Owen Davis

All eyes will be on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as she testifies to Congress beginning Wednesday over a monetary policy path clouded by financial disquiet.

Evidence of strengthening wage gains suffused January’s employment figures, but history is no guide in the current U.S. economy.

The chief executive of the world’s largest asset manager has railed against the idea of focusing on quarterly revenue ahead of long-term growth. Can executives fix the problem by themselves?

The San Francisco bank announced that it settled with prosecutors over claims of "reckless" federally insured mortgage origination practices.

Investors worry that the $2.5 trillion in corporate debt from struggling oil and gas companies could touch off a wider financial shakeup.

A U.S. Labor Department proposal could fundamentally change how investors obtain retirement advice. Here’s how.

The British bank has been ordered to disclose a report detailing why it has been slow to comply with laws against money laundering.

The economy cooled in the last three months of the year, with manufacturers and miners taking the brunt of the pain.

The split will create an $11 billion document technology company and a $7 billion business process outsourcing company.

Deteriorating financial conditions could set off a wave of corporate defaults, a watchdog agency told Congress.

The Federal Reserve made its decision following a bruising month for international markets that also saw a drop in crude oil and commodity prices.

The media mogul just sent shares of Weight Watchers soaring again, after tweeting that she has lost 26 pounds.

The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate-setting committee has projected smooth sailing for the U.S. economy, but markets have not cooperated.

After years of near-zero interest rates and monetary easing, Fed Chair Janet Yellen has few conventional tools left if the economy takes a downturn.

With markets reeling, Wall Street's top banks are fretting over a coming recession. Bank of America put the odds at 1 in 5.

Whether a new recession looms remains to be seen. But this much is known: One investor’s bear market is another’s buying opportunity.

As global markets continued to slide, policy leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, cautioned the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low.

President Obama is reportedly considering a rule that would require some corporations to disclose their political spending. Here's why that matters.

Finance heavyweights from Morgan Stanley and the International Monetary Fund aren’t panicking over digital currency disruption.

In its fourth-quarter earnings released Wednesday, the mega investment bank took a big hit from its $5 billion mortgage settlement.

The state has cut funding to crucial social services programs, even as it pays $70 million a year to banks over soured interest rate swaps.

With higher regulatory costs in the U.S. and falling revenue, big Wall Street financial institutions could become more vulnerable to calls to slim down.

The nation’s largest bank by assets posted profit growth in the fourth quarter of 2015, in large part by cutting costs and bonuses.

After a slight reprieve, markets continued their 2016 slide Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial Average falling nearly 400 points.

From the Affordable Care Act to Dodd-Frank financial reforms, here’s how the president’s landmark policies have affected the U.S. economy.

Since 2010, the U.S. has added 14 million jobs. Yet as the president plans to deliver his final State of the Union address Tuesday, economic challenges remain.

As U.S. financial giants begin reporting earnings this week, it remains to be seen if they can shake off market volatility and global unease.

The rock star revolutionized music, fashion and art — but he also set a precedent with a new type of lucrative financial product.

Steven A. Cohen, whose former fund, SAC Capital, was the target of a long-running insider trading case, cannot trade again until 2018.