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Midway through trading Friday, the Dow plunged 0.29 percent to 15,039.39. The NASDAQ rose 0.21 percent to 3,416.32, while the S&P fell, declining 0.16 percent to 1,624.02. Top Headline

The U.S. dollar continues to strengthen versus other international currencies, including the Japanese yen.

The U.S. dollar continues to strengthen versus other international currencies, including the Japanese yen.

With another debt ceiling fight potentially brewing, the House of Representatives passed the Full Faith and Credit Act, sponsored by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), which would require the Treasury Department to prioritize debt service and Social...

By Tim Price, originally published on Next New Deal Click here to receive the Daily Digest via e-mail. What's Wrong With the U.S. Job Market? (Businessweek) Peter Coy tries to answer the million-dollar question from the supply and demand angle,...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. stocks opened in the green Friday on big yen-to-greenback action fuelled by optimism about the U.S. economy and a report that showed that German exports rose in March. G-7 finance ministers and central bank chiefs...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- In a speech devoted to the vulnerabilities in the financial system that the U.S. central bank is monitoring, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday identified "reaching for yield" as well as the threat of a run...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were pointing to a rebound Friday as overseas markets rallied on big yen-to-greenback moves driven by optimism about the U.S. economy and an encouraging German economic report. G-7 finance ministers and...

Stock futures gained ground as a surge in Japanese stocks, on the back of dollar strength against the yen, helped put the market back on its upward track after a brief pause.

Elizabeth Warren, who ranks 97th out of 100 members, refuses to be just seen and not heard. She is already bashing regulators as well as big-bank executives.WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the newest member of the Senate Banking...