Government officials are on the verge of an agreement worth as much as $25 billion with five major banks, capping a yearlong push to settle federal and state

The US Justice Department is poised to clear Google Inc.'s $12.5-billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. as early as next week, according to

New York and California have agreed to sign the proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses,

US stocks ended with mild gains on Wednesday, capping a day of wavering, after a news report emerged suggesting Greece had a draft plan in place that would

Stocks are down as frustrations mount over whether Greece will hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its debt.

Federal prosecutors said they are planning to unveil previously undisclosed instances in which former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. director Rajat Gupta allegedly

House lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday to put the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the federal budget and change how the government calculates

Americans accelerated their borrowing in December for the second straight month, running up more credit card debt and taking out loans to buy cars and attend

US stocks rose Tuesday, helped by reports signaling the Greek government was close to agreeing on budget measures that would open the path to more

The number of job openings in the US rose to 3.38 million in December from 3.12 million in November, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

One of the buzziest commercials during this past weekend's Super Bowl was Chevy's Apocalypse ad where they mentioned one of their competitors (Ford) as

Japanese stocks started weaker, tracking a soft lead from Wall Street overnight, while Australian shares put in a choppy performance Tuesday.

Citigroup on Monday raised its estimate of the likelihood of a Greek exit from the euro area over the next 18 months to 50 percent from a prior range of 25

Stock indexes closed slightly lower Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh cost-cutting package required for the country to

Investors in US stocks, which just wrapped up their best start of the year since 1987, are expected to shift their attention next week toward the ongoing