Mortgage rates reverse declines

Long-term mortgage rates rose for the first time in three weeks, with a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage moving above 5 percent.
Freddie Mac’s weekly rate report says […]

Berkshire’s big day: $24 billion in trading

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway got a rousing introduction to the S&P 500 this month — though it wasn’t quite the most lavish ever.
Investors bought […]

United will add Chicago-Maui flight

United Airlines announced Thursday that it will add nonstop service this summer between Chicago and Kahului, Maui.
The service will run from June 9 through Aug. […]

Kan Says Japan Government Must Ask Voters to Approve Tax Change

Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan indicated the government would call elections before making any major changes to the nation’s tax code, including raising the […]

Obama ‘Agnostic’ on Deficit Cuts, Won’t Prejudge Tax Increases

President Barack Obama said he is “agnostic” about raising taxes on households making less than $250,000 as part of a broad effort to rein […]

Isotopes host annual job fair Feb. 13

The Albuquerque Isotopes baseball team and Ovations Food Services will take applications for game-day, seasonal employees on Feb. 13 at Isotopes Park. The event is […]

Trichet Struggles to Convince on Euro-Area Solidity

European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet is struggling to convince investors that the euro region shouldn’t be punished for Greece’s budget problems.
As […]

In 9 states, about 20 percent of people can’t find jobs

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union speech Wednesday that "1 in 10 Americans still cannot find work." But […]