.7 billion) in damages.
Stocks fell Wednesday after a drop in sales of new homes gave investors another reason to be cautious.
US consumer confidence takes surprising hit, slips further in October, research group says
It's about to become official: The recession is over — but not the pain.
Touchstone Investments is looking to adopt funds to fill out its product lineup.
Investors will be paying close attention to the direction of the equity markets in the coming days in light of the recent market volatility that has tested the strength of the eight-month rally, according to Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management Americas.
New opportunities for insurers and asset managers are on the horizon as they seek a way to put a guaranteed wrapper around target date funds, according to an insurance company executive.
A federal judge has refused to approve a settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.
