Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). (Bloomberg News) Mention Darrell Issa ’s name around federal agencies, the White House and Capitol Hill and it provokes groans, eye rolls and fear among some. Since assuming the chairmanship of the House Oversight and Govern

U.S. stock futures were little changed before a report that may show the American housing market is recovering and as a gauge of euro-area manufacturing and services unexpectedly fell this month. Futures (SPH2) on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index expiring

A Verizon spokesman said in a statement that the deals are "clearly in the public interest" and support FCC goals for spectrum usage. The New Jersey Division of the Rate Counsel claims that two Verizon Wireless deals to buy spectrum licenses from cable c

SAP AG and Samsung Electronics Co. are working together to make mobile devices running Google Inc.'s Android operating system safer to use as corporate tools, Bloomberg News reported on its website Wednesday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matte

(Updates with pound starting in fourth paragraph.) Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of England policy makers split on their bond-purchase target for the first time since restarting stimulus in October, with Adam Posen and David Miles outvoted in their call fo

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fell for a second day and commodities declined after the region’s services and manufacturing output unexpectedly shrank. German bonds gained, while the dollar strengthened against the yen. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index

U.K. stocks fell for a second day as a measure of services and manufacturing in the euro area unexpectedly shrank and concern mounted that a second bailout for Greece may not resolve the euro area’s debt crisis. Vodafone Plc slipped 0.9 percent for the b

Employees work on Porsche automobiles as they travel along the production line at the company's factory in Stuttgart, Germany, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Employees work on Porsche automobiles as they travel along the production line at the company's fact

Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, speaks during the bank's quarterly inflation report news conference at the Bank of England in London, U.K. , on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, speaks during the bank's

Employees work on the assembly of Volkswagen AG Sharon automobiles on the production line at the company's Autoeuropa factory in Palmela. Employees work on the assembly of Volkswagen AG Sharon automobiles on the production line at the company's Autoeurop

Construction hiring is picking up as Americans invest in renovating their homes amid signs that the worst of the housing-market declines may be over. The number of people working in residential remodeling grew 5.8 percent in December to 250,700 from a ye

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks retreated for a second day after a report showed services and manufacturing expansion in the euro-area unexpectedly contracted in February. Asian stocks rose and U.S. index futures were little changed. Straumann Hol

Published: 2012/02/22 Malaysia’s inflation slowed to a one-year low in January, giving the central bank room to extend a pause in monetary policy tightening as the faltering global economy threatens growth. Consumer prices rose 2.7 per cent from a year e

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese developers traded on mainland and Hong Kong exchanges rose after Shanghai Securities News said that the nation’s financial center eased restrictions to allow a broader pool of buyers to purchase second homes. Shanghai loose

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks were little changed as concern a second bailout for Greece may not resolve the European debt crisis offset an improvement in Chinese manufacturing data. Asian stocks and U.S. index futures rose. BNP Paribas SA, Fran

Citigroup Inc. (C) today appointed Hiro Matsuki to lead marketing of its listed and over-the-counter derivatives clearing business in Japan to spur fee income, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News. Matsuki will target clients including banks, i

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar rose to a six-month high against the yen ahead of data that may show a recovery in the U.S. housing market, while technology companies led gains in Asian stocks. The dollar climbed 0.4 percent to 80.07 yen as of 2:26 p.m

China’s exports and imports fell for the first time in more than two years in January, while home prices failed to rise in any of 70 cities monitored by the statistics bureau. China’s exports and imports fell for the first time in more than two years in

China’s manufacturing may shrink for a fourth month in February, indicating the world’s second- biggest economy remains vulnerable to a deeper slowdown as Europe’s crisis caps exports and the housing market cools. The preliminary 49.7 reading of an index