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Stocks are set to continue their slide when the market opens Friday as the dollar strengthens further, and after a week of mixed economic reports.

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's budget chief says he's moonlighting as state human resources administrator to help spare one job in his office from elimination.

The federal government has decided to abandon a Bush administration plan that would have permitted mutual fund companies and brokerage firms to offer investment advice to 401 customers.

Watchdog: Stimulus job creation data flawed A A The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending said Thursday that, in its rush to take credit for saving hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Obama administration was overly confident in its job-counting. updated Nov.

In this Aug. 20, 2004 file photo, shopppers stroll through Faneuil Hall Marketplace, in Boston.

A gauge of future economic activity and a report on unemployment benefits signaled Thursday that the recovery likely will remain weak in the coming months.

A stronger dollar and more discouraging signs of a subdued economic recovery triggered a broad sell-off in stocks.

The U.K.a s Royal Mint , established in the 13th century, more than quadrupled production of gold coins in the third quarter after demand for the metal increased as investors sought to hedge against a weakening dollar.

The Small Business Administration failed to check if companies were eligible for the no-bid contracts for veterans with service-related injuries, allowing, for example, a contracting employee at a military base in Tampa, Fla., to improperly funnel a $900,000 Air Force contract to his wife's firm.

The Mortgage Bankers Association publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residential mortgage originations and tracks the average interest rate for 30 year and 15 year fixed rate mortgages, 1 year ARMs as well as application volume for both purchase and refinance applications.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged U.S. banks to boost lending to small businesses and consumers who still face a oevery challenginga credit conditions and rising unemployment.

Across the country, businesses already strapped by the economy to turn a profit are sacrificing or scaling back employee health insurance plans because of their escalating costs.

Consumers lack trust in comparison websites, with one in four people saying they have been able to find better value financial products elsewhere, a survey has shown.

The National Urban League is teaming with a small-business financial specialist to offer loans to companies unable to get approved by banks.

The state Legislature has passed a bill that will give New York state homeowners and renters more protection during foreclosures.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , under fire in Washington for setting aside billions of dollars for bonuses a year after getting a taxpayer bailout, said ita s teaming up with Warren Buffett to provide assistance to 10,000 small businesses in the U.S. The $500 million charitable effort coincides with one of the Obama administrationa s top economic ...

A A A' A federal judge from Louisiana was falling deeply into gambling debt as he routinely solicited money and gifts from attorneys with cases before his court, congressional investigators said Tuesday as the House opened impeachment hearings against the judge.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved Monday to freeze the assets of what it called a Ponzilike scheme centered in Colorado and Pennsylvania.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan , left, walks through a neighborhood with Rep.

The good news is that the pace at which people fell behind on their mortgages slowed during the summer for the third quarter in a row.