9:07am: Foreclosure inventory drops 8.4% in 2011, as pace of default slows and sale of houses improves, according to a new report. More
Which presidential candidate paid the most in taxes? Who is the most charitable? Here's an inside look at the top candidates' 2010 income tax returns. More
Obama can't match the Reagan recovery, but is today's recovery strong enough to earn him a second term in the Oval Office?
British study gives U.S. Postal Service top marks for efficiency, despite its heavy work load.
Employers added 243,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate fell to 8.3%.
Many Americans say they're finding jobs, despite modest gains reported by employers. Hope for stronger growth ahead rises.
Stronger-than-expected jobs report shows Fed doesn't need to do more bond buying. It may even raise rates before 2014.
House passes bill that would ban the use of government benefits at a strip club, liquor store or casino.
The unemployment rate for blacks fell more than 2 percentage points in January. Economists, however, aren't sure the good news will last.
The unemployment rate plays an important role in campaign rhetoric, and the more it falls, the better it is for the White House. But it still remains fairly high.
Nevada has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in unemployment, foreclosure filings and number of underwater homes. That's not good for the state's economy.
The New York attorney general sued some of the nation's biggest banks on Friday, accusing them of unlawful and deceptive practices for relying on an electronic registry that tracks mortgages.
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| Manufacturing (ISM) | Mar. 1 |
| Consumer Confidence | Feb. 28 |
| Home Prices | Feb. 28 |
| GDP | Feb. 29 |
| Inflation (CPI) | Feb. 17 |
| Retail sales | Feb. 14 |
| Jobs | Feb. 3 |
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| 15 yr fixed | 3.21% | 3.19% | |
| 5/1 ARM | 2.88% | 2.86% | |
| 30 yr refi | 3.96% | 3.95% | |
| 15 yr refi | 3.30% | 3.27% |
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