Personal Economics
  • Insight: Ally's mortgage unit problems come full circle

    Insight: Ally's mortgage unit problems come full circle

    By Soyoung Kim and Rick Rothacker and Paritosh Bansal, Reuters

    NEW YORK/CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - In the fall of 2009, the board of GMAC, one of the largest U.S. auto and home-loan companies, gathered in New York to discuss whether to put its...

  • Had a Few Drinks? The ER Might Shortchange You

    By Michele Andrews, Kaiser Health News

    Up to half of those treated at hospital ERs and trauma centers are under the influence of alcohol, experts say. That may be sobering, yet a recent study found that emergency departments can...

  • Architects hit the road to survive property crash

    Architects hit the road to survive property crash

    By Luciana Lopez, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Working for one of the world's best-known architecture firms, Norman Morgan and Brent Sparks were used to new business landing on their desks. But when the financial crisis struck in 2008...

  • Greening New York's most iconic skyscraper

    Greening New York's most iconic skyscraper

    By Nick Zieminski, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Empire State Building has long been a signature feature of Manhattan's skyline. But owners of the iconic edifice, planning a $1 billion initial public offering, hope to...

  • Economy Hits a Speed Bump and May Dive Further

    By STEVEN C. JOHNSON, Reuters

    Concern the U.S. economy was heading for another summer swoon was mounting even before Friday's disappointing jobs data. Economists are increasingly predicting 2012 will be another year when growth...