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Wall Street is happy with May jobs report

2013-06-07 07:16:00

NEW YORK -- Conventional wisdom said that good news in the jobs market would lead to bad news in the stock market�Friday morning. Investors, seeing decent jobs data, would assume that the Federal Reserve would stop pumping money into the economy, and...

Fake AP tweet latest hacking claimed by pro-Assad 'army'

2013-04-23 14:08:00

A fake tweet that claimed President Obama had been injured after explosions went off at the White House was quickly debunked by the Associated Press, which said its Twitter account had been hacked. But a band of hackers who support Syrian President...

Associated Press' Twitter hacked, fake tweet sends stocks plunging

2013-04-23 11:56:00

The Associated Press' main Twitter account was taken over Tuesday by hackers who sent out a fake tweet saying two explosions had gone off at the White House, injuring President Obama. Within minutes, the real AP used other accounts at its disposal to...

A closer look at Mitt Romney's job creation record

2011-12-03 19:23:00

� Shortly after Mitt Romney resigned from Bain Capital in 1999 to run the Olympics in Salt Lake City, potential investors received a prospectus touting the extraordinary profits earned by the private equity firm that Romney controlled for 15 years....

BofA: Online banking outage was unrelated to debit fee uproar

2011-09-30 16:34:33

With debt deal done, Obama sees need now for new spending on bridges, roads, unemployment

2011-08-02 16:37:21

Dow Jones plunges 512 points; but don't worry, President Obama's birthday parties unaffected

2011-08-04 16:37:18

Debt deal hangover: Was the debacle worth it?

2011-08-05 16:35:46

Housing shows life; can the economy be far behind?

2013-05-28 10:22:00

The latest indicator that the U.S. economy is on the upswing can probably be found on the street where you live: It's the "sold" sign planted in the neighbor's yard. Perhaps you hadn't noticed, but the real estate industry is not the moribund mess you...

Netflix Stock Drops After 'Arrested Development' Debut

2013-05-28 10:30:07

Netflix shares fell more than 5% Tuesday after the company's hyped debut of "Arrested Development" on Sunday, which failed to impress critics. The broader market surged Tuesday after the Memorial Day weekend break, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Drones, fences and sensors influence immigration debate

2013-05-26 05:20:04

WASHINGTON Border security is a crucial part of the immigration overhaul creeping forward on Capitol Hill as it was during Washington's last, doomed attempt to tackle the issue. But in the seven years since, the security situation along the U.S.-Mexico...

MarksJarvis: Nearing record high, market sees growing disconnect with tepid economy

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Corporate earnings reports have pacified investors this week after a bout of selling followed renewed concerns about a global slowdown last week. It's not that companies have provided dazzling first-quarter results. Many are continuing to make their...

A graph showing the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the brief sell-off that occurred after the Associated Press' Twitter account was hacked and sent a fake tweet saying explosions had been reported at the White House.

2013-04-23 15:46:36

A graph showing the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the brief sell-off that occurred after the Associated Press' Twitter account was hacked and sent a fake tweet saying explosions had been reported at the White House.

2013-04-23 15:46:36

This August 10, 2011 file photo shows a trader as he reacts to the market downfall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the closing bell.

2011-08-18 11:25:12