  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to the lowest level in more than four and a half years, according government data on Thursday that suggested improvement in the labor market. | | |  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery continues to be hampered by spillover effects of the European crisis and a downtrodden housing market, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday. | | | |  | | | | (Reuters) - Foreclosure filings on U.S. homes in September fell to their lowest level in five years, but some states are still seeing their foreclosures rise, a report from RealtyTrac said on Thursday. | | | |  | | | | (Reuters) - The Bank of America Corp unit that handles troubled home loans has grown more than tenfold since the bank bought ailing mortgage lender Countrywide Financial in 2008, documents obtained by Reuters show, shining new light on the scale of the clean-up the purchase entailed. | | | |  | | | | LIPA CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Not far from the world of regimented cubicles and headset-toting call center operators, a quiet revolution is stirring in its slippers. | | | |  | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you're an employee who's looking to save money or make more of it, here's a little advice: Step away from the cigarettes and chocolate éclairs. They might cost you - and not just in your lungs or on your hips. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Money market pioneer Bruce Bent will testify on Thursday at a trial in which U.S. market regulators accuse him and his son of fraud as they tried to stop a run on their Reserve Fund in the September 2008 financial crisis. | | | | | | (The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's time to watch Washington to see just how bad your New Year's eve is going to be. Without any action in the Capitol, the U.S. economy is said to be poised to fall off of a "fiscal cliff." | | | | | | (Reuters) - A U.S. state court has ordered JPMorgan Chase & Co to pay more than $18 million to a trust in a suit stemming from the bank's recommendation of a security that was unsuitable for the trust and benefited the bank. | | | | |  |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | |  | |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
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