America's banker visits its grocer in the coming week. When Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping tours the U.S., his itinerary includes expected stops in Washington, D.C., and California. But he's also scheduled to stop in Iowa. Usually that's ...

WASHINGTON -- A consortium of utilities in the South won government approval Thursday to construct two new reactors at an estimated cost of $14 billion, the strongest signal yet that the three-decade hiatus of nuclear plant construction is finally...

WASHINGTON -- The landmark $25 billion settlement between major banks and state and federal governments is aimed at doing more than just helping people who lost their homes through improper foreclosures.

It's an attempt to fix the biggest weak ...

NEW YORK --A nationwide settlement on foreclosure practices has ended one headache for the banks involved, but there are signs that it is only the beginning of many others.

The agreement between 49 states and five large banks gives the financial ...

LOS ANGELES -- The $25 billion mortgage settlement may set new national standards for loan servicing, but it may be too little and too late to help troubled homeowners.

The principal on many homeowners' mortgages will be reduced. In California, ...

WASHINGTON -- In another sign that the job market is gaining momentum, the number of workers filing for unemployment benefits fell further last week -- down to levels last seen in the early months of the recession.

The Labor Department said ...