Asian shares and the euro fell on Friday as debt restructuring talks between Greece and its creditors dragged on, undermining sentiment, and investors sat tight ahead of U.S. jobs data that will offer more clues on the health of the world's top economy.
Raymond Ronamai
Feb 03, 2012
Asian shares and the euro fell Friday as caution set in ahead of key U.S. jobs data, which will offer more clues over the state of the world's largest economy, while Greek debt restructuring talks dragged on and undermined sentiment.
Eric Linton
Feb 02, 2012
A third round of large-scale asset purchases by the Federal Reserve is not needed and would compound the difficulties of tightening monetary policy when the time finally comes, a top Fed official said on Thursday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 02, 2012
Asian shares and major currencies were stuck in ranges Friday ahead of key U.S. jobs data, which will offer more clues over the state of the world's largest economy, while Greek debt restructuring talks dragged on.
Eric Linton
Feb 02, 2012
The Federal Reserve may have more latitude to pursue easy-money policies if inflation runs below its newly-set 2-percent target, though such a move does not guarantee more jobs, a top central bank official said on Thursday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 02, 2012
Tracy Morgan's mother is pleading for her son's help after struggling financially and facing foreclosure. Morgan, however, does not plan to help her.
Michael Billera
Feb 02, 2012
Donald Trump officially endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Thursday, praising the Republican front-runner for his business sense and stance on foreign policy.
Sara Dover
Feb 02, 2012
Three years ago Gabe Collins was on the front line in Kandahar province, one of the most dangerous places in war-ravaged Afghanistan, conducting search and rescue missions with the U.S. Navy.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 02, 2012
Investors largely took a wait-and-see approach on Thursday as stocks ended little changed ahead of Friday's key employment report, but tech shares rose after strong earnings from chipmaker Qualcomm.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 02, 2012
New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States fell more than expected last week, pointing to further healing in the nation's battered jobs market.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 02, 2012
Europe's financial crisis still threatens the U.S. recovery, and the Federal Reserve will do everything it can to protect against damage to the economy, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 02, 2012
Claims for jobless benefits in the fourth week of January dropped after an uptick in the prior week. Economists said January has historically been more volatile than the rest of the year.
Moran Zhang
Feb 02, 2012
U.S. job cuts surged 28 percent in January to its highest level in four months as retailers and financial firms cut jobs.
Moran Zhang
Feb 02, 2012
New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, a government report showed on Thursday, pointing to more healing in the nation's battered jobs market.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 02, 2012
The U.S. tax season is on and April 15 is the deadline for filing the Federal tax returns for 2011 without a penalty.
Sreeja VN
Feb 02, 2012
This theory has held up in 35 of the past 45 years (a 78 percent success rate) going back to the very first Super Bowl in 1967.
Palash Ghosh
Feb 02, 2012
Employers hired fewer workers in January than they did in December, showing companies and banks that lend to them remain concerned U.S. economic growth will cool after expanding rapidly in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a survey of economists.
Moran Zhang
Feb 01, 2012
A former unpaid intern for Harper's Bazaar has filed a lawsuit contending that the magazine's parent company illegally employed her full time without providing any compensation.
Jeremy White
Feb 01, 2012
Mitt Romney cemented his front-runner status with his Florida 2012 primary win Tuesday night, coming ahead of Newt Gingrich with almost half of the vote.
Sara Dover
Feb 01, 2012
Newt Gingrich unloaded on Mitt Romney in his Florida concession speech after he lost to his Republican rival by 14.5 points Tuesday night.
Sara Dover
Feb 01, 2012
Companies added 170,000 workers to their payrolls in January, boosted again by a surge in service-providing sector employment, according to data released by ADP Employer Services Wednesday.
Moran Zhang
Feb 01, 2012
Such an event would clearly pose a dire threat to Israel and its mandated Jewish identity.
Palash Ghosh
Feb 01, 2012
