By Eric Engleman Feb 4 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich had ties to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae during his time as speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999, adding to questions about the nature of his relationship with the ...

The US economy added 243000 jobs in January, more than in December even as the impact of temporary holiday hiring came out of the measure, and the best reading in several years.

Enlarge image US Jobs US Jobs Stephen Morton/Bloomberg Alcoa Inc. employees release molten aluminum into a vertical cast for cylindrical billets in Goose Creek, South Carolina, on Jan. 19, 2012.

By Ilan Moscovitz, The Motley Fool Posted 1:07PM 02/04/12 Investing It was a strong week for stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) gaining 1.59%.

By Tami Luhby @CNNMoney February 4, 2012: 12:36 PM ET Nevada has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in unemployment, foreclosure filings and number of underwater homes.

| MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's oil and gas group Eni confirmed on Sunday one of its oil pipelines in Nigeria had been attacked. A Nigerian militant group based in the oil-producing Niger Delta said on Sunday it had attacked an oil pipeline owned by Eni ...

By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran Iran has indicated that its threat to cut oil supplies to European states in order to pre-empt a European Union oil embargo that comes into effect in July may be only a symbolic one.

By Dan Hart Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- US sales of cars and light trucks are expected to rise by about 10 percent this year to 13.9 million, reflecting improved consumer demand and more stable credit availability, a dealer group said.

You can probably guess that I tend to recommend finding a competent, reliable tax professional to help you out come tax time. I'm not too proud to say that I don't do my own taxes anymore, not because I enjoy paying someone else to do them but because ...

LONDON (Dow Jones)--A meeting of euro-zone finance ministers tentatively set for Monday to discuss a second bailout package for Greece may be postponed to give the difficult negotiations more time.

GENEVA - Swiss banks came under fire in Sunday newspapers for giving in to US demands on banking secrecy. "Swiss banks capitulate" wrote the French-language Le Matin Dimanche describing a situation of panic "since the blow to Bank Wegelin.

By DEVON MAYLIE JOHANNESBURG—South Africa's ruling party appears to be pivoting away from the charged politics of mine nationalization, in a bid to reassure investors and rev up a weak economy.

PARIS—Air France says it expects to maintain more than 85 percent of its long-haul flights and 80 percent of European flights when pilots, cabin crew and other personnel begin a four-day walkout Monday to protest a government labor reform.

THE Goldman Sachs stock price was not the only thing to take a beating at the firm last year. Chief executive Lloyd C.Blankfein also had his pay decline.

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's biggest makers of TVs, phones and chips say they'll lose about $17 billion this year, about three-quarters of what Samsung Electronics Co.

For the past three years, promoters of shale gas and environmentalists opposed to coal-fired power plants have hailed the sudden abundance of US natural gas as a bridge to a renewable-energy future.

A bullet train official tries to answer tough questions about soaring costs and judging the risks of new technology. Can it be built faster, better and cheaper?