Money Minute: Retail Recovery?

Retailers tell of a rare monthly sales gain, troubled homeowners program passes an important benchmark and new claims for unemployment benefits decline.

Money Minute: Goldman, Retail, Energy

Goldman Sachs kicks off bank earnings, gas fuels sales and a green energy source.

Money Minute: TARP, Retail, Madoff

The government paid $78 billion more than it should have for stocks and other assets bought through the Troubled Assets Relief Program.

Businesses Fight to Stay Open in Tough Economy

Small business owners across the country wondering how long they can survive as they struggle to draw in customers. On Thursday, President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to act quickly on a plan aimed at reviving the U.S. economy.