James P. Miller

Stocks were mixed Thursday, but the day's trading provided evidence that investors are growing more worried about inflation, and about the U.S. economy's ability to keep growing. Gold prices rose,...

Will oil prices turn out to be the Grinch that stole Christmas? Stocks sagged for the second day in a row Wednesday. The reason: Oil prices surged anew--and investors are...

Pop quiz: The government issued two key economic reports Tuesday, each detailing the state of the U.S. economy before Hurricane Katrina altered the economic landscape. Since the reports were largely...

Investors remained on the fence Monday despite another decline in crude oil prices and the unveiling of a handful of high-profile deals with a total value of more than $12...

What's happening: Chaotic conditions in New Orleans have prevented some local manufacturers from making even a preliminary assessment of the damage to their hurricane-affected facilities, while damage to the region's...

A federal grand jury indicted ousted Chicago Sun-Times Publisher F. David Radler on fraud charges, saying he illegally helped funnel about $32 million in corporate funds to a private company...

Yielding to increasingly sharp complaints from trading partners, China said Thursday that it will no longer peg the value of its currency to the U.S. dollar. The Asian nation's decision...

United Airlines asked a bankruptcy judge in Chicago to force new contract terms on two of the carrier's labor unions Wednesday, the same day the airline announced its first-quarter loss...

The Sparrow's Point steel mill here was once the world's largest steelmaking facility, with a workforce that topped 30,000. But automation and repeated rounds of cutbacks have chopped employment at...

Motorola Inc. reported a strong first quarter Wednesday, posting a greater-than-expected jump in profits and nabbing a bigger share of the global cell phone market. The Schaumburg-based communications equipment-maker reported...