Home Depot earnings dive 31 percent

Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday its third quarter profit sank 31 percent on slow sales at established locations as consumers continued to cut back on spending.

Stocks attempt rally amid mixed reports

Wall Street rose on Tuesday, with investors refraining from making bets in a volatile market battered by a stream of weak economic data.

Paulson, Bernanke defend $700 billion bailout

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke waged a stout defense on Capitol Hill Tuesday of their management of a $700 billion financial bailout.

HP’s solid outlook sends shares soaring

Hewlett-Packard says it expects fiscal fourth-quarter results above Wall Street's expectations despite the bad economy.

Wholesale prices plunge by a record amount

Wholesale prices plunged a record amount in October as energy prices fell by the largest amount in 22 years.