NASA has cleared the way for the Atlantis shuttle launch next week on a mission to equip the space station with a new science lab.
Housing and credit troubles took more of a toll on the U.S. economy as prices on pre-owned single-family homes tumbled in the third quarter and consumer confidence in November sank to a two-year low, reports on Tuesday showed.
As banks work to clean up some of the subprime mortgage mess, they are finding new obstacles in unraveling the massive paper trail used to pool individual loans into mortgage-backed securities.
US President Bush announced steps to tackle air traffic congestion and reduce passenger delays over the Thanksgiving period starting late next week, the White House said on Thursday.
Cities in California, Florida and Ohio dominated the 25 U.S. metro areas with the highest home foreclosure rates, though rates jumped in most of the top regions during the third quarter, RealtyTrac said on Wednesday.
The credit crisis deepened on Friday as Wachovia Corp reported a potential $1.7 billion loss on mortgage-related debt, while credit card company Capital One Financial Corp said more customers are missing payments.
It's not just for lonely hearts anymore. Speed-dating a way for busy singles to meet was on the event list at a distinctly unromantic venue, the Information Management Network's ABS East conference, in a bid to bring together investors and issuers still reeling from this year's U.S. subprime mortgage meltdown.
Eli Lilly and Co's investigational anti-clotting drug was better able to prevent heart attacks than the standard treatment Plavix, but the drug led to excess bleeding, a study released on Sunday found, a shortcoming that could curb its usefulness.
Apartment Investment and Management Co, one of the largest U.S. apartment landlords, said on Friday that quarterly funds from operations rose 8 percent, but Florida dragged down results, and its shares fell 6.5 percent.
The Federal Reserve is expected to lower benchmark borrowing costs modestly on Wednesday as an additional bulwark against the risk a housing slump and tighter credit drag down the rest of the economy.
The dollar rebounded from record lows against the euro and a major currency basket on Wednesday after advanced government estimates showed the U.S. economy in the third quarter grew at its fastest pace since the beginning of last year.
Medical billing fraud against the U.S. government is pervasive, even rivaling the drug trade as the crime of choice in Florida.
Technology stocks rose on Wednesday as investors took heart from solid corporate earnings and shrugged off fresh evidence of a dismal housing sector, which renewed speculation the Fed will cut interest rates.
Workers are painting, patching stucco and peeling protective plastic from gleaming panes of balcony glass at a new 1,000-unit condo called The Plaza, two towers that rise 43 and 56 stories over Miami's bank district.
A growing sense of urgency is pushing world leaders to agree a new treaty to fight climate change but the U.S. presidential election might still foil hopes of a deal by the end of 2009, experts say.
Sherrill Zenie said all she wanted was a piece of the American Dream, but what she got was a kick in the rear.Zenie is one of a legion of a relatively new type of homeowner, a flipper, who sought fast money by rapidly buying and selling homes to capture a profit on each as prices soared.
Oil prices slipped a little on Friday, after hitting a succession of record highs this week which were fuelled in part by oil company production shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico because of a storm threat.Oil slipped below $82 on Friday, but was still close to record highs because of concerns over supply disruptions from a storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil hovered around $82 a barrel on Thursday as sinking U.S. crude inventories and the threat of a storm gathering near Florida increased worries of a winter supply crunch in the world's top consumer.
The dollar broke above $1.40 per euro for the first time on Thursday, weakened by a hefty U.S. interest rate cut this week and expectations of further cuts in benchmark rates.
Spot gold prices surged to a 28-year high in European trade on Thursday, as the dollar sank to record lows against the euro and oil traded near all-time highs -- raising the precious metal's appeal for investors.
Oil hovered above $82 a barrel on Thursday as sinking U.S. crude inventories and the threat of a storm gathering near Florida increased worries of a winter supply crunch in the world's top consumer.
Energy futures soared on Wednesday following the Fed's half-point rate cut yesterday and new inventory data that surfaced.
