(WBEN/AP) Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell sharply this past week and moved closer to historic lows, keeping home-b...

NEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2012."We a...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bold and open-ended steps Thursday to stimulate the economy by m...

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP/WBEN) -- Chairman Ben Bernanke made clear Friday that the Federal Reserve will do more to boost the ec...

U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July, a hopeful sign after three months of sluggish hiring.The Labor Department said Fri...

Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve's efforts to bolster growth have helped lift the U.S. economy out of the G...

(AP) Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a sour assessment of the U.S. economy Tuesday and said the Federal Reserve is ready to tak...

(WBEN) A collection of deadlines, tax credit expirations, and other changes that all fall on the calendar at the same time to...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve is sticking with its plan to hold interest rates at record-low levels...