Business

NEW YORK (AP) -- A surprising decline in home sales and another sharp drop in oil prices are driving investors to sell stocks....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Home resales dipped unexpectedly last month after a four-month streak of gains, providing evidence that the housing market recovery remains fragile....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve on Thursday said it is further scaling back two emergency lending programs as the economy improves....

Oil prices fell sharply Thursday for a second straight day as growing supplies of crude, gasoline and heating oil exposed how badly the recession has cut into energy demand....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup Inc. appears to be shifting its strategy in its U.S. retail banking business, focusing on its strongest markets rather than trying to expand across the country....