Financials

WASHINGTON — Sales of new U.S. homes slumped 1.7 percent in July, the second straight monthly decline as the broader housing market appears to have lost some of its momentum despite an otherwise so…

Cryptocurrency startup Circle Internet Financial Ltd, which is backed by Goldman Sachs, is seeking to raise about $250 million in equity and debt, according to a report by technology news website The Information.

The board of directors of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Michel A. Khalaf, president, U.S. Business and EMEA, will become MetLifes president and chief executive...

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JPMorgan Chase today announced the opening of its first retail branch in Greater Boston along with new lending commitments and investments in local wo

In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve announced its decision to raise interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday. The central bank said its Federal Open Market Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 2.

At first glance, it looks like a $9 trillion time bomb is ready to detonate, a corporate debt load that has escalated thanks to easy borrowing terms and a seemingly endless thirst from investors. On Wall Street, though, hopes are fairly high that it's a manageable problem, at least for the next year or two.

Consumer sentiment in the U.S. deteriorated by slightly more than initially estimated in the month of October, the University of Michigan revealed in a report released on Friday.

Venezuelan government has reported the sanctions against it by the US government to the World Trade Organization, including ones imposed against its controversial cryptocurrency efforts. While describing the sanctions leveled against the country as biased, the country said the US is infringing on Venezuela’s rights under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) signed...

Banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $575 million to settle state-level claims for deceiving consumers. The third largest bank admitted that it systematically scammed its customers for 15 years, from 2002 to 2017.