Are Bonds Expensive? Stocks Cheap? Or Both?

After lagging behind bond performance this year, stocks appear historically cheap..

Wall St falls on tech outlook worries

U.S. stocks sagged in volatile trading on Thursday...

To Russia With Flub: Hayward's BP Blunders

BP CEO Tony Hayward, misstep by staggering misstep, summoned his own pink slip.

BP replaces CEO Hayward, makes record loss

BP CEO Hayward to be replaced in October by Robert Dudley as company makes record loss...

Top U.S. officer warns Afghan war will get worse

More NATO troops will die in Afghanistan as violence mounts over the summer....

Doubling Down on Housing

Record-low interest rates and a scary stock market...

UBS Hustles to Rebuild

UBS, led by CEO Oswald Grübel, is scrambling to repair itself...

Fight Over Consumer Agency Looms

Obama signed into law the most sweeping financial overhaul since the Depression...

Mega Banks Pressure Smaller PlayersBank

Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo hold 33% of all deposits..

How U.S. and foreign debt and deficits have grown since 1943

How U.S. and foreign government debt has grown since 1943...

Finance Bill Close to Passage in Senate

Two Senate Republicans said they would support the Obama administration's financial overhaul bill.....

Lifeline for Jobless hangs in the Balance

Lawmakers come back to work Monday facing a tough decision: Whether it's more important to spend money...

World's biggest companies

All companies on the list must publish financial data and report part or all of their figures to a government agency...

China's Trade Surplus Widens, Adding Pressure on Yuan

China’s trade surplus widened to the highest this year and exports climbed more than estimated to a record in June...

Leverage the Web for Financial Gain

Alexa von Tobel, founder of LearnVest.com, has tips to increase your wealth.

Cap on Bank Bonuses Clears Hurdle in Europe

As Wall Street drags its feet on reining in bonuses, the European Union is forcing its banks — by law — to show some self-restraint.

Bank Fix for Sour Property Loans: Extend and Pretend

Banks are restructuring many unpaid loans on commercial real estate rather than foreclose...

Chinese IPO May Be Largest Ever

Agricultural Bank of China's initial public offering, to be priced as early as Tuesday, is testing investors' faith in China's fast-growing economy...

Dollar Stabilized

The U.S. dollar stabilized, holding modest gains against most major rivals in subdued holiday trading...

Hedge-Fund Lending Draws Scrutiny

Companies that borrow money from hedge funds often see a rise in bets...

On Edge, Awaiting Jobs Data

Economists expect Census Bureau layoffs to make the June unemployment report look dismal..

House Sends Finance Overhaul to Senate

The House agreed to a sweeping rewrite of the nation's financial regulations..