2 new programs planned to help homeowners

The Obama administration's top housing official says several new programs are in the works to help try to revive the housing market...

China-Russia crude oil pipeline begins operations

China-Russia crude oil pipeline begins operations...
Russia has opened its section of a crude oil pipeline from eastern Siberia to China..

Stocks gain as Bernanke, GDP reassure investors

Stocks posted big gains after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank was ready to step in if the U.S. economy...

Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low

Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century....

Hackers invade iTunes accounts, buy codes

Cybercriminals are stepping up the hijacking of Apple iTunes accounts...

Low prices and rates can't slow fall in home sales

Home prices in many parts of the country scream bargain, and mortgage rates haven't been this low for decades....

AIG repaying nearly $4 billion in federal loans

In its single biggest repayment of bailout loans so far, American International Group Inc. said Monday it is paying back nearly $4 billion....

Prosecutors Eye WikiLeaks Charges

Pentagon lawyers believe that WikiLeaks acted illegally in disclosing thousands of classified Afghan war reports....

P&G Chief Wages Offensive

P&G chief Robert McDonald is mounting an attack on the consumer-products industry....

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Obama's Islamic America

President Obama says Islam has always been part of America, which raises the question, does the president know something about American history that we don't?

Threat to Economy: Boomers Cutting Back

America's baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—face a problem that could weigh on the economy for years to come...

Japan Loses Crown As World's Second Economy

Japan has lost its place as the second biggest world economy, after its sluggish growth figures saw it slip behind Asian neighbour China...

Dell Accused of Concealing Evidence in PC Suit

Dell deliberately violated a court order by failing to hand over documents from top executives, a court filing said....

Number of people working beyond 65 soars

The number of people working beyond the age of 65 is rising at the fastest rate since records began...

Dow Loses Grip on the Year's Gains

Unsettling data and central-bank messages from the U.S., Asia and Europe pushed global growth fears to the fore on Wednesday...

Fed Sees Recovery Slowing

The Fed, facing an economic recovery that it termed "more modest" than anticipated..

U.S., BP Near Deal on Fund

The Obama administration and BP are close to a deal to use future revenues...

Japan Current Account Surplus Falls

Japan's current account surplus unexpectedly fell in June as foreign bond yields dropped and dividends from domestic firms' overseas....

BMW heiress in new sex video blackmail case

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of trying to blackmail Germany's richest woman with footage of her steamy encounters with a con man known as the Swiss Gigolo...

Hewlett-Packard Chief Hurd Quits in Scandal

Mr. Hurd spoke at the dedication ceremony of H-P's customer service and technical support center in Conway, Ark., on March 3, 2010...

Iran sees regional alliance to counter NATO

Iran's president told the leaders of Aghanistan and Tajikistan on Thursday that the three neighbours could provide a counterweight..

U.S. Superrich Vow to Share Wealth

Billionaire Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison will join film director George Lucas and 38 other mega-wealthy people in following a call by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates...

FTC to Announce Settlement With Intel

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will announce Wednesday morning a legal settlement with Intel Corp. to resolve charges...

Fed Mulls Symbolic Shift in Bond Strategy

The Fed will consider a modest but symbolically important change in the management of...

How to Avoid the Prying Eyes

The Internet is rife with surveillance technology, but you can cover some of your tracks...

Sites Feed Personal Details To New Tracking Industry

The largest U.S. websites are installing new and intrusive consumer-tracking technologies on the computers of people visiting their sites...