6:19 am: The cost of everything from a gallon of milk to a college degree is going up - but wages aren't. More
The Top 1% have seen their income go up during the recovery, but it's nowhere near where it was before the Great Recession hit. Then again, neither is the income of the Bottom 99%. More
Rising stock prices lifts Forbes' latest listing to 1,426 billionaires in 2013.
Buffett said he's worried about market reaction whenever the Fed finally decides to start selling assets.
Federal Reserve vice chairwoman Janet Yellen said consumers and businesses could begin to take more risks to help boost the economy.
Few economists expect Europe's major central banks to do more this week to inject life into the recession-hit region but the reasons not to are fast disappearing and talk of action is getting louder.
The spending cuts no one likes but can't agree on how to replace are now officially in effect. Lawmakers may still replace them in the next month or two. But no guarantees. In the meantime, federal agencies must take an ax to their budgets.
Automatic spending cuts will trigger a 2% cut in Medicare reimbursement to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. Experts say this could make it harder for some patients to get care.
State Department report on Keystone oil sands pipeline says there will be "no significant impacts" along proposed route.
The governor announces an emergency manager to run operations of Detroit city government due to huge shortfalls.
It all started when Congress nearly balked over raising the debt ceiling in 2011. Take a look back at the political bickering.
| Latest Report | Next Update |
|---|---|
| Home prices | March 26 |
| Consumer confidence | March 26 |
| GDP | Feb. 28 |
| Manufacturing | March 1 |
| Jobs | March 8 |
| Inflation (CPI) | March 15 |
| Saudi Prince vs. Forbes in billionaire brawl | ||
| Best Buy ends work-from-home program | ||
| Dow closes at record high | ||
| VW unveils 'world's most efficient car' | ||
| First furlough notices go out |
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| 15 yr fixed | 2.84% | 2.87% | |
| 5/1 ARM | 2.67% | 2.75% | |
| 30 yr refi | 3.62% | 3.66% | |
| 15 yr refi | 2.91% | 2.96% |
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