Consumers, the lifeblood of the economy, trimmed their spending in December as free-financing offers for cars and other incentives began to wane. Incomes rose solidly.
Thousands of Enron Corp. employees heavily invested in company stock were barred for weeks from selling it as their retirement plan changed administrators -- during which the value plummeted. Sinister plot or bad luck?
A former stockbroker has been sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly defrauding a client of $68 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
Authorities continued their search Wednesday for two convicted killers and two murder suspects who drove off in the guard's sport utility vehicle after Monday's escape.