An anonymous Vessels of Opportunity (VoO) captain is reporting that BP has hired approximately 40 boats from Venice and Grand Isle to deploy boom around the former Deepwater Horizon site (50 miles off the Louisiana coast).

Economists said S&P erred by basing its decision on politics instead of sticking to the assessment of the nation’s finances

A string of warehouses in Detroit, most of them operated by Goldman, has stockpiled more than a million tonnes of the industrial metal aluminum, about a quarter of global reported inventories

Banks have a new remedy for America's ailing housing market: bulldozers

JPMorgan Chase cannot toss a class action that claims the bank defrauded New Jersey residents who applied for the Home Affordable Mortgage Program

MERS's role in foreclosure cases has made it a lightning rod in recent months in court decisions