Big jump in home prices sends stock indexes higher on Wall Street in early trading

US home prices jumped in August by the most in 6 years as housing market steadily recovers

Chrysler US sales jump 12 percent for company's best September in 5 years

Ford's US sales flat in September as truck sales fall

National Retail Federation says holiday sales to rise 4.1 percent amid uncertainties.

Smoked salmon blamed for salmonella outbreak in Netherlands and United States

Vanguard switches to lower-cost benchmarks for more than $500B in index mutual fund assets

New York AG hits JPMorgan with charges of mortgage-backed securities fraud at Bear Stearns

Portugal scraps rent controls amid financial crisis, triggering alarm for low-earners

Expert report suggests Europe's banks ring-fence investment banking from retail banking