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general financial A former back-office em-ployee of Bernard Madoff has had her bail revoked and was ordered to return to jail on Tuesday after a US judge determined she was [...]

A former back-office employee of Bernard Madoff has had her bail revoked and was ordered to return to jail on Tuesday after a US judge determined that she was a [...]

MOBILE & TELECOMS AT&T, the US telecoms group, is paying Qualcomm $1.93bn for wireless spectrum that it will use to support the roll-out of its nationwide 4G mobile network beginning [...]

US economic recovery shows signs of gaining traction, with figures pointing to improved health in housing, employment and the manufacturing sector, writes Alan Rappeport in New York . In November, [...]

The US economic recovery is showing signs of gradually gaining traction, with figures pointing to improved health in housing, employment and the manufacturing sector. In November, new home construction in [...]

healthcare One of largest deals since downturn Agreement to lease back assets HCP, a US real estate investment trust focused on healthcare, has said it would buy the real estate [...]

Annual rise of 1.2 per cent reported Christmas shoppers 'in full stride' US retail sales rose more than expected last month, reaching a three-year high, in a sign that consumers [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the US maker of scientific laboratory instruments, said it would acquire Dionex in a $2.1bn deal that will help it expand its chromatography business. In the all-cash [...]

Data show growing consumer confidence A weaker dollar and surging exports from the US chipped away at its trade gap in October, raising hopes for a boost in economic output. [...]

The US economy showed signs of resilience on Thursday, with new figures showing a healthier labour market, rising household wealth and growing business demand, writes Alan Rappeport in New York [...]

Two of the founders of Facebook have become the youngest billionaires to join a campaign spearheaded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett that encourages America's wealthiest people to give much [...]

AGL Resources is to acquire Nicor, a rival gas distributor, in a $2.4bn deal that will double the US natural gas company's customer base at a time of growth for [...]

Weak job creation deals political blow to Obama The US unemployment rate rose to 9.8 per cent in November, dashing market hopes of a stronger recovery and dealing a sharp [...]

The yield on 10-year US Treasury notes rose above 3 per cent for the first time since July after better economic news prompted a reassessment of economic prospects for the [...]

The US housing market showed signs of stabilising on Thursday as bargain prices fuelled a record rise in pending home sales. Separately, new claims for jobless benefits rebounded from a [...]

The yield on 10-year US Treasury notes rose above 3 per cent for the first time since July after better economic news prompted a dramatic reassessment of the economic prospects [...]

US house prices fell for the third month running in September as the market continued to suffer from unemployment and high foreclosures, writes Alan Rappeport in New York. House prices [...]

GENERAL FINANCIAL The trustee seeking to repay victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme filed more than 100 claims on Tuesday against firms and individuals who allegedly made false profits from [...]

US house prices fell for the third month running in September as the market continued to suffer from unemployment and high foreclosures . House prices fell by 0.8 per cent [...]

A former executive at a US firm that links expert sources at public companies with hedge funds has been charged with conspiracy in what could be a groundbreaking case. The [...]

The US economy has reached a crossroads as a flurry of new data showed consumption may recover fast enough to sustain growth in 2011, in spite of weaker business investment [...]

An executive at a US firm that links expert sources at public companies with hedge funds has been arrested on conspiracy charges in what could be a groundbreaking criminal insider [...]

general financial Money managers at SAC Capital Advisors, Citadel, Janus Capital and Wellington Management have received requests for documents from federal investigators examining insider trading practices on Wall Street. SAC, [...]

Consumer spending better than thought Weak inflation remains concern The US exported more, imported less and had higher consumer spending than previously thought in the third quarter, according to revised [...]

Consumer spending better than thought Weak inflation remains concern The US exported more, imported less and had higher consumer spending than previously thought in the third quarter, according to revised [...]

Agency executes court search warrants head and text have been lawyered The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday raided the offices of three hedge funds, according to people familiar with [...]

FBI executes court search warrants Ongoing investigation taking place head and text have been lawyered The US Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the offices of three hedge funds on Monday, [...]

US commercial property prices recorded their biggest monthly gains on record in September, offering hope that the troubled market is bottoming out. According to the Moody's/Real commercial property price index, [...]

investment companies Two long-time employees of Bernard Madoff were arrested and charged with fraud and conspiracy for their alleged roles in perpetuating a multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme, US authorities said. [...]

Data back Fed case for more monetary easing Slack in economy adds to pressure on prices Core consumer prices in the US are rising at their slowest pace since records [...]

Target, the US retailer, said it expects its best sales performance in three years during the crucial holiday shopping season as pent-up consumers head to its stores to take advantage [...]

Inflation in the US remained muted last month, as falling prices for cars and computers held back the producer price index, government figures showed on Tuesday. The figures should support [...]

US retail sales recorded their largest gains in seven months in October, offering hope that consumers are ready to help drive economic recovery . Sales rose 1.2 per cent in [...]

OIL & GAS Chevron, the second-largest US oil group, has joined the rush into North American 'unconventional' gas assets with an agreed $4.3bn deal to buy Atlas Energy, a company [...]

The US last month recorded its biggest increase in private sector job creation since April, a sign that economic recovery is gathering momentum. Friday's payroll data, showing businesses added 159,000 [...]

The US last month recorded its biggest increase in private sector job creation since April, a sign that the economic recovery is gathering momentum. Friday's payroll data, showing businesses added [...]

Claims for jobless benefits climbed more than expected in the past week as the US labour market continued to be restrained by a sluggish economy, writes Alan Rappeport in New [...]

A former senator and governor of New Jersey, Jon Corzine joined MF Global as chief executive in March. Before entering politics in 2001, Mr Corzine was chairman and senior partner [...]

Reaction to elections key to pace of recovery The US economy grew at an annual rate of just 2 per cent in the third quarter, cementing the case for a [...]

Reaction to elections key to pace of recovery The US economy grew at an annual rate of just 2 per cent in the third quarter, cementing the case for a [...]

TELECOMS Strong performance in US and China Motorola, the US mobile phone handset maker, said on Thursday that the growing popularity of its Droid devices fuelled its first quarter of [...]

Comcast, the biggest US cable provider, said that its third-quarter profits had fallen, as customers pared back television services amid a weak economy and the growing capabilities of online video [...]

US home values slide in August Market returns to levels of 2003 US house prices tumbled in August, raising fears that uncertainty surrounding foreclosure moratoriums could send the fragile real [...]