Ten large U.S. banks planned to repay about $68 billion in bailout money Wednesday, marking a new phase for the most visible government effort to relieve the credit crisis. The Treasury Department last week said the banks could begin repaying money...

Consumer prices rose less than expected in May, fresh evidence that the recession is keeping inflation in check. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that the consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent last month, below analysts'...

Thirty-nine percent of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. Twenty-four percent thought John McCain won.