U.S. stocks rose on Monday, boosted by several mergers, including a deal by AIG to sell its Asian life insurance unit, and as a possible resolution appeared for debt-troubled Greece in the form of European Union aid.
Payrolls could give the U.S. stock market some direction this week as investors comb through the key report on one of the economy's weakest areas.
Celebrity real estate developer Donald Trump, optimistic about a casino comeback, took the stand in U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday to fight for control of the three Atlantic City hotel-casinos bearing his name.
A little girl was found over the weekend locked in a Delaware gas station, while her mother remains missing.
A man was arrested for the kidnapping and abandoning of his 2-year-old daughter.
A man from New Jersey has been arrested for kidnapping his 2 year old daughter and then locking her in a Delaware gas station.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reaffirmed his commitment to keep interest rates low for an extended period.
The U.S. Supreme Court said a corporation's principal place of business is where its top executives work, typically at the corporate headquarters, rather than where its products or services are sold.
Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc believes its revenue could grow to a range of $41 billion to $45 billion over five years, as the world economy climbs out of a severe recession.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after Schlumberger Ltd agreed to buy Smith International for $11.34 billion in stock and Lowe's Co. posted better-than-expected earnings.
More generations are living under the same roof and the trend will deepen as families grappling with near double-digit unemployment share expenses, a study showed on Monday.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as Schlumberger Ltd agreed to buy Smith International for $11.34 billion in stock and Lowe's Co. posted earnings.
Wall Street could keep rallying after notching its best week this year if Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gives a reassuring assessment of the recovery and retail earnings show improvement.
President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.
The Federal Reserve on Friday poured more cold water on speculation that a surprise rise in its emergency lending rate signaled it was moving faster to rein in its easy money policies.
U.S. stocks rose on Friday as investors took the Federal Reserve's discount rate increase as evidence the financial system is healing but worried the eventual withdrawal of easy money will hurt Wall Street.
Stocks edged higher in choppy trading on Friday as investors took the Federal Reserve's surprise increase in its discount rate as further evidence the financial system is strengthening.
Stocks rose on Friday as investors took the Federal Reserve's surprise increase in the discount rate as further evidence the economy is strengthening.
U.S. stocks advanced on Friday as investors saw the Federal Reserve's surprise increase in the discount rate as a sign of strength in the economy.
Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region grew more than expected in February as new orders jumped to their highest in more than five years, a survey showed on Thursday.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday, boosted by strong results from farm equipment maker Deere & Co, as investors awaited data on the housing market and industrial production.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday, the day after it posted its biggest daily percentage gain in three months, as investors awaited data on the housing market and industrial production.