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Stocks gain ground after upbeat housing data
Better news from the housing industry sent stocks higher Tuesday, including an increase in the number of people with contracts to buy homes.
Wall Street CEOs defend pay practices
Top bank executives are defending their bonus and compensation practices to a special commission investigating the 2008 financial collapse.
Toyota woes follow years of slipping quality
The complacency that brought GM, Ford and Chrysler to their knees seems to have infected Toyota, too.
Stocks slip on last trading day of 2009
The stock market closed out a remarkable 2009 with a sharp loss. But stocks still managed their best year since 2003 as they recovered from the financial crisis and recession.
Rosenthal: The Top 50 NFL free agents for 2010
Rosenthal: Under the new rules, players don’t hit unrestricted free agency until they have been in the league six seasons. With few exceptions, players only get to the market because their teams didn’t truly want to keep them. Behold: the top-50 unrestricted free agents for 2010.
Howard: Sanchez isn’t next Broadway Joe — yet
Howard: Mark Sanchez is fun and talented, but he’s not quite the second coming of Joe Namath — not yet. But with two more playoff wins for the glory-starved Jets’ franchise, Sanchez could make the comparison more complete.
CNBC: Bernanke has votes for confirmation
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.
Rise in permits could herald building ramp-up
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.
Colts say goodbye to Ravens, several myths
In his first game since winning an unprecedented fourth NFL MVP award, Peyton Manning threw for two touchdowns and a dominating defense helped Indianapolis beat Baltimore 20-3 to reach the AFC title game.
No. 1 pick Griffin to have season-ending surgery
Blake Griffin’s first season with the Los Angeles Clippers is over before it even began. Griffin will have surgery on his broken left kneecap, keeping the No. 1 draft pick out for at least more four months, the eternally star-crossed Clippers announced in a statement Wednesday.
Stocks trim losses, still end trading day down
Stocks fell Thursday but closed well off their lows as investors set aside some of their concerns about Greece's rising debt.
No. 10 Iowa holds off No. 9 Georgia Tech
Ricky Stanzi threw two first-quarter touchdowns, and No. 10 Iowa’s defense held off No. 9 Georgia Tech for a 24-14 win Orange Bowl on Tuesday night.
