Three bidders for Opel, Chrysler sets new chairman

The pursuit of German carmaker Opel has narrowed to a three-way race between Italy’s Fiat, Canadian-Austrian car parts group Magna and investment firm RHJ […]

Geithner works to fill out Treasury team

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is surrounding himself with former aides to President Bill Clinton as he attempts to rebound from a rocky start even […]

Credit cards and gun rights - Huh?

What do guns have to do with credit cards?
Not much. Except they both share space on a bill that lawmakers want to deliver to […]

More signs of fading recession

More evidence emerged Friday that the recession is easing, with output by the nation’s factories, mines and utilities falling at the slowest pace in […]

U.S. consumer prices unchanged in April

U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in April as expected, but recorded their largest 12-month drop since 1955, government data showed on Friday, as sluggish […]

Ford walks tightrope amid industry downturn

Ford Motor Co executives face stockholders on Thursday to detail the automaker’s plans to complete a turnaround without resorting to U.S. government help and […]

U.S. looks at financial sector pay overhaul: report

The Obama administration has commenced discussions on an initiative to change compensation practices in the financial-services industry, even at companies that were not recipients […]

Visitors to state parks may be up a creek

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Cash-strapped Americans looking for a cheap getaway at a state park or campground this summer are likely to find instead […]

Bernanke: Stress tests will boost regulation

Lessons from government "stress tests" of the 19 largest U.S. banks could provide a guide to improvements in financial supervision and regulation, Federal Reserve […]

GM posts loss; burns through $10 billion

General Motors Corp said it burned through $10.2 billion in the first quarter as it failed to cut costs fast enough to offset a […]