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THE dollar opened lower today, as investors expectations of a recovery in the American economy were dampened after the US unemployment rate hit a 26-year high.

RISING confidence among consumers about the outlook for the economy has helped the services sector expand for the first time in 15 months in June, a survey shows.

The New Zealand dollar weakened to a10-day low today after the US dollar rose overnight on bleak US jobs data.

For the third time this year, a Snohomish County-based community bank has been reprimanded by the federal government.

An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Wuhan, Hubei province.

Jim B. Estabrook Jr. has been selected as the next board chairman for Hancock Holding Co., parent of Hancock Bank.

Americans lucky enough to still have a job are noticing something unpleasant in their paychecks: They're making less money.

Goldman Sachs is a giant pig. A giant pig that blows bubbles through a wand shaped like a dollar sign.

The Toronto stock market was slightly higher in late-morning trading Friday on the strength of the base metals sector after mining giant Teck Resources Ltd.

Buyouts firms want a new rule to prevent private equity fund from slipping the investment to short term profit.