Reuters - Consumer sentiment rebounded in July from a 28-year low and business investment rose unexpectedly last month, according to data on Friday that showed rare signs o ... Discussion

Reuters - Stocks rose on Friday as a slew of economic reports showing stronger-than-expected consumer sentiment and new home sales calmed nerves about growth and the corpor ... Discussion

Reuters - Sales of newly constructed U.S. single-family homes were stronger than expected in June, falling 0.6 percent to a 530,000 annual pace, a government report showed ... Discussion

Reuters - Stocks added to gains on Friday following a stronger-than-expected reading in a gauge of consumer sentiment for July and a report that showed last month's sales o ... Discussion

Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment recovered from early 1980s lows in July as Americans received tax rebate checks from the government but remained pressured by high gasolin ... Discussion

AP - Sales of new homes fell in June for the seventh time in the past eight months; more proof that the worst housing slump in decades is getting deeper. Discussion

Reuters - Stocks opened higher on Friday, boosted by data showing an unexpected jump in orders for long-lasting durable goods that eased concern about the economy and profi ... Discussion

Reuters - New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose unexpectedly in June on a surge in defense orders, while a gauge of business investment was also higher t ... Discussion

Reuters - Home foreclosure filings rose 14 percent in the second quarter, the eighth consecutive quarterly climb, and more than doubled from the same period a year-earlier, ... Discussion

Reuters - Fortune Brands Inc reported operating profit that topped Wall Street's lowered expectations on Friday after the consumer products maker warned that weak consumer ... Discussion

Reuters - Stocks jumped on Friday following a government report that showed new orders of durable goods rose unexpectedly in June, calming worries about the profit outlook ... Discussion

AP - Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods such as cars, appliances and machinery rose at the fastest pace in four months in June, a much stronger showing than ... Discussion

Reuters - Fortune Brands Inc , the maker of Jim Beam bourbon, Moen faucets and Simonton windows, reported a 41 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday, hurt by the U.S. ... Discussion

Reuters - Stock index futures were little changed on Friday before economic reports that could shed light on how higher energy costs and the housing slump are affecting con ... Discussion

Reuters - The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday that his agency should oversee investment banks under a new regulatory regime aimed at avertin ... Discussion

Reuters - Home foreclosure filings rose 14 percent in the second quarter, the eighth consecutive quarterly climb, and more than doubled from the same period a year-earlier, ... Discussion

Reuters - Honda Motor Co's (7267.T) quarterly earnings handily beat market estimates but it cut its annual profit and global car sales forecasts as it battles with rising c ... Discussion

Reuters - Officials at Lehman Brothers Holding Inc have considered selling at least part of its Neuberger Berman asset management unit, CNBC said citing sources. Discussion

AFP - A brief surge for Europe's main stock markets came to a halt on Thursday, with share prices falling again as heavyweight energy stocks tumbled in London amid cooler oil ... Discussion

Reuters - (Reuters) Futures for the Nasdaq were up 0.4 percent at 4:17 a.m. EDT on Friday while the the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P were both up 0.1 percent. Discussion