Stocks end mixed after uneven economic data
Mixed economic reports held the stock market to only modest moves Friday but gains for the week were strong.
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Young veterans returning home to few jobs
The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face.
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WaMu settles with JPMorgan, FDIC
Washington Mutual has tentatively resolved disputes with JPMorgan Chase and the FDIC over some $4 billion at issue in the bank holding company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a WaMu attorney said Friday.
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BA union announces strike dates
BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.
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Vauxhall gets UK loans guarantee
The UK announces a 300m-euro (£270m) loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel, the European arm of General Motors.
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Lloyds aids mortgage overpayments
UK mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group is encouraging borrowers to pay off up to 20% of their mortgages early.
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KKR files plans for $2.2bn float
Listing allows firm, founded by cousins Henry Kravis and George Roberts, to match their great rival Blackstone, which completed its IPO at the top of the market in 2007
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BAE loses to US in £1bn army ‘Scout’ race
The British army’s next generation of “Scout” armoured vehicles is expected to be built by General Dynamics of the US in a contract worth more than £1bn
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BA cabin crew reveal strike dates
British Airways faces its first strike in more than a decade after representatives of its 12,000 cabin crew announced a series of walkouts later this month
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Likely Fed Picks Back Low Rates
Janet Yellen and two other likely nominees are expected to be a key counterweight to the Fed's most 'hawkish' policy makers.
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Schwab Issues Profit Warning
Charles Schwab warned first-quarter earnings will fall short of fourth-quarter levels as the brokerage said February trading fell 14%.
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Bottlenecks Threaten U.S. Export Boom
U.S. exporters are reporting serious delays as ship companies whose profits are under pressure idle vessels and reduce the frequency of service between the U.S. and Asia.
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Fed Gets Credit for Rescue
Economists say stimulus helped but cite U.S. central bank's key role in jump-starting growth.
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