NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed within a short reach of its all-time high on Tuesday. Rising home prices and orders for manufactured goods drove stocks up from the opening bell. The ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil reversed an early decline Monday and finished above $92 for the first time this month. Benchmark oil rose 11 cents to end at $92.06 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The price was ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pushing back against suggestions that donors to a new group supporting President Barack Obama's agenda will have special access to the president. White House spokesman Jay ... Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Gasoline prices leveled off in the Northeast, as the region's drivers hopped back in their cars after digging them out of huge snow banks over the weekend. Pump prices fell slightly in New York, ... Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Six pesos a day. That's all it takes to eat in Argentina, at least according to the government. But on the streets of the capital, 6 pesos doesn't stretch beyond a pack of chewing ... Read more