Demand for U.S. home loans fell as fixed mortgage rates rose last week in a banking period shortened by the Labor Day holiday, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.
YUKOS Capital, a former affiliate of bankrupted Russian oil giant YUKOS, asked a U.S. court to confirm a 13 billion rouble ($421 million) arbitration award against state-run OAO Rosneft Oil Company.
Trade policies pursued by President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress since the start of the year could lead to the loss of 585,800 U.S. jobs, a study said on Tuesday.
Trade policies pursued by President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress since the start of the year could lead to the loss of 585,800 U.S. jobs, a study said on Tuesday.
Coach Inc said on Tuesday it had hired the head of luxury brand Prada's U.S. operations to run its new Reed Krakoff division, which will sell handbags, shoes and jewelry.
NEW YORK - U.S. copper futures headed higher at the open on Tuesday, after upbeat reports of rising retail sales and producer prices reinforced optimistic views about the economic recovery.
MasterCard Inc, the world's second-largest credit-card network, said processed volume in the United States declined less in July and August than in the second quarter, reinforcing sentiment that the industry is stabilizing.
BASF SE said on Tuesday it has received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency for a new herbicide that it will market as a complement to a popular Monsanto Co herbicide.
Juan Martin del Potro, 20 gave one of the biggest surprises in the U.S. Open history beating Roger Federer, 28 the world's No.1 player at the U.S. Open 2009 men's singles final in a four-hour match 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 Monday evening at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
Boeing Co does not plan any major modifications to its 767 or larger 777 aircraft in competing for the U.S. Air Force's multibillion-dollar aerial tanker contract, a Boeing executive said on Monday.
Small and midcap healthcare stocks were standout performers on improved earnings outlooks, helping major U.S. small-stock indexes outperform on Monday.
U.S. copper futures ended lower on Monday, after hitting their lowest levels in nearly two weeks, as a steadier tone in the dollar and worries about recent supply builds and moderating import levels in China combined to drag prices down for the fourth straight session.
Direct Edge's applications to operate two stock exchanges appeared for public comment on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's web site on Monday, bringing the privately held alternative venue a step closer to becoming a formal exchange operator.
The U.S. Open men's singles final between Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro is scheduled for Monday 4:00 pm EST, according to the US Open website.
Visa Inc, the world's largest payment network, said on Monday that its U.S. payment volume had declined in August as fewer consumers used their credit cards.
U.S. environmental regulators said on Friday they will scrutinize 79 applications for mountaintop coal-mine permits in Appalachia to guard against damage to water supplies.
Efforts by private equity firms to sell stakes in portfolio companies through initial public offerings continued late this week as two North American companies took steps toward coming to market.
U.S. regulators seized Corus Bank on Friday in the fourth-largest bank failure this year and sold its deposits to MB Financial Bank.
A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Citigroup Inc brought by buyers of auction rate securities, a $330 billion market that collapsed in early 2008.
A World Trade Organization panel has found that European subsidies for Airbus injured its U.S. rival Boeing, a U.S. senator said on Friday in remarks that clashed with a colleague's description of the ruling.
A decision by General Motors Co to sell a controlling interest in its European unit, Opel, was the first major decision for GM's new board and an important test of the U.S. government's pledge to let the directors and management run the company.
The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States fell 2 this week to 699, the first fall in eight weeks, according to a report on Friday by Baker Hughes in Houston.
