Walter Hamilton

Calling his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme "staggering," a federal judge sentenced Bernard Madoff to the maximum 150 years in prison on Monday. "The message must be sent that Mr. Madoff's crimes...

As Washington's anti-bonus zeal intensified Friday, alarm spread across Wall Street that the government's taxation fervor could ensnare thousands of workers at major financial firms. Although the bill passed by...

A chastened Bernard Madoff was taken to jail Thursday after pleading guilty to running a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Madoff, whose charm and promises of steady riches propelled him through social...

Spooked by the deteriorating economy, businesses are continuing to shed jobs at an alarming rate, pushing the unemployment rate to 7.6 percent, its highest level in 16 years. The latest...

For two decades, Danny Lockwood believed that investing in the stock market was essential for a comfortable retirement. Like millions of Americans, the 41-year-old Californian steadfastly poured money into mutual...

Suddenly, the economic forecast is looking a little brighter. Oil prices dropped again Tuesday, to their lowest level in three months. That should help consumers buy more than just gasoline,...

Fresh concerns about the troubled housing and mortgage markets were triggered Thursday by speculation that the government will be forced to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the twin...

Merrill Lynch & Co. has lost billions of dollars in the subprime mortgage crisis, but the company's deposed chief executive is walking away with more than $160 million. Capping a...

One of the biggest scandals in Wall Street history reached an important watershed Monday when securities regulators announced a sweeping legal settlement that will change the way brokerage firms do...