By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | AP Economics Writer
| May 22, 2013
Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus programs.
By Dawn Kopecki | Associated Press
| May 21, 2013
Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase voted Tuesday to let Jamie Dimon keep both the chairman and CEO roles, but they signaled that the bank needed better oversight, giving only narrow approval to three of the bank’s board members.
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and MAE ANDERSON | AP Business Writers
| May 21, 2013
Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring.
By CHRISTINA REXRODE | AP Business Writer
| May 21, 2013
Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needs better oversight by giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members.
By ALEX VEIGA | AP Business Writer
| May 21, 2013
Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt.
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG | AP Business Writer
| May 21, 2013
The Small Business Administration says it has lined up pledges from more than 120 banks to increase lending to veterans.
By CHRISTINA REXRODE | AP Business Writer
| May 19, 2013
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | AP Economics Writer
| May 15, 2013
Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in March, signaling further confidence in U.S. debt.