Mixed reports on manufacturing, construction and personal income and spending made clear that the economy is enjoying modest growth even though the recovery remains fragile.
Stocks fell Thursday but closed well off their lows as investors set aside some of their concerns about Greece's rising debt.
An increase in regional manufacturing pushed the stock market to its third straight advance and offset concerns about lower sales at Wal-Mart.
The dollar has surged to an 8-month high against the euro, and is also rising against other currencies. Its strength could start damaging the fragile U.S. recovery.
The complacency that brought GM, Ford and Chrysler to their knees seems to have infected Toyota, too.
NYT: Toyota’s recalls and disclosures in recent months are part of a lengthy pattern in which the automaker has often reacted slowly to safety concerns.
Better news from the housing industry sent stocks higher Tuesday, including an increase in the number of people with contracts to buy homes.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke likely has enough votes to overcome a filibuster and gain approval for a second term, according to several leading senators and an analysis by CNBC.
Applications for future construction projects unexpectedly climbed last month, foreshadowing what could be a better spring for home building after a rough winter, government data showed on Wednesday.
The earthquake that flattened Haiti’s capital and left thousands dead also crushed hopes that the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation was beginning to dig itself out of abject poverty.
Top bank executives are defending their bonus and compensation practices to a special commission investigating the 2008 financial collapse.
The bank bonus season begins in earnest this week, and it looks as if it will be one of the largest and most controversial blowouts the industry has ever seen.
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