bank bail-out
| 11:30AM 10/05/2011
Last week, Bank of America ignited a firestorm of controversy by choosing to charge its customers $5 a month to use their debit cards. Now, an angry consumer group has called for a federal investigation. Is this overkill or a smart response to what could be a budding disaster for the bank -- and taxpayers?
| 7:04PM 7/13/2010
The U.S. budget deficit fell to $68.4 billion in June, a 27.3% decline from a year ago. The decline, mostly due to higher corporate tax revenue, suggests the economic recovery may not be slowing as much as feared.