Posted: 8:52 AM The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 361,000, a level consistent with modest gains in hiring.

Posted: 3:18 PM A national pizza company is considering a rise in prices due to President Barack Obama’s health care law.

Posted: 2:50 PM While some fear the worst drought in 25 years will send grocery prices soaring, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is more optimistic.

Updated: 4:42 PM U.S. homeowners are getting better about keeping up with their mortgage payments, driving the percentage of borrowers who have fallen behind to a three-year low, according to a new report.

Posted: 3:25 PM U.S. employers posted the most job openings in four years in June, a positive sign that hiring may pick up.

Posted: 11:52 AM Analysts say a fire at one of the country's biggest oil refineries will contribute to higher prices at the pump on the West Coast.

Posted: 11:55 AM Knight Capital Group, the trading firm responsible for last week's stock market mayhem, avoided collapse by lining up a $400 million lifeline from a group of other Wall Street companies Monday morning.

Posted: 9:30 AM U.S. consumer confidence rose in July after four months of declines, as a brighter outlook for short-term hiring offset longer-term worries about the economy.

Posted: 8:27 AM Home prices rose in May from April in every city tracked by a leading index, a sign that increasing sales and tight inventories are supporting a modest housing recovery.

Updated: 11:36 AM The new recall, which affects 2001 to 2004 models that have 3-liter, V-6 engines with cruise control or approximately 484,600 vehicles, was ordered after safety inspectors discovered the accelerator's speed control cables could become stuck.

Posted: 8:49 AM The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of just 1.5 percent from April through June, as Americans cut back sharply on spending.

Posted: 8:42 AM Here's a small consolation: The Great Recession wasn't quite as horrendous as previously thought.

Posted: 1:04 PM The Republican-led House has passed legislation that would freeze major government regulations until the unemployment rate, now at 8.2 percent, drops to 6 percent or below.

Posted: 9:39 AM The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 35,000 last week, a figure that may have been distorted by seasonal factors.

Posted: 9:17 AM The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell again, this time dropping below 3.50 percent for the first time on records dating back 60 years.

Posted: 8:28 AM Sprint Nextel's loss widened in the second quarter as the country's third-largest wireless carrier wrote down the value of its moribund Nextel network.

Posted: 12:38 PM The federal government is projecting the record drought gripping half the U.S. will help push food prices up by 3 percent to 4 percent next year.

Posted: 9:56 AM Senate leaders have reversed course and decided to stage showdown votes on rival Democratic and Republican plans for extending broad tax cuts next year that will otherwise expire in January.

Posted: 9:28 AM Americans bought fewer new homes in June after sales jumped to a two-year high in May. The steep decline suggests a weaker job market could make the housing recovery slow and uneven.

Posted: 4:37 PM Since the start of July, the average price at the pump has risen 11 cents, with a gallon of regular gas now averaging $3.44.

Posted: 9:10 AM Average rates on fixed mortgages fell again to record lows, creating more incentive for buyers to enter the recovering housing market.

Posted: 10:13 AM Capital One Bank is paying $165 million to settle charges that it pressured credit card customers to buy costly add-on services like payment protection and credit monitoring.

Posted: 1:32 PM There are signs demand is starting to grow for IPOs after a five-week freeze by Facebook's May 18 debut.

Posted: 10:09 AM Kansas is the 15th-best place to do business this year, according to a CNBC report that attempts to gauge the business climate in each state.

Posted: 12:30 PM Two congressional committees are raising questions about what U.S. regulators knew concerning allegations that a key global interest rate was being manipulated.