FACT CHECK: GOP candidates flub some figures in debate
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Ben Carson botched the economic effect of minimum wage increases. Jeb Bush again pitched a dubious target for economic growth. Marco Rubio, in…
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US seeks $864M from BofA over Countrywide loans
FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2009 file photo, a Bank of America branch office is shown in New York. The U.S. government urged that Bank of America Corp pay…
Stocks rise on unexpectedly strong job gains
By KEN SWEET Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, and co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, front row left to right, applaud as they watch the the…
As US economy plods and pay lags, companies profit
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and KEN SWEET In this combination of Associated Press file photos, Trader F. Hill Creekmore, left, smiles as he works on the floor of the New…
OFFICIALS: OBAMA NAMING NC’S WATT FOR HOUSING POST
By JIM KUHNHENN FILE – In this Sept. 2012 file photo, Rep. Melvin Watt of North Carolina addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.…
SENATE CONFIRMS WHITE TO HEAD SEC
By MARCY GORDON FILE – In this Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, file photo, Mary Jo White stands by as President Barack Obama announces in the State Dining Room of the…
FANNIE’S RECORD PROFIT A SYMBOL OF HOUSING REBOUND
By MARCY GORDON FILE – In this Aug. 8, 2011, photo, the Fannie Mae headquarters is seen in Washington. Fannie Mae earned $17.2 billion lin 2012, the biggest annual profit…