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New York sues banks over foreclosures

The New York attorney general sued some of the nation's biggest banks on Friday, accusing them of unlawful and deceptive practices for relying on a private electronic registry that tracks mortgages.... More

Micron CEO Steve Appleton dies in plane crash

Micron CEO and chairman Steve Appleton died Friday morning in a small-plane crash in Boise.... More

Big drop in unemployment rate for blacks

The unemployment rate for blacks fell more than 2 percentage points last month to its lowest level since March 2009.... More

Place your bets on Facebook's IPO -- literally

Facebook has finally filed for an IPO, but it likely won't start trading for months. For those who can't wait to gamble on the stock market, bookies are accepting bets.... More

Kiss QE3 hopes goodbye. And good riddance!

The strong January jobs report may finally put a nail in the QE3 coffin.... More

Stealth jobs boom: 6 months, 2 million jobs

Companies are saying the job market is getting better. Workers are saying it's already kicked into high gear.... More

Auto stocks gain on jobs report. GM up 7%

Shares of General Motors and Ford surged on Friday following strong data on the U.S. job market.... More

Facebook IPO shrinks private trading market

Facebook has played a big role in the private trading markets that allow eligible investors the chance to snap up shares of hot Internet companies years before they go public.... More

Jobs: Obama not out of the woods yet

The January jobs report contains a slew of numbers that are likely to put a twinkle in the eye of Obama campaign staffers.... More

Stocks pop after 'monster' jobs report

U.S. stocks rallied at the open Friday, as investors cheered a much stronger-than-expected report on January job growth.... More