Wall Street welcomes Alcoa's better-than-expected results and a government report showing that the number of people filing for first-time unemployment declined.

By Liz Capo mccormick and Craig Torres Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve is considering accessing money market funds through clearing banks or creating a facility to drain the record amount of cash added to the financial system, according to ...

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Casino operator Wynn Macau, Ltd. (1128.HK) rose as much as 13% on its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Friday, buoyed by optimism about growth in Macau's gambling revenue and bullish sentiment on ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government programs to fight the US home foreclosure crisis look increasingly inadequate and should be reworked, expanded and supplemented with new ideas, a congressional watchdog said in a report on Friday.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low and signaled it may keep borrowing costs on hold as home loans slow and it gauges the strength of the economic recovery.

By Harichandan Arakali Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second-largest software exporter, reported second-quarter profit rose 7.7 percent, beating analysts' estimates, after winning more business from its customers.

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A review of Citigroup Inc's management team, demanded by US regulators in the aftermath of the financial crisis, gave it satisfactory marks, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed producer, said it received questions from the US Justice Department about anti-competition complaints that rival DuPont Co.

As the economy picks up, so will air travel. That could mean more delayed flights, according to a new report by the Brookings Institution.

Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS) said same-store sales fell 4.3% in August and September while online sales clumped 8%. The quarter-to-date figure for same-store sales is below the 1% to 3% drop the largest bookstore chain in the US has projected for the full ...

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The Obama administration Thursday proposed putting on hold or blocking about three quarters of the 77 controversial leases awarded last year to drill for oil or gas in wilderness areas of Utah, and signaled ...

BEIJING - General Motors Co. is expected to seal a deal as early as Friday to sell its Hummer unit to China's Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co.

BEIJING - Most Asian stocks markets rose Friday but gains were tempered after Japanese machinery orders were weaker than expected, fueling concern about company spending despite improving global demand.

Bernadine Shimon and her son Cooper Jonas, at their new home in Northglenn, Colo., obtained after the FHA insured her mortgage. By DAVID STREITFELD and LOUISE STORY A year after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac teetered, industry executives and Washington ...

WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A top US labor group on Thursday asked the Obama administration's "pay czar" to stop any retirement payments to Bank of America (BAC.

Mainframes may seem an odd subject for a Justice Dept. antitrust probe, but these seemingly outdated machines could play a key role in cloud computing By Rachael King On its face, news of the Justice Dept.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Gold dropped for the first time this week, paring its biggest weekly advance since April, after a climb to a record prompted some investors to sell the metal to lock in gains.

WASHINGTON - Dairy farmers suffering from low milk prices would benefit from $350 million in emergency funding approved by the Senate on Thursday as it cleared a $121 billion agriculture spending bill for President Barack Obama's signature.