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…
Financial services
Hedge fund giant SAC Capital to pay $1.8B penalty
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MARCY GORDON FILE -This Friday, July 26, 2013, file photo shows the Greenwich, Conn. estate belonging to billionaire hedge fund owner Stephen Cohen, Cohen’s company, hedge…
ZURICH SAYS NO ‘UNDUE PRESSURE’ IN CFO’S SUICIDE
By JOHN HEILPRIN FILE – In this May 2, 2013 file photo then chairman of the Zurich Insurance Group Josef Ackermann and colleague of CFO Pierre Wauthier who committed suicide…
Senate blocks Obama picks for judge, housing posts
By ALAN FRAM FILE – In this May 1, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Federal Housing Finance Authority director Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., waves during the…
REPUBLICANS MAKING ‘OBAMACARE’ THEIR NEXT TARGET
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and DONNA CASSATA This image shows the Facebook page for the state of Illinois’ Get Covered Illinois campaign on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. The social media campaign,…
AROUND WORLD, THREAT OF AROUND WORLD, THREAT OF US DEFAULT INDUCES SHRUGS INDUCES SHRUGS
By BERNARD CONDON FILE – In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo, a statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands outside the Treasury Building in Washington. The Treasury…
YELLEN IS OBAMA CHOICE TO SUCCEED BERNANKE AT FED
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and JIM KUHNHENN FILE – In this Monday, June 3, 2013, file photo, Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,…
NEW $100 BILLS START CIRCULATING TUESDAY
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER FILE – This Sept. 24, 2013 file photo shows a sheet of uncut $100 bills as they make their way through the printing process at the Bureau…