By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will maintain the pace of its bond-buying program to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. But it offered a more optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy and job market. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Annie Z. Yu - The Washington Times
Dish Network is bowing out of its bid to acquire Sprint and looking instead at broadband provider Clearwire Corp., ending what tech analyst Jeff Kagan called a “crazy” whirl of “watching a group of teenagers falling in and out of love with each other.” Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
Opponents of an Internet sales tax bill on Tuesday called it a “21st century version of taxation without representation,” warning it raises the prospect of taxing online retailers in jurisdictions where the owners of those businesses cannot vote. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
In a surprise move Wednesday, Men’s Wearhouse put off its annual shareholders meeting and gave its founder, executive chairman and pitchman the boot, The Associated Press reported. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Steve Rothwell - Associated Press
Stocks are falling after the Federal Reserve gave a slightly more optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy, which investors took as a hint that the bank was nearer to a decision to reduce its economic stimulus program. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Nestle, Mars and Hershey operations in Canada have been charged with conspiracy in a chocolate price-fixing investigation — which could mean significant fines and jail time for those charged, investigators said. Published June 7, 2013
By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
The nation's unemployment rate ticked up to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent last month as the federal government laid off another 14,000 workers and nearly a half million people surged into the market looking for work, the Labor Department reported Friday morning. Published June 7, 2013
By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press
U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, steady hiring but below the more robust pace that took place during the fall and winter. Published June 7, 2013
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Making a pitch for Democratic candidates in 2014, President Obama told big donors in California Thursday night that Democrats favor free-market solutions and less government regulation. Published June 7, 2013
By Matthew Craft - Associated Press
The stock market bounced around Thursday as traders reacted to news from Europe and looked ahead to the government's monthly employment report. Published June 6, 2013
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
President Obama's pick to be his top trade adviser told lawmakers Thursday that he would push for Congress to restore the administration's "fast-track" authority to negotiate free-trade pacts, as the administration gears up for major market-opening talks with the European Union and with Asia-Pacific nations. Published June 6, 2013
By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
Some on the right are now embracing shareholder activism, using tactics pioneered on the left that have turned America's corporate boardrooms and annual meetings into battlegrounds over causes ranging from climate change and gay rights to universal health care and campaign spending reform. Published June 6, 2013
By The Washington Times
Angry union members in New York sent their 400-pound president packing after a week's worth of media photographs and articles that captured and highlighted his on-the-job sleeping habits. Published June 6, 2013
By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 11,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, a level consistent with steady job growth. Published June 6, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Toyota is recalling a quarter of a million of its vehicles due to braking problems, company executives said on Wednesday. Published June 5, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The Senate immigration bill could nearly double the number of guest workers allowed into the U.S., according to a new analysis the Center for Immigration Studies is releasing Wednesday that says the jump is four times the increase of the last immigration bill in 2007. Published June 5, 2013
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
The U.S. government is taking advantage of General Motors' return to the S&P 500 index and recent rising stock prices to sell off another 30 million shares in the nation's No. 1 car manufacturer that it acquired in the auto bailout, the Obama administration announced Wednesday. Published June 5, 2013
By Steve Rothwell - Associated Press
A series of weak economic reports sent the stock market sliding to its lowest level in a month. Published June 5, 2013
By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press
A private survey shows U.S. businesses added just 135,000 jobs in May, the second straight month of weak gains. Published June 5, 2013
By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press
The U.S. trade deficit widened in April, as demand for foreign cars, cellphones and other imported goods outpaced growth in U.S. exports. Published June 4, 2013
