U.S. business bankruptcies rose 38 percent last year, to a record since bankruptcy laws were changed in 2005, according to a bankruptcy data firm on Tuesday.
We start off the year with mortgage rates stable from 2009. The good news continues but as we have said before there are forces at play that will mean higher rates in the near term.
John Edelman, a former business owner, is taking Warren Buffett's advice by investing in what he knows: home furnishings.
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So much for that "special" South Dakota economy. It's only just slightly better than the national economy, based on bankruptcy filings.
WASHINGTON -- In another promising sign of economic recovery, the torrid pace of personal and business bankruptcies slowed during the third quarter.