Treasurys slip on upbeat jobs data

U.S. government bond prices fell Thursday, sending yields to one-week highs, as signs of improvement in the dismal job market encouraged profit taking from […]

Job picture: Signs of improvement

The pace of U.S. job losses slowed in November, according to two reports released Wednesday.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP, Fortune 500), a payroll-processing firm, […]

Ex-Frontier Airlines pilot named VP of owner Republic Airways

Don Osmundson, a former pilot for Frontier Airlines, was named Monday as vice president of flight operations for Republic Airways Holdings, Frontier’s new owner.
Osmundson joined […]

Financial trade tax faces uphill battle in U.S.

Proposed taxes on financial transactions face an uphill battle in the United States with powerful interests opposed and a lack of support among some […]

CIT loss won’t be last for taxpayers

CIT Group is the first big bailout loss for taxpayers, but it won’t be the last.
CIT (CIT, Fortune 500) filed for Chapter 11 […]

New home sales drop, durable goods orders up

Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly tumbled in September, their first drop in six months, underscoring the hazards to an economic recovery even as […]

GM CEO to get raise in compensation: report

General Motors Chief Executive Fritz Henderson will get a raise in his compensation package to $5.45 million under new rules advocated by the U.S. […]

U.S. banks slow to absorb commercial property losses: report

A U.S. Federal Reserve report found that banks in the country are slow to take losses on their commercial real estate loans that have […]

Settlement over bank bonuses rejected

NEW YORK — A federal judge on Monday rejected a $33 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America Corp., […]

Consumer sentiment improves, inventories drop

Improving U.S. consumer sentiment and a big drawdown in wholesale inventories on Friday built on recent evidence that an economic recovery was picking up […]