Moneynews RSS FeedSun, 19 May 2013 16:10:17 EDTThe average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps rose 11.19 cents a gallon in the past two weeks to $3.6566 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:58 EDTPresident Barack Obama told a group of Democratic donors in Atlanta on Sunday that the economy and job market could falter as a result of the automatic spending cuts that went into effect March 1.Sun, 19 May 2013 15:23:31 EDTHome sales probably rose in April to the highest level in more than three years, extending gains in residential real estate that are giving the U.S. expansion a lift, economists said before reports this week.Sun, 19 May 2013 15:06:17 EDTThis week offers the first major gauge of the health of the global economy for May, with big implications for policymakers and investors banking on a steady pickup in activity during the second half of 2013.Sun, 19 May 2013 14:53:34 EDTThe beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program might come sooner than many investors think if recent gains in the U.S. labor market do not prove fleeting.Sat, 18 May 2013 12:18:02 EDTHigher-than-expected premiums and the scandal-ridden IRS are casting a shadow over Obamacare, with House Republicans vowing to keep up the fight against President Barack Obama's key agenda item.Fri, 17 May 2013 11:33:30 EDTSolid hiring helped push down unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show job markets are improving in most areas of the country.Fri, 17 May 2013 10:03:38 EDTU.S. consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years as Americans felt better about their financial and economic prospects, particularly among upper-income households, a survey released on Friday showed.Fri, 17 May 2013 10:03:19 EDTA gauge of future U.S. economic activity in April rose to its highest level in nearly five years as firming housing and labor market conditions offset weakness in manufacturing, suggesting an anticipated growth slowdown would be temporary.Fri, 17 May 2013 09:22:19 EDTJust a year since the U.S. housing market hit bottom after the biggest plunge in eight decades, signs of excess are re-emerging.Fri, 17 May 2013 08:08:03 EDTThe end of the payroll tax holiday is prompting consumers to cut spending, according to a new survey from Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Fri, 17 May 2013 07:54:01 EDTThe highest-paid public employee in most states is most likely a college sports coach, according to data compiled by DeadSpin.com.Fri, 17 May 2013 07:32:11 EDTThe U.S. economy will continue to recover until at least 2015 without tumbling into a recession, achieving the sustained growth that has eluded it since the last slump ended four years ago, according to a Bloomberg poll.Fri, 17 May 2013 04:39:14 EDTChinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalize the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could worsen local government debt and inflate property prices.Thu, 16 May 2013 20:57:47 EDTJapanese core machinery orders jumped a bigger-than-expected 14.2 percent in March, the quickest monthly pace in eight years, in a sign a weaker yen and surging stock prices are making companies more confident about investing in equipment.Thu, 16 May 2013 20:42:50 EDTU.S. mortgage rates rose, pushing borrowing costs for a 30-year loan to the highest in six weeks.Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:20 EDTPresident Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over agents targeting tea party groups.Thu, 16 May 2013 12:53:44 EDTThe U.S. economy showed fresh signs of slower growth in the second quarter, with factory activity slipping in the mid-Atlantic region while groundbreaking declined at home construction sites.Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:54 EDTManufacturing in the Philadelphia region unexpectedly contracted in May for the first time in three months as new orders retreated and factories cut back on employment and hours.Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:24 EDTFrench President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government in the eurozone that would have its own budget, the right to issue debt, a harmonized tax system, and a full-time president.